On This Day

Wednesday, August 25, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	46	.626	--
Indians	68	55	.553	9.0
Athletics	67	56	.545	10.0
Tigers	65	57	.533	11.5
Senators	60	59	.504	15.0
White Sox	60	61	.496	16.0
Browns	51	72	.415	26.0
Red Sox	42	84	.333	36.5

Games

Tigers 11, Red Sox 4

Indians 6, Yankees 0

Tigers 7, Red Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	71	51	.582	--
Pirates	67	49	.578	1.0
Reds	70	52	.574	1.0
Cubs	64	57	.529	6.5
Giants	59	60	.496	10.5
Robins	59	66	.472	13.5
Braves	48	72	.400	22.0
Phillies	43	74	.368	25.5

Games

Cubs 3, Phillies 2

Giants 2, Reds 1

Robins 2, Pirates 1

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lu Blue	6
2	Bob Fothergill	4
2	Harry Heilmann	4
2	Bill Regan	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Heilmann	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	4
2	John Bischoff	3
2	Lu Blue	3
2	Bob Fothergill	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	2
1	Lu Blue	2
3	Johnny Mokan	1
3	Paul Waner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Uhle	0.89
2	Percy Jones	0.75
3	Hal Carlson	0.45
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.31
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Sam Gibson	1
1	Percy Jones	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	8
2	Percy Jones	6
3	Hal Carlson	5
4	Sad Sam Jones	4
5	6 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.378
2	George Burns	.370
3	Heinie Manush	.364
4	Goose Goslin	.362
5	Harry Heilmann	.362

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	George Burns	94
4	Hack Wilson	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	28
2	Bill Hunnefield	22
2	Johnny Mostil	22
4	Sparky Adams	21
4	Ross Youngs	21

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	George Uhle	21
2	Herb Pennock	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	124
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	.439
2	Earl Sheely	.432
3	George Burns	.425
4	Al Simmons	.405
5	2 tied	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	4
2	Lou Gehrig	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
4	Les Bell	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	14
2	Lou Gehrig	13
2	Charlie Grimm	13
4	Freddy Leach	12
4	Hack Wilson	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	8
2	Cliff Heathcote	5
2	Johnny Mostil	5
4	Kiki Cuyler	4
4	Hack Wilson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.00
1	Ted Lyons	0.00
1	Joe Genewich	0.00
4	George Mogridge	0.51
5	Virgil Barnes	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Sheriff Blake	3
1	Guy Bush	3
1	Howard Ehmke	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	21
2	Lefty Grove	20
3	Sheriff Blake	14
3	Jakie May	14
5	3 tied	12

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	Goose Goslin	.393
2	Jack Smith	.392
3	George Burns	.390
4	Earl Sheely	.380
5	Babe Ruth	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Goose Goslin	8
3	Ken Williams	7
4	Travis Jackson	5
4	Hack Wilson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	30
2	Lou Gehrig	25
3	Sam Rice	23
3	Billy Southworth	23
5	3 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	11
2	Johnny Mostil	8
3	Kiki Cuyler	7
3	Doc Gautreau	7
3	Cliff Heathcote	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.20
2	George Mogridge	0.85
3	Carl Mays	1.07
4	Eddie Rommel	1.28
5	George Uhle	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	6
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Guy Bush	5
2	Howard Ehmke	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	35
2	Charlie Root	31
3	Tommy Thomas	28
4	Dolf Luque	23
4	3 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	.388
2	George Burns	.364
3	Babe Ruth	.362
4	Rogers Hornsby	.355
5	Sam Rice	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
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	154
2	Harry Heilmann	129
3	Jim Bottomley	121
4	Goose Goslin	120
5	Al Simmons	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	40
2	Johnny Mostil	28
3	Max Carey	27
4	Sparky Adams	25
4	Sam Rice	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.59
2	Virgil Barnes	2.67
3	Pete Alexander	2.81
4	Charlie Root	2.82
5	Doug McWeeny	2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	202
2	Dazzy Vance	139
3	George Uhle	138
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