On This Day

Wednesday, June 2, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	33	12	.733	--
Athletics	28	21	.571	7.0
White Sox	25	22	.532	9.0
Senators	24	22	.522	9.5
Tigers	24	23	.511	10.0
Indians	23	23	.500	10.5
Browns	15	31	.326	18.5
Red Sox	13	31	.295	19.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Athletics 4

Athletics 5, Red Sox 1

Indians 13, Tigers 1

Tigers 7, Indians 0

Yankees 9, Senators 5

Yankees 5, Senators 4

White Sox 6, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	29	16	.644	--
Cubs	24	18	.571	3.5
Pirates	23	18	.561	4.0
Robins	21	21	.500	6.5
Cardinals	24	25	.490	7.0
Giants	22	23	.489	7.0
Phillies	17	26	.395	11.0
Braves	14	27	.341	13.0

Games

Braves 12, Robins 5

Braves 12, Robins 11

Cardinals 14, Cubs 6

Giants 5, Phillies 4

Phillies 7, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zack Wheat	6
2	Doc Farrell	5
2	Andy High	5
2	Bing Miller	5
2	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Brown	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Dick Burrus	1
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Brown	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	George Burns	4
3	Tony Lazzeri	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Brown	1
1	Andy Cohen	1
1	Bibb Falk	1
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Thomas	0.82
2	Walter Johnson	0.55
3	Sheriff Blake	0.50
3	Bunny Hearn	0.50
5	Red Ruffing	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Jack Quinn	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	9
2	Larry Benton	6
2	Walter Johnson	6
4	Waite Hoyt	5
4	Claude Willoughby	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Chick Davies	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	Herb Pennock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.383
2	Ty Cobb	.373
3	Kiki Cuyler	.373
4	Goose Goslin	.371
5	George Burns	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Jim Bottomley	9
3	Al Simmons	8
4	Les Bell	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	56
2	Hack Wilson	47
3	Goose Goslin	43
4	Jim Bottomley	42
5	2 tied	41

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	12
2	Bob Meusel	11
3	Sam Rice	10
4	Frankie Frisch	8
4	3 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	1.61
2	Lefty Grove	2.29
3	Jesse Petty	2.30
4	Jack Quinn	2.47
5	Hal Carlson	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	10
2	Ted Lyons	9
3	Waite Hoyt	8
3	Flint Rhem	8
5	7 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	73
2	George Uhle	56
3	Charlie Root	42
4	Earl Whitehill	41
5	Walter Johnson	38

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Hooks Dauss	4
2	Chick Davies	4
4	Sloppy Thurston	3
5	7 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.471
2	Pie Traynor	.449
3	Sam Rice	.417
4	Kiki Cuyler	.415
5	Bibb Falk	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Simmons	5
2	Mickey Cochrane	4
2	Cliff Heathcote	4
2	Harry Heilmann	4
2	Babe Ruth	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	20
2	Bibb Falk	16
2	Rogers Hornsby	16
4	Ty Cobb	15
4	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	5
1	Sam Rice	5
3	Eddie Collins	4
3	Taylor Douthit	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	0.39
2	Curly Ogden	0.64
3	Joe Pate	0.69
4	Waite Hoyt	1.75
5	Don Songer	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Waite Hoyt	4
1	Ted Lyons	4
3	Hal Carlson	3
3	Sam Gray	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	27
2	George Uhle	21
3	Tommy Thomas	20
4	Sam Gray	16
4	Jack Scott	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Dauss	2
1	Chick Davies	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Joe Pate	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kiki Cuyler	.429
1	Pie Traynor	.429
3	Harry Heilmann	.417
4	Max Bishop	.388
5	Bing Miller	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Al Simmons	7
3	Les Bell	6
3	Mickey Cochrane	6
3	Cliff Heathcote	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	33
2	Ty Cobb	32
3	Tony Lazzeri	30
4	Goose Goslin	29
5	Earl Sheely	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	8
2	Kiki Cuyler	7
3	Tony Lazzeri	6
3	Bob Meusel	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	1.96
2	Doug McWeeny	1.98
3	Lefty Grove	1.98
4	Hal Carlson	2.05
5	Hal Wiltse	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	7
2	Ted Lyons	6
2	Earl Whitehill	6
4	Pete Donohue	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	54
2	George Uhle	36
3	Earl Whitehill	27
4	Ted Blankenship	24
4	2 others tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	6
2	Chick Davies	3
3	Clyde Barfoot	2
3	Hooks Dauss	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.383
2	Rogers Hornsby	.383
3	Kiki Cuyler	.366
4	Al Simmons	.363
5	Eddie Collins	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Rogers Hornsby	29
3	Jim Bottomley	28
4	Bob Meusel	27
5	Al Simmons	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	146
2	Harry Heilmann	135
2	Rogers Hornsby	135
4	Earl Sheely	128
5	Bob Meusel	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	47
2	Max Carey	38
3	Johnny Mostil	34
4	Sam Rice	31
5	Frankie Frisch	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	2.78
2	Stan Coveleski	2.79
3	Dolf Luque	2.87
4	Eppa Rixey	2.91
5	Pete Donohue	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	25
2	Pete Donohue	23
3	Herb Pennock	22
4	Ted Blankenship	21
5	Stan Coveleski	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	170
2	Lefty Grove	139
3	Howard Ehmke	116
4	Dolf Luque	112
5	Walter Johnson	108

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	20
2	Jess Doyle	7
3	Waite Hoyt	6
3	Elam Vangilder	6
3	Rube Walberg	6