On This Day

Friday, September 24, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 61 .593 --
Indians 87 64 .576 2.5
Athletics 81 66 .551 6.5
Senators 80 67 .544 7.5
White Sox 79 71 .527 10.0
Tigers 77 75 .507 13.0
Browns 60 90 .400 29.0
Red Sox 46 105 .305 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 89 63 .586 --
Reds 86 66 .566 3.0
Pirates 83 68 .550 5.5
Cubs 81 70 .536 7.5
Giants 71 77 .480 16.0
Robins 69 81 .460 19.0
Braves 63 84 .429 23.5
Phillies 56 89 .386 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Dick Attreau 3
2 Al Nixon 3
2 Wally Pipp 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bubbles Hargrave 1
1 Billy Southworth 1
1 Bill Terry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Attreau 4
1 Bubbles Hargrave 4
3 Bill Terry 3
4 Jack Knight 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taylor Douthit 1
1 Hod Ford 1
1 Al Nixon 1
1 Billy Southworth 1
1 Russ Wrightstone 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Willoughby 0.50
2 Dolf Luque 0.22
2 Eddie Rommel 0.22
4 Hugh McQuillan 0.17
4 George Uhle 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1
1 Claude Willoughby 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Willoughby 5
2 Dolf Luque 2
2 Eddie Rommel 2
2 George Uhle 2
5 4 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Lucas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .372
2 Babe Ruth .368
3 Harry Heilmann .364
4 Goose Goslin .361
5 George Burns .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Hack Wilson 21
3 Jim Bottomley 19
3 Al Simmons 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 145
2 Jim Bottomley 119
3 Tony Lazzeri 114
4 George Burns 111
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 35
2 Kiki Cuyler 34
3 Sparky Adams 27
4 Taylor Douthit 25
4 Bill Hunnefield 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.46
2 Ray Kremer 2.61
3 Charlie Root 2.76
4 Guy Bush 2.78
5 George Uhle 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 26
2 Herb Pennock 22
3 Ray Kremer 20
3 Flint Rhem 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 197
2 George Uhle 156
3 Charlie Root 127
3 Tommy Thomas 127
5 Dazzy Vance 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 22
2 Hooks Dauss 9
3 Chick Davies 6
3 Lefty Grove 6
3 Joe Pate 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .431
2 Travis Jackson .415
3 Jim Bottomley .404
4 Rube Lutzke .400
5 Cy Williams .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Grantham 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Bubbles Hargrave 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
2 Paul Waner 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 19
2 Paul Waner 16
3 Al Simmons 13
4 Bubbles Hargrave 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 8
2 Taylor Douthit 6
3 Sparky Adams 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 5
5 Billy Southworth 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Genewich 0.00
2 Garland Buckeye 0.50
3 Foster Edwards 0.54
4 Sloppy Thurston 0.61
5 Myles Thomas 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 George Uhle 3
1 Rube Walberg 3
4 Jesse Barnes 2
4 31 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 19
2 Eppa Rixey 15
3 Sam Gray 14
3 Dazzy Vance 14
3 Claude Willoughby 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Joe Pate 2
4 Virgil Barnes 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Leach .404
2 Al Simmons .398
3 Cy Williams .394
4 Heinie Manush .391
5 Cuckoo Christensen .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 7
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 George Grantham 4
4 Les Bell 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 25
2 Jim Bottomley 23
2 Babe Ruth 23
2 Al Simmons 23
5 5 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 13
2 Sparky Adams 8
3 Taylor Douthit 7
3 Earl McNeely 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Foster Edwards 0.72
2 Garland Buckeye 0.86
3 Sloppy Thurston 1.38
4 Stan Coveleski 1.56
5 Pete Donohue 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 6
2 Stan Coveleski 5
2 Sam Gibson 5
2 Ray Kremer 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 40
2 Walter Johnson 30
3 Tommy Thomas 29
4 Dazzy Vance 24
5 Sarge Connally 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Joe Pate 3
4 Hooks Dauss 2
4 3 others tied 2