On This Day

Thursday, September 16, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	87	56	.608	--
Indians	83	61	.576	4.5
Athletics	76	63	.547	9.0
Senators	75	65	.536	10.5
White Sox	73	70	.510	14.0
Tigers	74	71	.510	14.0
Browns	58	85	.406	29.0
Red Sox	45	100	.310	43.0

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 4

Indians 2, Yankees 1

Indians 5, Yankees 0

Senators 3, Tigers 2

Browns 1, Athletics 0

Athletics 5, Browns 1

Senators 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	85	60	.586	--
Cardinals	85	60	.586	0.0
Pirates	80	64	.556	4.5
Cubs	77	68	.531	8.0
Giants	67	73	.479	15.5
Robins	66	79	.455	19.0
Braves	58	83	.411	25.0
Phillies	53	84	.387	28.0

Games

Robins 2, Pirates 1

Braves 4, Cubs 1

Reds 3, Giants 0

Cardinals 23, Phillies 3

Cardinals 10, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chick Hafey	6
1	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Taylor Douthit	5
4	Jim Bottomley	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Poole	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	7
2	Jim Bottomley	5
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
4	Heinie Manush	3
4	Pid Purdy	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Taylor Douthit	2
1	Billy Southworth	2
3	Sparky Adams	1
3	Johnny Butler	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	0.86
2	Pete Donohue	0.75
3	Sam Gray	0.45
4	Win Ballou	0.43
5	2 tied	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Garland Buckeye	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Win Ballou	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
3	Sam Gray	5
4	Pete Rambo	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Hi Bell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.377
2	Babe Ruth	.369
3	George Burns	.365
4	Harry Heilmann	.362
5	Goose Goslin	.359

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	141
2	Jim Bottomley	108
2	George Burns	108
2	Tony Lazzeri	108
2	Hack Wilson	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	32
2	Johnny Mostil	31
3	Sparky Adams	23
3	Bill Hunnefield	23
3	Sam Rice	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.44
2	Ray Kremer	2.61
3	Charlie Root	2.70
4	Jesse Petty	2.85
5	Guy Bush	2.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	24
2	Herb Pennock	22
3	Pete Donohue	19
3	Ray Kremer	19
3	4 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	196
2	George Uhle	147
3	Charlie Root	126
4	Tommy Thomas	121
5	Walter Johnson	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	21
2	Hooks Dauss	9
3	Chick Davies	6
3	Lefty Grove	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddy Leach	.424
2	Luke Sewell	.419
3	Cy Williams	.405
4	Dick Burrus	.404
5	Al Simmons	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	5
2	George Grantham	4
3	Paul Waner	3
4	Bubbles Hargrave	2
4	8 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	16
1	High Pockets Kelly	16
3	George Grantham	14
4	Chick Hafey	13
4	Cy Williams	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	5
2	Earle Combs	4
2	Fred Haney	4
2	Freddie Lindstrom	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Cooney	0.00
2	Sam Gibson	0.39
3	Jesse Barnes	0.50
4	Pete Donohue	0.50
5	Foster Edwards	0.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	3
1	Sam Gibson	3
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	Carl Mays	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	18
2	Tommy Thomas	16
3	Eppa Rixey	14
4	Sheriff Blake	13
4	Walter Johnson	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
3	Hi Bell	1
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddy Leach	.409
2	Harry Heilmann	.398
3	Cuckoo Christensen	.395
4	Heinie Manush	.392
5	Earle Combs	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	5
2	Les Bell	4
2	George Grantham	4
2	High Pockets Kelly	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Grimm	27
1	Rogers Hornsby	27
3	High Pockets Kelly	24
4	Les Bell	23
4	Freddy Leach	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	13
2	Sparky Adams	9
3	Kiki Cuyler	8
4	Cliff Heathcote	7
5	Earl McNeely	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.97
2	Pete Donohue	1.30
3	Jakie May	1.38
4	Garland Buckeye	1.40
5	Guy Bush	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	7
2	Pete Alexander	5
2	Guy Bush	5
2	Howard Ehmke	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	32
1	George Uhle	32
3	Charlie Root	31
4	Lefty Grove	28
4	Jakie May	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Johnny Morrison	2
1	Tommy Thomas	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.385
2	Heinie Manush	.373
3	Babe Ruth	.365
4	George Burns	.360
5	Al Simmons	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Hack Wilson	21
3	Goose Goslin	19
4	Al Simmons	18
5	4 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	162
2	Harry Heilmann	123
3	Jim Bottomley	115
3	Goose Goslin	115
5	Bibb Falk	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	38
2	Johnny Mostil	35
3	Sparky Adams	25
4	Frankie Frisch	24
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.65
2	Ray Kremer	2.68
3	Charlie Root	2.70
4	Pete Alexander	2.75
5	Ted Lyons	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	24
2	Ray Kremer	23
2	Herb Pennock	23
4	Urban Shocker	21
5	4 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	204
2	George Uhle	147
3	Charlie Root	126
4	Walter Johnson	125
5	Dazzy Vance	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	22
2	Hooks Dauss	9
3	Chick Davies	6
3	Lefty Grove	6
3	Sad Sam Jones	6