On This Day

Monday, June 21, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 18 .705 --
Indians 35 28 .556 9.0
Athletics 35 29 .547 9.5
White Sox 34 29 .540 10.0
Tigers 32 32 .500 12.5
Senators 28 31 .475 14.0
Browns 25 38 .397 19.0
Red Sox 17 44 .279 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 36 25 .590 --
Pirates 33 23 .589 0.5
Cardinals 35 27 .565 1.5
Robins 29 29 .500 5.5
Cubs 30 30 .500 5.5
Giants 30 31 .492 6.0
Braves 23 34 .404 11.0
Phillies 20 37 .351 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Cox 5
1 Doc Gautreau 5
1 Zack Wheat 5
1 Frank Wilson 5
5 6 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Bill Terry 1
1 Frank Welch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Terry 4
2 George Grantham 3
2 Charlie Hargreaves 3
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Gautreau 2
1 Ross Youngs 2
3 Eddie Brown 1
3 George Harper 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eppa Rixey 0.86
2 Jack Scott 0.60
3 Dazzy Vance 0.44
4 Tommy Thomas 0.25
4 2 others tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Red Oldham 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 7
2 Eppa Rixey 6
2 Jack Scott 6
4 Tommy Thomas 3
4 Ed Wells 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Kremer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .378
2 Kiki Cuyler .376
3 Harry Heilmann .374
4 George Burns .371
5 Bob Meusel .360

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 59
3 Jim Bottomley 54
4 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 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.82
2 Jack Quinn 2.12
3 Ted Lyons 2.45
4 Jesse Petty 2.48
5 Ed Wells 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 12
2 Ted Lyons 11
2 Flint Rhem 11
4 Pete Donohue 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 96
2 George Uhle 69
3 Dazzy Vance 56
4 Earl Whitehill 54
5 2 tied 51

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .455
2 Heinie Manush .426
3 Joe Sewell .420
4 Kiki Cuyler .415
5 Baby Doll Jacobson .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Bob Meusel 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
4 Pat Collins 2
4 14 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 15
2 Rube Bressler 13
2 Wally Pipp 13
2 Russ Wrightstone 13
5 8 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 6
2 Taylor Douthit 5
3 George Harper 4
3 Bill Hunnefield 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.00
2 Sherry Smith 0.45
3 Lefty Grove 0.64
4 Bill Sherdel 0.67
5 Fred Heimach 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Bill Sherdel 3
1 Don Songer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 30
2 Ken Holloway 14
3 Red Faber 13
3 Lefty Grove 13
3 3 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Kremer 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Walter Beall 1
3 Rip Collins 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .432
2 Kiki Cuyler .406
3 Johnny Mostil .390
4 Ray Blades .385
5 George Burns .385

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 Rogers Hornsby 27
2 Harry Heilmann 26
2 Babe Ruth 26
4 Lou Gehrig 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taylor Douthit 9
2 Ross Youngs 8
3 Bill Hunnefield 7
4 Johnny Mostil 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Walberg 0.93
2 Lefty Grove 1.04
3 Ed Wells 1.53
4 Ted Lyons 1.79
5 Don Songer 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Greenfield 5
1 Waite Hoyt 5
1 Ted Lyons 5
1 Elam Vangilder 5
1 Tom Zachary 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 46
2 Dazzy Vance 43
3 George Uhle 30
4 Larry Benton 29
5 Tommy Thomas 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .384
2 Rogers Hornsby .370
3 Kiki Cuyler .365
4 Al Simmons .360
5 George Burns .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Rogers Hornsby 27
3 Bob Meusel 26
4 Al Simmons 23
5 Jim Bottomley 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 137
2 Jim Bottomley 136
3 Harry Heilmann 134
4 Rogers Hornsby 127
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 2.67
2 Lefty Grove 2.74
3 Herb Pennock 2.86
4 Ted Blankenship 2.86
5 Ted Lyons 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 25
2 Ted Blankenship 23
3 Pete Donohue 22
3 Herb Pennock 22
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 187
2 Lefty Grove 148
3 Howard Ehmke 113
4 Ted Blankenship 110
4 Earl Whitehill 110

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