On This Day

Sunday, June 20, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	43	18	.705	--
White Sox	34	28	.548	9.5
Indians	34	28	.548	9.5
Athletics	34	29	.540	10.0
Tigers	31	32	.492	13.0
Senators	28	31	.475	14.0
Browns	25	37	.403	18.5
Red Sox	17	43	.283	25.5

Games

White Sox 4, Yankees 3

Indians 1, Red Sox 0

Tigers 8, Athletics 3

Browns 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	35	25	.583	--
Pirates	32	23	.582	0.5
Cardinals	35	26	.574	0.5
Cubs	30	29	.508	4.5
Robins	28	28	.500	5.0
Giants	29	31	.483	6.0
Braves	22	33	.400	10.5
Phillies	20	36	.357	13.0

Games

Cardinals 9, Robins 0

Reds 5, Cubs 1

Cubs 4, Reds 3

Pirates 8, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hughie Critz	5
2	Curt Walker	4
3	Les Bell	3
3	Rube Bressler	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Ken Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	3
1	Ken Williams	3
1	Glenn Wright	3
4	Les Bell	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Taylor Douthit	2
2	Les Bell	1
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Rube Bressler	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Sherdel	0.50
2	Jake Miller	0.44
3	Kent Greenfield	0.43
4	Red Faber	0.42
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Win Ballou	1
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Tony Kaufmann	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	5
2	Vic Aldridge	4
2	Jake Miller	4
4	Sheriff Blake	3
4	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Gibson	1
1	Charlie Root	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.378
2	Harry Heilmann	.375
3	George Burns	.372
4	Kiki Cuyler	.371
5	Johnny Mostil	.367

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	76
2	Hack Wilson	58
3	Jim Bottomley	53
3	Bob Meusel	53
5	Tony Lazzeri	51

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	14
2	Bob Meusel	13
3	Frankie Frisch	12
3	Bill Hunnefield	12
5	Sam Rice	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.82
2	Jack Quinn	2.12
3	Ted Lyons	2.45
4	Ed Wells	2.45
5	Jesse Petty	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	12
2	Ted Lyons	11
2	Flint Rhem	11
4	Waite Hoyt	10
4	George Uhle	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	96
2	George Uhle	69
3	Earl Whitehill	54
4	Walter Johnson	51
4	Charlie Root	51

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	10
2	Hooks Dauss	5
3	Chick Davies	4
4	Sad Sam Jones	3
4	Sloppy Thurston	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.463
2	Joe Sewell	.451
3	Heinie Manush	.419
4	Joe Kelly	.417
4	Johnny Mostil	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	4
2	Bob Meusel	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	Phil Todt	3
5	16 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	14
1	Bob Meusel	14
3	Rube Bressler	13
3	Kiki Cuyler	13
3	Russ Wrightstone	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clarence Mitchell	0.00
1	Jack Quinn	0.00
3	Lefty Grove	0.64
4	Bill Sherdel	0.67
5	Fred Heimach	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Sherdel	3
1	Don Songer	3
1	George Uhle	3
1	Elam Vangilder	3
1	Tom Zachary	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Ken Holloway	14
3	Red Faber	13
3	Lefty Grove	13
3	2 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Walter Beall	1
2	Garland Braxton	1
2	Rip Collins	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.438
2	George Burns	.403
3	Kiki Cuyler	.400
4	Johnny Mostil	.394
5	Eddie Brown	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Al Simmons	6
3	Harry Heilmann	5
3	Tony Lazzeri	5
3	Hack Wilson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	28
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	George Burns	25
3	Lou Gehrig	25
3	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Taylor Douthit	10
2	Bill Hunnefield	7
3	Johnny Mostil	6
3	Ross Youngs	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Walberg	0.93
2	Lefty Grove	1.04
3	Ed Wells	1.26
4	Ted Lyons	1.79
5	Flint Rhem	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kent Greenfield	5
1	Waite Hoyt	5
1	Ted Lyons	5
1	Herb Pennock	5
1	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	46
2	Dazzy Vance	36
3	George Uhle	33
4	Larry Benton	28
5	Sam Gray	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Garland Braxton	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Lefty Grove	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.385
2	Rogers Hornsby	.370
3	Kiki Cuyler	.367
4	Al Simmons	.361
5	George Harper	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Rogers Hornsby	27
3	Bob Meusel	26
4	Jim Bottomley	23
4	Al Simmons	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	137
1	Babe Ruth	137
3	Harry Heilmann	135
4	Rogers Hornsby	128
5	Earl Sheely	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	45
2	Max Carey	37
3	Frankie Frisch	32
3	Johnny Mostil	32
5	Sam Rice	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.61
2	Lefty Grove	2.81
3	Herb Pennock	2.86
4	Ted Lyons	2.89
5	Ted Blankenship	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	25
2	Ted Blankenship	23
3	Herb Pennock	22
4	Pete Donohue	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	180
2	Lefty Grove	151
3	Howard Ehmke	112
4	Ted Blankenship	110
4	Earl Whitehill	110

Saves

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