On This Day

Friday, May 28, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	30	11	.732	--
Athletics	25	18	.581	6.0
Tigers	21	19	.525	8.5
Indians	21	19	.525	8.5
White Sox	22	20	.524	8.5
Senators	22	20	.524	8.5
Red Sox	11	27	.289	17.5
Browns	11	29	.275	18.5

Games

Tigers 6, White Sox 3

Athletics 2, Yankees 1

Athletics 6, Yankees 5

Browns 4, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	27	14	.659	--
Cubs	22	14	.611	2.5
Pirates	20	17	.541	5.0
Robins	20	18	.526	5.5
Cardinals	21	22	.488	7.0
Giants	18	21	.462	8.0
Phillies	15	23	.395	10.5
Braves	11	25	.306	13.5

Games

Braves 5, Giants 3

Reds 12, Cardinals 4

Robins 3, Phillies 2

Pirates 6, Cubs 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Dykes	4
1	Mark Koenig	4
1	Bill Lamar	4
4	Eddie Collins	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Harry Rice	1
1	Pete Scott	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cuckoo Christensen	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	Bill Lamar	3
1	Babe Pinelli	3
1	Curt Walker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Zack Wheat	1
1	Ross Youngs	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Waite Hoyt	1.20
2	Lefty Grove	0.75
3	Jack Bentley	0.50
4	Sam Gray	0.44
5	Joe Genewich	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Boehler	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	9
2	Waite Hoyt	6
3	Jack Bentley	4
3	Sam Gray	4
5	Joe Genewich	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Joe Pate	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.378
2	Bob Meusel	.375
3	Rube Bressler	.373
4	Goose Goslin	.368
5	George Burns	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Les Bell	7
2	Jim Bottomley	7
4	Joe Hauser	6
4	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	37
5	Jim Bottomley	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	12
2	Sam Rice	10
3	Bob Meusel	9
4	Frankie Frisch	8
4	Heinie Mueller	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Petty	1.37
2	Virgil Barnes	1.61
3	Jack Quinn	1.65
4	Johnny Morrison	1.90
5	Charlie Root	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	9
2	Ted Lyons	8
3	Pete Donohue	7
3	Waite Hoyt	7
3	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	63
2	George Uhle	49
3	Earl Whitehill	38
4	Charlie Root	36
5	2 tied	32

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.490
2	Pie Traynor	.489
3	Max Bishop	.438
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.434
5	Eddie Collins	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Les Bell	4
2	Mickey Cochrane	4
4	Ray Blades	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lazzeri	17
2	Edd Roush	15
2	Hack Wilson	15
4	Harry Heilmann	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	5
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
1	Sam Rice	5
4	Eddie Collins	4
4	Kiki Cuyler	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Joe Pate	0.00
2	Ed Wells	0.50
3	Waite Hoyt	1.29
4	Herb Pennock	1.98
5	Charlie Root	2.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	22
2	George Uhle	18
3	Jack Scott	15
4	Earl Whitehill	14
5	3 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Chick Davies	2
1	Joe Pate	2
4	Clyde Barfoot	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kiki Cuyler	.416
2	Pie Traynor	.409
3	Harry Heilmann	.389
4	Bob Meusel	.381
4	Curt Walker	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Les Bell	7
3	Ray Blades	5
3	Jim Bottomley	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Ty Cobb	31
3	Goose Goslin	30
4	Tony Lazzeri	28
5	Earl Sheely	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Bill Hunnefield	7
3	Tony Lazzeri	6
3	Bob Meusel	6
3	Sam Rice	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	1.42
2	Jack Quinn	1.89
3	Jesse Petty	1.98
4	Charlie Root	2.05
5	Doug McWeeny	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	7
2	Pete Donohue	6
2	Ted Lyons	6
4	Lefty Grove	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	55
2	George Uhle	39
3	Earl Whitehill	29
4	Herb Pennock	23
5	3 tied	22

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	.390
2	Harry Heilmann	.385
3	Al Simmons	.375
4	Kiki Cuyler	.360
5	Eddie Collins	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Rogers Hornsby	31
3	Bob Meusel	29
4	Jim Bottomley	26
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	140
2	Harry Heilmann	136
3	Rogers Hornsby	135
4	Bob Meusel	129
4	Earl Sheely	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	47
2	Max Carey	38
3	Johnny Mostil	33
3	Sam Rice	33
5	Frankie Frisch	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.84
2	Eppa Rixey	2.86
3	Pete Donohue	2.88
4	Herb Pennock	2.88
5	Dolf Luque	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	25
2	Pete Donohue	24
3	Ted Blankenship	21
3	Herb Pennock	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	183
2	Lefty Grove	139
3	Howard Ehmke	113
3	Dolf Luque	113
5	Walter Johnson	109

Saves

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