On This Day

Friday, July 2, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	49	24	.671	--
White Sox	40	35	.533	10.0
Indians	39	35	.527	10.5
Tigers	38	35	.521	11.0
Athletics	38	35	.521	11.0
Senators	36	35	.507	12.0
Browns	30	43	.411	19.0
Red Sox	21	49	.300	26.5

Games

Tigers 9, Indians 3

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

Browns 3, White Sox 2

Senators 6, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	44	28	.611	--
Cardinals	39	32	.549	4.5
Pirates	36	30	.545	5.0
Robins	35	33	.515	7.0
Giants	36	35	.507	7.5
Cubs	35	35	.500	8.0
Braves	27	42	.391	15.5
Phillies	26	43	.377	16.5

Games

Giants 5, Robins 2

Braves 4, Phillies 2

Reds 6, Cubs 1

Pirates 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Clarence Huber	4
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
1	Heinie Manush	4
4	Jimmy Dykes	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Harry Rice	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Eddie Brown	2
2	Frank Emmer	2
2	Bernie Friberg	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	Ben Paschal	1
1	Al Simmons	1
1	Ross Youngs	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howard Ehmke	0.82
2	Dazzy Vance	0.50
3	Hugh McQuillan	0.46
4	Ray Kremer	0.44
5	Larry Benton	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Win Ballou	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	9
2	Hugh McQuillan	6
3	Dazzy Vance	5
4	Ray Kremer	4
5	Larry Benton	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Holloway	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	Jimmy Ring	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.390
2	Harry Heilmann	.379
3	Rube Bressler	.378
4	Bibb Falk	.368
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
3	Hack Wilson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	86
2	Hack Wilson	64
3	Tony Lazzeri	63
4	Jim Bottomley	60
5	Bob Meusel	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	15
2	Kiki Cuyler	14
2	Frankie Frisch	14
2	Bob Meusel	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.83
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	3 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	116
2	George Uhle	76
3	Charlie Root	63
4	Walter Johnson	61
4	Dazzy Vance	61

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	13
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	.473
2	Rube Bressler	.471
3	Babe Ruth	.467
4	Heinie Manush	.451
5	Ira Flagstead	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mokan	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
3	Lou Gehrig	3
3	Goose Goslin	3
3	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	20
2	Hughie Critz	17
3	Johnny Mokan	16
4	Lou Gehrig	14
4	Babe Ruth	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	6
1	Ross Youngs	6
3	Taylor Douthit	4
3	Bing Miller	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Petty	1.13
2	Ed Wells	1.29
3	Lefty Grove	1.33
4	Jesse Haines	1.55
5	2 tied	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	3
1	Hooks Dauss	3
1	Pete Donohue	3
1	Jesse Haines	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	26
2	Walter Beall	22
3	Larry Benton	17
4	Howard Ehmke	15
5	3 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Rube Ehrhardt	2
2	Ken Holloway	2
2	Jack Scott	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.442
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.439
3	Babe Ruth	.416
4	Ross Youngs	.391
5	Edd Roush	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Tony Lazzeri	8
3	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	33
2	Wally Pipp	28
3	George Burns	27
3	Lou Gehrig	27
5	Tony Lazzeri	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	11
2	Taylor Douthit	8
3	Frankie Frisch	6
3	Doc Gautreau	6
3	Bill Hunnefield	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.09
2	Rube Walberg	1.42
3	Ed Wells	1.44
4	Jesse Haines	1.51
5	Walter Beall	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Wells	6
2	Larry Benton	5
2	Kent Greenfield	5
2	Urban Shocker	5
2	Tom Zachary	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	47
2	Dazzy Vance	45
3	Larry Benton	39
4	Tommy Thomas	31
5	Walter Johnson	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Garland Braxton	2
2	Rube Ehrhardt	2
2	Lefty Grove	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.384
2	Al Simmons	.370
3	Rogers Hornsby	.363
4	George Burns	.354
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Rogers Hornsby	25
3	Bob Meusel	23
4	Al Simmons	22
5	Lou Gehrig	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	143
2	Jim Bottomley	132
3	Harry Heilmann	131
4	Rogers Hornsby	127
5	Earl Sheely	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	43
2	Max Carey	36
3	Johnny Mostil	31
4	Frankie Frisch	30
5	Sam Rice	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.58
2	Jesse Petty	2.78
3	Pete Alexander	2.81
4	Ted Blankenship	2.85
5	Stan Coveleski	2.88

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	179
2	Lefty Grove	161
3	Howard Ehmke	124
4	Ted Blankenship	117
5	Walter Johnson	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	21
2	Jess Doyle	7
3	Elam Vangilder	6
4	Sarge Connally	5
4	4 others tied	5