On This Day

Friday, August 20, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 45 .625 --
Indians 65 54 .546 9.5
Athletics 65 56 .537 10.5
Tigers 62 57 .521 12.5
Senators 59 56 .513 13.5
White Sox 59 59 .500 15.0
Browns 50 70 .417 25.0
Red Sox 42 80 .344 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 47 .573 --
Cardinals 67 50 .573 -0.5
Reds 66 51 .564 0.5
Cubs 60 56 .517 6.0
Giants 58 56 .509 7.0
Robins 56 63 .471 11.5
Braves 47 68 .409 18.5
Phillies 43 69 .384 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank O'Rourke 5
2 Walt French 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Heinie Manush 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Bill Barrett 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
4 Rube Bressler 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 2
2 Chick Galloway 1
2 Burleigh Grimes 1
2 Cliff Heathcote 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Percy Jones 1.00
2 Earl Whitehill 0.62
3 Flint Rhem 0.55
4 Jack Quinn 0.44
5 Dolf Luque 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Flint Rhem 6
2 Earl Whitehill 5
3 Jack Quinn 4
4 Percy Jones 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .383
2 George Burns .373
3 Goose Goslin .371
4 Heinie Manush .370
5 Harry Heilmann .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Hack Wilson 18
3 Ken Williams 17
4 Jim Bottomley 16
4 2 others tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 122
2 Jim Bottomley 95
3 Tony Lazzeri 94
4 Bibb Falk 92
4 Lou Gehrig 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 26
2 Bill Hunnefield 21
2 Ross Youngs 21
4 Frankie Frisch 20
4 2 others tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.28
2 Virgil Barnes 2.59
3 Jesse Petty 2.80
4 Don Songer 2.84
5 Charlie Root 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 19
1 George Uhle 19
3 Carl Mays 16
3 Flint Rhem 16
3 Urban Shocker 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 172
2 George Uhle 115
3 Charlie Root 102
4 Dazzy Vance 97
5 2 tied 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 19
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Lefty Grove 6
4 Chick Davies 5
4 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .511
2 Jack Smith .487
3 Taylor Douthit .442
3 Goose Goslin .442
5 Bubbles Hargrave .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Goose Goslin 4
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Bubbles Hargrave 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 17
2 Lou Gehrig 14
3 Edd Roush 13
3 Billy Southworth 13
3 Tris Speaker 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Gautreau 6
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Chick Fewster 4
2 Bill Hunnefield 4
2 Frank O'Rourke 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.00
1 Jack Russell 0.00
3 Sam Gibson 0.47
4 Ted Lyons 0.72
5 Tony Welzer 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Hal Carlson 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Carl Mays 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 20
2 Lefty Grove 19
3 Dazzy Vance 14
4 Sheriff Blake 13
4 Charlie Root 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goose Goslin .438
2 George Burns .427
3 Jack Smith .426
4 Babe Ruth .412
5 Bubbles Hargrave .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Goose Goslin 8
2 Ken Williams 8
4 Lou Gehrig 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Ken Williams 31
3 Lou Gehrig 30
4 Goose Goslin 29
4 Billy Southworth 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Doc Gautreau 7
2 Fred Haney 7
2 Johnny Mostil 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.23
2 Bob Smith 1.18
3 Eddie Rommel 1.23
4 Hal Carlson 1.59
5 George Uhle 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 5
1 Hal Carlson 5
1 Sad Sam Jones 5
1 Carl Mays 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 36
2 Sheriff Blake 25
2 Earl Whitehill 25
4 Charlie Root 24
4 Tommy Thomas 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Waite Hoyt 2
3 George Milstead 2
3 Bob Shawkey 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .379
2 Babe Ruth .366
3 George Burns .366
4 Goose Goslin .357
5 Rogers Hornsby .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 52
2 Goose Goslin 22
3 Bob Meusel 19
3 Al Simmons 19
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 160
2 Jim Bottomley 127
3 Harry Heilmann 124
4 Goose Goslin 122
5 Al Simmons 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Max Carey 27
3 Johnny Mostil 26
4 Sam Rice 25
5 3 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.65
2 Charlie Root 2.90
3 Virgil Barnes 2.98
4 Hal Carlson 2.99
5 Ray Kremer 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 23
1 George Uhle 23
3 Ray Kremer 21
4 Hal Carlson 20
4 Urban Shocker 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 197
2 Dazzy Vance 144
3 George Uhle 136
4 Earl Whitehill 122
5 Walter Johnson 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 22
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Lefty Grove 6
3 Waite Hoyt 6
3 3 others tied 6