On This Day

Saturday, August 21, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 45 .628 --
Indians 65 54 .546 10.0
Athletics 65 56 .537 11.0
Tigers 62 57 .521 13.0
Senators 59 56 .513 14.0
White Sox 60 59 .504 15.0
Browns 50 71 .413 26.0
Red Sox 42 81 .341 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 47 .580 --
Cardinals 68 50 .576 0.0
Reds 66 51 .564 1.5
Cubs 60 57 .513 7.5
Giants 58 57 .504 8.5
Robins 57 63 .475 12.0
Braves 47 68 .409 19.5
Phillies 43 71 .377 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pie Traynor 5
2 Freddy Leach 4
2 Johnny Mostil 4
4 George Grantham 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gus Felix 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 William Marriott 4
2 Johnny Mostil 3
3 Charlie Grimm 2
3 Tony Lazzeri 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Rawlings 2
2 Sparky Adams 1
2 Mike Gazella 1
2 Bill Hunnefield 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Lyons 2.00
2 Herb Pennock 0.80
3 Bullet Joe Bush 0.57
4 Elam Vangilder 0.44
5 Joe Genewich 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 4
1 Herb Pennock 4
1 Charlie Root 4
1 Dazzy Vance 4
1 Elam Vangilder 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .379
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 Tony Lazzeri 96
3 Jim Bottomley 95
4 Lou Gehrig 93
5 Bibb Falk 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 26
2 Bill Hunnefield 22
3 Johnny Mostil 21
3 Ross Youngs 21
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.28
2 Virgil Barnes 2.59
3 Jesse Petty 2.77
4 Don Songer 2.82
5 Charlie Root 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 20
2 George Uhle 19
3 Ted Lyons 16
3 Carl Mays 16
3 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 172
2 George Uhle 115
3 Charlie Root 106
4 Dazzy Vance 101
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 .468
2 Jack Smith .455
3 Rube Bressler .444
4 Jim Bottomley .440
5 Goose Goslin .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Bubbles Hargrave 3
3 Hack Wilson 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 16
2 Lou Gehrig 15
3 Edd Roush 13
3 Billy Southworth 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Gautreau 6
2 Bill Hunnefield 5
3 Johnny Mostil 4
4 Sparky Adams 3
4 10 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.00
1 Joe Genewich 0.00
3 Sam Gibson 0.47
4 Ted Lyons 0.53
5 Emil Yde 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Hal Carlson 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 20
2 Dazzy Vance 18
3 Lefty Grove 17
3 Charlie Root 17
5 5 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 General Crowder 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Bob McGraw 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goose Goslin .438
2 George Burns .430
3 Jack Smith .410
4 Babe Ruth .396
5 Heinie Manush .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Goose Goslin 8
2 Ken Williams 8
4 Lou Gehrig 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 31
2 Goose Goslin 29
2 Babe Ruth 29
2 Billy Southworth 29
5 Ken Williams 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
1 Doc Gautreau 7
1 Fred Haney 7
1 Johnny Mostil 7
5 Sam Rice 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.23
2 George Mogridge 0.69
3 Bob Smith 0.82
4 Eddie Rommel 1.23
5 Carl Mays 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 5
1 Hal Carlson 5
1 Sad Sam Jones 5
1 Ray Kremer 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 36
2 Charlie Root 28
3 Sheriff Blake 25
3 Earl Whitehill 25
5 Tommy Thomas 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Waite Hoyt 2
3 George Milstead 2
5 23 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .379
2 George Burns .367
3 Babe Ruth .363
4 Rogers Hornsby .356
5 Goose Goslin .355

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 126
3 Harry Heilmann 124
4 Goose Goslin 121
5 Al Simmons 115

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.60
2 Charlie Root 2.86
3 Pete Alexander 2.97
4 Virgil Barnes 2.98
5 Hal Carlson 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 24
2 George Uhle 23
3 Ray Kremer 21
4 Hal Carlson 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 195
2 Dazzy Vance 148
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