On This Day

Monday, July 19, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 32 .636 --
Athletics 49 39 .557 7.0
White Sox 47 42 .528 9.5
Indians 48 43 .527 9.5
Senators 44 40 .524 10.0
Tigers 45 44 .506 11.5
Browns 36 52 .409 20.0
Red Sox 27 60 .310 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 51 39 .567 --
Pirates 46 37 .554 1.5
Cardinals 48 41 .539 2.5
Cubs 47 41 .534 3.0
Robins 46 41 .529 3.5
Giants 44 43 .506 5.5
Phillies 33 52 .388 15.5
Braves 33 54 .379 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 Sammy Hale 4
1 Johnny Mokan 4
1 Riggs Stephenson 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Cedric Durst 1
1 Ben Paschal 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Grantham 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Charlie Grimm 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Chick Galloway 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Thomas 0.36
2 Carl Mays 0.33
2 Jack Quinn 0.33
4 Bob Osborn 0.30
5 Firpo Marberry 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walt Huntzinger 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Quinn 5
2 Jimmy Ring 4
2 Tommy Thomas 4
4 Carl Mays 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .372
2 Rube Bressler .372
3 Babe Ruth .369
4 Bibb Falk .368
5 Bob Meusel .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 27
2 Jim Bottomley 14
2 Hack Wilson 14
4 Tony Lazzeri 12
4 Al Simmons 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 87
2 Jim Bottomley 79
3 Hack Wilson 74
4 Bibb Falk 73
5 Tony Lazzeri 72

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 Johnny Morrison 2.59
3 Ed Wells 2.72
4 Jesse Petty 2.74
5 Virgil Barnes 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 15
2 George Uhle 14
3 Pete Donohue 13
3 Ted Lyons 13
5 3 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 .556
2 Les Bell .483
3 Riggs Stephenson .444
4 Cy Williams .431
5 Harry Rice .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Billy Southworth 3
2 Hack Wilson 3
5 12 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 19
2 Bibb Falk 17
2 George Grantham 17
2 Billy Southworth 17
5 Les Bell 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.66
2 Walt Huntzinger 0.73
3 Percy Jones 1.00
4 Rip Collins 1.06
5 Herb Pennock 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Dutch Levsen 3
1 Carl Mays 3
1 Lee Meadows 3
1 Joe Pate 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 20
2 Dazzy Vance 14
3 Doug McWeeny 13
3 Charlie Root 13
3 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Jack Scott 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Ted Blankenship 1
3 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rube Bressler .464
2 Bob Fothergill .418
3 George Grantham .413
4 Cy Williams .411
5 Baby Doll Jacobson .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bibb Falk 5
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
1 Hack Wilson 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 33
2 Jim Bottomley 30
3 Wally Pipp 29
4 Babe Herman 26
5 George Burns 25

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 Firpo Marberry 1.62
2 Rube Walberg 1.67
3 Percy Jones 1.80
4 Carl Mays 2.20
5 Rube Ehrhardt 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Mays 6
1 Charlie Root 6
3 Pete Donohue 5
3 Jesse Haines 5
3 Ed Wells 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
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 .386
2 Al Simmons .370
3 Rogers Hornsby .362
4 Kiki Cuyler .347
5 Zack Wheat .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
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 135
2 Jim Bottomley 134
3 Harry Heilmann 125
4 Rogers Hornsby 122
5 Al Simmons 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Max Carey 30
3 Frankie Frisch 26
3 Ross Youngs 26
5 Lu Blue 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.52
2 Jake Miller 2.86
3 Rube Walberg 2.94
4 Herb Pennock 2.95
5 Pete Alexander 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 23
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 162
3 Howard Ehmke 124
4 George Uhle 120
5 Walter Johnson 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 24
2 Hooks Dauss 6
3 Sad Sam Jones 5
3 Ray Kremer 5
3 Jack Scott 5