On This Day

Thursday, May 20, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 9 .719 --
Indians 18 14 .563 5.0
Athletics 19 15 .559 5.0
Senators 20 16 .556 5.0
White Sox 19 16 .543 5.5
Tigers 17 16 .515 6.5
Red Sox 9 22 .290 13.5
Browns 8 25 .242 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 10 .688 --
Cubs 18 11 .621 2.5
Robins 17 12 .586 3.5
Pirates 15 15 .500 6.0
Cardinals 16 18 .471 7.0
Giants 15 17 .469 7.0
Phillies 12 19 .387 9.5
Braves 9 22 .290 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Bishop 3
1 Rube Bressler 3
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Bibb Falk 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Pat Collins 1
1 Howard Freigau 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rube Bressler 4
1 Bibb Falk 4
1 Earl Sheely 4
4 Les Bell 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 2
1 Sam Rice 2
3 Lu Blue 1
3 Bucky Harris 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Keen 0.80
2 Eppa Rixey 0.30
3 Milt Gaston 0.25
3 Sam Gibson 0.25
5 Slim Harriss 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Greenfield 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Vic Keen 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Keen 4
2 Milt Gaston 3
2 Eppa Rixey 3
2 Tommy Thomas 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Chick Davies 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Dugan .414
2 Rube Bressler .405
3 Babe Ruth .395
4 Ty Cobb .389
5 Bob Meusel .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Jim Bottomley 7
3 Bob Meusel 6
4 Les Bell 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Hack Wilson 35
3 Goose Goslin 34
4 Jim Bottomley 33
5 Bob Meusel 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Bob Meusel 9
3 Frankie Frisch 8
3 Heinie Mueller 8
5 Sam Rice 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.00
2 Jesse Petty 1.29
3 Bunny Hearn 1.42
4 Virgil Barnes 1.61
5 Johnny Morrison 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 7
2 Pete Donohue 6
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Vic Keen 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 50
2 George Uhle 36
2 Earl Whitehill 36
4 Charlie Root 34
5 Walter Johnson 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Chick Davies 3
4 Clyde Barfoot 2
4 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rube Bressler .485
2 Les Bell .432
2 Pie Traynor .432
4 Kiki Cuyler .429
5 Max Bishop .410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 23
2 Ty Cobb 17
2 Billy Southworth 17
4 Goose Goslin 14
4 Tony Lazzeri 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Bill Hunnefield 5
3 Sparky Adams 4
3 Bob Meusel 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Barnes 0.98
2 Jack Quinn 1.17
3 Doug McWeeny 1.29
4 Hal Carlson 1.38
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 4
1 Herb Pennock 4
3 Lefty Grove 3
3 Vic Keen 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 Earl Whitehill 16
3 Doug McWeeny 12
3 Herb Pennock 12
3 Charlie Root 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Clyde Barfoot 2
2 Chick Davies 2
4 Hooks Dauss 1
4 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Dugan .425
2 Babe Ruth .424
3 Bob Meusel .402
4 Goose Goslin .402
5 Al Simmons .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Les Bell 5
2 Jim Bottomley 5
2 Earle Combs 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Goose Goslin 32
3 Ty Cobb 27
3 Hack Wilson 27
5 Bob Meusel 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
1 Bob Meusel 8
3 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Bill Hunnefield 5
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Barnes 1.08
2 Jack Quinn 1.08
3 Bunny Hearn 1.59
4 Doug McWeeny 1.83
5 Jesse Petty 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 6
2 Pete Donohue 5
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 Vic Keen 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 42
2 Earl Whitehill 30
3 George Uhle 29
4 Charlie Root 26
5 Herb Pennock 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Chick Davies 3
4 Clyde Barfoot 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .389
2 Al Simmons .385
3 Harry Heilmann .383
4 Eddie Collins .358
5 Bill Lamar .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
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 140
2 Rogers Hornsby 138
3 Harry Heilmann 134
3 Bob Meusel 134
5 Al Simmons 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 46
2 Max Carey 43
3 Johnny Mostil 32
4 Sam Rice 30
5 Frankie Frisch 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.74
2 Dolf Luque 2.76
3 Pete Donohue 2.85
4 Ted Blankenship 2.91
5 Eppa Rixey 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 24
2 Ted Lyons 23
3 Ted Blankenship 21
3 Walter Johnson 21
3 Eppa Rixey 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 200
2 Lefty Grove 135
3 Howard Ehmke 115
4 Dolf Luque 114
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