On This Day

Saturday, July 3, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	24	.676	--
White Sox	41	35	.539	10.0
Athletics	40	35	.533	10.5
Indians	40	35	.533	10.5
Tigers	38	36	.514	12.0
Senators	36	36	.500	13.0
Browns	30	44	.405	20.0
Red Sox	21	51	.292	28.0

Games

Indians 7, Tigers 5

Athletics 12, Red Sox 4

Athletics 8, Red Sox 5

White Sox 8, Browns 3

Yankees 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	44	30	.595	--
Pirates	37	30	.552	3.5
Cardinals	39	33	.542	4.0
Robins	36	34	.514	6.0
Cubs	37	35	.514	6.0
Giants	37	36	.507	6.5
Phillies	28	43	.394	14.5
Braves	27	44	.380	15.5

Games

Phillies 4, Braves 1

Phillies 3, Braves 2

Cubs 6, Reds 2

Cubs 3, Reds 0

Giants 4, Robins 3

Robins 9, Giants 2

Pirates 12, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Burrus	5
1	Babe Herman	5
1	Frank Welch	5
4	Sparky Adams	4
4	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Bibb Falk	1
1	Chick Fewster	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	7
2	Babe Herman	6
3	Pie Traynor	4
4	Mickey Cochrane	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
2	George Burns	1
2	Pat Collins	1
2	Hughie Critz	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Uhle	0.38
2	Kent Greenfield	0.31
3	Sam Gray	0.30
3	George Mogridge	0.30
5	4 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Wayland Dean	1
1	James Edwards	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Percy Jones	8
2	George Uhle	5
3	Kent Greenfield	4
4	Vic Aldridge	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Percy Jones	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Rube Walberg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.388
2	Rube Bressler	.379
3	Harry Heilmann	.378
4	Bibb Falk	.374
5	Bob Meusel	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	26
2	Tony Lazzeri	11
2	Hack Wilson	11
4	Jim Bottomley	10
4	Al Simmons	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	86
2	Hack Wilson	66
3	Tony Lazzeri	64
4	Jim Bottomley	60
5	Bob Meusel	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	16
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	14
2	Ted Lyons	12
2	George Uhle	12
4	Pete Donohue	11
4	3 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	116
2	George Uhle	81
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
3	Sad Sam Jones	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Welch	.500
2	Rube Bressler	.492
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.467
4	Babe Ruth	.452
5	Bibb Falk	.441

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Mokan	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
3	Bibb Falk	3
3	Lou Gehrig	3
3	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Mokan	18
2	Wally Pipp	17
3	Bibb Falk	16
4	Babe Herman	15
5	Hughie Critz	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	7
2	Doc Gautreau	6
3	Taylor Douthit	4
3	Bing Miller	4
3	Ben Paschal	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	Rube Walberg	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	3
1	Ted Blankenship	3
1	Hooks Dauss	3
1	Pete Donohue	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Rube Ehrhardt	2
2	Ken Holloway	2
2	Jack Scott	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.430
2	Heinie Manush	.422
3	Harry Heilmann	.405
4	Edd Roush	.404
5	Bibb Falk	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Tony Lazzeri	7
3	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Heinie Manush	5
3	Russ Wrightstone	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	30
2	Wally Pipp	29
3	Babe Herman	26
4	Lou Gehrig	25
5	George Burns	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	11
2	Taylor Douthit	8
3	Frankie Frisch	6
3	Doc Gautreau	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.13
2	Rube Walberg	1.29
3	Jesse Haines	1.55
4	Ed Wells	1.68
5	Bob Osborn	1.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	5
1	Kent Greenfield	5
1	George Uhle	5
1	Ed Wells	5
1	Tom Zachary	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	45
2	Lefty Grove	43
3	Larry Benton	33
4	Walter Beall	26
5	George Uhle	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Sad Sam Jones	3
3	Rube Ehrhardt	2
3	Ken Holloway	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.386
2	Al Simmons	.373
3	Rogers Hornsby	.358
4	George Burns	.354
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
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	142
2	Harry Heilmann	130
3	Jim Bottomley	128
4	Rogers Hornsby	124
5	Al Simmons	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	43
2	Max Carey	36
3	Johnny Mostil	31
4	Frankie Frisch	30
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.58
2	Jesse Petty	2.78
3	Ted Blankenship	2.80
4	Pete Alexander	2.81
5	Stan Coveleski	2.88

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	179
2	Lefty Grove	161
3	Howard Ehmke	124
4	Ted Blankenship	116
5	George Uhle	108

Saves

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