On This Day

Monday, August 23, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 45 .631 --
Indians 67 55 .549 10.0
Athletics 67 56 .545 10.5
Tigers 63 57 .525 13.0
Senators 59 59 .500 16.0
White Sox 60 61 .496 16.5
Browns 51 71 .418 26.0
Red Sox 42 82 .339 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 69 50 .580 --
Pirates 66 48 .579 0.5
Reds 69 51 .575 0.5
Cubs 61 57 .517 7.5
Giants 58 59 .496 10.0
Robins 58 65 .472 13.0
Braves 47 70 .402 21.0
Phillies 43 71 .377 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Butler 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Chuck Dressen 4
2 Hal Rhyne 4
2 Paul Waner 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 High Pockets Kelly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Felix 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Bob Fothergill 3
4 Clyde Barnhart 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Barnhart 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Johnny Mostil 1
1 Wally Schang 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Thomas 0.56
2 Rip Collins 0.36
3 Lee Meadows 0.29
4 Hal Wiltse 0.25
4 Emil Yde 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Win Ballou 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Thomas 5
2 Rip Collins 4
3 Emil Yde 3
4 Lee Meadows 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Wingard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .376
2 George Burns .372
3 Heinie Manush .366
4 Goose Goslin .365
5 Harry Heilmann .360

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 97
3 Jim Bottomley 95
4 George Burns 93
4 Lou Gehrig 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 27
2 Bill Hunnefield 22
2 Johnny Mostil 22
4 Ross Youngs 21
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.27
2 Virgil Barnes 2.47
3 Jesse Petty 2.78
4 Don Songer 2.82
5 Charlie Root 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 20
1 George Uhle 20
3 Urban Shocker 17
4 Ted Lyons 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 179
2 George Uhle 116
3 Charlie Root 106
4 Dazzy Vance 101
5 Tommy Thomas 98

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 .442
2 Jim Bottomley .429
2 Jack Smith .429
4 Wally Pipp .423
5 George Burns .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 Hack Wilson 3
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 15
1 Wally Pipp 15
3 Edd Roush 12
4 Les Bell 11
4 5 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Hunnefield 5
1 Johnny Mostil 5
3 Sparky Adams 4
4 Dick Cox 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.00
1 Joe Genewich 0.00
3 Virgil Barnes 0.35
4 Sam Gibson 0.47
5 Ted Lyons 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Hal Carlson 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Jesse Haines 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 24
2 Jakie May 18
3 Charlie Root 17
4 Tommy Thomas 16
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 General Crowder 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Bob McGraw 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goose Goslin .407
2 George Burns .398
3 Jack Smith .388
4 Babe Ruth .381
5 Freddy Leach .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Goose Goslin 8
2 Ken Williams 8
4 Travis Jackson 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 30
2 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Ken Williams 26
4 George Burns 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 8
2 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Doc Gautreau 7
4 Sparky Adams 6
4 Fred Haney 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.19
2 George Mogridge 0.61
3 Bob Smith 0.82
4 Carl Mays 0.93
5 Eddie Rommel 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
2 Hal Carlson 5
2 Howard Ehmke 5
2 Ray Kremer 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 37
2 Tommy Thomas 28
3 Doug McWeeny 27
4 Earl Whitehill 25
5 Charlie Root 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Waite Hoyt 2
3 George Milstead 2
5 22 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .382
2 George Burns .367
3 Babe Ruth .361
4 Rogers Hornsby .355
5 Sam Rice .353

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 158
2 Harry Heilmann 126
3 Jim Bottomley 124
4 Goose Goslin 121
5 Al Simmons 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Johnny Mostil 28
3 Max Carey 27
4 Sam Rice 25
5 Frankie Frisch 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.59
2 Virgil Barnes 2.67
3 Charlie Root 2.86
4 Doug McWeeny 2.91
5 Jesse Petty 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 24
2 George Uhle 23
3 Ray Kremer 21
3 Urban Shocker 21
5 Ted Lyons 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 202
2 Dazzy Vance 148
3 George Uhle 130
4 Earl Whitehill 116
5 Walter Johnson 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 21
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Lefty Grove 6
3 Waite Hoyt 6
3 3 others tied 6