On This Day

Wednesday, August 4, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 36 .654 --
Indians 60 46 .566 9.0
Athletics 54 50 .519 14.0
Senators 51 50 .505 15.5
White Sox 53 52 .505 15.5
Tigers 54 53 .505 15.5
Browns 44 60 .423 24.0
Red Sox 33 70 .320 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 57 42 .576 --
Reds 58 45 .563 1.0
Cardinals 54 48 .529 4.5
Cubs 53 50 .515 6.0
Giants 51 50 .505 7.0
Robins 52 51 .505 7.0
Braves 41 60 .406 17.0
Phillies 39 59 .398 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Smith 8
2 Bob Fothergill 6
3 Charlie Gehringer 5
4 Johnny Cooney 4
4 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Harris 2
2 Bill Barrett 1
2 Gabby Hartnett 1
2 Cliff Heathcote 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Barrett 6
2 Bob Fothergill 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Joe Harris 4
2 Russ Wrightstone 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Gautreau 1
1 Rube Lutzke 1
1 Johnny Neun 1
1 George Uhle 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Uhle 0.45
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.40
3 Ted Lyons 0.38
4 Bob Smith 0.29
5 Bill Sherdel 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Sam Gibson 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 5
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Ted Lyons 3
3 George Mogridge 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .373
2 Babe Ruth .367
3 Goose Goslin .365
4 Heinie Manush .363
5 Harry Heilmann .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Jim Bottomley 15
2 Al Simmons 15
2 Hack Wilson 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 108
2 Tony Lazzeri 85
3 Jim Bottomley 84
4 Bibb Falk 83
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 17
3 Pete Donohue 15
3 Urban Shocker 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 153
2 George Uhle 113
3 Charlie Root 88
4 Dazzy Vance 83
5 Walter Johnson 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 18
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 George Burns .481
2 Goose Goslin .475
3 Freddy Leach .444
4 Travis Jackson .426
5 Cy Williams .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
1 Ken Williams 5
3 Goose Goslin 4
4 Les Bell 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 21
2 Babe Ruth 18
3 Harry Heilmann 17
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 5
1 Fred Haney 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 Mickey Cochrane 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Levsen 0.33
2 Guy Bush 0.53
3 Bob Smith 0.78
4 George Uhle 0.93
5 Red Faber 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Dutch Levsen 3
1 Lee Meadows 3
1 Herb Pennock 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 20
2 Lefty Grove 17
3 Doug McWeeny 15
4 Dolf Luque 14
5 Sheriff Blake 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Win Ballou 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Les Bell .449
1 George Grantham .449
3 Goose Goslin .425
3 Cy Williams .425
5 Freddy Leach .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Ken Williams 6
3 Jim Bottomley 5
3 Jack Fournier 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Southworth 29
2 George Grantham 28
3 Bibb Falk 27
4 Les Bell 26
5 Baby Doll Jacobson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
3 Lu Blue 6
3 Fred Haney 6
5 9 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Levsen 1.00
2 Rip Collins 1.31
3 Percy Jones 1.32
4 Dazzy Vance 1.42
5 George Uhle 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Levsen 6
1 Lee Meadows 6
3 Walter Johnson 5
3 Carl Mays 5
3 George Uhle 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 37
2 George Uhle 32
3 Doug McWeeny 28
4 Dolf Luque 26
5 Charlie Root 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Jack Scott 3
4 Babe Adams 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .380
2 Rogers Hornsby .360
3 Al Simmons .358
4 George Burns .356
5 Kiki Cuyler .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Al Simmons 23
3 Rogers Hornsby 21
4 Bob Meusel 20
5 Jim Bottomley 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 148
2 Harry Heilmann 131
3 Jim Bottomley 128
4 Al Simmons 119
5 Goose Goslin 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 40
2 Max Carey 31
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 2.88
4 Jesse Petty 2.89
5 Dutch Levsen 2.93

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 179
2 Dazzy Vance 151
3 George Uhle 140
4 Howard Ehmke 118
5 Walter Johnson 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 24
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Sad Sam Jones 6
3 Ray Kremer 6
3 Jack Scott 6