On This Day

Wednesday, June 16, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 41 16 .719 --
White Sox 32 26 .552 9.5
Athletics 32 27 .542 10.0
Indians 31 27 .534 10.5
Tigers 29 30 .492 13.0
Senators 27 28 .491 13.0
Browns 22 36 .379 19.5
Red Sox 16 40 .286 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 29 22 .569 --
Reds 31 24 .564 0.0
Cardinals 30 26 .536 1.5
Cubs 28 26 .519 2.5
Robins 26 26 .500 3.5
Giants 28 28 .500 3.5
Braves 22 29 .431 7.0
Phillies 20 33 .377 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Goose Goslin 4
2 Sam Rice 3
2 Muddy Ruel 3
2 Riggs Stephenson 3
2 Hack Wilson 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Howard Freigau 2
3 Max Carey 1
3 George Harper 1
3 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Pete Scott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sheriff Blake 0.44
2 Walter Johnson 0.33
3 Joe Genewich 0.18
4 Vic Aldridge 0.08
5 Hal Carlson 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Ted Lyons 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sheriff Blake 4
2 Walter Johnson 3
3 Joe Genewich 2
4 Vic Aldridge 1
4 3 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .380
2 Kiki Cuyler .379
3 Harry Heilmann .377
4 George Burns .365
5 Johnny Mostil .364

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 55
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 2.53
5 Johnny Morrison 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 89
2 George Uhle 67
3 Earl Whitehill 54
4 Walter Johnson 49
4 Dazzy Vance 49

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 Johnny Mostil .455
2 Lou Gehrig .453
3 Ross Youngs .431
4 Ray Blades .424
5 Sparky Adams .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Tony Lazzeri 4
3 Bob Meusel 3
3 Hack Wilson 3
3 Russ Wrightstone 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Eddie Brown 15
3 Russ Wrightstone 14
4 George Burns 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 5
2 Taylor Douthit 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Bill Hunnefield 3
2 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 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Larry Benton 22
3 Lefty Grove 20
4 Walter Johnson 17
4 Tommy Thomas 17

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 .408
3 Kiki Cuyler .406
4 Irish Meusel .388
5 Eddie Collins .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Al Simmons 6
3 Mickey Cochrane 5
3 Harry Heilmann 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 30
2 Tony Lazzeri 29
3 Babe Ruth 28
4 George Burns 24
4 Bob Meusel 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 Lefty Grove 1.95
4 Don Songer 2.06
5 Flint Rhem 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Greenfield 6
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 Ted Lyons 6
4 Herb Pennock 5
4 Urban Shocker 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 43
2 Dazzy Vance 36
3 George Uhle 32
4 Tommy Thomas 28
5 2 tied 25

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 .372
3 Kiki Cuyler .365
4 Al Simmons .364
5 Tris Speaker .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Rogers Hornsby 26
2 Bob Meusel 26
4 Jim Bottomley 24
5 Al Simmons 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 136
2 Babe Ruth 135
3 Jim Bottomley 133
4 Rogers Hornsby 128
5 2 tied 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Max Carey 36
3 Johnny Mostil 33
4 Frankie Frisch 31
5 Sam Rice 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.61
2 Virgil Barnes 2.87
3 Ted Lyons 2.87
4 Herb Pennock 2.87
5 Dolf Luque 3.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 26
2 Herb Pennock 22
3 Ted Blankenship 21
4 Stan Coveleski 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 187
2 Lefty Grove 147
3 Howard Ehmke 119
4 Earl Whitehill 114
5 2 tied 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 19
2 Jess Doyle 7
3 Elam Vangilder 6
4 Sarge Connally 5
4 5 others tied 5