On This Day

Tuesday, July 13, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 30 .634 --
Athletics 47 37 .560 6.0
Senators 42 37 .532 8.5
White Sox 45 40 .529 8.5
Indians 45 40 .529 8.5
Tigers 42 42 .500 11.0
Browns 35 48 .422 17.5
Red Sox 24 58 .293 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 49 36 .576 --
Pirates 43 34 .558 2.0
Cardinals 45 38 .542 3.0
Cubs 44 39 .530 4.0
Robins 42 39 .519 5.0
Giants 41 40 .506 6.0
Phillies 31 49 .388 15.5
Braves 31 51 .378 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl McNeely 5
2 Taylor Douthit 4
3 Les Bell 3
3 Lu Blue 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 3
2 Ray Blades 1
2 Johnny Butler 1
2 Joe Hauser 1
2 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 5
2 Earl McNeely 4
3 Johnny Butler 3
3 Wally Pipp 3
3 Earl Sheely 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taylor Douthit 2
2 Lu Blue 1
2 Howard Fitzgerald 1
2 Buddy Myer 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Genewich 0.33
2 Bob Osborn 0.30
2 Rube Walberg 0.30
4 Bill Sherdel 0.29
5 Benn Karr 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Benn Karr 1
1 Bob Osborn 1
1 Dutch Ruether 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Sherdel 5
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 Joe Genewich 3
2 Bob Osborn 3
2 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .375
2 Harry Heilmann .374
3 Bibb Falk .373
4 Rube Bressler .372
5 George Burns .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 27
2 Hack Wilson 13
3 Jim Bottomley 12
3 Tony Lazzeri 12
3 Al Simmons 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 87
2 Hack Wilson 72
3 Jim Bottomley 70
4 Tony Lazzeri 69
5 Bibb Falk 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 19
2 Kiki Cuyler 15
2 Frankie Frisch 15
4 Taylor Douthit 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.00
2 Jesse Petty 2.53
3 Jesse Haines 2.57
4 Johnny Morrison 2.59
5 Doug McWeeny 2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 134
2 George Uhle 93
3 Dazzy Vance 75
4 Walter Johnson 70
4 Charlie Root 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Hooks Dauss 6
3 Chick Davies 4
3 Rube Ehrhardt 4
3 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Rice .478
2 George Grantham .474
3 Frank Welch .471
4 Bob Fothergill .462
5 Merwin Jacobson .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bibb Falk 4
1 Hack Wilson 4
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Jim Poole 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 18
2 Bibb Falk 17
3 Wally Pipp 16
4 Les Bell 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 7
2 Doc Gautreau 5
3 Lu Blue 4
3 Taylor Douthit 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Percy Jones 0.45
2 Rip Collins 0.83
3 Charlie Root 0.93
4 Hugh McQuillan 1.21
5 Rube Walberg 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Pate 4
2 Vic Aldridge 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 Jesse Haines 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 24
2 Dazzy Vance 19
3 George Uhle 17
4 Walter Johnson 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Babe Adams 2
2 Rube Walberg 2
4 Ted Blankenship 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .423
2 Rube Bressler .417
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .405
4 George Grantham .396
5 Muddy Ruel .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 7
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Bibb Falk 5
3 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 Hack Wilson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 33
2 Bibb Falk 28
2 Al Simmons 28
4 Jim Bottomley 27
4 Babe Herman 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 14
2 Doc Gautreau 9
3 Taylor Douthit 8
4 Sparky Adams 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Walberg 1.31
2 Bob Osborn 2.01
3 Sheriff Blake 2.02
4 Lefty Grove 2.05
5 Firpo Marberry 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 6
2 Vic Aldridge 5
2 Ted Blankenship 5
2 Pete Donohue 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 45
2 Dazzy Vance 35
3 Walter Beall 33
4 George Uhle 31
5 Tommy Thomas 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Rube Ehrhardt 3
2 Jack Scott 3
4 Babe Adams 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .381
2 Al Simmons .373
3 Rogers Hornsby .361
4 Kiki Cuyler .350
5 George Burns .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Rogers Hornsby 26
3 Al Simmons 24
4 Lou Gehrig 21
4 Bob Meusel 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 137
2 Jim Bottomley 128
3 Al Simmons 127
4 Rogers Hornsby 126
5 Harry Heilmann 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Max Carey 32
3 Ross Youngs 28
4 Johnny Mostil 27
5 Frankie Frisch 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.63
2 Pete Alexander 2.86
3 Rube Walberg 2.89
4 Jake Miller 2.92
5 Jesse Petty 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 25
2 Ted Lyons 22
3 Pete Donohue 21
3 Herb Pennock 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 178
2 Lefty Grove 168
3 Howard Ehmke 123
4 George Uhle 120
5 Ted Blankenship 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 23
2 Hooks Dauss 6
2 Ray Kremer 6
2 Rube Walberg 6
5 3 tied 5