On This Day

Tuesday, June 15, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	41	16	.719	--
White Sox	31	26	.544	10.0
Athletics	32	27	.542	10.0
Indians	31	27	.534	10.5
Senators	27	27	.500	12.5
Tigers	29	30	.492	13.0
Browns	22	36	.379	19.5
Red Sox	16	40	.286	24.5

Games

White Sox 4, Senators 1

Athletics 5, Indians 0

Tigers 7, Red Sox 6

Yankees 6, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	31	24	.564	--
Pirates	28	22	.560	0.5
Cardinals	30	26	.536	1.5
Cubs	27	26	.509	3.0
Robins	26	26	.500	3.5
Giants	28	28	.500	3.5
Braves	22	28	.440	6.5
Phillies	20	32	.385	9.5

Games

Cardinals 4, Robins 0

Giants 3, Reds 2

Phillies 8, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	Bill Lamar	3
1	Heinie Manush	3
1	Bob Meusel	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Bill Lamar	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	Sam Rice	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	3
1	Red Faber	3
3	Lu Blue	2
3	Rube Bressler	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Blades	1
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	George Harper	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.00
2	Red Faber	0.44
3	Bill Sherdel	0.43
3	Rube Walberg	0.43
5	Urban Shocker	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	Augie Johns	1
1	Clarence Mitchell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	9
2	Howard Ehmke	4
2	Red Faber	4
4	Stan Coveleski	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.380
2	Kiki Cuyler	.378
3	Harry Heilmann	.377
4	George Burns	.365
5	Bob Meusel	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	22
2	Jim Bottomley	10
3	Bob Meusel	9
3	Al Simmons	9
3	Hack Wilson	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	72
2	Hack Wilson	54
3	Tony Lazzeri	50
3	Bob Meusel	50
5	Jim Bottomley	46

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	2 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	89
2	George Uhle	67
3	Earl Whitehill	54
4	Dazzy Vance	49
5	2 tied	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	.453
2	Jimmy Welsh	.452
3	Johnny Mostil	.450
4	Andy High	.425
5	Butch Henline	.419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	19
2	Eddie Brown	15
2	Russ Wrightstone	15
4	Irish Meusel	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	5
2	Taylor Douthit	4
3	Frankie Frisch	3
3	Bill Hunnefield	3
3	Willie Kamm	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	0.00
2	Red Faber	0.50
3	Jack Quinn	0.56
4	Lefty Grove	0.91
5	Rube Walberg	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kent Greenfield	4
2	Larry Benton	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	Urban Shocker	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	33
2	Larry Benton	22
3	Lefty Grove	20
4	Tommy Thomas	17
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	2
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
3	Rip Collins	1
3	Chick Davies	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.451
2	Pie Traynor	.415
3	Kiki Cuyler	.406
4	Ray Blades	.390
4	Bibb Falk	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Al Simmons	6
2	Hack Wilson	6
4	Mickey Cochrane	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	30
2	Tony Lazzeri	29
3	Babe Ruth	28
4	Hack Wilson	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Taylor Douthit	7
1	Bill Hunnefield	7
1	Tony Lazzeri	7
1	Johnny Mostil	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	0.18
2	Rube Walberg	1.44
3	Flint Rhem	1.90
4	Lefty Grove	1.95
5	Don Songer	2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	43
2	Dazzy Vance	36
3	George Uhle	32
4	Jack Scott	28
4	Tommy Thomas	28

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	.390
2	Rogers Hornsby	.374
3	Al Simmons	.365
4	Kiki Cuyler	.363
5	George Harper	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Rogers Hornsby	26
2	Bob Meusel	26
4	Jim Bottomley	25
5	Al Simmons	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	136
2	Babe Ruth	135
3	Jim Bottomley	134
4	Rogers Hornsby	128
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	2.61
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	187
2	Lefty Grove	147
3	Howard Ehmke	119
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