On This Day

Wednesday, May 19, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	22	9	.710	--
Indians	18	13	.581	4.0
Senators	20	15	.571	4.0
Athletics	18	15	.545	5.0
White Sox	18	16	.529	5.5
Tigers	16	16	.500	6.5
Red Sox	9	21	.300	12.5
Browns	8	24	.250	14.5

Games

White Sox 9, Red Sox 7

Yankees 6, Browns 2

Indians 6, Athletics 5

Tigers 6, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	21	10	.677	--
Cubs	17	11	.607	2.5
Robins	17	11	.607	2.5
Pirates	15	14	.517	5.0
Cardinals	15	18	.455	7.0
Giants	14	17	.452	7.0
Phillies	12	18	.400	8.5
Braves	9	21	.300	11.5

Games

Braves 5, Cubs 2

Reds 5, Robins 1

Pirates 6, Giants 3

Phillies 6, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Freddie Lindstrom	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Cliff Heathcote	3
2	Johnny Mokan	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Earle Combs	1
2	Bernie Friberg	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fred Bratschi	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
3	Johnny Mokan	3
3	Val Picinich	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Spence Harris	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pete Donohue	0.50
2	Jack Scott	0.33
3	Lefty Grove	0.31
4	Vic Aldridge	0.29
5	Augie Johns	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Bunny Hearn	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Aldridge	4
1	Lefty Grove	4
1	Jack Scott	4
4	Pete Donohue	3
4	Augie Johns	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Shaute	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Dugan	.414
2	Babe Ruth	.393
3	Bob Meusel	.392
4	Ty Cobb	.388
5	Rube Bressler	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Jim Bottomley	7
3	Bob Meusel	6
4	Earle Combs	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Hack Wilson	34
3	Jim Bottomley	33
3	Goose Goslin	33
5	Bob Meusel	29

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	Jack Quinn	1.00
2	Jesse Petty	1.29
3	Bunny Hearn	1.42
4	Johnny Morrison	1.43
5	Virgil Barnes	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	7
2	Pete Donohue	6
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Ted Lyons	6
2	Flint Rhem	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	50
2	Earl Whitehill	36
3	George Uhle	35
4	Charlie Root	33
5	Walter Johnson	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	6
2	Clyde Barfoot	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Chick Davies	2
2	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Meusel	.440
2	Cliff Heathcote	.436
3	Eddie Brown	.432
4	George Harper	.412
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Bob Meusel	4
2	Billy Southworth	4
4	Les Bell	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	24
2	Ty Cobb	18
3	Billy Southworth	17
4	Goose Goslin	16
5	Tony Lazzeri	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	0.98
2	Jack Quinn	1.17
3	Johnny Morrison	1.25
4	Doug McWeeny	1.29
5	Hal Carlson	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	4
1	Herb Pennock	4
3	Lefty Grove	3
3	Flint Rhem	3
3	Earl Whitehill	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	Earl Whitehill	16
3	Herb Pennock	14
4	Doug McWeeny	12
5	4 tied	11

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Clyde Barfoot	2
3	Chick Davies	1
3	Jesse Haines	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Dugan	.425
2	Freddie Lindstrom	.424
3	Hack Wilson	.423
4	Babe Ruth	.422
5	Bob Meusel	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Jim Bottomley	5
2	Earle Combs	5
2	Bob Meusel	5
2	Ken Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Goose Goslin	31
3	Hack Wilson	29
4	Ty Cobb	27
5	Tris Speaker	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Bob Meusel	7
3	Frankie Frisch	6
4	Sparky Adams	4
4	7 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	1.08
2	Johnny Morrison	1.48
3	Virgil Barnes	1.49
4	Bunny Hearn	1.50
5	Doug McWeeny	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	6
2	Pete Donohue	5
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Walter Johnson	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	50
2	Charlie Root	30
2	Earl Whitehill	30
4	George Uhle	28
5	Herb Pennock	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Clyde Barfoot	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Chick Davies	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.392
2	Al Simmons	.385
3	Harry Heilmann	.380
4	Al Wingo	.359
5	Eddie Collins	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Rogers Hornsby	32
3	Bob Meusel	31
4	Jim Bottomley	26
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	141
2	Rogers Hornsby	138
3	Harry Heilmann	133
3	Bob Meusel	133
5	Al Simmons	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	47
2	Max Carey	43
3	Johnny Mostil	34
4	Frankie Frisch	28
4	Sam Rice	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.65
2	Dolf Luque	2.73
3	Pete Donohue	2.85
4	Ted Blankenship	2.91
5	Herb Pennock	3.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	24
1	Ted Lyons	24
3	Ted Blankenship	21
3	Walter Johnson	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	200
2	Lefty Grove	135
3	Dolf Luque	118
4	Howard Ehmke	115
5	Walter Johnson	112

Saves

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