On This Day

Friday, July 9, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	27	.654	--
Athletics	45	36	.556	7.5
White Sox	44	38	.537	9.0
Indians	42	39	.519	10.5
Senators	38	37	.507	11.5
Tigers	39	41	.488	13.0
Browns	35	44	.443	16.5
Red Sox	23	55	.295	28.0

Games

Yankees 8, Indians 2

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Browns 4, Senators 3

Tigers 9, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	47	34	.580	--
Pirates	41	34	.547	3.0
Cardinals	42	36	.538	3.5
Robins	40	36	.526	4.5
Cubs	41	37	.526	4.5
Giants	39	39	.500	6.5
Phillies	31	46	.403	14.0
Braves	29	48	.377	16.0

Games

Cubs 7, Robins 3

Giants 7, Reds 4

Giants 4, Reds 1

Pirates 9, Phillies 6

Cardinals 2, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Travis Jackson	6
2	Walt French	4
2	Frank O'Rourke	4
2	Ross Youngs	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	Les Bell	1
1	Dick Burrus	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Barrett	3
1	George Grantham	3
1	Ben Paschal	3
4	Hughie Critz	2
4	11 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	2
2	Cuckoo Christensen	1
2	Wattie Holm	1
2	Freddy Leach	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rip Collins	0.50
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.36
3	Charlie Root	0.36
4	Tommy Thomas	0.33
5	Win Ballou	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Win Ballou	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	5
2	Win Ballou	4
2	Garland Buckeye	4
2	Rip Collins	4
2	Sad Sam Jones	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Scott	1
1	Ernie Wingard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.375
2	Rube Bressler	.372
3	Babe Herman	.369
4	Harry Heilmann	.366
5	2 tied	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	27
2	Tony Lazzeri	11
2	Al Simmons	11
2	Hack Wilson	11
5	Jim Bottomley	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	87
2	Hack Wilson	68
3	Tony Lazzeri	67
4	Jim Bottomley	62
5	Bibb Falk	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	18
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	Johnny Morrison	2.59
4	Jack Quinn	2.64
5	Doug McWeeny	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	14
2	George Uhle	13
3	Pete Donohue	12
3	Ted Lyons	12
5	4 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	130
2	George Uhle	85
3	Charlie Root	70
3	Dazzy Vance	70
5	Walter Johnson	66

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	Frank Welch	.486
2	Bob Fothergill	.462
3	George Grantham	.452
4	Rube Bressler	.436
5	Pat Collins	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Lou Gehrig	3
2	Heinie Manush	3
2	Jim Poole	3
5	17 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	17
2	Jim Poole	16
3	Dick Cox	15
3	Babe Herman	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	7
2	Ross Youngs	6
3	Ben Paschal	4
3	Joe Sewell	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Collins	0.60
2	Firpo Marberry	1.20
3	Hugh McQuillan	1.21
4	Sheriff Blake	1.29
5	Art Reinhart	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	4
2	Carl Mays	3
2	Joe Pate	3
2	George Uhle	3
2	Dutch Ulrich	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	30
2	Howard Ehmke	19
3	Walter Beall	17
4	Charlie Root	16
4	Tommy Thomas	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	2
1	Ken Holloway	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Jack Scott	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rube Bressler	.412
2	Heinie Manush	.411
3	Bubbles Hargrave	.400
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.396
5	George Grantham	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	7
2	Babe Ruth	6
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	26
3	Russ Wrightstone	26
5	Hughie Critz	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	13
2	Doc Gautreau	9
3	Taylor Douthit	7
4	Frankie Frisch	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Walberg	1.15
2	Lefty Grove	1.24
3	Jesse Haines	1.89
4	Sad Sam Jones	2.12
5	Bob Osborn	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	5
1	Pete Donohue	5
1	Charlie Root	5
1	George Uhle	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	46
2	Dazzy Vance	44
3	Walter Beall	30
4	Howard Ehmke	28
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Jack Scott	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	.374
2	Al Simmons	.372
3	Rogers Hornsby	.358
4	George Burns	.351
5	Kiki Cuyler	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	140
2	Al Simmons	125
3	Jim Bottomley	124
3	Harry Heilmann	124
5	Rogers Hornsby	123

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.65
2	Ted Blankenship	2.83
3	Jesse Petty	2.84
4	Pete Alexander	2.90
5	Eppa Rixey	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	25
2	Ted Lyons	22
2	Herb Pennock	22
4	Pete Donohue	21
5	Waite Hoyt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	180
2	Lefty Grove	165
3	Howard Ehmke	124
4	Ted Blankenship	112
4	George Uhle	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	21
2	Jess Doyle	7
3	Ray Kremer	6
4	Hooks Dauss	5
4	4 others tied	5