On This Day

Friday, May 14, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 9 .667 --
Senators 19 12 .613 1.0
White Sox 17 13 .567 2.5
Indians 15 12 .556 3.0
Athletics 16 13 .552 3.0
Tigers 13 14 .481 5.0
Red Sox 8 19 .296 10.0
Browns 8 22 .267 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 17 8 .680 --
Reds 18 9 .667 0.0
Cubs 14 10 .583 2.5
Giants 13 14 .481 5.0
Pirates 12 14 .462 5.5
Phillies 11 15 .423 6.5
Cardinals 12 17 .414 7.0
Braves 8 18 .308 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Bishop 3
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 Bubbles Hargrave 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank O'Rourke 3
2 Johnny Bassler 2
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 Hughie Critz 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank O'Rourke 2
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Heinie Manush 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Whitehill 0.78
2 Dutch Levsen 0.33
3 Del Lundgren 0.30
4 Sloppy Thurston 0.25
5 Kent Greenfield 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 Joe Pate 1
1 Myles Thomas 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 7
2 Del Lundgren 3
2 Jakie May 3
2 Tom Sheehan 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Dugan .414
2 Rube Bressler .394
3 Babe Ruth .392
4 Goose Goslin .387
5 George Burns .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Jack Fournier 5
3 Ken Williams 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Goose Goslin 30
3 Jim Bottomley 27
4 Hack Wilson 26
5 Joe Dugan 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Bob Meusel 8
3 Frankie Frisch 7
4 Heinie Mueller 5
4 Sam Rice 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Petty 0.65
2 Jack Quinn 1.00
3 Bunny Hearn 1.61
4 Virgil Barnes 1.61
5 Johnny Morrison 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
2 Ted Blankenship 5
2 Ted Lyons 5
2 Herb Pennock 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 41
2 Charlie Root 33
3 George Uhle 31
3 Earl Whitehill 31
5 Walter Johnson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 Jack Knight 2
2 Sloppy Thurston 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kiki Cuyler .447
2 Al Simmons .434
3 Al Wingo .433
4 Johnny Mostil .421
5 Bucky Harris .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Les Bell 3
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Ty Cobb 18
3 Goose Goslin 16
4 Hughie Critz 14
4 Bill Lamar 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Bob Meusel 5
3 Sparky Adams 3
3 George Burns 3
3 Goose Goslin 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug McWeeny 0.00
2 Hal Wiltse 0.42
3 Virgil Barnes 0.93
4 Bob McGraw 1.00
5 Jesse Petty 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 22
2 Earl Whitehill 17
3 George Uhle 16
4 Burleigh Grimes 12
5 2 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Clyde Barfoot 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .393
2 Al Simmons .388
3 Harry Heilmann .374
4 Bill Lamar .357
5 Kiki Cuyler .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 36
2 Rogers Hornsby 34
3 Bob Meusel 32
4 Jim Bottomley 25
5 Ken Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 142
2 Jim Bottomley 138
3 Bob Meusel 137
4 Harry Heilmann 136
5 Goose Goslin 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 48
2 Max Carey 44
3 Johnny Mostil 33
4 Sam Rice 30
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.65
2 Dolf Luque 2.79
3 Ted Blankenship 2.90
4 Pete Donohue 3.02
5 Eppa Rixey 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 24
2 Pete Donohue 22
2 Walter Johnson 22
4 Ted Blankenship 21
4 Dutch Ruether 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 204
2 Lefty Grove 138
3 Dolf Luque 122
4 Walter Johnson 118
5 Howard Ehmke 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 21
2 Jess Doyle 8
2 Waite Hoyt 8
4 Rube Walberg 7
5 2 tied 6