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# Sidelights April 22, 1926
- URL: https://www.diamondghosts.com/sidelights-april-22-1926/
- Published: 2026-04-23T03:04:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-23T03:04:07.000Z
- Author: Diamond Ghosts

## SIDELIGHTS OF YESTERDAY’S GAMES

### FIVE LEADING BATTERS

**(Both Leagues)**

| Player                                                                                                                              | Team      | G | AB | R | H  | Pct. |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | - | -- | - | -- | ---- |
| **[Flagstead](https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/flagair01.shtml&ref=diamondghosts.com)** | Red Sox   | 7 | 31 | 6 | 16 | .516 |
| **[Dykes](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dykesji01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com)**                                     | Athletics | 8 | 33 | 4 | 16 | .485 |
| **[Spurgeon](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/spurgfr01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com)**                                  | Indians   | 7 | 31 | 6 | 15 | .484 |
| **[Hornsby](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hornsro01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com)**                                   | Cards     | 8 | 32 | 5 | 14 | .438 |
| **[Johnston](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsji01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com)**                                  | Braves    | 8 | 23 | 1 | 10 | .435 |

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Idle for a day, the New York Giants, held first place in the National League. The Detroit Tygers fell out of a triple tie for the lead in the American League leaving the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians setting the pace.

![Tom Zachary - MLB Pitcher](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9d/ed/9ded1188-58c0-4dc4-a383-eccc24fe015e/content/images/2026/04/image-15.png)

Tom Zachary - Traded to the St. Louis Browns

[**Tom Zachary**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zachato01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com), traded by [**Bucky Harris**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harribu01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) to St. Louis for [**Joe Bush**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bushjo01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com), beat Bush into the win column. He allowed only four hits to the Chicago White Sox, besting [**Urban Faber**](https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/faberur01.shtml&ref=diamondghosts.com).

[**Gus Johns**](https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsgu01.shtml&ref=diamondghosts.com), rookie Detroit pitcher fooled the Indians last week but they found him out and blasted him out of the box.

For the second time in four days, [**Waite Hoyt**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoytwa01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) rushed into the relief of [**Sam Jones**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonessa01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) and saved the day for the Yanks. [**The Babe**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) got a hit and stole a base. [**Combs**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/combsea01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) hit a homer with two on and [**Bob Meusel**](https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/meuselbo01.shtml&ref=diamondghosts.com) rapped one for four bases. The other Yanks were rather peaceful.

A homer by [**Joe Harris**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harrijo01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) was the only hit the Nats were able to get off [**Eddie Rommel**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rommeed01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) in eight innings, but singles by [**Ruether**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruethdu01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com), a pinch hitter, and [**Goslin**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gosligo01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) in the ninth scored another run.

[**Heathcote**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/heathcl01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com), cub outfielder, hit two doubles in three times up, scored two runs and made three circus catches.

[**Jimmy Dykes**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dykesji01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com), Athletic infielder, got four singles in four times up and became the second American League hitter.

[**Rogers Hornsby**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hornsro01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) didn’t get a chance to hit but was pushed up into first place in the National League with an average of .438.

[**Tavener**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tavenja01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) and [**Fothergill**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fothebo01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com), [**Ty Cobb's**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cobbty01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) star hitters, joined the first five American League batters holding fourth and fifth place with .409 and .407.