On This Day

Friday, September 3, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 50 .618 --
Indians 75 55 .577 5.5
Athletics 72 59 .550 9.0
Senators 69 60 .535 11.0
Tigers 68 63 .519 13.0
White Sox 64 66 .492 16.5
Browns 52 78 .400 28.5
Red Sox 42 92 .313 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 78 55 .586 --
Reds 75 54 .581 1.0
Pirates 72 53 .576 2.0
Cubs 69 61 .531 7.5
Giants 61 64 .488 13.0
Robins 61 70 .466 16.0
Phillies 48 76 .387 25.5
Braves 48 79 .378 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
1 Joe Judge 4
1 Frank Sigafoos 4
1 Jerry Standaert 4
1 Jack Tobin 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Al Simmons 1
1 Bill Terry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Judge 4
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
3 Sammy Hale 3
3 Travis Jackson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Fred Haney 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 General Crowder 0.67
1 Lefty Grove 0.67
3 George Uhle 0.38
4 Carl Mays 0.29
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Carmen Hill 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 8
2 General Crowder 4
2 Lefty Grove 4
2 Bunny Hearn 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .374
2 Heinie Manush .374
3 George Burns .367
4 Harry Heilmann .365
5 Goose Goslin .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Hack Wilson 19
3 Al Simmons 18
4 Tony Lazzeri 17
4 Ken Williams 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 132
2 Tony Lazzeri 105
3 Goose Goslin 101
4 Bibb Falk 100
5 Jim Bottomley 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 2.47
2 Virgil Barnes 2.53
3 Jesse Petty 2.72
4 Charlie Root 2.73
5 Ray Kremer 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 23
2 Herb Pennock 21
3 Urban Shocker 18
4 Ted Lyons 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 188
2 George Uhle 132
3 Charlie Root 120
4 Walter Johnson 105
4 2 others tied 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 Harry Heilmann .490
2 Ray Morehart .449
3 Sparky Adams .448
4 Joe Sewell .435
5 Earle Combs .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 3
2 Jack Bentley 2
2 Gabby Hartnett 2
2 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Bell 15
2 Joe Judge 14
3 Bill Barrett 13
4 Harry Heilmann 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 8
2 Cliff Heathcote 6
2 Johnny Mostil 6
4 Bill Barrett 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.33
2 Guy Bush 0.40
3 Hal Carlson 0.53
4 Claude Willoughby 0.73
5 George Uhle 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 4
1 Jesse Petty 4
1 George Uhle 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 24
2 Charlie Root 18
3 Lefty Grove 17
3 George Uhle 17
5 Percy Jones 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 Stan Coveleski 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .409
2 Heinie Manush .391
3 Jack Smith .388
4 Bob Fothergill .388
5 Charlie Jamieson .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Les Bell 4
2 Goose Goslin 4
2 Gabby Hartnett 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Bell 27
1 Goose Goslin 27
3 Babe Ruth 24
3 Al Simmons 24
3 Billy Southworth 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 11
2 Johnny Mostil 10
3 Cliff Heathcote 8
4 Kiki Cuyler 7
4 Doc Gautreau 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.20
2 Ted Lyons 0.89
3 Pete Alexander 0.89
4 Percy Jones 1.35
5 Emil Yde 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 7
2 Howard Ehmke 6
2 Ray Kremer 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 36
2 Lefty Grove 35
3 Charlie Root 32
4 Earl Whitehill 30
5 Tommy Thomas 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 George Milstead 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .387
2 Babe Ruth .368
3 George Burns .365
4 Goose Goslin .354
5 Al Simmons .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Goose Goslin 21
3 Al Simmons 19
3 Hack Wilson 19
5 Jim Bottomley 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 163
2 Harry Heilmann 126
3 Goose Goslin 122
4 Jim Bottomley 119
5 Al Simmons 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 38
2 Johnny Mostil 32
3 Max Carey 27
4 Sparky Adams 25
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Barnes 2.66
2 Pete Alexander 2.66
3 Charlie Root 2.73
4 Lefty Grove 2.80
5 Jesse Petty 2.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 204
2 George Uhle 140
3 Dazzy Vance 137
4 Charlie Root 120
5 Earl Whitehill 119

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