On This Day

Wednesday, June 30, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	22	.686	--
White Sox	40	33	.548	9.5
Indians	38	34	.528	11.0
Tigers	37	34	.521	11.5
Athletics	37	34	.521	11.5
Senators	34	34	.500	13.0
Browns	28	43	.394	20.5
Red Sox	20	48	.294	27.0

Games

Senators 8, Red Sox 5

Indians 11, White Sox 3

Athletics 5, Yankees 4

Tigers 4, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	43	27	.614	--
Cardinals	39	30	.565	3.5
Pirates	34	30	.531	6.0
Robins	35	31	.530	6.0
Cubs	34	34	.500	8.0
Giants	34	35	.493	8.5
Phillies	26	41	.388	15.5
Braves	25	42	.373	16.5

Games

Robins 11, Phillies 9

Reds 3, Cubs 2

Cubs 9, Reds 4

Giants 7, Braves 6

Cardinals 6, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Howard Freigau	5
2	Jimmy Cooney	4
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Freddie Lindstrom	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	2
2	Les Bell	1
2	Ray Blades	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Harper	5
2	Jim Poole	4
3	Les Bell	3
3	Cliff Heathcote	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Johnny Butler	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Jimmy Cooney	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Quinn	0.46
2	Dolf Luque	0.44
3	George Milstead	0.30
3	Ed Wells	0.30
5	Jesse Haines	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Ehrhardt	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Dutch Levsen	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Quinn	6
2	Dolf Luque	4
3	George Milstead	3
3	Ed Wells	3
5	5 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.391
2	Harry Heilmann	.379
3	Rube Bressler	.374
4	Bibb Falk	.367
5	Bob Meusel	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	26
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	85
2	Hack Wilson	63
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
3	2 others tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.64
2	Ed Wells	2.12
3	Jesse Petty	2.25
4	Jack Quinn	2.47
5	Johnny Morrison	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	13
2	Ted Lyons	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	Rube Bressler	.468
2	Edd Roush	.457
3	Curt Walker	.446
4	Babe Ruth	.442
5	Dick Cox	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	4
1	Johnny Mokan	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
4	George Harper	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	18
2	Hughie Critz	17
3	Johnny Mokan	16
4	Jim Bottomley	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	5
2	Ski Melillo	4
2	Bing Miller	4
2	Paul Waner	4
2	Ross Youngs	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.00
2	Jesse Petty	0.69
3	Walter Beall	0.78
4	Rube Walberg	1.38
5	Jesse Haines	1.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	4
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Jesse Haines	3
2	Carl Mays	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	21
2	Walter Beall	18
3	Sheriff Blake	17
3	Charlie Root	17
5	Jesse Petty	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Rube Ehrhardt	2
2	Jack Scott	2
4	Win Ballou	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.422
2	Edd Roush	.416
3	Harry Heilmann	.402
4	Joe Sewell	.393
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Tony Lazzeri	8
3	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	Heinie Manush	5
3	Russ Wrightstone	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Wally Pipp	28
3	Rogers Hornsby	27
4	George Burns	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	9
2	Taylor Douthit	7
3	Bill Hunnefield	6
4	Frankie Frisch	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.74
2	Walter Beall	0.98
3	Rube Walberg	1.14
4	Ed Wells	1.37
5	Jesse Haines	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Wells	6
2	Kent Greenfield	5
2	Tom Zachary	5
4	Larry Benton	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	47
2	Dazzy Vance	40
3	Larry Benton	36
4	Tommy Thomas	27
5	Charlie Root	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
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	.384
2	Al Simmons	.369
3	Rogers Hornsby	.363
4	Kiki Cuyler	.351
5	George Burns	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Rogers Hornsby	25
3	Bob Meusel	24
4	Al Simmons	22
5	3 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	146
2	Jim Bottomley	132
3	Harry Heilmann	129
4	Rogers Hornsby	127
5	Earl Sheely	123

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	Ted Blankenship	2.87
4	Stan Coveleski	2.88
5	Pete Alexander	3.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	25
2	Ted Lyons	24
3	Herb Pennock	23
4	Pete Donohue	22
5	Waite Hoyt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	174
2	Lefty Grove	155
3	Howard Ehmke	118
4	Ted Blankenship	116
5	2 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