On This Day

Saturday, May 22, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	9	.735	--
Indians	20	14	.588	5.0
Senators	21	16	.568	5.5
Athletics	19	17	.528	7.0
White Sox	19	18	.514	7.5
Tigers	17	17	.500	8.0
Red Sox	11	22	.333	13.5
Browns	8	27	.229	17.5

Games

Red Sox 14, White Sox 8

Yankees 7, Browns 6

Indians 9, Athletics 5

Tigers 6, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	24	10	.706	--
Cubs	19	12	.613	3.5
Robins	17	14	.548	5.5
Pirates	17	15	.531	6.0
Cardinals	18	18	.500	7.0
Giants	15	19	.441	9.0
Phillies	12	21	.364	11.5
Braves	10	23	.303	13.5

Games

Braves 7, Cubs 1

Reds 11, Robins 3

Pirates 6, Giants 5

Cardinals 9, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Meusel	4
1	Topper Rigney	4
3	Ray Blades	3
3	Dick Burrus	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Blades	1
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	Joe Hauser	1
1	Marty McManus	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Blades	5
2	Andy High	4
2	Topper Rigney	4
4	Joe Harris	3
4	Tom Jenkins	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Blades	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Alex Gaston	1
1	Clarence Huber	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Oldham	0.55
2	Charlie Robertson	0.46
3	Garland Braxton	0.25
3	Bill Sherdel	0.25
5	Carl Mays	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	Johnny Morrison	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bullet Joe Bush	6
1	Red Oldham	6
1	Charlie Robertson	6
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Benn Karr	1
1	Urban Shocker	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Dugan	.414
2	Ty Cobb	.400
3	Bob Meusel	.397
4	Babe Ruth	.395
5	Rube Bressler	.389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Hack Wilson	37
3	Goose Goslin	35
4	Jim Bottomley	33
5	2 tied	31

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	Jesse Petty	1.29
2	Bunny Hearn	1.42
3	Virgil Barnes	1.61
4	Jack Quinn	1.76
5	Johnny Morrison	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	8
2	Flint Rhem	7
3	Pete Donohue	6
3	Waite Hoyt	6
3	4 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	Kiki Cuyler	.478
2	Max Bishop	.457
3	Pie Traynor	.452
4	Earl McNeely	.431
5	Bob Meusel	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Les Bell	4
2	Billy Southworth	4
4	Ray Blades	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	22
2	Billy Southworth	17
3	Ty Cobb	16
4	Earl Sheely	15
5	Tony Lazzeri	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	6
2	Tony Lazzeri	4
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Donohue	0.82
2	Hal Carlson	1.38
3	Ed Wells	1.76
4	Johnny Morrison	1.82
5	Bunny Hearn	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	4
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Vic Keen	3
2	Flint Rhem	3
2	Earl Whitehill	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	20
2	Ted Blankenship	16
2	Earl Whitehill	16
4	George Uhle	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Barfoot	2
1	Chick Davies	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
4	Hooks Dauss	1
4	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Dugan	.423
2	Bob Meusel	.417
3	Ty Cobb	.404
4	Al Simmons	.404
5	Babe Ruth	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Les Bell	5
2	Jim Bottomley	5
2	Joe Hauser	5
2	Ken Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Goose Goslin	32
3	Ty Cobb	29
4	Earl Sheely	27
4	Hack Wilson	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
1	Bob Meusel	8
3	Bill Hunnefield	6
4	Eddie Collins	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	1.08
2	Bunny Hearn	1.59
3	Johnny Morrison	1.84
4	Jesse Petty	1.88
5	Jack Quinn	1.89

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	.389
2	Harry Heilmann	.386
3	Al Simmons	.382
4	Eddie Collins	.356
5	Kiki Cuyler	.353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	138
2	Harry Heilmann	137
3	Rogers Hornsby	136
4	Bob Meusel	132
5	Earl Sheely	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	46
2	Max Carey	42
3	Johnny Mostil	32
4	Sam Rice	30
5	Frankie Frisch	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.74
2	Dolf Luque	2.83
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	Eppa Rixey	21
5	4 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	193
2	Lefty Grove	133
3	Howard Ehmke	116
4	Dolf Luque	114
5	2 tied	107

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	20
2	Jess Doyle	8
3	Waite Hoyt	7
4	Elam Vangilder	6
4	Rube Walberg	6