On This Day

Tuesday, September 7, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	84	51	.622	--
Indians	77	58	.570	7.0
Senators	72	60	.545	10.5
Athletics	73	61	.545	10.5
Tigers	69	67	.507	15.5
White Sox	68	67	.504	16.0
Browns	55	80	.407	29.0
Red Sox	42	96	.304	43.5

Games

White Sox 4, Tigers 2

Yankees 4, Red Sox 2

Browns 8, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	81	57	.587	--
Reds	77	57	.575	2.0
Pirates	73	58	.557	4.5
Cubs	74	62	.544	6.0
Giants	62	67	.481	14.5
Robins	63	72	.467	16.5
Phillies	50	78	.391	26.0
Braves	51	80	.389	26.5

Games

Giants 7, Braves 2

Braves 7, Giants 5

Cubs 8, Reds 5

Phillies 5, Robins 0

Cardinals 8, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Brown	5
1	Dick Burrus	5
3	Travis Jackson	4
3	Irish Meusel	4
5	16 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Freddie Lindstrom	1
1	Bill Terry	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Andy High	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	Wally Schang	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Bibb Falk	1
1	Howard Freigau	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wayland Dean	0.57
2	George Uhle	0.45
3	Larry Benton	0.33
4	Bill Sherdel	0.22
5	2 tied	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Wayland Dean	1
1	James Edwards	1
1	Chet Falk	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	5
2	Larry Benton	4
2	Wayland Dean	4
4	Virgil Barnes	3
5	5 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.376
2	Babe Ruth	.374
3	Harry Heilmann	.365
4	Goose Goslin	.362
5	George Burns	.360

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	135
2	Tony Lazzeri	105
3	Hack Wilson	104
4	Bibb Falk	102
4	Goose Goslin	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	29
2	Johnny Mostil	26
3	Sam Rice	23
4	Sparky Adams	22
4	Bill Hunnefield	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.47
2	Charlie Root	2.64
3	Guy Bush	2.72
4	Ray Kremer	2.76
5	Jesse Petty	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	23
2	Herb Pennock	22
3	Urban Shocker	19
4	Flint Rhem	18
5	6 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	188
2	George Uhle	137
3	Charlie Root	122
4	Walter Johnson	112
5	Dazzy Vance	111

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	.473
2	Cuckoo Christensen	.463
3	Earle Combs	.436
4	Freddy Leach	.434
5	Heinie Manush	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Bell	3
2	Bill Barrett	2
2	Jack Bentley	2
2	Gabby Hartnett	2
2	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	16
2	Bill Barrett	15
3	Les Bell	14
3	Charlie Grimm	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	6
2	Cliff Heathcote	5
2	Earl McNeely	5
2	Jack Tobin	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jakie May	0.45
2	Ted Lyons	0.50
3	Garland Buckeye	0.56
4	Stan Coveleski	0.61
5	Ernie Wingard	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Guy Bush	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	General Crowder	3
1	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	21
2	Walter Johnson	20
3	Jakie May	18
4	Charlie Root	16
5	Percy Jones	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	Johnny Morrison	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.409
2	Charlie Jamieson	.400
3	Freddy Leach	.392
4	Al Simmons	.389
5	Heinie Manush	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Les Bell	5
2	Hack Wilson	5
4	Goose Goslin	4
5	8 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Bell	25
1	Freddy Leach	25
3	Goose Goslin	24
3	Charlie Grimm	24
3	Babe Ruth	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	10
2	Johnny Mostil	9
3	Cliff Heathcote	8
4	Earl McNeely	7
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.49
2	Ted Lyons	0.52
3	Pete Alexander	1.43
4	Howard Ehmke	1.58
5	Flint Rhem	1.61

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	37
2	Lefty Grove	33
2	Charlie Root	33
4	Walter Johnson	29
4	Earl Whitehill	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	Johnny Morrison	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	14 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.388
2	Babe Ruth	.369
3	Heinie Manush	.363
4	George Burns	.360
5	Goose Goslin	.359

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	166
2	Harry Heilmann	127
3	Al Simmons	119
4	Goose Goslin	118
5	Jim Bottomley	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	38
2	Johnny Mostil	32
3	Max Carey	27
4	Sparky Adams	25
4	Sam Rice	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Root	2.64
2	Pete Alexander	2.68
3	Lefty Grove	2.80
4	Virgil Barnes	2.81
5	Hal Carlson	2.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	204
2	George Uhle	145
3	Dazzy Vance	134
4	Walter Johnson	125
5	Charlie Root	122

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