On This Day

Sunday, August 29, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 47 .627 --
Indians 73 55 .570 7.0
Athletics 70 57 .551 9.5
Tigers 66 59 .528 12.5
Senators 64 60 .516 14.0
White Sox 61 65 .484 18.0
Browns 52 76 .406 28.0
Red Sox 42 88 .323 39.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 49 .588 --
Reds 73 53 .579 0.5
Cardinals 72 53 .576 1.0
Cubs 68 57 .544 5.0
Giants 59 64 .480 13.0
Robins 60 69 .465 15.0
Braves 48 75 .390 24.0
Phillies 45 75 .375 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sparky Adams 4
2 Clyde Beck 3
2 Mark Koenig 3
2 Muddy Ruel 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Irish Meusel 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 Jackie Tavener 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gus Felix 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
4 Vic Aldridge 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 2
2 Sparky Adams 1
2 Jimmy Cooney 1
2 Dick Cox 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Aldridge 0.86
2 Tommy Thomas 0.67
3 George Uhle 0.42
4 Carl Mays 0.31
5 Jesse Petty 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Jesse Petty 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 Urban Shocker 1
1 George Uhle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Aldridge 6
2 George Uhle 5
3 Carl Mays 4
3 Tommy Thomas 4
5 General Crowder 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .376
2 Heinie Manush .366
3 George Burns .365
4 Harry Heilmann .361
5 Goose Goslin .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Hack Wilson 19
3 Al Simmons 17
3 Ken Williams 17
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 126
2 Tony Lazzeri 100
3 Jim Bottomley 97
3 Goose Goslin 97
5 2 tied 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 28
2 Johnny Mostil 24
3 Sparky Adams 22
3 Bill Hunnefield 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.30
2 Virgil Barnes 2.53
3 Charlie Root 2.75
4 Jesse Petty 2.75
5 Don Songer 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 22
2 Herb Pennock 21
3 Urban Shocker 18
4 Lee Meadows 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 184
2 George Uhle 129
3 Charlie Root 115
4 Dazzy Vance 105
5 Tommy Thomas 102

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 Walt French .444
2 Sparky Adams .429
3 Bob Fothergill .421
4 Paul Waner .407
5 George Grantham .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 4
2 Les Bell 2
2 Gabby Hartnett 2
2 High Pockets Kelly 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Grimm 16
2 Les Bell 14
3 Gus Felix 12
3 Billy Southworth 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 8
2 Cliff Heathcote 6
2 Johnny Mostil 6
4 Dick Cox 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.00
2 Guy Bush 0.33
3 Sam Gibson 0.47
4 Sheriff Blake 0.50
5 George Mogridge 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 4
1 George Uhle 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Guy Bush 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 23
2 Jakie May 18
3 Lefty Grove 16
4 George Uhle 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 General Crowder 1
2 Pete Donohue 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Smith .441
2 Goose Goslin .388
3 Babe Ruth .382
4 Bing Miller .380
5 Heinie Manush .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Goose Goslin 8
3 Ken Williams 7
4 Hack Wilson 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 33
2 Al Simmons 26
3 Les Bell 23
3 Billy Southworth 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 12
2 Cliff Heathcote 10
3 Johnny Mostil 8
4 Doc Gautreau 7
5 Kiki Cuyler 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.19
2 Ted Lyons 0.87
3 George Mogridge 0.96
4 Sam Gibson 1.14
5 Howard Ehmke 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
1 Howard Ehmke 6
1 George Uhle 6
4 Ray Kremer 5
4 Dolf Luque 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 35
2 Charlie Root 31
3 Tommy Thomas 28
3 Earl Whitehill 28
5 Jakie May 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
2 Pete Alexander 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
2 George Milstead 2
2 Johnny Morrison 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .385
2 Babe Ruth .370
3 George Burns .362
4 George Grantham .360
5 Sam Rice .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Goose Goslin 21
3 Al Simmons 19
3 Hack Wilson 19
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 157
2 Harry Heilmann 128
3 Goose Goslin 123
4 Jim Bottomley 122
5 Al Simmons 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Johnny Mostil 30
3 Max Carey 27
4 Sparky Adams 26
5 Sam Rice 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Barnes 2.58
2 Lefty Grove 2.65
3 Charlie Root 2.75
4 Pete Alexander 2.76
5 Jesse Petty 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 25
2 George Uhle 24
3 Urban Shocker 22
4 Ray Kremer 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 201
2 Dazzy Vance 143
3 George Uhle 137
4 Earl Whitehill 116
5 2 tied 115

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