Behind Pete Donohue, the Reds whip the Giants, 11 – 6, and move into first place. Led by the National League’s two top contact hitters – C Bubbles Hargrave at .353 and OF Cuckoo Christensen at .350 – and the pitching of Donohue, Carl Mays and Eppa Rixey, they’ll stay in first until mid-July.

On May 15, 1926 — Behind Pete Donohue, the Reds whip the Giants, 11 – 6, and move into first place. Led by the National League’s two top contact hitters – C Bubbles Hargrave at .353 and OF Cuckoo Christensen at .350 – and the pitching of Donohue, Carl Mays and Eppa Rixey, they’ll stay in first until mid-July.

Source:
Baseball Reference May 15