On This Day

Sunday, July 11, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	28	.650	--
Athletics	46	36	.561	7.0
White Sox	44	39	.530	9.5
Senators	40	37	.519	10.5
Indians	43	40	.518	10.5
Tigers	40	42	.488	13.0
Browns	35	46	.432	17.5
Red Sox	24	56	.300	28.0

Games

Indians 8, Yankees 3

Senators 8, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	47	36	.566	--
Pirates	42	34	.553	1.5
Cardinals	44	37	.543	2.0
Cubs	43	38	.531	3.0
Robins	41	38	.519	4.0
Giants	41	39	.513	4.5
Phillies	31	47	.397	13.5
Braves	30	50	.375	15.5

Games

Robins 2, Cubs 1

Giants 5, Reds 0

Cardinals 7, Braves 2

Braves 19, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Brown	5
1	Eddie Taylor	5
3	Billy Southworth	4
3	Zack Taylor	4
5	15 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Bob O'Farrell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Taylor	5
2	Les Mann	4
3	Jim Bottomley	3
3	Bob O'Farrell	3
3	Jimmy Welsh	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty McManus	1
1	Bing Miller	1
1	Wally Schang	1
1	George Sisler	1
1	Ross Youngs	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	0.71
2	Sheriff Blake	0.33
2	Dolf Luque	0.33
4	Walter Johnson	0.31
5	Pete Alexander	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Hal Goldsmith	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	5
2	Walter Johnson	4
2	Dolf Luque	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.375
2	Rube Bressler	.372
3	Harry Heilmann	.369
4	Bibb Falk	.366
5	Bob Meusel	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	27
2	Tony Lazzeri	12
2	Al Simmons	12
2	Hack Wilson	12
5	Jim Bottomley	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	87
2	Hack Wilson	70
3	Tony Lazzeri	68
4	Jim Bottomley	66
5	Bibb Falk	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	19
2	Frankie Frisch	15
3	Kiki Cuyler	14
3	Bob Meusel	14
3	Sam Rice	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.98
2	Jesse Petty	2.53
3	Jesse Haines	2.57
4	Johnny Morrison	2.59
5	Jack Quinn	2.64

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	134
2	George Uhle	85
3	Walter Johnson	70
3	Charlie Root	70
3	Dazzy Vance	70

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	14
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	George Grantham	.474
3	Merwin Jacobson	.462
4	Bob Fothergill	.423
5	2 tied	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bibb Falk	3
1	Lou Gehrig	3
1	Heinie Manush	3
1	Jim Poole	3
1	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Poole	17
1	Al Simmons	17
3	Bibb Falk	15
3	Babe Herman	15
3	Wally Pipp	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	7
2	Doc Gautreau	5
3	Joe Sewell	4
4	Lu Blue	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Percy Jones	0.45
2	Rip Collins	0.60
3	Firpo Marberry	1.08
4	Hugh McQuillan	1.21
5	Rube Walberg	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Pate	4
1	Charlie Root	4
3	Kent Greenfield	3
3	Burleigh Grimes	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	34
2	Howard Ehmke	19
3	Walter Beall	17
4	Walter Johnson	16
4	Charlie Root	16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rube Bressler	.416
2	Heinie Manush	.414
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.411
4	George Grantham	.382
5	Walt French	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	7
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	Heinie Manush	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	30
2	Babe Herman	27
2	Al Simmons	27
4	Bibb Falk	26
4	Russ Wrightstone	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	14
2	Doc Gautreau	9
3	Taylor Douthit	7
4	Frankie Frisch	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Walberg	1.11
2	Firpo Marberry	1.30
3	Lefty Grove	1.77
4	Sheriff Blake	1.94
5	Sad Sam Jones	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	5
1	Pete Donohue	5
1	Kent Greenfield	5
1	Burleigh Grimes	5
1	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	50
2	Walter Beall	30
2	Dazzy Vance	30
4	Howard Ehmke	28
4	Walter Johnson	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Jack Scott	3
3	Babe Adams	2
3	Rube Ehrhardt	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.375
2	Harry Heilmann	.375
3	Rogers Hornsby	.362
4	Kiki Cuyler	.353
5	George Burns	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Rogers Hornsby	26
3	Al Simmons	24
4	Bob Meusel	22
5	Lou Gehrig	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	140
2	Jim Bottomley	128
3	Al Simmons	127
4	Rogers Hornsby	126
5	Harry Heilmann	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Max Carey	33
3	Ross Youngs	28
4	Frankie Frisch	27
4	Johnny Mostil	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.62
2	Pete Alexander	2.86
3	Rube Walberg	2.90
4	Jake Miller	2.92
5	Jesse Petty	2.93

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	173
2	Lefty Grove	168
3	Howard Ehmke	124
4	Ted Blankenship	114
5	Walter Johnson	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	22
2	Jess Doyle	6
2	Ray Kremer	6
2	Rube Walberg	6
5	3 tied	5