On This Day

Thursday, August 12, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 42 .628 --
Indians 64 51 .557 8.0
Athletics 61 52 .540 10.0
Senators 57 54 .514 13.0
Tigers 59 56 .513 13.0
White Sox 57 57 .500 14.5
Browns 48 64 .429 22.5
Red Sox 35 76 .315 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 61 45 .575 --
Cardinals 61 49 .555 2.0
Reds 62 51 .549 2.5
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 65 .387 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Simmons 5
2 Chuck Dressen 4
3 Max Bishop 3
3 Sammy Hale 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Dressen 1
1 Wally Schang 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Dressen 4
1 Bubbles Hargrave 4
1 Al Simmons 4
4 Freddy Leach 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 Johnny Mostil 1
1 Harry Rice 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Murray 0.80
2 Ernie Nevers 0.50
3 Howard Ehmke 0.43
4 Jakie May 0.33
5 Lil Stoner 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 Jake Miller 1
1 George Murray 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ernie Nevers 5
2 Jakie May 4
2 George Murray 4
4 Howard Ehmke 3
4 Lil Stoner 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .381
2 Goose Goslin .371
3 Babe Ruth .371
4 George Burns .366
5 Harry Heilmann .359

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 117
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 2 tied 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 Jack Smith .512
2 Travis Jackson .472
3 Goose Goslin .458
4 Bubbles Hargrave .444
5 Heinie Manush .441

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 23
2 Ken Williams 18
3 Al Simmons 16
4 Sam Rice 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Gautreau 6
2 Fred Haney 4
3 Sparky Adams 3
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.00
1 Bob Smith 0.00
3 Howard Ehmke 0.67
4 Ted Wingfield 0.69
5 Carl Mays 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 Carl Mays 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 15
1 Earl Whitehill 15
3 Lil Stoner 13
4 Walter Johnson 12
4 3 others tied 12

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 .453
2 Heinie Manush .428
3 Cy Williams .402
4 Travis Jackson .400
4 Riggs Stephenson .400

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 Babe Ruth 30
1 Ken Williams 30
3 Goose Goslin 29
3 Billy Southworth 29
5 Tris Speaker 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Max Carey 8
3 Fred Haney 7
4 Doc Gautreau 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.31
2 Percy Jones 1.30
3 Carl Mays 1.48
4 Johnny Werts 1.55
5 George Uhle 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 6
2 Ray Kremer 5
2 Lee Meadows 5
2 Urban Shocker 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doug McWeeny 28
2 Dolf Luque 27
3 Lefty Grove 25
4 Earl Whitehill 24
5 5 tied 22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .379
2 George Burns .362
3 Al Simmons .358
4 Goose Goslin .357
5 Babe Ruth .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 156
2 Jim Bottomley 128
3 Harry Heilmann 127
4 Goose Goslin 120
5 Al Simmons 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 40
2 Max Carey 27
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 Herb Pennock 3.08
5 Dutch Levsen 3.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 185
2 Dazzy Vance 151
3 George Uhle 140
4 Howard Ehmke 117
5 Earl Whitehill 116

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