On This Day

Saturday, September 11, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	52	.623	--
Indians	79	60	.568	7.5
Athletics	74	61	.548	10.5
Senators	72	62	.537	12.0
Tigers	71	68	.511	15.5
White Sox	70	69	.504	16.5
Browns	56	83	.403	30.5
Red Sox	44	97	.312	43.5

Games

Athletics 11, White Sox 5

Indians 8, Senators 1

Indians 3, Senators 2

Yankees 10, Tigers 8

Red Sox 5, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	82	59	.582	--
Reds	79	60	.568	2.0
Pirates	77	61	.558	3.5
Cubs	76	64	.543	5.5
Giants	65	69	.485	13.5
Robins	65	74	.468	16.0
Braves	54	83	.394	26.0
Phillies	52	80	.394	25.5

Games

Cardinals 2, Braves 0

Braves 4, Cardinals 3

Giants 5, Robins 3

Robins 6, Giants 0

Cubs 10, Phillies 6

Reds 10, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tris Speaker	5
2	Jack Fournier	4
2	Babe Herman	4
2	Buddy Myer	4
2	Joe Sewell	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Bohne	1
1	Doc Farrell	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Grantham	4
1	Pete Scott	4
1	Al Simmons	4
4	Doc Farrell	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bibb Falk	2
2	Dick Burrus	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Bucky Harris	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Barnes	0.67
2	Hugh McQuillan	0.56
3	Sherry Smith	0.44
4	Lefty Grove	0.40
5	Del Lundgren	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hugh McQuillan	5
2	Jesse Barnes	4
2	Sam Gray	4
2	Jesse Petty	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tony Kaufmann	1
1	Urban Shocker	1
1	Ted Wingfield	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.376
2	Babe Ruth	.375
3	Harry Heilmann	.368
4	Goose Goslin	.358
5	George Burns	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Hack Wilson	21
3	Al Simmons	18
4	Les Bell	17
4	2 others tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	140
2	Hack Wilson	108
3	Tony Lazzeri	106
4	Bibb Falk	104
5	Goose Goslin	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	30
2	Johnny Mostil	28
3	Bill Hunnefield	23
3	Sam Rice	23
5	Sparky Adams	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.48
2	Charlie Root	2.64
3	Ray Kremer	2.72
4	George Uhle	2.80
5	Jesse Petty	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	24
2	Herb Pennock	22
3	Urban Shocker	19
4	Ray Kremer	18
4	4 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	190
2	George Uhle	140
3	Charlie Root	123
4	Tommy Thomas	116
5	Walter Johnson	114

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	Freddy Leach	.491
2	Benny Bengough	.486
3	Al Simmons	.471
4	Heinie Manush	.433
5	Bubbles Hargrave	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	5
2	Les Bell	3
2	Freddy Leach	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
5	7 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	18
2	Bill Barrett	14
2	Les Bell	14
2	Rogers Hornsby	14
2	Hack Wilson	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	6
2	Bibb Falk	5
3	Bill Barrett	4
3	Earle Combs	4
3	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Cooney	0.00
2	Bill Sherdel	0.96
3	Dutch Ulrich	1.13
4	Howard Ehmke	1.25
5	Stan Coveleski	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	3
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	Hugh McQuillan	3
1	George Murray	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lil Stoner	18
1	Tommy Thomas	18
3	Walter Johnson	17
4	George Uhle	16
5	Bob Shawkey	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
2	Stan Coveleski	1
2	Walt Huntzinger	1
2	Tony Kaufmann	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddy Leach	.425
2	Al Simmons	.419
3	Harry Heilmann	.400
4	Charlie Jamieson	.390
5	Bing Miller	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	6
2	Les Bell	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
2	Cy Williams	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddy Leach	27
2	Les Bell	25
2	Charlie Grimm	25
4	Rogers Hornsby	24
4	2 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	11
2	Sparky Adams	9
3	Cliff Heathcote	7
3	Earl McNeely	7
5	Kiki Cuyler	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.77
2	Jakie May	1.50
3	Howard Ehmke	1.58
4	Guy Bush	1.58
5	Stan Coveleski	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howard Ehmke	6
1	Ray Kremer	6
1	George Uhle	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	Guy Bush	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	32
2	Lefty Grove	31
2	Charlie Root	31
4	Tommy Thomas	30
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	Johnny Morrison	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Stan Coveleski	1
3	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.393
2	Heinie Manush	.369
3	Babe Ruth	.366
4	George Burns	.359
5	Al Simmons	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Goose Goslin	21
2	Hack Wilson	21
4	Al Simmons	19
5	Les Bell	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	164
2	Harry Heilmann	125
3	Al Simmons	118
4	Goose Goslin	117
5	Bibb Falk	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	38
2	Johnny Mostil	33
3	Max Carey	25
4	Sparky Adams	24
4	Sam Rice	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Root	2.64
2	Pete Alexander	2.79
3	Lefty Grove	2.80
4	Ray Kremer	2.84
5	Stan Coveleski	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	25
2	Herb Pennock	24
3	Ray Kremer	22
4	Urban Shocker	21
5	Ted Lyons	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	202
2	George Uhle	142
3	Dazzy Vance	128
4	Walter Johnson	126
5	Charlie Root	123

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