On This Day

Friday, June 4, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 12 .739 --
Athletics 28 21 .571 7.5
Senators 24 22 .522 10.0
White Sox 25 23 .521 10.0
Tigers 25 24 .510 10.5
Indians 24 24 .500 11.0
Browns 16 31 .340 18.5
Red Sox 13 32 .289 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 29 18 .617 --
Pirates 25 18 .581 2.0
Cubs 24 20 .545 3.5
Robins 22 21 .512 5.0
Cardinals 24 25 .490 6.0
Giants 23 24 .489 6.0
Phillies 17 27 .386 10.5
Braves 16 27 .372 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Brown 3
1 Eddie Taylor 3
1 Jack Warner 3
4 Dave Bancroft 2
4 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Andy High 1
1 Glenn Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy High 3
2 Rube Bressler 2
2 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Jack Fournier 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Gus Felix 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 2.00
2 Earl Whitehill 1.20
3 James Edwards 0.50
4 Jake Miller 0.42
5 Lee Meadows 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Skinny Graham 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 Jake Miller 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 10
2 Earl Whitehill 6
3 Jake Miller 5
4 James Edwards 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .389
2 Goose Goslin .371
3 Ty Cobb .369
4 Kiki Cuyler .367
5 Pie Traynor .364

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
4 Ty Cobb 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 12
2 Bob Meusel 11
3 Sam Rice 10
4 Frankie Frisch 9
5 3 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 8 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 73
2 George Uhle 56
3 Earl Whitehill 47
4 Charlie Root 43
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 .448
2 Pie Traynor .420
3 Kiki Cuyler .415
4 Irish Meusel .413
5 Johnny Mokan .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cliff Heathcote 4
1 Harry Heilmann 4
1 Al Simmons 4
1 Hack Wilson 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 19
2 Rogers Hornsby 16
3 Ty Cobb 15
3 Tony Lazzeri 15
5 Hack Wilson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 4
1 Taylor Douthit 4
1 Clarence Huber 4
1 Johnny Mostil 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Wells 0.00
2 Joe Pate 0.69
3 Curly Ogden 0.75
4 Tom Zachary 1.33
5 Ted Lyons 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Genewich 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 George Uhle 20
3 Jack Scott 17
3 Tommy Thomas 17
5 Sam Gray 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Joe Pate 2
3 Jesse Barnes 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .418
2 Kiki Cuyler .415
3 Harry Heilmann .408
4 Johnny Mokan .406
5 Eddie Brown .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Al Simmons 7
3 Les Bell 6
3 Cliff Heathcote 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 36
2 Ty Cobb 33
3 Tony Lazzeri 29
4 Goose Goslin 26
5 Hack Wilson 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 Ed Wells 1.07
2 Lefty Grove 1.82
3 Jesse Haines 1.95
4 Doug McWeeny 1.98
5 Hal Carlson 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 7
2 Pete Donohue 5
2 Ted Lyons 5
2 Lee Meadows 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 48
2 George Uhle 31
3 Earl Whitehill 27
4 Jack Scott 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
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 .388
2 Harry Heilmann .380
3 Kiki Cuyler .364
4 Al Simmons .360
5 2 tied .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Rogers Hornsby 29
3 Jim Bottomley 26
4 Bob Meusel 24
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 141
2 Rogers Hornsby 135
3 Harry Heilmann 131
4 Babe Ruth 127
5 Earl Sheely 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 47
2 Max Carey 38
3 Johnny Mostil 32
4 Sam Rice 30
5 Frankie Frisch 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 2.78
2 Stan Coveleski 2.79
3 Dolf Luque 2.87
4 Ted Blankenship 3.00
5 Eppa Rixey 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 24
2 Pete Donohue 23
3 Herb Pennock 22
4 Ted Blankenship 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 180
2 Lefty Grove 139
3 Howard Ehmke 115
4 Dolf Luque 112
5 Earl Whitehill 110

Saves

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