On This Day

Saturday, July 17, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	31	.640	--
Athletics	49	38	.563	6.5
Indians	47	42	.528	9.5
Senators	43	39	.524	10.0
White Sox	46	42	.523	10.0
Tigers	44	44	.500	12.0
Browns	35	51	.407	20.0
Red Sox	27	59	.314	28.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 2

Red Sox 4, White Sox 3

Yankees 3, Browns 2

Tigers 4, Athletics 2

Senators 5, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	50	38	.568	--
Pirates	45	37	.549	2.0
Cardinals	47	40	.540	2.5
Robins	45	40	.529	3.5
Cubs	45	41	.523	4.0
Giants	44	41	.518	4.5
Phillies	32	51	.386	15.5
Braves	33	53	.384	16.0

Games

Giants 8, Cubs 3

Robins 5, Reds 4

Braves 9, Pirates 7

Cardinals 13, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Sheely	5
2	Charlie Grimm	4
2	Wattie Holm	4
2	Earl McNeely	4
2	Wally Shaner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Curt Walker	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Bell	4
2	Frankie Frisch	3
2	Tris Speaker	3
4	Dave Bancroft	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
1	Earl McNeely	2
3	Gus Felix	1
3	Spence Harris	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Wells	1.00
2	Slim Harriss	0.62
3	Eppa Rixey	0.43
4	Lefty Grove	0.22
5	Sheriff Blake	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Hal Goldsmith	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Wells	7
2	Slim Harriss	5
3	Sheriff Blake	3
3	Eppa Rixey	3
5	8 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	Doug McWeeny	1
1	George Mogridge	1
1	Red Ruffing	1
1	Jack Scott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rube Bressler	.372
2	Harry Heilmann	.368
3	Bibb Falk	.368
4	Bob Meusel	.365
5	Babe Ruth	.364

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	Jim Bottomley	73
3	Bibb Falk	72
3	Hack Wilson	72
5	Tony Lazzeri	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	19
2	Kiki Cuyler	18
3	Frankie Frisch	16
4	Taylor Douthit	15
4	Bill Hunnefield	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.06
2	Doug McWeeny	2.56
3	Johnny Morrison	2.59
4	Ed Wells	2.72
5	Jesse Petty	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	15
2	George Uhle	14
3	Pete Donohue	13
3	Ted Lyons	13
5	Flint Rhem	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	136
2	George Uhle	93
3	Dazzy Vance	75
4	Walter Johnson	72
5	Charlie Root	70

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	16
2	Hooks Dauss	6
3	Chick Davies	4
3	Rube Ehrhardt	4
3	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Grantham	.508
2	Earl McNeely	.472
3	Les Bell	.467
4	Cy Williams	.451
5	Harry Rice	.435

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bibb Falk	3
1	Jack Fournier	3
1	Edd Roush	3
1	Hack Wilson	3
5	11 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	19
2	Al Simmons	17
3	Babe Herman	16
4	Les Bell	15
4	Paul Waner	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	6
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Joe Sewell	4
2	Ross Youngs	4
5	11 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Percy Jones	0.62
2	Dazzy Vance	0.66
3	Rip Collins	0.83
4	Hugh McQuillan	1.08
5	Rube Walberg	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	3
1	Garland Braxton	3
1	Kent Greenfield	3
1	Percy Jones	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	20
2	Doug McWeeny	17
2	George Uhle	17
4	Jakie May	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Jack Scott	2
2	Rube Walberg	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rube Bressler	.446
2	Bob Fothergill	.419
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.407
4	Heinie Manush	.404
5	George Grantham	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bibb Falk	5
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	32
1	Wally Pipp	32
3	Al Simmons	28
4	Jim Bottomley	27
4	2 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	10
2	Doc Gautreau	9
3	Taylor Douthit	8
4	Lu Blue	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Walberg	1.67
2	Percy Jones	1.80
3	Firpo Marberry	2.03
4	George Milstead	2.05
5	Rube Ehrhardt	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	5
1	Pete Donohue	5
1	Jesse Haines	5
1	Carl Mays	5
1	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	47
2	Walter Beall	34
3	Jakie May	28
4	Jesse Petty	26
4	2 others tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	7
2	Jack Scott	4
3	Rube Ehrhardt	3
4	Babe Adams	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.382
2	Al Simmons	.372
3	Rogers Hornsby	.356
4	Kiki Cuyler	.349
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Rogers Hornsby	24
3	Al Simmons	22
4	Bob Meusel	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	137
2	Jim Bottomley	129
3	Harry Heilmann	124
4	Rogers Hornsby	122
4	Al Simmons	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	43
2	Max Carey	31
3	Frankie Frisch	26
3	Johnny Mostil	26
3	Ross Youngs	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.64
2	Rube Walberg	2.90
3	Herb Pennock	2.95
4	Pete Alexander	2.96
5	Johnny Morrison	2.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	24
2	Ted Lyons	22
3	Pete Donohue	21
3	Herb Pennock	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	176
2	Lefty Grove	167
3	Howard Ehmke	124
4	George Uhle	120
5	Walter Johnson	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	24
2	Hooks Dauss	6
2	Ray Kremer	6
4	Jess Doyle	5
4	3 others tied	5