On This Day

Friday, July 23, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	34	.634	--
Indians	52	43	.547	8.0
Athletics	49	44	.527	10.0
White Sox	49	45	.521	10.5
Senators	46	43	.517	11.0
Tigers	49	46	.516	11.0
Browns	41	52	.441	18.0
Red Sox	27	65	.293	31.5

Games

Browns 6, Red Sox 4

Yankees 11, White Sox 3

Indians 8, Athletics 5

Tigers 9, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	54	40	.574	--
Pirates	49	38	.563	1.5
Cardinals	49	42	.538	3.5
Cubs	49	42	.538	3.5
Robins	47	44	.516	5.5
Giants	45	45	.500	7.0
Phillies	34	53	.391	16.5
Braves	34	57	.374	18.5

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 3

Braves 6, Reds 2

Cardinals 6, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Sewell	4
1	Jack Smith	4
3	Dave Bancroft	3
3	George Burns	3
3	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	Al Simmons	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
2	Wally Schang	4
2	Billy Southworth	4
4	Lu Blue	3
4	Al Simmons	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	2
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Ike Eichrodt	1
2	Fred Haney	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rip Collins	0.50
2	Charlie Root	0.40
3	Urban Shocker	0.30
4	Johnny Werts	0.27
5	Hugh McQuillan	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Garland Buckeye	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Charlie Root	1
1	Bill Sherdel	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	4
2	Rip Collins	3
2	Hugh McQuillan	3
2	Urban Shocker	3
2	Johnny Werts	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Gibson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.375
2	Rube Bressler	.371
3	Bob Meusel	.365
4	George Burns	.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	13
4	Al Simmons	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	98
2	Jim Bottomley	79
3	Hack Wilson	78
4	Bibb Falk	77
4	Tony Lazzeri	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	20
2	Ross Youngs	19
3	Bill Hunnefield	17
4	Frankie Frisch	16
4	Sam Rice	16

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
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	142
2	George Uhle	98
3	Charlie Root	82
4	Dazzy Vance	79
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	.519
2	Heinie Manush	.470
3	George Grantham	.452
4	Walt French	.449
5	Muddy Ruel	.425

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	Billy Southworth	19
2	Les Bell	18
3	Jim Bottomley	17
3	Bibb Falk	17
5	Heinie Manush	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Collins	0.59
2	Dazzy Vance	0.66
3	Dutch Levsen	1.00
4	Percy Jones	1.33
5	Virgil Barnes	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	4
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Percy Jones	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	17
1	Charlie Root	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	George Grantham	.438
2	Heinie Manush	.435
3	Bob Fothergill	.415
4	Cy Williams	.405
5	Les Bell	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Bibb Falk	5
2	Tony Lazzeri	5
2	Heinie Manush	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	34
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
2	Joe Sewell	7
4	Lu Blue	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Collins	0.74
2	Firpo Marberry	1.64
3	Dazzy Vance	1.82
4	Percy Jones	1.84
5	Sheriff Blake	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	7
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	31
2	Charlie Root	31
4	George Uhle	29
5	Percy Jones	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	.360
4	Kiki Cuyler	.350
5	Babe Ruth	.346

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	142
2	Jim Bottomley	133
3	Harry Heilmann	122
3	Rogers Hornsby	122
5	Al Simmons	121

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