On This Day

Wednesday, July 7, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 26 .658 --
White Sox 44 36 .550 8.0
Athletics 43 36 .544 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 22 54 .289 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 47 32 .595 --
Pirates 40 33 .548 4.0
Robins 40 35 .533 5.0
Cardinals 41 36 .532 5.0
Cubs 40 37 .519 6.0
Giants 37 39 .487 8.5
Phillies 30 45 .400 15.0
Braves 29 47 .382 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Butler 4
1 Doc Gautreau 4
1 Babe Herman 4
4 Max Bishop 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Regan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Grantham 5
2 Johnny Butler 4
3 Topper Rigney 3
4 Chick Galloway 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Gautreau 2
2 Babe Herman 1
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
2 Johnny Mokan 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 1.00
2 Johnny Werts 0.64
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.42
4 Jack Quinn 0.25
4 Eddie Rommel 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Joe Pate 1
1 Art Reinhart 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 9
2 Johnny Werts 7
3 Sam Gray 5
3 Burleigh Grimes 5
5 Vic Aldridge 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Kremer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .382
2 Rube Bressler .377
3 Babe Herman .377
4 Bibb Falk .372
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 Petty 2.38
3 Ed Wells 2.39
4 Johnny Morrison 2.59
5 Jack Quinn 2.64

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 Dazzy Vance 70
4 Walter Johnson 66
5 Charlie Root 65

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Fothergill .512
2 Rube Bressler .463
3 Frank Welch .444
4 Babe Herman .439
5 Sam Rice .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bibb Falk 3
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Tony Lazzeri 3
1 Heinie Manush 3
1 Babe Ruth 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 17
2 Bibb Falk 16
2 Babe Herman 16
4 Dick Cox 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Gautreau 7
2 Ross Youngs 5
3 Ben Paschal 4
3 Joe Sewell 4
5 11 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 1.29
2 Art Reinhart 1.38
3 Firpo Marberry 1.42
4 Walter Johnson 1.48
5 Hugh McQuillan 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 4
2 Ted Blankenship 3
2 Jesse Haines 3
2 Carl Mays 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 34
2 Walter Beall 17
3 Larry Benton 15
3 Walter Johnson 15
5 4 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 .414
3 Harry Heilmann .400
4 Bibb Falk .393
5 Babe Herman .390

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 27
3 Tony Lazzeri 25
4 Kiki Cuyler 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 11
2 Doc Gautreau 9
3 Taylor Douthit 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 Ed Wells 2.18
5 Bob Osborn 2.22

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 44
3 Walter Beall 30
4 Walter Johnson 28
5 Larry Benton 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Ray Kremer 3
3 Babe Adams 2
3 Rube Ehrhardt 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .379
2 Al Simmons .373
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
4 Al Simmons 123

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.65
2 Ted Blankenship 2.80
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 180
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 Ray Kremer 6
4 Hooks Dauss 5
4 5 others tied 5