On This Day

Monday, July 5, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	26	.658	--
Athletics	42	35	.545	8.5
White Sox	43	36	.544	8.5
Indians	41	37	.526	10.0
Senators	38	36	.514	11.0
Tigers	38	39	.494	12.5
Browns	33	44	.429	17.5
Red Sox	21	53	.284	28.0

Games

Indians 4, White Sox 2

White Sox 8, Indians 0

Browns 4, Tigers 3

Browns 6, Tigers 3

Athletics 2, Yankees 1

Athletics 6, Yankees 3

Senators 7, Red Sox 4

Senators 3, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	46	31	.597	--
Pirates	38	32	.543	4.5
Cardinals	40	35	.533	5.0
Robins	38	35	.521	6.0
Cubs	39	36	.520	6.0
Giants	37	39	.487	8.5
Phillies	30	44	.405	14.5
Braves	29	45	.392	15.5

Games

Braves 5, Robins 4

Robins 14, Braves 5

Phillies 6, Giants 3

Phillies 5, Giants 4

Pirates 4, Cubs 1

Cubs 10, Pirates 7

Reds 4, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 7, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Herman	7
2	George Grantham	6
3	Sparky Adams	5
3	Johnny Butler	5
3	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Butch Henline	1
1	Freddy Leach	1
1	Freddie Lindstrom	1
1	Bing Miller	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Butler	4
1	Dick Cox	4
1	Freddy Leach	4
1	Glenn Wright	4
5	6 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ossie Bluege	3
2	Bucky Harris	2
2	Joe Sewell	2
4	Sparky Adams	1
4	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	1.75
2	Bob Shawkey	1.00
2	Rube Walberg	1.00
4	Sam Gibson	0.50
5	Walter Johnson	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Rube Ehrhardt	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	14
2	Bob Shawkey	10
3	Rube Ehrhardt	6
3	Rube Walberg	6
5	2 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Walt Huntzinger	1
1	Clarence Mitchell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.382
2	Rube Bressler	.379
3	Babe Herman	.369
4	Harry Heilmann	.367
5	Bibb Falk	.367

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	68
3	Tony Lazzeri	66
4	Jim Bottomley	60
5	2 tied	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	1.81
2	Jesse Haines	2.13
3	Jesse Petty	2.38
4	Ed Wells	2.39
5	Jack Quinn	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	14
2	Pete Donohue	12
2	Ted Lyons	12
2	George Uhle	12
5	3 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	130
2	George Uhle	81
3	Walter Johnson	66
4	Charlie Root	65
5	Tommy Thomas	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	13
2	Hooks Dauss	5
3	Chick Davies	4
3	Sad Sam Jones	4
5	4 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Fothergill	.500
2	Frank Welch	.486
3	Rube Bressler	.468
4	Russ Wrightstone	.429
5	Dick Cox	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Bibb Falk	3
2	Lou Gehrig	3
2	Tony Lazzeri	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Herman	17
1	Wally Pipp	17
3	Bibb Falk	15
3	Tony Lazzeri	15
3	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	7
1	Ross Youngs	7
3	Tony Lazzeri	4
3	Ben Paschal	4
3	Joe Sewell	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Firpo Marberry	1.37
2	Walter Johnson	1.48
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.52
4	Lefty Grove	1.74
5	Sad Sam Jones	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	4
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	34
2	Walter Beall	25
3	Tommy Thomas	17
4	Larry Benton	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Babe Adams	2
2	Rube Ehrhardt	2
2	Ken Holloway	2
2	Jack Scott	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.416
2	Rube Bressler	.402
3	Edd Roush	.394
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.391
5	Russ Wrightstone	.385

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	Tony Lazzeri	25
3	Babe Ruth	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.19
2	Rube Walberg	1.34
3	Bob Osborn	1.83
4	Jesse Haines	1.89
5	Hal Goldsmith	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	5
1	Pete Donohue	5
1	Kent Greenfield	5
1	Charlie Root	5
1	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	57
2	Larry Benton	36
3	Dazzy Vance	35
4	Walter Beall	30
5	Walter Johnson	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Babe Adams	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	.376
2	Al Simmons	.374
3	Rogers Hornsby	.359
4	Kiki Cuyler	.354
5	George Burns	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Rogers Hornsby	24
3	Bob Meusel	23
4	Al Simmons	22
5	Lou Gehrig	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	141
2	Jim Bottomley	125
3	Harry Heilmann	124
4	Rogers Hornsby	123
5	Al Simmons	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Max Carey	33
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	Johnny Mostil	29
5	Sam Rice	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.65
2	Pete Alexander	2.81
3	Jesse Petty	2.85
4	Ted Blankenship	2.86
5	Eppa Rixey	2.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	171
2	Lefty Grove	165
3	Howard Ehmke	121
4	Ted Blankenship	112
5	Walter Johnson	109

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	21
2	Jess Doyle	7
3	Sarge Connally	5
3	Hooks Dauss	5
3	6 others tied	5