On This Day

Thursday, June 3, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 12 .739 --
Athletics 28 21 .571 7.5
White Sox 25 22 .532 9.5
Senators 24 22 .522 10.0
Tigers 25 23 .521 10.0
Indians 23 24 .489 11.5
Browns 15 31 .326 19.0
Red Sox 13 32 .289 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 29 17 .630 --
Pirates 24 18 .571 3.0
Cubs 24 19 .558 3.5
Robins 21 21 .500 6.0
Giants 23 23 .500 6.0
Cardinals 24 25 .490 6.5
Phillies 17 27 .386 11.0
Braves 15 27 .357 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Butch Henline 4
1 Wally Pipp 4
1 Ross Youngs 4
4 Paul Florence 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
2 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Ira Flagstead 3
2 Irish Meusel 3
4 Dick Burrus 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Freddie Lindstrom 1
1 Hal Rhyne 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Gibson 1.00
2 Myles Thomas 0.40
3 Hal Carlson 0.33
4 Jack Scott 0.26
5 Hal Wiltse 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Sam Gibson 1
1 Jack Scott 1
1 Myles Thomas 1
1 Emil Yde 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Gibson 6
2 Jack Scott 5
3 Myles Thomas 4
4 Hal Carlson 3
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .389
2 Ty Cobb .372
3 Goose Goslin .371
4 Kiki Cuyler .370
5 George Burns .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 18
2 Jim Bottomley 9
3 Al Simmons 8
3 Hack Wilson 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 61
2 Hack Wilson 49
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 2.52

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 43
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 8 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .463
2 Pie Traynor .440
3 Kiki Cuyler .434
4 Sam Rice .429
5 Eddie Collins .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
1 Cliff Heathcote 4
1 Harry Heilmann 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 20
2 Rogers Hornsby 16
3 Bibb Falk 15
3 Tony Lazzeri 15
3 Hack Wilson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 5
2 Eddie Collins 4
2 Taylor Douthit 4
2 Clarence Huber 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Wells 0.39
2 Joe Pate 0.69
3 Curly Ogden 0.75
4 Ted Lyons 1.45
5 Lefty Grove 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Genewich 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Kent Greenfield 3
1 Slim Harriss 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 George Uhle 21
3 Tommy Thomas 20
4 Jack Scott 17
5 Sam Gray 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 .422
2 Pie Traynor .421
3 Johnny Mokan .406
4 Sam Rice .395
5 Harry Heilmann .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
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 37
2 Ty Cobb 32
3 Tony Lazzeri 30
4 Goose Goslin 27
5 2 tied 24

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 Lefty Grove 1.82
2 Jesse Haines 1.95
3 Ed Wells 1.96
4 Doug McWeeny 1.98
5 Hal Carlson 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 7
2 Ted Lyons 6
3 Pete Donohue 5
3 Jack Quinn 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 48
2 George Uhle 36
3 Jack Scott 25
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 Rogers Hornsby .385
2 Harry Heilmann .382
3 Kiki Cuyler .365
4 Al Simmons .361
5 Eddie Collins .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Rogers Hornsby 29
3 Jim Bottomley 26
4 Bob Meusel 25
5 Al Simmons 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 141
2 Rogers Hornsby 135
3 Harry Heilmann 134
4 Babe Ruth 127
4 Earl Sheely 127

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 Ted Blankenship 3.00

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