On This Day

Monday, May 17, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 9 .690 --
Senators 20 13 .606 2.0
Athletics 18 13 .581 3.0
Indians 16 13 .552 4.0
White Sox 17 15 .531 4.5
Tigers 14 16 .467 6.5
Red Sox 8 20 .286 11.5
Browns 8 22 .267 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 20 10 .667 --
Cubs 17 10 .630 1.5
Robins 17 10 .630 1.5
Pirates 14 14 .500 5.0
Cardinals 15 17 .469 6.0
Giants 14 16 .467 6.0
Phillies 11 18 .379 8.5
Braves 8 21 .276 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddy Spurgeon 4
2 Eddie Brown 3
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 Jimmy Cooney 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Johnny Mokan 1
1 Heinie Mueller 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mokan 4
2 Tris Speaker 3
2 Curt Walker 3
4 Jim Bottomley 2
4 18 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Bill Hunnefield 1
1 Jimmy Johnston 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Blankenship 0.36
2 Urban Shocker 0.23
3 Carl Mays 0.17
4 Jack Quinn 0.14
5 Dutch Ruether 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Benn Karr 1
1 Red Oldham 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Wells 7
2 Ted Blankenship 4
3 Urban Shocker 3
4 Carl Mays 2
4 Dutch Ruether 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chick Davies 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Dugan .414
2 Babe Ruth .404
3 Hack Wilson .402
4 Goose Goslin .392
5 Bob Meusel .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jim Bottomley 7
3 Jack Fournier 5
3 Bob Meusel 5
3 Ken Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Hack Wilson 34
3 Goose Goslin 33
4 Jim Bottomley 31
5 Bob Meusel 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Bob Meusel 8
4 Heinie Mueller 7
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Petty 0.65
2 Jack Quinn 1.00
3 Johnny Morrison 1.43
4 Bunny Hearn 1.55
5 Virgil Barnes 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Herb Pennock 6
1 Flint Rhem 6
4 Ted Blankenship 5
4 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 46
2 George Uhle 35
3 Charlie Root 33
4 Earl Whitehill 31
5 Walter Johnson 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Chick Davies 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kiki Cuyler .442
2 Bing Miller .425
3 Bob Meusel .423
4 Babe Ruth .419
5 Bucky Harris .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Billy Southworth 4
3 Les Bell 3
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Goose Goslin 19
3 Ty Cobb 17
4 Billy Southworth 16
5 Hughie Critz 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Bill Hunnefield 4
3 Sparky Adams 3
3 George Burns 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug McWeeny 0.00
2 Hal Wiltse 0.43
3 Virgil Barnes 0.98
4 Hal Carlson 1.06
4 Jesse Petty 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 Herb Pennock 3
2 Jack Quinn 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Earl Whitehill 17
3 George Uhle 15
4 Herb Pennock 14
5 5 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Clyde Barfoot 1
2 Chick Davies 1
2 Jesse Haines 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .391
2 Al Simmons .387
3 Harry Heilmann .382
4 Tris Speaker .356
5 Kiki Cuyler .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Rogers Hornsby 32
3 Bob Meusel 30
4 Jim Bottomley 26
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 140
2 Rogers Hornsby 138
3 Bob Meusel 136
4 Harry Heilmann 134
5 Goose Goslin 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 48
2 Max Carey 43
3 Johnny Mostil 33
4 Frankie Frisch 28
4 Sam Rice 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.65
2 Dolf Luque 2.73
3 Ted Blankenship 2.91
4 Pete Donohue 3.01
5 Eppa Rixey 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 23
1 Ted Lyons 23
3 Ted Blankenship 21
3 Walter Johnson 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 204
2 Lefty Grove 137
3 Dolf Luque 118
4 Walter Johnson 111
5 Howard Ehmke 110

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 20
2 Jess Doyle 8
3 Waite Hoyt 7
3 Rube Walberg 7
5 2 tied 6