On This Day

Friday, August 6, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	36	.660	--
Indians	60	48	.556	11.0
Athletics	55	51	.519	15.0
White Sox	55	52	.514	15.5
Senators	52	51	.505	16.5
Tigers	55	54	.505	16.5
Browns	45	61	.425	25.0
Red Sox	33	72	.314	36.5

Games

White Sox 7, Red Sox 4

Yankees 8, Indians 7

Senators 12, Tigers 8

Athletics 6, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	59	42	.584	--
Reds	58	47	.552	3.0
Cardinals	56	48	.538	4.5
Cubs	55	50	.524	6.0
Giants	53	50	.515	7.0
Robins	52	53	.495	9.0
Braves	41	62	.398	19.0
Phillies	39	61	.390	19.5

Games

Cardinals 7, Robins 3

Pirates 5, Braves 4

Giants 6, Reds 3

Cubs 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sparky Adams	3
1	George Burns	3
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Taylor Douthit	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	Jim Poole	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	4
1	Travis Jackson	4
3	Bibb Falk	3
3	Sammy Hale	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
2	Bill Barrett	1
2	Chick Fewster	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Wells	0.42
2	Joe Genewich	0.30
3	Sarge Connally	0.27
4	Lefty Grove	0.22
5	Dutch Levsen	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Percy Jones	1
1	Bill Morrell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Wells	5
2	Sarge Connally	4
2	Jimmy Ring	4
4	Joe Genewich	3
4	Dutch Levsen	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	George Milstead	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Burns	.373
2	Heinie Manush	.368
3	Babe Ruth	.367
4	Goose Goslin	.364
5	Harry Heilmann	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	35
2	Jim Bottomley	15
2	Al Simmons	15
2	Ken Williams	15
2	Hack Wilson	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	111
2	Jim Bottomley	87
2	Bibb Falk	87
2	Tony Lazzeri	87
5	George Burns	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	24
2	Ross Youngs	20
3	Frankie Frisch	19
4	Sam Rice	18
5	2 tied	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.27
2	Virgil Barnes	2.67
3	Jesse Petty	2.67
4	Don Songer	2.80
5	Doug McWeeny	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	18
2	George Uhle	17
3	Urban Shocker	16
4	Pete Donohue	15
5	3 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	155
2	George Uhle	113
3	Charlie Root	89
4	Walter Johnson	83
4	Dazzy Vance	83

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	19
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	.455
2	Goose Goslin	.449
3	Bob Fothergill	.421
4	Travis Jackson	.420
5	2 tied	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
1	Ken Williams	6
3	Goose Goslin	4
3	Travis Jackson	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	18
2	Harry Heilmann	15
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	15
2	Tony Lazzeri	15
2	Billy Southworth	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Haney	6
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Sam Rice	4
4	Max Carey	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Smith	0.00
2	Guy Bush	0.53
3	George Mogridge	0.69
4	George Uhle	0.90
5	Howard Ehmke	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	4
2	Lee Meadows	3
2	Jack Scott	3
2	Emil Yde	3
5	27 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doug McWeeny	17
2	George Uhle	15
3	Dolf Luque	14
4	Lefty Grove	13
4	Jimmy Ring	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Lefty Grove	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	George Milstead	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Les Bell	.449
2	Goose Goslin	.420
3	Travis Jackson	.418
4	George Grantham	.412
5	Cy Williams	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Ken Williams	7
3	Jim Bottomley	5
3	Jack Fournier	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	31
2	Les Bell	29
3	Bibb Falk	28
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Max Carey	9
3	Fred Haney	7
4	Lu Blue	6
4	Johnny Mostil	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Collins	1.13
2	Percy Jones	1.23
3	Dazzy Vance	1.42
4	George Uhle	1.64
5	Dutch Levsen	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	5
1	Ray Kremer	5
1	Dutch Levsen	5
1	Lee Meadows	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	32
2	Doug McWeeny	30
3	Dolf Luque	26
4	Lefty Grove	25
5	Charlie Root	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	6
2	Jack Scott	3
3	Hooks Dauss	2
3	Lefty Grove	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.379
2	Rogers Hornsby	.363
3	Kiki Cuyler	.357
4	George Burns	.357
5	Al Simmons	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Al Simmons	22
3	Rogers Hornsby	21
4	Bob Meusel	20
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	151
2	Harry Heilmann	132
3	Jim Bottomley	129
4	Al Simmons	118
5	Goose Goslin	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Max Carey	32
3	Frankie Frisch	27
4	Johnny Mostil	26
5	Ross Youngs	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.60
2	Herb Pennock	2.79
3	Doug McWeeny	2.81
4	Charlie Root	2.82
5	Ted Blankenship	2.96

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	181
2	Dazzy Vance	151
3	George Uhle	140
4	Howard Ehmke	118
4	Walter Johnson	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	25
2	Hooks Dauss	7
3	Waite Hoyt	6
3	Sad Sam Jones	6
3	2 others tied	6