On This Day

Monday, May 31, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	31	12	.721	--
Athletics	27	20	.574	6.0
Senators	24	20	.545	7.5
Tigers	23	21	.523	8.5
White Sox	24	22	.522	8.5
Indians	22	22	.500	9.5
Browns	14	30	.318	17.5
Red Sox	12	30	.286	18.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Athletics 0

Athletics 8, Red Sox 2

White Sox 3, Indians 1

Indians 5, White Sox 4

Browns 9, Tigers 7

Tigers 10, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	29	16	.644	--
Cubs	23	17	.575	3.5
Pirates	23	18	.561	4.0
Robins	21	19	.525	5.5
Cardinals	23	24	.489	7.0
Giants	20	22	.476	7.5
Phillies	16	24	.400	10.5
Braves	12	27	.308	14.0

Games

Cardinals 5, Cubs 3

Cubs 8, Cardinals 7

Giants 12, Phillies 1

Reds 7, Pirates 2

Pirates 9, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Bell	5
1	Max Bishop	5
1	Ski Melillo	5
1	Johnny Mostil	5
1	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Bill Hunnefield	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	5
2	Harry Heilmann	4
2	Joe Kelly	4
2	Ski Melillo	4
2	Billy Southworth	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Heilmann	2
2	Ray Blades	1
2	Rube Bressler	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dixie Davis	0.88
2	Lefty Grove	0.86
3	Percy Jones	0.57
4	Ted Blankenship	0.44
5	2 tied	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Win Ballou	1
1	Hi Bell	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dixie Davis	7
2	Lefty Grove	6
3	Win Ballou	5
4	Ted Blankenship	4
4	4 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sheriff Blake	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.374
2	Kiki Cuyler	.373
3	Bob Meusel	.371
4	Harry Heilmann	.370
5	Rube Bressler	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Jim Bottomley	8
3	Les Bell	7
3	Joe Hauser	7
3	Al Simmons	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	53
2	Hack Wilson	45
3	Goose Goslin	41
4	Jim Bottomley	39
4	Ty Cobb	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	12
2	Bob Meusel	11
3	Sam Rice	10
4	Frankie Frisch	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Petty	1.37
2	Virgil Barnes	1.61
3	Bunny Hearn	2.34
4	Lefty Grove	2.35
5	Doug McWeeny	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	10
2	Ted Lyons	9
3	Flint Rhem	8
4	Hal Carlson	7
4	5 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	69
2	George Uhle	55
3	Charlie Root	42
4	Earl Whitehill	41
5	Ted Blankenship	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Hooks Dauss	4
3	Chick Davies	3
3	Sloppy Thurston	3
5	7 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.492
2	Pie Traynor	.466
3	Pinky Hargrave	.421
4	Max Bishop	.418
5	2 tied	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Heilmann	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Al Simmons	4
4	Les Bell	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	19
2	Tony Lazzeri	16
2	Paul Waner	16
4	Earl Sheely	15
5	Al Simmons	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	5
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
1	Johnny Mostil	5
1	Sam Rice	5
5	Bill Hunnefield	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	0.42
2	Curly Ogden	1.10
3	Waite Hoyt	1.29
4	Joe Genewich	2.00
5	Don Songer	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	4
1	Herb Pennock	4
3	Hal Carlson	3
3	Sam Gray	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	23
2	George Uhle	20
3	Ted Blankenship	17
4	Sam Gray	16
4	Jack Scott	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Chick Davies	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Joe Pate	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.429
2	Harry Heilmann	.426
3	Kiki Cuyler	.415
4	Max Bishop	.388
5	Bob Meusel	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Les Bell	7
3	Al Simmons	6
4	Jim Bottomley	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	33
2	Babe Ruth	30
3	Goose Goslin	27
4	Tony Lazzeri	26
4	Earl Sheely	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
1	Bill Hunnefield	7
1	Bob Meusel	7
1	Johnny Mostil	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doug McWeeny	1.62
2	Tony Kaufmann	2.00
3	Lefty Grove	2.04
4	Jesse Petty	2.20
5	Hal Wiltse	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	7
2	Pete Donohue	6
2	Ted Lyons	6
2	Earl Whitehill	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	50
2	George Uhle	40
3	Earl Whitehill	27
4	Ted Blankenship	26
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	7
2	Clyde Barfoot	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Chick Davies	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.389
2	Harry Heilmann	.383
3	Al Simmons	.367
4	Kiki Cuyler	.366
5	Eddie Collins	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Rogers Hornsby	29
3	Jim Bottomley	27
3	Bob Meusel	27
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	143
2	Harry Heilmann	135
3	Rogers Hornsby	133
4	Earl Sheely	129
5	Bob Meusel	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	47
2	Max Carey	38
3	Johnny Mostil	34
4	Sam Rice	32
5	Frankie Frisch	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.78
2	Herb Pennock	2.80
3	Eppa Rixey	2.91
4	Pete Donohue	2.93
5	Dolf Luque	2.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	25
2	Pete Donohue	23
3	Herb Pennock	22
4	Ted Blankenship	21
5	Stan Coveleski	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	183
2	Lefty Grove	136
3	Howard Ehmke	116
4	Dolf Luque	113
5	Ted Blankenship	108

Saves

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