On This Day

Thursday, July 22, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	58	34	.630	--
Indians	51	43	.543	8.0
Athletics	49	43	.533	9.0
White Sox	49	44	.527	9.5
Senators	46	42	.523	10.0
Tigers	48	46	.511	11.0
Browns	40	52	.435	18.0
Red Sox	27	64	.297	30.5

Games

Browns 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 13, White Sox 10

Indians 4, Athletics 2

Senators 13, Tigers 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	54	39	.581	--
Pirates	49	38	.563	2.0
Cardinals	48	42	.533	4.5
Cubs	48	42	.533	4.5
Robins	47	44	.516	6.0
Giants	45	44	.506	7.0
Phillies	34	52	.395	16.5
Braves	33	57	.367	19.5

Games

Phillies 6, Cubs 4

Reds 13, Braves 3

Pirates 14, Robins 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
2	Bubbles Hargrave	4
2	Heinie Manush	4
2	Paul Waner	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Bell	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Billy Southworth	1
1	Bill Terry	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Barrett	4
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	George Grantham	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Paschal	2
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Mike Gazella	1
2	Babe Ruth	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sheriff Blake	0.62
2	Lefty Grove	0.55
3	George Uhle	0.45
4	Virgil Barnes	0.42
5	Emil Yde	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Virgil Barnes	5
2	Sheriff Blake	5
2	George Uhle	5
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Willoughby	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.374
2	Rube Bressler	.372
3	Bob Meusel	.365
4	Bibb Falk	.364
5	Harry Heilmann	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	29
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	97
2	Jim Bottomley	79
3	Bibb Falk	77
3	Hack Wilson	77
5	Tony Lazzeri	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	20
2	Ross Youngs	19
3	Bill Hunnefield	17
4	Frankie Frisch	16
5	Taylor Douthit	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.18
2	Johnny Morrison	2.59
3	Jesse Petty	2.66
4	Ed Wells	2.68
5	Don Songer	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	16
2	Pete Donohue	15
2	George Uhle	15
4	Ted Lyons	13
5	3 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	142
2	George Uhle	98
3	Dazzy Vance	79
4	Charlie Root	78
5	Walter Johnson	73

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	Les Bell	.529
2	George Grantham	.478
3	Walt French	.458
4	Heinie Manush	.446
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	4
1	Jack Fournier	4
3	Babe Ruth	3
3	Billy Southworth	3
3	Hack Wilson	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	18
2	Jim Bottomley	17
3	Les Bell	16
4	Heinie Manush	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	6
1	Max Carey	6
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
4	Les Bell	4
4	Bill Hunnefield	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	0.66
2	Rip Collins	0.72
3	Dutch Levsen	1.00
4	Percy Jones	1.33
5	Virgil Barnes	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Garland Braxton	3
1	Rip Collins	3
1	Pete Donohue	3
1	Percy Jones	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	17
1	George Uhle	17
3	Walter Beall	14
3	Percy Jones	14
3	Red Ruffing	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Jack Scott	2
2	Ernie Wingard	2
5	16 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.431
2	George Grantham	.422
3	Bob Fothergill	.420
4	Riggs Stephenson	.418
5	Cy Williams	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Bibb Falk	5
2	Heinie Manush	5
2	Billy Southworth	5
2	Hack Wilson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	36
2	Heinie Manush	26
2	Wally Pipp	26
2	Jim Poole	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	8
2	Doc Gautreau	7
3	Lu Blue	6
3	Max Carey	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Collins	0.87
2	Hugh McQuillan	1.58
3	Firpo Marberry	1.62
4	Dazzy Vance	1.82
5	Percy Jones	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	6
2	Pete Donohue	5
2	Dutch Levsen	5
2	Carl Mays	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	46
2	Walter Beall	39
3	Jakie May	31
4	George Uhle	29
5	2 tied	27

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	.375
2	Al Simmons	.370
3	Rogers Hornsby	.361
4	Kiki Cuyler	.350
5	Babe Ruth	.345

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	141
2	Jim Bottomley	133
3	Harry Heilmann	122
3	Rogers Hornsby	122
5	Al Simmons	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	45
2	Max Carey	34
3	Frankie Frisch	25
3	Ross Youngs	25
5	Lu Blue	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.57
2	Herb Pennock	2.80
3	Pete Alexander	2.93
4	Charlie Root	2.97
5	Jesse Petty	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	23
1	Pete Donohue	23
3	Herb Pennock	22
4	Ted Lyons	21
4	George Uhle	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	168
2	Dazzy Vance	163
3	George Uhle	125
4	Howard Ehmke	124
5	Walter Johnson	116

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