On This Day

Tuesday, June 22, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	44	19	.698	--
White Sox	35	29	.547	9.5
Athletics	35	29	.547	9.5
Indians	35	29	.547	9.5
Tigers	33	32	.508	12.0
Senators	29	32	.475	14.0
Browns	25	39	.391	19.5
Red Sox	17	44	.279	26.0

Games

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Tigers 9, Browns 4

Senators 8, Yankees 7

Yankees 9, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	37	25	.597	--
Pirates	34	23	.596	0.5
Cardinals	35	28	.556	2.5
Robins	30	29	.508	5.5
Cubs	30	31	.492	6.5
Giants	30	32	.484	7.0
Braves	23	35	.397	12.0
Phillies	21	37	.362	14.0

Games

Robins 4, Braves 2

Reds 3, Cubs 2

Phillies 6, Giants 2

Pirates 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	4
1	Joe Dugan	4
1	Bob Meusel	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Jackie Tavener	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Glenn Wright	2
2	Johnny Mokan	1
2	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Dugan	4
1	Johnny Mokan	4
3	Babe Ruth	3
3	Jackie Tavener	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Paul Florence	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	William Marriott	1
1	Eddie Moore	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Waite Hoyt	0.71
2	Walter Beall	0.53
3	Lee Meadows	0.50
4	Dutch Ruether	0.42
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Beall	8
2	Waite Hoyt	5
2	Jakie May	5
2	Dutch Ruether	5
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.388
2	Harry Heilmann	.377
3	George Burns	.371
4	Kiki Cuyler	.370
5	Bob Meusel	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	23
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	79
2	Hack Wilson	59
3	Jim Bottomley	55
3	Bob Meusel	55
5	Tony Lazzeri	52

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.82
2	Jack Quinn	2.12
3	Ted Lyons	2.47
4	Jesse Petty	2.48
5	Ed Wells	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	12
1	Herb Pennock	12
3	Waite Hoyt	11
3	Flint Rhem	11
5	2 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	96
2	George Uhle	69
3	Dazzy Vance	56
4	Earl Whitehill	55
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	.477
2	Bubbles Hargrave	.438
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.433
4	Heinie Manush	.431
5	Curt Walker	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
3	Bob Meusel	3
3	Glenn Wright	3
5	15 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	15
1	Babe Ruth	15
3	Lou Gehrig	14
3	Glenn Wright	14
5	5 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Walberg	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	Larry Benton	3
1	Pete Donohue	3
1	Bill Sherdel	3
1	Don Songer	3
1	Tom Zachary	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	30
2	Jakie May	15
3	Ken Holloway	14
4	Walter Beall	13
4	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	.441
2	Eddie Collins	.395
3	Lou Gehrig	.389
4	Kiki Cuyler	.389
5	Johnny Mostil	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Harry Heilmann	5
2	Tony Lazzeri	5
2	Al Simmons	5
2	Hack Wilson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	28
2	Lou Gehrig	27
2	Rogers Hornsby	27
4	George Burns	24
4	2 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Taylor Douthit	9
2	Ross Youngs	8
3	Bill Hunnefield	6
4	Tony Lazzeri	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.04
2	Ed Wells	1.53
3	Red Faber	1.62
4	Ted Lyons	1.92
5	Don Songer	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	6
2	Kent Greenfield	5
2	Waite Hoyt	5
2	Elam Vangilder	5
2	Tom Zachary	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	46
2	Dazzy Vance	40
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	.385
2	Rogers Hornsby	.366
3	Kiki Cuyler	.363
4	Al Simmons	.360
5	George Burns	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
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	140
2	Jim Bottomley	136
3	Harry Heilmann	134
4	Rogers Hornsby	127
5	Bob Meusel	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	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.67
2	Lefty Grove	2.74
3	Herb Pennock	2.85
4	Ted Blankenship	2.86
5	Ted Lyons	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	26
2	Ted Blankenship	23
3	Pete Donohue	22
3	Herb Pennock	22
5	Waite Hoyt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	187
2	Lefty Grove	148
3	Howard Ehmke	113
4	Earl Whitehill	111
5	Ted Blankenship	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