On This Day

Sunday, June 13, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 15 .727 --
Athletics 31 26 .544 10.0
White Sox 30 26 .536 10.5
Indians 30 26 .536 10.5
Senators 27 26 .509 12.0
Tigers 27 30 .474 14.0
Browns 21 35 .375 19.5
Red Sox 16 38 .296 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 31 22 .585 --
Pirates 28 21 .571 1.0
Cardinals 29 25 .537 2.5
Cubs 26 25 .510 4.0
Robins 25 25 .500 4.5
Giants 26 28 .481 5.5
Braves 21 28 .429 8.0
Phillies 19 31 .380 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Regan 4
2 Howard Fitzgerald 3
2 Freddie Lindstrom 3
2 Irish Meusel 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Joe Sewell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Howard Fitzgerald 3
1 Tony Lazzeri 3
1 Irish Meusel 3
4 Howard Freigau 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 3
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Willie Kamm 1
2 Roger Peckinpaugh 1
2 Riggs Stephenson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Thomas 2.00
2 George Uhle 0.62
3 Dixie Davis 0.54
4 Kent Greenfield 0.30
5 Burleigh Grimes 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Greenfield 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Myles Thomas 1
1 Tommy Thomas 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dixie Davis 7
2 Tommy Thomas 6
3 Burleigh Grimes 5
3 Ken Holloway 5
3 George Uhle 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Jesse Petty 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kiki Cuyler .379
2 Babe Ruth .376
3 Bibb Falk .369
4 Harry Heilmann .365
5 George Burns .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Jim Bottomley 9
2 Al Simmons 9
4 Bob Meusel 8
4 Hack Wilson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 71
2 Hack Wilson 52
3 Tony Lazzeri 48
3 Bob Meusel 48
5 Goose Goslin 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Meusel 13
2 Kiki Cuyler 12
3 Frankie Frisch 11
3 Sam Rice 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Barnes 1.61
2 Ed Wells 1.89
3 Lefty Grove 1.97
4 Jack Quinn 2.21
5 Ted Lyons 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 11
2 Waite Hoyt 10
2 Ted Lyons 10
2 Flint Rhem 10
5 George Uhle 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 89
2 George Uhle 67
3 Earl Whitehill 52
4 Walter Johnson 46
4 Charlie Root 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 9
2 Hooks Dauss 4
2 Chick Davies 4
4 Sad Sam Jones 3
4 Sloppy Thurston 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .471
2 Clarence Huber .465
3 Bibb Falk .460
3 Irish Meusel .460
5 Butch Henline .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 High Pockets Kelly 4
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Tony Lazzeri 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 18
2 Rogers Hornsby 15
2 George Sisler 15
4 Eddie Brown 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Meusel 4
1 Ross Youngs 4
3 Taylor Douthit 3
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Wells 0.00
2 Flint Rhem 1.00
3 Lefty Grove 1.19
4 Red Faber 1.50
5 Johnny Werts 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Zachary 4
2 Kent Greenfield 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Flint Rhem 3
2 Ed Wells 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 26
2 Dazzy Vance 24
3 Larry Benton 18
4 Dixie Davis 17
4 Tommy Thomas 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Sad Sam Jones 2
3 Sheriff Blake 1
3 Chick Davies 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .445
2 Pie Traynor .421
3 Kiki Cuyler .419
4 Bibb Falk .392
5 Eddie Collins .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Mickey Cochrane 6
2 Al Simmons 6
4 Harry Heilmann 5
4 Hack Wilson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Harry Heilmann 28
2 Tony Lazzeri 28
4 Hack Wilson 26
5 Bob Meusel 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Wells 0.18
2 Lefty Grove 1.70
3 Flint Rhem 1.90
4 Don Songer 2.00
5 Sherry Smith 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 Herb Pennock 6
3 Kent Greenfield 5
3 Ted Lyons 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 48
2 George Uhle 36
3 Tommy Thomas 28
3 Earl Whitehill 28
5 Dazzy Vance 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chick Davies 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Garland Braxton 2
3 Hooks Dauss 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .382
2 Rogers Hornsby .376
3 Al Simmons .365
4 Kiki Cuyler .364
5 Eddie Collins .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Rogers Hornsby 27
3 Bob Meusel 26
4 Jim Bottomley 25
5 Al Simmons 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 135
2 Harry Heilmann 134
3 Jim Bottomley 132
3 Rogers Hornsby 132
5 Earl Sheely 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Max Carey 36
3 Johnny Mostil 34
4 Frankie Frisch 31
5 Sam Rice 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.75
2 Herb Pennock 2.77
3 Virgil Barnes 2.87
4 Ted Blankenship 3.06
5 Dolf Luque 3.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 25
2 Herb Pennock 22
3 Ted Blankenship 21
3 Pete Donohue 21
3 Waite Hoyt 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 182
2 Lefty Grove 147
3 Howard Ehmke 115
4 Earl Whitehill 112
5 Ted Blankenship 109

Saves

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