On This Day

Tuesday, August 24, 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 60 59 .504 15.5
White Sox 60 61 .496 16.5
Browns 51 72 .415 26.5
Red Sox 42 82 .339 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 48 .583 --
Reds 70 51 .579 0.0
Cardinals 70 51 .579 0.0
Cubs 63 57 .525 6.5
Giants 58 60 .492 10.5
Robins 58 66 .468 13.5
Braves 48 71 .403 21.0
Phillies 43 73 .371 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sparky Adams 5
1 Eddie Brown 5
1 Charlie Grimm 5
1 Riggs Stephenson 5
1 Hack Wilson 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 2
2 Jack Smith 1
2 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Riggs Stephenson 5
2 Charlie Grimm 4
2 Buddy Myer 4
4 Kiki Cuyler 3
4 Hack Wilson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 3
2 Cliff Heathcote 2
3 Kiki Cuyler 1
3 Goose Goslin 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 0.88
2 Larry Benton 0.60
3 Dolf Luque 0.40
4 Ray Kremer 0.29
5 Sheriff Blake 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 7
2 Larry Benton 6
3 Dolf Luque 4
4 Ray Pierce 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .376
2 George Burns .372
3 Heinie Manush .366
4 Goose Goslin .362
5 Harry Heilmann .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Hack Wilson 19
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 96
4 Hack Wilson 94
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 28
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 2.82

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 113
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 .425
1 Paul Waner .425
3 Earl Sheely .415
4 Jim Bottomley .413
5 George Burns .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 4
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
4 Les Bell 2
4 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 14
1 Wally Pipp 14
3 Charlie Grimm 13
3 Freddy Leach 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 6
2 Cliff Heathcote 5
2 Bill Hunnefield 5
2 Johnny Mostil 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Jesse Haines 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 24
1 Charlie Root 24
3 Tommy Thomas 16
4 Sheriff Blake 14
4 Jakie May 14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Burns .398
2 Jack Smith .396
3 Goose Goslin .393
4 Freddy Leach .382
5 Babe Ruth .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 30
2 Lou Gehrig 25
3 Billy Southworth 24
3 Ken Williams 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 9
2 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Johnny Mostil 8
4 Doc Gautreau 7
4 Cliff Heathcote 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.20
2 George Mogridge 0.61
3 Carl Mays 0.93
4 Eddie Rommel 1.28
5 Howard Ehmke 1.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 35
2 Charlie Root 31
3 Tommy Thomas 28
4 Dolf Luque 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Pete Alexander 2
3 Waite Hoyt 2
3 George Milstead 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .385
2 George Burns .367
3 Babe Ruth .360
4 Rogers Hornsby .353
5 Goose Goslin .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Goose Goslin 21
3 Bob Meusel 19
3 Hack Wilson 19
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 155
2 Jim Bottomley 125
2 Harry Heilmann 125
4 Goose Goslin 121
5 Al Simmons 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 40
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 2.82
4 Pete Alexander 2.85
5 Doug McWeeny 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 24
2 George Uhle 23
3 Ray Kremer 22
4 Urban Shocker 21
5 Ted Lyons 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 202
2 Dazzy Vance 139
3 George Uhle 130
4 Earl Whitehill 116
5 Charlie Root 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 20
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Lefty Grove 6
3 Waite Hoyt 6
3 2 others tied 6