On This Day

Sunday, July 18, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 55 32 .632 --
Athletics 49 38 .563 6.0
Indians 48 42 .533 8.5
White Sox 46 42 .523 9.5
Senators 43 40 .518 10.0
Tigers 44 44 .500 11.5
Browns 36 51 .414 19.0
Red Sox 27 59 .314 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 50 39 .562 --
Pirates 45 37 .549 1.5
Cardinals 48 40 .545 1.5
Robins 46 40 .535 2.5
Cubs 46 41 .529 3.0
Giants 44 42 .512 4.5
Braves 33 53 .384 15.5
Phillies 32 52 .381 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Mueller 3
1 Sam Rice 3
1 Jimmie Wilson 3
4 Les Bell 2
4 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Wayland Dean 1
1 Billy Southworth 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayland Dean 5
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Billy Southworth 3
4 George Burns 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Les Bell 2
2 Edd Roush 1
2 Wally Schang 1
2 Billy Southworth 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 1.00
2 Tom Zachary 0.44
3 Hugh McQuillan 0.40
4 Pete Donohue 0.30
5 Sad Sam Jones 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob McGraw 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 Joe Shaute 1
1 Allan Sothoron 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 8
2 Tom Zachary 4
3 Pete Donohue 3
4 Sad Sam Jones 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rube Bressler .372
2 Harry Heilmann .368
3 Bibb Falk .368
4 Babe Ruth .367
5 Bob Meusel .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 87
2 Jim Bottomley 76
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 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 136
2 George Uhle 93
3 Charlie Root 78
4 Dazzy Vance 75
5 Walter Johnson 72

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 .537
2 Les Bell .483
3 Earl McNeely .436
4 Cy Williams .423
5 Harry Rice .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Jack Fournier 3
1 Edd Roush 3
1 Billy Southworth 3
5 11 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Southworth 17
2 Jim Bottomley 16
2 Bibb Falk 16
4 Les Bell 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 6
2 Les Bell 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 Ossie Bluege 3
4 11 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.66
2 Percy Jones 1.00
3 Rip Collins 1.06
4 Herb Pennock 1.38
5 Tom Zachary 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Dutch Levsen 3
1 Doug McWeeny 3
1 Joe Pate 3
1 Charlie Root 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 20
2 Doug McWeeny 17
3 Jakie May 16
4 Charlie Root 15
5 Dazzy Vance 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Jack Scott 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Ted Blankenship 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rube Bressler .446
2 Bob Fothergill .419
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .417
4 George Grantham .404
5 Bibb Falk .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bibb Falk 5
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
4 Tony Lazzeri 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 32
1 Wally Pipp 32
3 Jim Bottomley 27
3 Hughie Critz 27
5 Babe Herman 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 10
2 Doc Gautreau 9
3 Lu Blue 7
3 Taylor Douthit 7
5 Les Bell 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Walberg 1.67
2 Percy Jones 1.80
3 Firpo Marberry 2.03
4 Bob Osborn 2.25
5 Rube Ehrhardt 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 6
2 Pete Donohue 5
2 Jesse Haines 5
2 Carl Mays 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 46
2 Walter Beall 34
3 Charlie Root 29
4 Jakie May 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .383
2 Al Simmons .373
3 Rogers Hornsby .358
4 Kiki Cuyler .347
5 Sam Rice .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Rogers Hornsby 24
3 Al Simmons 22
4 Jim Bottomley 21
4 Bob Meusel 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 137
2 Jim Bottomley 132
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 Ross Youngs 26
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.64
2 Rube Walberg 2.94
3 Herb Pennock 2.95
4 Pete Alexander 2.96
5 Charlie Root 2.97

Wins

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