On This Day

Wednesday, August 11, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 41 .634 --
Indians 63 51 .553 9.0
Athletics 59 52 .532 11.5
Tigers 59 55 .518 13.0
Senators 56 54 .509 14.0
White Sox 57 56 .504 14.5
Browns 47 64 .423 23.5
Red Sox 35 74 .321 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 61 45 .575 --
Cardinals 61 49 .555 2.0
Reds 61 51 .545 3.0
Giants 57 52 .523 5.5
Cubs 57 52 .523 5.5
Robins 53 58 .477 10.5
Braves 44 64 .407 18.0
Phillies 41 64 .390 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bibb Falk 5
1 Tony Lazzeri 5
3 Goose Goslin 4
3 Bubbles Hargrave 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 Bubbles Hargrave 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Wally Pipp 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 6
2 Ossie Bluege 3
2 Carl Mays 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pie Traynor 2
2 Bob Fothergill 1
2 Cliff Heathcote 1
2 Sad Sam Jones 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Zachary 0.44
2 Emil Yde 0.33
3 Johnny Werts 0.31
4 General Crowder 0.27
4 Dazzy Vance 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Sam Gibson 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chick Davies 5
2 General Crowder 4
2 Dazzy Vance 4
2 Johnny Werts 4
2 Tom Zachary 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .377
2 Babe Ruth .374
3 Goose Goslin .371
4 George Burns .367
5 Bibb Falk .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Al Simmons 16
2 Ken Williams 16
4 Jim Bottomley 15
4 2 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 116
2 Bibb Falk 90
2 Tony Lazzeri 90
4 Jim Bottomley 89
5 George Burns 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 24
2 Ross Youngs 21
3 Frankie Frisch 20
4 Bill Hunnefield 19
5 Sam Rice 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.30
2 Virgil Barnes 2.73
3 Don Songer 2.76
4 Charlie Root 2.81
5 Jesse Petty 2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 159
2 George Uhle 115
3 Dazzy Vance 94
4 Charlie Root 92
5 Walter Johnson 88

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 Travis Jackson .464
2 Goose Goslin .452
3 Jack Smith .449
4 Bubbles Hargrave .412
5 Hughie Critz .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 6
1 Babe Ruth 6
1 Ken Williams 6
4 Travis Jackson 4
4 Cy Williams 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 22
2 Ken Williams 18
3 George Burns 15
3 Sam Rice 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Gautreau 6
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Fred Haney 4
2 Homer Summa 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Smith 0.00
2 Guy Bush 0.34
3 Ted Wingfield 0.75
4 Carl Mays 1.00
4 George Uhle 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 Carl Mays 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 16
2 Lefty Grove 15
2 Earl Whitehill 15
4 Doug McWeeny 14
4 George Uhle 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 George Milstead 2
4 Vic Aldridge 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goose Goslin .444
2 Heinie Manush .424
3 Travis Jackson .404
4 Cy Williams .398
5 Eddie Collins .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Ken Williams 8
3 Goose Goslin 6
4 Jack Fournier 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 30
2 Babe Ruth 29
2 Billy Southworth 29
4 Goose Goslin 28
5 George Burns 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Max Carey 8
3 Fred Haney 7
4 Doc Gautreau 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.31
2 Percy Jones 1.30
3 Carl Mays 1.48
4 Red Faber 1.59
5 George Uhle 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 6
2 Ray Kremer 5
2 Lee Meadows 5
2 Urban Shocker 5
2 George Uhle 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 30
2 Doug McWeeny 28
3 Dolf Luque 27
4 Lefty Grove 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .377
2 George Burns .360
3 Babe Ruth .356
4 Goose Goslin .355
5 Rogers Hornsby .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Al Simmons 21
3 Goose Goslin 20
4 Rogers Hornsby 19
4 Bob Meusel 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 155
2 Jim Bottomley 128
3 Harry Heilmann 127
4 Goose Goslin 120
5 Bibb Falk 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 40
2 Max Carey 28
3 Frankie Frisch 26
3 Johnny Mostil 26
5 Ross Youngs 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.62
2 Charlie Root 2.81
3 Doug McWeeny 2.87
4 Ted Blankenship 3.06
5 Herb Pennock 3.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 24
2 Herb Pennock 23
3 Ted Blankenship 21
3 Urban Shocker 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 185
2 Dazzy Vance 151
3 George Uhle 140
4 Earl Whitehill 116
5 Walter Johnson 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 24
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Waite Hoyt 6
3 Sad Sam Jones 6
3 2 others tied 6