Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, May 21, 1926

On This Day

Friday, May 21, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	9	.727	--
Indians	19	14	.576	5.0
Senators	21	16	.568	5.0
Athletics	19	16	.543	6.0
White Sox	19	17	.528	6.5
Tigers	17	17	.500	7.5
Red Sox	10	22	.313	13.5
Browns	8	26	.235	16.5

Games

Red Sox 8, White Sox 7

Yankees 7, Browns 2

Indians 4, Athletics 3

Senators 13, Tigers 10

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	23	10	.697	--
Cubs	19	11	.633	2.5
Robins	17	13	.567	4.5
Pirates	16	15	.516	6.0
Cardinals	17	18	.486	7.0
Giants	15	18	.455	8.0
Phillies	12	20	.375	10.5
Braves	9	23	.281	13.5

Games

Cubs 6, Braves 3

Reds 8, Robins 5

Pirates 7, Giants 5

Cardinals 12, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Burns	4
1	Bob Fothergill	4
1	Sammy Hale	4
1	Earl Sheely	4
1	Zack Wheat	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Burns	1
1	George Harper	1
1	Joe Judge	1
1	Earl Sheely	1
1	Paul Waner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Judge	5
2	Bob O'Farrell	4
3	George Harper	3
3	Red Lucas	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Flint Rhem	0.57
2	Ted Blankenship	0.36
3	Herb Pennock	0.27
4	Ray Kremer	0.21
5	Tony Kaufmann	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tony Kaufmann	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Scott	6
2	Ted Blankenship	5
3	Flint Rhem	4
4	Alex Ferguson	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Ferguson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Dugan	.414
2	Rube Bressler	.402
3	Babe Ruth	.400
4	Ty Cobb	.385
5	Bob Meusel	.378

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	37
3	Goose Goslin	35
4	Jim Bottomley	33
5	2 tied	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	8
2	Flint Rhem	7
3	Pete Donohue	6
3	Walter Johnson	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	50
2	George Uhle	39
3	Earl Whitehill	36
4	Charlie Root	34
5	Ted Blankenship	28

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	Cliff Heathcote	.444
2	Pie Traynor	.442
3	Rube Bressler	.441
4	Kiki Cuyler	.429
5	Max Bishop	.421

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	18
3	Billy Southworth	17
4	Earl Sheely	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	5
2	Tony Lazzeri	4
2	Bob Meusel	4
4	Sparky Adams	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Donohue	0.82
2	Jack Quinn	1.17
3	Hal Carlson	1.38
4	Howard Ehmke	1.50
5	Johnny Morrison	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	5
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	Tony Kaufmann	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	Ted Blankenship	16
2	Earl Whitehill	16
4	Herb Pennock	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Dugan	.427
2	Al Simmons	.404
3	Babe Ruth	.402
4	Kiki Cuyler	.400
5	Goose Goslin	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
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	39
2	Goose Goslin	33
3	Ty Cobb	28
3	Hack Wilson	28
5	Earl Sheely	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
1	Bob Meusel	8
3	Frankie Frisch	5
3	Bill Hunnefield	5
3	Al Simmons	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	1.08
2	Jack Quinn	1.08
3	Bunny Hearn	1.59
4	Johnny Morrison	1.88
5	Jesse Petty	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	7
2	Pete Donohue	5
2	Walter Johnson	5
2	Vic Keen	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	42
2	George Uhle	32
3	Earl Whitehill	30
4	Charlie Root	26
5	Herb Pennock	25

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	.388
2	Harry Heilmann	.384
3	Al Simmons	.383
4	Eddie Collins	.358
5	Kiki Cuyler	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Rogers Hornsby	32
3	Bob Meusel	31
4	Jim Bottomley	26
5	Irish Meusel	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	139
2	Rogers Hornsby	137
3	Harry Heilmann	135
4	Bob Meusel	132
5	Al Simmons	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	46
2	Max Carey	43
3	Johnny Mostil	31
4	Sam Rice	30
5	Frankie Frisch	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.74
2	Dolf Luque	2.83
3	Herb Pennock	2.84
3	Eppa Rixey	2.84
5	Pete Donohue	2.85

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	133
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	Elam Vangilder	6