Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, May 25, 1926

On This Day

Tuesday, May 25, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	29	9	.763	--
Indians	21	16	.568	7.5
Senators	22	18	.550	8.0
Athletics	21	18	.538	8.5
White Sox	21	19	.525	9.0
Tigers	19	18	.514	9.5
Red Sox	11	26	.297	17.5
Browns	9	29	.237	20.0

Games

Yankees 5, Red Sox 3

Yankees 5, Red Sox 4

Indians 6, Browns 4

Tigers 9, White Sox 2

Senators 17, Athletics 12

Athletics 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	24	13	.649	--
Cubs	21	13	.618	1.5
Pirates	19	16	.543	4.0
Robins	18	16	.529	4.5
Cardinals	20	19	.513	5.0
Giants	17	20	.459	7.0
Phillies	13	21	.382	9.5
Braves	10	24	.294	12.5

Games

Pirates 5, Cubs 2

Giants 5, Robins 1

Giants 8, Robins 5

Cardinals 9, Reds 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goose Goslin	5
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
3	Johnny Bassler	4
3	Max Bishop	4
3	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sy Rosenthal	2
1	Curt Walker	2
3	Ray Blades	1
3	Mickey Cochrane	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Doc Farrell	4
1	Walt French	4
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
1	Sy Rosenthal	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Uhle	0.83
2	Kent Greenfield	0.60
3	Johnny Morrison	0.50
4	Lefty Grove	0.36
5	Lil Stoner	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	Vic Keen	1
1	Bill Morrell	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	10
2	Sam Gray	9
3	Johnny Morrison	5
4	Ted Blankenship	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Dugan	.414
2	Bob Meusel	.395
3	Babe Ruth	.383
4	Rube Bressler	.380
5	Goose Goslin	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Jim Bottomley	7
3	Les Bell	6
3	Joe Hauser	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	53
2	Hack Wilson	41
3	Goose Goslin	40
4	Tony Lazzeri	35
5	Jim Bottomley	34

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Petty	1.25
2	Virgil Barnes	1.61
3	Jack Quinn	1.76
4	Johnny Morrison	1.90
5	Charlie Root	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	9
2	Waite Hoyt	7
2	Vic Keen	7
2	Ted Lyons	7
2	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	54
2	George Uhle	49
3	Charlie Root	36
3	Earl Whitehill	36
5	Ted Blankenship	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	7
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Chick Davies	3
2	Sloppy Thurston	3
5	4 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.510
2	Johnny Mokan	.441
3	Max Bishop	.439
3	Harry Heilmann	.439
5	Kiki Cuyler	.436

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	20
2	Tony Lazzeri	18
3	Billy Southworth	15
3	Hack Wilson	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	5
2	Sam Rice	4
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	1.26
2	Herb Pennock	1.98
3	Charlie Root	2.00
4	Augie Johns	2.12
5	Johnny Morrison	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	4
2	Hal Carlson	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Ted Blankenship	18
2	George Uhle	18
4	Jack Scott	15
5	2 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clyde Barfoot	2
1	Chick Davies	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
4	Hi Bell	1
4	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kiki Cuyler	.417
2	Bob Meusel	.417
3	Pie Traynor	.402
4	Curt Walker	.398
5	Goose Goslin	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Les Bell	6
3	Ray Blades	5
3	Jim Bottomley	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	37
2	Goose Goslin	35
3	Ty Cobb	32
4	Tony Lazzeri	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
2	Bill Hunnefield	7
2	Bob Meusel	7
4	Sam Rice	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	1.42
2	Jesse Petty	1.88
3	Johnny Morrison	1.91
4	Jack Quinn	2.08
5	Charlie Root	2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	46
2	George Uhle	39
3	Earl Whitehill	27
4	Ted Blankenship	24
4	Charlie Root	24

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.388
2	Harry Heilmann	.384
3	Al Simmons	.379
4	Al Wingo	.358
5	Kiki Cuyler	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Rogers Hornsby	31
2	Bob Meusel	31
4	Jim Bottomley	26
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	138
2	Rogers Hornsby	136
3	Harry Heilmann	134
4	Bob Meusel	132
5	2 tied	127

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	2.79
2	Stan Coveleski	2.81
3	Herb Pennock	2.89
4	Dolf Luque	2.93
5	Pete Donohue	3.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	24
2	Pete Donohue	23
3	Ted Blankenship	21
3	Herb Pennock	21
5	4 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	193
2	Lefty Grove	135
3	Howard Ehmke	118
4	Dolf Luque	113
5	Walter Johnson	107

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	21
2	Jess Doyle	8
3	Waite Hoyt	7
4	Elam Vangilder	6
4	Rube Walberg	6