On This Day

Monday, August 2, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 35 .657 --
Indians 59 44 .573 8.5
Athletics 54 48 .529 13.0
Senators 50 48 .510 15.0
White Sox 52 51 .505 15.5
Tigers 52 52 .500 16.0
Browns 42 60 .412 25.0
Red Sox 31 69 .310 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 41 .573 --
Reds 56 45 .554 1.5
Cardinals 53 48 .525 4.5
Cubs 51 49 .510 6.0
Robins 52 50 .510 6.0
Giants 50 49 .505 6.5
Braves 40 57 .412 15.5
Phillies 39 57 .406 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Manush 5
2 Chick Galloway 4
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 Jim Poole 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Bob O'Farrell 1
1 Dutch Ruether 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ossie Bluege 3
1 Sammy Hale 3
1 Clarence Huber 3
1 Riggs Stephenson 3
1 Ken Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Cochrane 2
2 Jimmy Cooney 1
2 Bucky Harris 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Ring 0.80
2 Red Faber 0.25
3 Vic Keen 0.22
4 Sheriff Blake 0.18
4 Rube Walberg 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wayland Dean 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Babe Adams 4
1 Jimmy Ring 4
1 Elam Vangilder 4
4 Sheriff Blake 2
4 6 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Jack Scott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .369
2 Harry Heilmann .365
3 George Burns .364
4 Goose Goslin .364
5 Babe Ruth .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Jim Bottomley 15
2 Hack Wilson 15
4 Al Simmons 14
5 Tony Lazzeri 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 107
2 Jim Bottomley 83
2 Bibb Falk 83
4 Tony Lazzeri 82
5 Hack Wilson 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 22
2 Ross Youngs 20
3 Frankie Frisch 18
4 Bill Hunnefield 17
4 Sam Rice 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.24
2 Jesse Petty 2.55
3 Doug McWeeny 2.59
4 Virgil Barnes 2.66
5 Dutch Levsen 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 18
2 George Uhle 16
3 Pete Donohue 15
3 Urban Shocker 15
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 153
2 George Uhle 108
3 Charlie Root 88
4 Dazzy Vance 83
5 Walter Johnson 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Chick Davies 5
3 Lefty Grove 5
3 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Leach .489
2 Dave Bancroft .465
3 Eddie Brown .452
4 Goose Goslin .441
5 Heinie Manush .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Les Bell 3
2 Travis Jackson 3
2 Heinie Manush 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 18
3 Ken Williams 17
4 Lou Gehrig 16
5 Harry Heilmann 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Fred Haney 4
2 Johnny Mostil 4
2 Harry Rice 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Levsen 0.33
2 Hal Carlson 0.45
2 George Uhle 0.45
4 Joe Shaute 1.23
5 Bob Smith 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 4
2 Red Faber 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Dutch Levsen 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 17
2 Doug McWeeny 16
3 Dolf Luque 15
3 George Uhle 15
5 Jimmy Ring 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Bullet Joe Bush 1
2 Hooks Dauss 1
2 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Les Bell .436
2 George Grantham .430
3 Goose Goslin .420
4 Freddy Leach .415
5 Riggs Stephenson .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Jim Bottomley 5
2 Jack Fournier 5
2 Billy Southworth 5
2 Hack Wilson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 30
2 Billy Southworth 28
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 26
4 Les Bell 25
4 George Grantham 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
3 Lu Blue 6
3 Joe Sewell 6
3 Homer Summa 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Levsen 1.00
1 Percy Jones 1.00
3 Rip Collins 1.17
4 Dazzy Vance 1.42
5 Charlie Root 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Levsen 6
2 Red Faber 5
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 Lee Meadows 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 37
2 Doug McWeeny 33
3 George Uhle 32
4 Dolf Luque 28
5 Jakie May 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Jack Scott 3
4 Babe Adams 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .379
2 Rogers Hornsby .363
3 Al Simmons .356
4 Kiki Cuyler .349
5 Goose Goslin .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Rogers Hornsby 22
2 Al Simmons 22
4 Jim Bottomley 20
4 Bob Meusel 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 147
2 Jim Bottomley 130
3 Harry Heilmann 129
4 Al Simmons 116
5 Rogers Hornsby 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 41
2 Max Carey 34
3 Frankie Frisch 26
4 Johnny Mostil 25
4 Ross Youngs 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.59
2 Herb Pennock 2.79
3 Charlie Root 2.80
4 Jesse Petty 2.89
5 Dutch Levsen 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 23
2 Ted Blankenship 22
2 George Uhle 22
4 Pete Donohue 21
4 Urban Shocker 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 179
2 Dazzy Vance 151
3 George Uhle 135
4 Howard Ehmke 119
5 Walter Johnson 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 23
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Sad Sam Jones 6
3 Ray Kremer 6
3 Jack Scott 6