On This Day

Sunday, June 6, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	35	13	.729	--
Athletics	29	22	.569	7.5
Senators	25	22	.532	9.5
White Sox	26	24	.520	10.0
Tigers	25	25	.500	11.0
Indians	25	25	.500	11.0
Browns	17	32	.347	18.5
Red Sox	14	33	.298	20.5

Games

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

Yankees 6, Indians 5

Browns 2, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	29	19	.604	--
Pirates	25	19	.568	2.0
Cubs	24	21	.533	3.5
Robins	23	22	.511	4.5
Giants	25	24	.510	4.5
Cardinals	26	25	.510	4.5
Braves	17	27	.386	10.0
Phillies	17	29	.370	11.0

Games

Robins 3, Pirates 0

Giants 15, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	4
1	Irish Meusel	4
3	Sparky Adams	3
3	Earle Combs	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Frank Snyder	1
1	Phil Todt	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Burns	3
1	High Pockets Kelly	3
1	Frank Snyder	3
4	Lou Gehrig	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Gray	0.75
2	Vic Aldridge	0.62
3	Elam Vangilder	0.50
4	Ted Blankenship	0.43
4	Burleigh Grimes	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Elam Vangilder	1
1	Paul Zahniser	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Gray	6
2	Vic Aldridge	5
3	Ted Blankenship	3
3	Burleigh Grimes	3
3	Elam Vangilder	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.390
2	George Burns	.374
3	Kiki Cuyler	.365
4	Johnny Mostil	.362
5	Goose Goslin	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	19
2	Jim Bottomley	9
3	Al Simmons	8
3	Hack Wilson	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	64
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
1	Bob Meusel	12
3	Sam Rice	10
4	Frankie Frisch	9
5	4 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	1.61
2	Lefty Grove	2.17
3	Jesse Petty	2.19
4	Jack Quinn	2.47
5	Ted Lyons	2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	83
2	George Uhle	56
3	Earl Whitehill	47
4	Charlie Root	43
5	Ted Blankenship	39

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Hooks Dauss	4
2	Chick Davies	4
4	Sloppy Thurston	3
5	9 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irish Meusel	.452
2	Harry Heilmann	.429
3	Johnny Mostil	.423
4	Sam Rice	.417
4	Zack Taylor	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Cochrane	4
1	Cliff Heathcote	4
1	Harry Heilmann	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Hack Wilson	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	19
2	George Burns	15
2	Harry Heilmann	15
4	Ty Cobb	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Taylor Douthit	4
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	Doc Farrell	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	0.00
2	Jack Russell	0.64
3	Tom Zachary	0.69
4	Curly Ogden	0.75
5	Elam Vangilder	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	4
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	Sam Gray	3
2	Kent Greenfield	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	33
2	Sam Gray	22
3	Larry Benton	17
3	Tommy Thomas	17
3	George Uhle	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Joe Pate	2
4	Jesse Barnes	1
4	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.426
2	Kiki Cuyler	.412
3	Harry Heilmann	.404
4	Eddie Brown	.392
5	Eddie Collins	.391

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	27
4	Earl Sheely	25
5	Hack Wilson	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	8
2	Tony Lazzeri	7
2	Bob Meusel	7
4	Eddie Collins	6
4	Johnny Mostil	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	1.07
2	Lefty Grove	1.71
3	Jesse Haines	1.95
4	Sam Gray	2.16
5	Hal Carlson	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	7
2	Ted Lyons	6
3	Lefty Grove	5
3	Waite Hoyt	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	58
2	George Uhle	31
3	Ted Blankenship	27
3	Earl Whitehill	27
5	Jack Scott	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Chick Davies	3
3	Clyde Barfoot	2
3	Garland Braxton	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.382
2	Harry Heilmann	.377
3	Al Simmons	.362
4	Kiki Cuyler	.361
5	Eddie Collins	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Rogers Hornsby	28
3	Jim Bottomley	26
4	Bob Meusel	24
5	Al Simmons	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	138
2	Rogers Hornsby	135
3	Harry Heilmann	130
3	Babe Ruth	130
5	Earl Sheely	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	45
2	Max Carey	38
3	Johnny Mostil	32
4	Sam Rice	30
5	Frankie Frisch	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.84
2	Herb Pennock	2.89
3	Eppa Rixey	2.93
4	Ted Blankenship	3.01
5	Dolf Luque	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	25
2	Pete Donohue	22
2	Herb Pennock	22
4	Ted Blankenship	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	174
2	Lefty Grove	144
3	Howard Ehmke	116
4	Earl Whitehill	110
5	Walter Johnson	108

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	19
2	Jess Doyle	7
3	Elam Vangilder	6
3	Rube Walberg	6
5	4 tied	5