On This Day

Friday, August 13, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 42 .632 --
Indians 64 51 .557 8.5
Athletics 61 52 .540 10.5
Tigers 59 56 .513 13.5
Senators 57 55 .509 14.0
White Sox 57 57 .500 15.0
Browns 48 64 .429 23.0
Red Sox 35 76 .315 35.5

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Earl McNeely 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
4 Joe Dugan 2
4 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Earle Combs 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Sam Rice 2
3 Pat Collins 1
3 Earle Combs 1
3 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 4
2 General Crowder 1
2 Bill Morrell 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .381
2 Babe Ruth .375
3 Goose Goslin .370
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 118
2 Tony Lazzeri 91
3 Bibb Falk 90
4 Jim Bottomley 89
5 2 tied 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 Walter Johnson 92
4 Charlie Root 92

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 .465
4 Heinie Manush .462
5 Bubbles Hargrave .444

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 Sam Rice 17
2 Ken Williams 17
4 Al Simmons 16
5 Tris Speaker 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.00
1 Bob Smith 0.00
3 Howard Ehmke 0.67
4 Carl Mays 1.00
5 Johnny Werts 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 Carl Mays 3
5 27 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 16
2 Earl Whitehill 15
3 Firpo Marberry 12
3 Jimmy Ring 12
3 Tommy Thomas 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 George Milstead 2
4 Vic Aldridge 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goose Goslin .438
2 Heinie Manush .434
3 Eddie Collins .408
4 Cy Williams .403
5 Riggs Stephenson .402

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 31
2 Ken Williams 30
3 Goose Goslin 29
4 Billy Southworth 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Max Carey 8
3 Fred Haney 7
4 Doc Gautreau 6
4 3 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 12 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 4
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 .380
2 George Burns .362
3 Al Simmons .358
4 Babe Ruth .357
5 Goose Goslin .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Al Simmons 21
3 Goose Goslin 20
4 Bob Meusel 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 157
2 Harry Heilmann 127
3 Jim Bottomley 126
4 Goose Goslin 121
5 Al Simmons 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Max Carey 27
3 Frankie Frisch 26
4 Johnny Mostil 25
4 Ross Youngs 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.62
2 Charlie Root 2.81
3 Doug McWeeny 2.87
4 Virgil Barnes 3.04
5 Dutch Levsen 3.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 24
2 Herb Pennock 22
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 Walter Johnson 119
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