On This Day

Tuesday, July 20, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	56	33	.629	--
Athletics	49	41	.544	7.5
White Sox	48	42	.533	8.5
Indians	49	43	.533	8.5
Senators	44	41	.518	10.0
Tigers	47	44	.516	10.0
Browns	37	52	.416	19.0
Red Sox	27	61	.307	28.5

Games

White Sox 13, Red Sox 2

Browns 7, Yankees 6

Tigers 5, Athletics 0

Tigers 8, Athletics 3

Indians 9, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	52	39	.571	--
Pirates	47	37	.560	1.5
Cardinals	48	41	.539	3.0
Cubs	48	41	.539	3.0
Robins	46	42	.523	4.5
Giants	44	44	.500	6.5
Phillies	33	52	.388	16.0
Braves	33	55	.375	17.5

Games

Cubs 16, Giants 2

Reds 5, Robins 4

Pirates 8, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Fothergill	5
1	Heinie Manush	5
3	Lu Blue	4
3	Walt French	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	Freddie Lindstrom	1
1	Heinie Manush	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Schalk	4
2	Jimmy Cooney	3
2	Kiki Cuyler	3
2	Bob Fothergill	3
2	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Percy Jones	0.78
2	Dolf Luque	0.67
3	Walter Beall	0.60
4	Red Faber	0.55
5	Sam Gibson	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Win Ballou	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Percy Jones	7
2	Walter Beall	6
2	Red Faber	6
4	Win Ballou	4
5	Sam Gibson	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Ernie Wingard	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.373
2	Rube Bressler	.372
3	Harry Heilmann	.368
4	Bibb Falk	.367
5	Bob Meusel	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	28
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	90
2	Jim Bottomley	79
3	Hack Wilson	76
4	Bibb Falk	74
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	Pete Donohue	14
2	George Uhle	14
4	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	7
3	Chick Davies	4
3	Rube Ehrhardt	4
3	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Grantham	.511
2	Les Bell	.472
3	Harry Rice	.449
4	Cy Williams	.429
5	Travis Jackson	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	4
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	Hack Wilson	3
4	Dick Burrus	2
4	10 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	19
2	Bibb Falk	18
3	Les Bell	15
3	George Grantham	15
3	Billy Southworth	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	6
2	Les Bell	4
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
4	Max Carey	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	0.66
2	Rip Collins	0.69
3	Virgil Barnes	1.20
4	Percy Jones	1.33
5	Herb Pennock	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Garland Braxton	3
1	Rip Collins	3
1	Percy Jones	3
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Beall	14
1	Percy Jones	14
1	Dazzy Vance	14
4	Doug McWeeny	13
4	2 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Jack Scott	2
2	Ernie Wingard	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Fothergill	.434
2	George Grantham	.407
3	Heinie Manush	.407
4	Cy Williams	.403
5	Walt French	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Bibb Falk	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
2	Hack Wilson	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	34
2	Jim Bottomley	27
2	Wally Pipp	27
4	Willie Kamm	25
4	Jim Poole	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	Rip Collins	0.87
2	Firpo Marberry	1.62
3	Percy Jones	1.84
4	Carl Mays	2.20
5	Rube Ehrhardt	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Mays	6
1	Charlie Root	6
3	Pete Donohue	5
3	Ed Wells	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	40
2	Walter Beall	39
3	Charlie Root	29
4	Percy Jones	27
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	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.380
2	Al Simmons	.369
3	Rogers Hornsby	.362
4	Kiki Cuyler	.348
5	Zack Wheat	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Rogers Hornsby	24
3	Bob Meusel	21
3	Al Simmons	21
5	Jim Bottomley	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	136
2	Jim Bottomley	133
3	Rogers Hornsby	122
4	Harry Heilmann	121
5	Al Simmons	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	43
2	Max Carey	31
3	Ross Youngs	26
4	Lu Blue	25
4	Frankie Frisch	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.52
2	Jake Miller	2.86
3	Herb Pennock	2.95
4	Pete Alexander	2.96
5	Charlie Root	2.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	23
2	Pete Donohue	22
2	Ted Lyons	22
4	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	7
3	Sad Sam Jones	5
3	Ray Kremer	5
3	Jack Scott	5