On This Day

Tuesday, July 6, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	26	.658	--
White Sox	44	36	.550	8.0
Athletics	42	35	.545	8.5
Indians	41	38	.519	10.5
Senators	38	36	.514	11.0
Tigers	38	40	.487	13.0
Browns	34	44	.436	17.0
Red Sox	21	53	.284	28.0

Games

White Sox 8, Indians 0

Browns 5, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	47	31	.603	--
Pirates	39	33	.542	5.0
Cardinals	40	36	.526	6.0
Robins	38	35	.521	6.5
Cubs	40	37	.519	6.5
Giants	37	39	.487	9.0
Phillies	30	44	.405	15.0
Braves	29	45	.392	16.0

Games

Cubs 3, Pirates 0

Pirates 3, Cubs 2

Reds 5, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cliff Heathcote	5
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Bibb Falk	3
2	Bob Fothergill	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Wally Pipp	1
1	George Sisler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	3
2	Jim Bottomley	2
2	Mike Gonzalez	2
2	Spence Harris	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Jimmy Cooney	1
1	Cliff Heathcote	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lee Meadows	1.20
2	Bullet Joe Bush	0.33
3	Sheriff Blake	0.14
4	Ted Blankenship	0.12
5	Benn Karr	0.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	Ernie Wingard	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	6
2	Bullet Joe Bush	4
3	Sheriff Blake	1
3	Ted Blankenship	1
3	Benn Karr	1

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.382
2	Rube Bressler	.379
3	Bibb Falk	.372
4	Babe Herman	.369
5	Harry Heilmann	.368

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	62
5	Bibb Falk	59

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	.512
2	Rube Bressler	.488
3	Frank Welch	.484
4	Cuckoo Christensen	.444
5	Bibb Falk	.429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	18
2	Wally Pipp	17
3	Babe Herman	15
3	Tony Lazzeri	15
3	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	5
1	Ross Youngs	5
3	Tony Lazzeri	4
3	Ben Paschal	4
3	Joe Sewell	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sheriff Blake	1.29
2	Firpo Marberry	1.37
3	Walter Johnson	1.48
4	Hugh McQuillan	1.52
5	Lefty Grove	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	4
2	Ted Blankenship	3
2	Hooks Dauss	3
2	Jesse Haines	3
2	Carl Mays	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	34
2	Walter Beall	25
3	Larry Benton	15
3	Walter Johnson	15
5	3 tied	14

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	.419
2	Rube Bressler	.418
3	Harry Heilmann	.400
3	Edd Roush	.400
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	7
1	Babe Ruth	7
3	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Heinie Manush	5
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	30
2	Babe Herman	28
3	Tony Lazzeri	25
4	George Burns	24
4	2 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	11
2	Taylor Douthit	7
2	Doc Gautreau	7
4	Frankie Frisch	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.22
2	Rube Walberg	1.34
3	Jesse Haines	1.89
4	Hal Goldsmith	2.13
5	Ed Wells	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	5
1	Pete Donohue	5
1	Charlie Root	5
1	Don Songer	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	47
2	Dazzy Vance	35
3	Walter Beall	30
4	Walter Johnson	28
5	Larry Benton	27

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	.379
2	Al Simmons	.374
3	Rogers Hornsby	.359
4	Kiki Cuyler	.354
5	George Burns	.353

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	127
3	Harry Heilmann	125
4	Rogers Hornsby	123
5	Al Simmons	122

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.65
2	Ted Blankenship	2.77
3	Jesse Petty	2.84
4	Pete Alexander	2.90
5	Eppa Rixey	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	25
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	113
5	Walter Johnson	109

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	21
2	Jess Doyle	7
3	Hooks Dauss	5
3	Waite Hoyt	5
3	5 others tied	5