On This Day

Monday, June 14, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 16 .714 --
Indians 31 26 .544 9.5
White Sox 30 26 .536 10.0
Athletics 31 27 .534 10.0
Senators 27 26 .509 11.5
Tigers 28 30 .483 13.0
Browns 22 35 .386 18.5
Red Sox 16 39 .291 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 31 23 .574 --
Pirates 28 22 .560 1.0
Cardinals 29 26 .527 2.5
Cubs 27 25 .519 3.0
Robins 26 25 .510 3.5
Giants 27 28 .491 4.5
Braves 22 28 .440 7.0
Phillies 19 32 .373 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Harper 4
2 Max Bishop 3
2 Gus Felix 3
2 Charlie Grimm 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Riggs Stephenson 2
2 Cedric Durst 1
2 Gus Felix 1
2 Gabby Hartnett 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Russ Wrightstone 4
2 Babe Herman 3
2 Red Ruffing 3
2 Riggs Stephenson 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leo Dixon 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Les Mann 1
1 Johnny Neun 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Donohue 0.44
2 Larry Benton 0.40
3 Bob McGraw 0.25
4 Jack Russell 0.22
5 4 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Chick Davies 1
1 Bob McGraw 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elam Vangilder 5
2 Walter Beall 4
2 Larry Benton 4
2 Pete Donohue 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rip Collins 1
1 George Mogridge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .380
2 Kiki Cuyler .378
3 Harry Heilmann .370
4 Bibb Falk .369
5 George Burns .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 22
2 Jim Bottomley 9
2 Bob Meusel 9
2 Al Simmons 9
2 Hack Wilson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 72
2 Hack Wilson 54
3 Bob Meusel 49
4 Tony Lazzeri 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 Ed Wells 1.89
2 Lefty Grove 1.97
3 Jack Quinn 2.21
4 Ted Lyons 2.57
5 Johnny Morrison 2.59

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 54
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 .460
2 Jimmy Welsh .452
3 Johnny Mostil .447
4 Clarence Huber .444
4 Irish Meusel .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 High Pockets Kelly 4
3 Gabby Hartnett 3
3 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Eddie Brown 15
3 George Burns 14
3 Harry Heilmann 14
3 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 5
2 Taylor Douthit 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Wells 0.00
2 Jack Quinn 0.56
3 Flint Rhem 1.00
4 Lefty Grove 1.19
5 Johnny Werts 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Kent Greenfield 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Elam Vangilder 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 26
2 Dazzy Vance 24
3 Larry Benton 22
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 Rip Collins 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .451
2 Pie Traynor .406
3 Kiki Cuyler .404
4 Bibb Falk .394
5 2 tied .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 31
2 Harry Heilmann 29
3 Tony Lazzeri 28
3 Hack Wilson 28
5 Bob Meusel 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Hunnefield 8
2 Tony Lazzeri 7
2 Johnny Mostil 7
4 Eddie Collins 6
4 3 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 2.06
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 Flint Rhem 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 48
2 George Uhle 36
3 Jack Scott 28
3 Tommy Thomas 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 .385
2 Rogers Hornsby .377
3 Al Simmons .363
4 Kiki Cuyler .363
5 George Harper .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Rogers Hornsby 26
2 Bob Meusel 26
4 Jim Bottomley 24
5 Al Simmons 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 136
2 Harry Heilmann 135
3 Jim Bottomley 131
4 Rogers Hornsby 129
5 Earl Sheely 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
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 Virgil Barnes 2.87
3 Herb Pennock 2.87
4 Ted Lyons 2.90
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
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 182
2 Lefty Grove 147
3 Howard Ehmke 115
4 Earl Whitehill 114
5 Ted Blankenship 107

Saves

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