On This Day

Thursday, September 9, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 52 .620 --
Indians 77 60 .562 8.0
Senators 72 60 .545 10.5
Athletics 73 61 .545 10.5
Tigers 71 67 .514 14.5
White Sox 70 67 .511 15.0
Browns 55 82 .401 30.0
Red Sox 43 97 .307 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 57 .587 --
Reds 77 59 .566 3.0
Pirates 76 59 .563 3.5
Cubs 75 63 .543 6.0
Giants 64 68 .485 14.0
Robins 64 73 .467 16.5
Phillies 51 79 .392 26.0
Braves 52 82 .388 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Butler 4
1 Bibb Falk 4
1 Freddy Leach 4
1 Harry McCurdy 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 4
2 Babe Herman 3
3 Bullet Joe Bush 2
3 Dick Cox 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earle Combs 2
2 Herschel Bennett 1
2 Jimmy Cooney 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Thomas 1.14
2 Sarge Connally 0.56
3 Tony Kaufmann 0.43
4 Bob Shawkey 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Sam Gibson 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Thomas 8
2 Sarge Connally 5
3 Bullet Joe Bush 4
4 Foster Edwards 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dazzy Vance 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .375
2 Babe Ruth .371
3 Harry Heilmann .369
4 Goose Goslin .362
5 George Burns .359

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 137
2 Tony Lazzeri 106
2 Hack Wilson 106
4 Bibb Falk 104
5 Goose Goslin 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 29
2 Johnny Mostil 27
3 Bill Hunnefield 23
3 Sam Rice 23
5 Sparky Adams 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 Lee Meadows 18
4 Flint Rhem 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 188
2 George Uhle 137
3 Charlie Root 122
4 Tommy Thomas 116
5 Walter Johnson 112

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 Benny Bengough .515
2 Freddy Leach .462
3 Heinie Manush .439
4 Cuckoo Christensen .419
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Les Bell 3
2 Freddy Leach 3
4 Bill Barrett 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Barrett 16
2 Babe Ruth 15
3 Les Bell 13
3 Rogers Hornsby 13
3 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl McNeely 5
1 Johnny Mostil 5
1 Jack Tobin 5
4 Bill Barrett 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jakie May 0.45
2 Ted Lyons 0.50
3 Stan Coveleski 0.61
4 Ernie Wingard 0.63
5 Carmen Hill 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Sarge Connally 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 20
2 Jakie May 18
2 Tommy Thomas 18
4 Sarge Connally 17
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
3 Stan Coveleski 1
3 Walt Huntzinger 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .414
2 Freddy Leach .413
3 Al Simmons .384
4 Bing Miller .383
5 Heinie Manush .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
1 Cy Williams 5
1 Hack Wilson 5
5 Freddy Leach 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddy Leach 27
2 Les Bell 25
3 Babe Ruth 24
3 Hack Wilson 24
5 Charlie Grimm 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.21
2 Guy Bush 0.49
3 Pete Alexander 1.43
4 Jakie May 1.50
5 Howard Ehmke 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
1 Howard Ehmke 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Ray Kremer 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Thomas 34
2 Lefty Grove 33
2 Charlie Root 33
4 Jakie May 32
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Stan Coveleski 1
3 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .388
2 Heinie Manush .369
3 Babe Ruth .367
4 George Burns .358
5 Goose Goslin .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
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 167
2 Harry Heilmann 125
3 Al Simmons 118
4 Goose Goslin 117
5 Bibb Falk 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Johnny Mostil 32
3 Max Carey 26
4 Sparky Adams 25
5 Sam Rice 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Root 2.64
2 Pete Alexander 2.70
3 Virgil Barnes 2.81
4 Lefty Grove 2.81
5 Stan Coveleski 2.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 202
2 George Uhle 139
3 Dazzy Vance 128
4 Walter Johnson 124
5 Charlie Root 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 20
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Lefty Grove 6
3 Sad Sam Jones 6
5 4 tied 5