On This Day

Tuesday, August 31, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	49	.617	--
Indians	74	55	.574	5.5
Athletics	71	57	.555	8.0
Senators	66	60	.524	12.0
Tigers	67	61	.523	12.0
White Sox	63	66	.488	16.5
Browns	52	77	.403	27.5
Red Sox	42	89	.321	38.5

Games

Senators 2, Red Sox 0

Indians 6, Browns 5

White Sox 19, Tigers 2

Tigers 7, White Sox 6

Athletics 8, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	75	54	.581	--
Reds	74	54	.578	0.5
Pirates	71	52	.577	1.0
Cubs	69	58	.543	5.0
Giants	60	64	.484	12.5
Robins	60	70	.462	15.5
Phillies	47	75	.385	24.5
Braves	48	77	.384	25.0

Games

Cubs 1, Reds 0

Cardinals 6, Pirates 1

Cardinals 2, Pirates 1

Phillies 7, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ray Morehart	9
2	Bill Barrett	5
2	Bibb Falk	5
2	Heinie Manush	5
2	Johnny Mostil	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	Les Bell	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Morehart	8
2	Bill Barrett	5
3	Bibb Falk	3
3	Chick Hafey	3
3	Earl Sheely	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	2
2	Bill Barrett	1
2	Jimmy Cooney	1
2	Charlie Jamieson	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Percy Jones	2.33
2	Allan Sothoron	1.00
3	Jakie May	0.82
4	Red Faber	0.42
5	Earl Whitehill	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	9
2	Percy Jones	7
3	Allan Sothoron	6
4	Red Faber	5
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Pate	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.374
2	Heinie Manush	.374
3	Harry Heilmann	.364
4	George Burns	.362
5	Goose Goslin	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Hack Wilson	19
3	Tony Lazzeri	17
3	Al Simmons	17
3	Ken Williams	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	128
2	Tony Lazzeri	102
3	Bibb Falk	100
4	Jim Bottomley	99
4	Goose Goslin	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	29
2	Johnny Mostil	26
3	Sparky Adams	22
3	Bill Hunnefield	22
3	Sam Rice	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.30
2	Virgil Barnes	2.53
3	Ray Kremer	2.69
4	Charlie Root	2.75
5	Jesse Petty	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	22
2	Herb Pennock	21
3	Urban Shocker	18
4	Ted Lyons	17
4	Lee Meadows	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	184
2	George Uhle	129
3	Charlie Root	115
4	Walter Johnson	105
4	Dazzy Vance	105

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	Sparky Adams	.482
2	Walt French	.435
3	Ray Morehart	.417
4	Freddy Leach	.415
5	Hack Wilson	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Bell	3
2	Jack Bentley	2
2	Gabby Hartnett	2
2	High Pockets Kelly	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Grimm	16
2	Les Bell	14
3	Bill Barrett	13
4	Kiki Cuyler	12
4	Freddy Leach	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	8
1	Johnny Mostil	8
3	Cliff Heathcote	6
4	Kiki Cuyler	5
5	Hack Wilson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.29
2	Ted Lyons	0.33
3	Willis Hudlin	0.63
4	Hal Carlson	0.67
4	George Uhle	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	4
1	Dolf Luque	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Guy Bush	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	27
2	Charlie Root	20
3	Lefty Grove	16
3	Percy Jones	16
5	George Uhle	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Lefty Grove	1
2	Joe Pate	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Smith	.413
2	Heinie Manush	.400
3	Babe Ruth	.391
4	Al Simmons	.374
5	Bing Miller	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Goose Goslin	6
2	Ken Williams	6
4	Hack Wilson	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	32
2	Al Simmons	27
3	Les Bell	24
4	Billy Southworth	23
5	Lou Gehrig	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	12
2	Johnny Mostil	10
3	Cliff Heathcote	8
4	Kiki Cuyler	7
4	Doc Gautreau	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.17
2	Ted Lyons	0.89
3	Howard Ehmke	1.24
4	George Mogridge	1.26
5	Percy Jones	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	6
1	Howard Ehmke	6
1	Ray Kremer	6
1	George Uhle	6
5	2 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	36
2	Lefty Grove	33
3	Charlie Root	31
4	Earl Whitehill	29
5	Tommy Thomas	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	George Milstead	2
1	Johnny Morrison	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.387
2	Babe Ruth	.369
3	George Burns	.361
4	Sam Rice	.355
5	Goose Goslin	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Goose Goslin	21
3	Hack Wilson	19
4	Jim Bottomley	18
4	2 others tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	159
2	Harry Heilmann	124
3	Goose Goslin	122
4	Jim Bottomley	119
5	Al Simmons	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	39
2	Johnny Mostil	32
3	Max Carey	27
4	Sam Rice	26
5	Sparky Adams	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	2.66
2	Lefty Grove	2.66
3	Charlie Root	2.75
4	Pete Alexander	2.76
5	Jesse Petty	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	25
2	George Uhle	24
3	Ray Kremer	21
3	Urban Shocker	21
5	Ted Lyons	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	200
2	George Uhle	137
2	Dazzy Vance	137
4	Walter Johnson	123
5	Earl Whitehill	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	20
2	Hooks Dauss	7
3	Lefty Grove	6
3	Waite Hoyt	6
3	Sad Sam Jones	6