On This Day

Sunday, September 5, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	50	.621	--
Indians	76	56	.576	6.0
Athletics	72	60	.545	10.0
Senators	71	60	.542	10.5
Tigers	69	64	.519	13.5
White Sox	65	67	.492	17.0
Browns	53	79	.402	29.0
Red Sox	42	94	.309	42.0

Games

Indians 8, Tigers 7

Tigers 2, Indians 0

White Sox 9, Browns 8

Senators 6, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	79	56	.585	--
Reds	76	55	.580	1.0
Pirates	72	56	.563	3.5
Cubs	72	61	.541	6.0
Giants	61	66	.480	14.0
Robins	62	70	.470	15.5
Braves	50	79	.388	26.0
Phillies	48	77	.384	26.0

Games

Cubs 7, Pirates 6

Cardinals 7, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Jamieson	5
1	Heinie Manush	5
1	Homer Summa	5
4	George Sisler	4
4	Jackie Tavener	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Bell	1
1	Chuck Dressen	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Fothergill	4
2	Bill Barrett	3
3	Buck Crouse	2
3	Kiki Cuyler	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Earl McNeely	1
1	Bobby Reeves	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Gibson	0.60
2	Win Ballou	0.30
2	Tommy Thomas	0.30
4	Dolf Luque	0.27
5	Stan Coveleski	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Garland Buckeye	1
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Garland Buckeye	4
1	Sarge Connally	4
3	Win Ballou	3
3	Sam Gibson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Walt Huntzinger	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.378
2	Babe Ruth	.374
3	George Burns	.364
4	Goose Goslin	.363
5	Harry Heilmann	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Hack Wilson	20
3	Al Simmons	18
4	Les Bell	17
4	2 others tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	133
2	Tony Lazzeri	105
3	Hack Wilson	103
4	Goose Goslin	102
5	Bibb Falk	101

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	Tommy Thomas	108

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	Charlie Jamieson	.444
2	Ray Morehart	.442
3	Heinie Manush	.426
4	Cuckoo Christensen	.424
5	Sparky Adams	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Bell	4
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	Bill Barrett	15
2	Les Bell	15
4	Kiki Cuyler	12
4	8 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	7
2	Cliff Heathcote	5
2	Earl McNeely	5
2	Johnny Mostil	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.50
2	Garland Buckeye	0.56
3	George Uhle	0.75
4	Guy Bush	0.85
5	Howard Ehmke	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	24
2	Walter Johnson	20
3	George Uhle	17
4	Lefty Grove	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	2
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Sarge Connally	1
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.423
2	Charlie Jamieson	.418
3	Babe Ruth	.405
4	Al Simmons	.394
5	Hack Wilson	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Les Bell	5
2	Hack Wilson	5
4	Goose Goslin	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	28
2	Les Bell	26
3	Babe Ruth	23
4	Al Simmons	22
4	Hack Wilson	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	10
2	Johnny Mostil	9
3	Cliff Heathcote	8
4	Kiki Cuyler	7
4	Earl McNeely	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.51
2	Ted Lyons	0.52
3	Pete Alexander	1.21
4	George Uhle	1.38
5	Percy Jones	1.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Guy Bush	6
1	Howard Ehmke	6
1	George Uhle	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	36
2	Lefty Grove	35
3	Charlie Root	31
4	Walter Johnson	29
4	Earl Whitehill	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
3	Vic Aldridge	1
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.386
2	Babe Ruth	.368
3	Heinie Manush	.364
4	George Burns	.361
5	Goose Goslin	.355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	164
2	Harry Heilmann	127
3	Jim Bottomley	119
3	Goose Goslin	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	Sam Rice	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pete Alexander	2.68
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