On This Day

Monday, June 28, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	47	21	.691	--
White Sox	40	31	.563	8.5
Tigers	36	33	.522	11.5
Athletics	36	33	.522	11.5
Indians	36	34	.514	12.0
Senators	33	33	.500	13.0
Browns	27	42	.391	20.5
Red Sox	19	47	.288	27.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Senators 2

White Sox 7, Browns 0

Indians 8, Tigers 4

Athletics 7, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	41	26	.612	--
Cardinals	38	30	.559	3.5
Pirates	34	28	.548	4.5
Robins	33	31	.516	6.5
Giants	33	33	.500	7.5
Cubs	33	33	.500	7.5
Phillies	26	39	.400	14.0
Braves	23	41	.359	16.5

Games

Phillies 9, Robins 4

Reds 6, Pirates 1

Giants 3, Braves 2

Cubs 11, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ira Flagstead	4
1	Freddy Leach	4
3	Bob Fothergill	3
3	Howard Freigau	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Paul Florence	1
1	Freddy Leach	1
1	Heinie Manush	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Kelly	4
2	Bill Barrett	3
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Mike Gonzalez	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Howard Freigau	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Benton	1.67
2	Lefty Grove	1.43
3	James Edwards	1.17
4	Charlie Root	1.00
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	James Edwards	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Eppa Rixey	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	10
2	Charlie Root	9
3	James Edwards	7
4	Larry Benton	5
4	Kent Greenfield	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Scott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.396
2	Harry Heilmann	.377
3	Rube Bressler	.375
4	Bibb Falk	.373
5	Bob Meusel	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	25
2	Tony Lazzeri	11
3	Jim Bottomley	10
3	Al Simmons	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	84
2	Hack Wilson	62
3	Tony Lazzeri	61
4	Jim Bottomley	60
5	Bob Meusel	58

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.64
2	Ed Wells	2.23
3	Jesse Petty	2.25
4	Jack Quinn	2.30
5	Ted Lyons	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	12
1	Herb Pennock	12
3	Pete Donohue	11
3	Waite Hoyt	11
3	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	110
2	George Uhle	76
3	Charlie Root	63
4	Dazzy Vance	56
5	3 tied	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	Babe Ruth	.500
2	Rube Bressler	.456
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.452
4	Curt Walker	.441
5	3 tied	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
2	Johnny Mokan	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
4	Rogers Hornsby	3
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	17
1	Wally Pipp	17
3	Hughie Critz	15
4	Rogers Hornsby	14
4	Johnny Mokan	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Taylor Douthit	4
1	Doc Gautreau	4
1	George Harper	4
1	Paul Waner	4
1	Ross Youngs	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.00
2	Red Lucas	0.55
3	Jesse Petty	0.69
4	Rube Walberg	0.95
5	Walter Beall	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	4
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Jesse Petty	3
5	22 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Beall	22
2	Lefty Grove	21
3	Larry Benton	18
4	Sheriff Blake	17
4	Charlie Root	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Rube Ehrhardt	2
2	Jack Scott	2
4	Win Ballou	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.430
2	Harry Heilmann	.425
3	Edd Roush	.425
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.415
5	Bibb Falk	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Tony Lazzeri	8
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	High Pockets Kelly	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	31
2	Rogers Hornsby	29
3	Wally Pipp	26
4	Bob Meusel	25
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	8
2	Taylor Douthit	7
3	Bill Hunnefield	6
4	Frankie Frisch	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.74
2	Walter Beall	0.98
3	Rube Walberg	1.21
4	Jesse Haines	1.30
5	Ed Wells	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Zachary	6
2	Kent Greenfield	5
2	Ed Wells	5
4	Larry Benton	4
4	9 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	47
2	Dazzy Vance	40
3	Larry Benton	36
4	Tommy Thomas	32
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Garland Braxton	2
2	Rube Ehrhardt	2
2	Lefty Grove	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.386
2	Rogers Hornsby	.364
3	Al Simmons	.362
4	Kiki Cuyler	.355
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Rogers Hornsby	25
3	Bob Meusel	24
4	Al Simmons	22
5	Jim Bottomley	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	145
2	Jim Bottomley	137
3	Harry Heilmann	132
4	Rogers Hornsby	127
5	Earl Sheely	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	43
2	Max Carey	36
3	Frankie Frisch	30
3	Johnny Mostil	30
5	Sam Rice	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.48
2	Jesse Petty	2.81
3	Stan Coveleski	2.86
4	Ted Blankenship	2.87
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.99

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	180
2	Lefty Grove	155
3	Howard Ehmke	118
4	Ted Blankenship	116
5	3 tied	104

Saves

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