On This Day

Saturday, September 4, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	50	.621	--
Indians	75	55	.577	6.0
Athletics	72	60	.545	10.0
Senators	70	60	.538	11.0
Tigers	68	63	.519	13.5
White Sox	64	67	.489	17.5
Browns	53	78	.405	28.5
Red Sox	42	93	.311	41.5

Games

Senators 5, Red Sox 1

Yankees 3, Athletics 0

Browns 5, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	76	54	.585	--
Cardinals	78	56	.582	0.0
Pirates	72	55	.567	2.5
Cubs	71	61	.538	6.0
Giants	61	66	.480	13.5
Robins	62	70	.470	15.0
Braves	50	79	.388	25.5
Phillies	48	77	.384	25.5

Games

Robins 7, Phillies 2

Cubs 11, Pirates 2

Cubs 3, Pirates 2

Reds 5, Cardinals 0

Braves 6, Giants 2

Braves 9, Giants 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Cooney	5
1	Joe Kelly	5
1	Hack Wilson	5
4	Sparky Adams	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	Hack Wilson	1
1	Jimmie Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gene Robertson	3
1	Jack Smith	3
1	Hack Wilson	3
4	Bill Barrett	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Judge	2
2	Dick Burrus	1
2	Gus Felix	1
2	Paul Florence	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	0.78
2	Kent Greenfield	0.44
3	Lou Koupal	0.33
4	James Edwards	0.30
5	Herb Pennock	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	Kent Greenfield	4
2	Lou Koupal	4
4	James Edwards	3
4	Tom Zachary	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.374
2	Babe Ruth	.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	20
3	Al Simmons	18
4	Tony Lazzeri	17
4	Ken Williams	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	133
2	Tony Lazzeri	105
3	Goose Goslin	101
3	Hack Wilson	101
5	Bibb Falk	100

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	2.68
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	22
3	Urban Shocker	18
4	Pete Donohue	17
4	4 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	188
2	George Uhle	132
3	Charlie Root	120
4	Walter Johnson	112
5	2 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	Ray Morehart	.451
2	Harry Heilmann	.444
3	Sparky Adams	.438
4	Joe Sewell	.435
5	Charlie Jamieson	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Bell	3
2	Bill Barrett	2
2	Jack Bentley	2
2	Gabby Hartnett	2
2	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Judge	16
2	Les Bell	15
3	Charlie Grimm	13
4	Bill Barrett	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	8
2	Johnny Mostil	6
3	Cliff Heathcote	5
4	Bill Barrett	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.33
2	Claude Willoughby	0.73
3	George Uhle	0.75
4	Pete Alexander	0.84
5	Guy Bush	0.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Petty	4
1	George Uhle	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Guy Bush	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	24
2	Walter Johnson	20
3	Charlie Root	18
4	George Uhle	17
5	Lefty Grove	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Sarge Connally	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.406
2	Babe Ruth	.402
3	Charlie Jamieson	.398
4	Al Simmons	.385
5	Harry Heilmann	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Hack Wilson	5
3	Les Bell	4
3	Goose Goslin	4
5	11 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	27
2	Les Bell	26
3	Babe Ruth	25
4	Al Simmons	23
4	Billy Southworth	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	11
2	Johnny Mostil	10
3	Cliff Heathcote	8
4	Kiki Cuyler	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.51
2	Ted Lyons	0.52
3	Pete Alexander	0.89
4	George Uhle	1.38
5	Emil Yde	1.45

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	35
3	Walter Johnson	32
3	Charlie Root	32
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	2
1	George Milstead	2
1	Johnny Morrison	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.389
2	Babe Ruth	.368
3	George Burns	.364
4	Goose Goslin	.354
5	Al Simmons	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Goose Goslin	21
3	Hack Wilson	20
4	Al Simmons	19
5	Jim Bottomley	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	164
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	Pete Alexander	2.66
2	Charlie Root	2.73
3	Virgil Barnes	2.78
4	Lefty Grove	2.80
5	George Uhle	2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	204
2	George Uhle	140
3	Dazzy Vance	137
4	Walter Johnson	125
5	Charlie Root	120

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