On This Day

Sunday, July 4, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	24	.676	--
White Sox	42	35	.545	9.5
Athletics	40	35	.533	10.5
Indians	40	36	.526	11.0
Tigers	38	37	.507	12.5
Senators	36	36	.500	13.0
Browns	31	44	.413	19.5
Red Sox	21	51	.292	28.0

Games

Browns 2, Indians 1

White Sox 7, Tigers 2

Yankees 4, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	45	30	.600	--
Pirates	37	31	.544	4.5
Cardinals	39	34	.534	5.0
Robins	37	34	.521	6.0
Cubs	38	35	.521	6.0
Giants	37	37	.500	7.5
Phillies	28	44	.389	15.5
Braves	28	44	.389	15.5

Games

Cubs 2, Pirates 0

Reds 7, Cardinals 2

Robins 11, Phillies 2

Braves 5, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Frisch	4
1	Merwin Jacobson	4
3	Chuck Dressen	3
3	Chick Fewster	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Edd Roush	1
1	Jack Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Cox	4
2	Willie Kamm	3
3	Roy Carlyle	2
3	Babe Herman	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gus Felix	2
1	Babe Herman	2
3	Bill Barrett	1
3	Frankie Frisch	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jakie May	0.67
2	Doug McWeeny	0.62
3	Stan Coveleski	0.38
4	Charlie Root	0.29
5	Urban Shocker	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	1
1	Joe Giard	1
1	Jakie May	1
1	Doug McWeeny	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	6
2	Doug McWeeny	5
3	Johnny Werts	4
4	Stan Coveleski	3
4	Urban Shocker	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.388
2	Rube Bressler	.379
3	Bibb Falk	.375
4	Harry Heilmann	.370
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	65
4	Jim Bottomley	60
5	Bob Meusel	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	16
2	Frankie Frisch	15
3	Kiki Cuyler	14
3	Bob Meusel	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.83
2	Jesse Petty	2.25
3	Ed Wells	2.39
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	65
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	Baby Doll Jacobson	.456
3	Bob Fothergill	.452
4	Rube Bressler	.446
5	Heinie Manush	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Bibb Falk	3
2	Lou Gehrig	3
2	Goose Goslin	3
2	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	17
2	Bibb Falk	16
3	Babe Herman	15
3	Johnny Mokan	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	7
2	Doc Gautreau	6
3	Taylor Douthit	4
3	Tony Lazzeri	4
3	Ben Paschal	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Petty	1.17
2	Larry Benton	1.37
3	Rube Walberg	1.59
4	Eppa Rixey	1.65
5	2 tied	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	4
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Ted Blankenship	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Beall	21
2	Lefty Grove	20
3	Charlie Root	16
4	Howard Ehmke	15
5	Tommy Thomas	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
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	Baby Doll Jacobson	.430
2	Heinie Manush	.430
3	Edd Roush	.407
4	Bibb Falk	.402
5	Rube Bressler	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Tony Lazzeri	7
3	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Heinie Manush	5
3	Russ Wrightstone	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	29
2	Babe Herman	28
3	George Burns	25
3	Babe Ruth	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	11
2	Taylor Douthit	8
3	Frankie Frisch	7
4	Doc Gautreau	6
4	Tony Lazzeri	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.13
2	Rube Walberg	1.29
3	Jesse Haines	1.55
4	Bob Osborn	1.83
5	Walter Beall	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	5
1	Kent Greenfield	5
1	Charlie Root	5
1	George Uhle	5
1	2 others tied	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	Rube Ehrhardt	2
2	Ken Holloway	2
2	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.380
2	Al Simmons	.375
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	128
3	Jim Bottomley	125
4	Rogers Hornsby	124
5	Al Simmons	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	43
2	Max Carey	36
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	Johnny Mostil	30
5	Sam Rice	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	Eppa Rixey	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	25
2	Ted Lyons	23
2	Herb Pennock	23
4	Pete Donohue	21
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