On This Day

Saturday, June 26, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	20	.697	--
White Sox	38	31	.551	9.5
Tigers	35	32	.522	11.5
Athletics	35	32	.522	11.5
Indians	35	33	.515	12.0
Senators	32	32	.500	13.0
Browns	27	40	.403	19.5
Red Sox	18	46	.281	27.0

Games

Browns 5, White Sox 4

White Sox 6, Browns 3

Tigers 5, Indians 0

Tigers 7, Indians 2

Senators 3, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	39	26	.600	--
Cardinals	37	28	.569	2.0
Pirates	34	26	.567	2.5
Robins	33	29	.532	4.5
Giants	32	33	.492	7.0
Cubs	31	32	.492	7.0
Phillies	24	39	.381	14.0
Braves	23	40	.365	15.0

Games

Phillies 5, Braves 4

Reds 9, Pirates 1

Cardinals 8, Cubs 7

Phillies 7, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Mokan	7
2	Bibb Falk	5
3	Bob Fothergill	4
3	Andy High	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Bill Hunnefield	1
1	Johnny Mokan	1
1	Russ Wrightstone	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Willie Kamm	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Bob Fothergill	3
3	Charlie Grimm	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	2
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Johnny Cooney	1
2	Bob Fothergill	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Thomas	0.78
2	Rube Walberg	0.60
3	Walter Johnson	0.43
4	Percy Jones	0.33
5	Garland Buckeye	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gibson	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	7
2	Percy Jones	5
3	Sam Gibson	3
3	Walter Johnson	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Win Ballou	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.391
2	Bibb Falk	.379
3	Harry Heilmann	.377
4	George Burns	.370
5	Rube Bressler	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	24
2	Jim Bottomley	10
2	Tony Lazzeri	10
2	Al Simmons	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	82
2	Hack Wilson	60
3	Tony Lazzeri	59
4	Bob Meusel	58
5	Jim Bottomley	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	14
1	Bob Meusel	14
3	Frankie Frisch	13
4	Bill Hunnefield	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.75
2	Ed Wells	2.23
3	Jack Quinn	2.30
4	Jesse Petty	2.38
5	Ted Lyons	2.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	100
2	George Uhle	73
3	Dazzy Vance	56
4	Tommy Thomas	55
4	Earl Whitehill	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	12
2	Hooks Dauss	5
3	Chick Davies	4
4	Rube Ehrhardt	3
4	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.463
2	Babe Ruth	.459
3	Heinie Manush	.447
4	Harry Heilmann	.438
5	Bibb Falk	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
2	Johnny Mokan	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	Babe Ruth	3
5	14 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	14
1	Rogers Hornsby	14
1	Tony Lazzeri	14
1	Johnny Mokan	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	7
2	Taylor Douthit	4
2	Doc Gautreau	4
2	Paul Waner	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.36
2	Jesse Petty	0.90
3	Rube Walberg	0.95
4	Walter Beall	0.96
5	Jesse Haines	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	3
1	Jesse Petty	3
1	Ed Wells	3
1	Tom Zachary	3
5	24 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	16
1	Tommy Thomas	16
1	Dazzy Vance	16
4	Walter Beall	13
4	3 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Rube Ehrhardt	2
3	Win Ballou	1
3	Walter Beall	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.438
2	Bibb Falk	.425
3	Babe Ruth	.410
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.402
5	Edd Roush	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Tony Lazzeri	7
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	Harry Heilmann	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	30
2	Babe Ruth	29
3	Bob Meusel	25
4	George Burns	24
4	Kiki Cuyler	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	9
2	Taylor Douthit	7
3	Frankie Frisch	5
3	Bill Hunnefield	5
3	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.74
2	Rube Walberg	1.21
3	Jesse Haines	1.30
4	Ed Wells	1.31
5	Sam Gibson	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Zachary	6
2	Ted Lyons	5
2	Elam Vangilder	5
2	Ed Wells	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	46
2	Dazzy Vance	40
3	Tommy Thomas	32
4	Larry Benton	31
5	Waite Hoyt	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Garland Braxton	2
2	Rube Ehrhardt	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	.366
3	Al Simmons	.362
4	Kiki Cuyler	.361
5	George Burns	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Bob Meusel	26
3	Rogers Hornsby	25
4	Al Simmons	23
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	143
2	Jim Bottomley	136
3	Harry Heilmann	133
4	Rogers Hornsby	128
5	2 tied	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	44
2	Max Carey	37
3	Frankie Frisch	30
3	Johnny Mostil	30
5	Sam Rice	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.68
2	Stan Coveleski	2.86
3	Ted Blankenship	2.87
4	Jesse Petty	2.90
5	Ted Lyons	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	25
2	Ted Blankenship	24
3	Pete Donohue	22
3	Herb Pennock	22
5	Waite Hoyt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	180
2	Lefty Grove	152
3	Ted Blankenship	113
3	Howard Ehmke	113
5	Earl Whitehill	105

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	20
2	Jess Doyle	7
3	Elam Vangilder	6
4	Sarge Connally	5
4	5 others tied	5