On This Day

Saturday, July 24, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 34 .638 --
Indians 52 44 .542 9.0
Athletics 50 44 .532 10.0
Tigers 50 46 .521 11.0
White Sox 49 46 .516 11.5
Senators 46 44 .511 12.0
Browns 41 53 .436 19.0
Red Sox 28 65 .301 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 38 .573 --
Reds 54 41 .568 0.0
Cardinals 49 43 .533 3.5
Cubs 49 44 .527 4.0
Giants 46 45 .505 6.0
Robins 47 46 .505 6.0
Phillies 36 53 .404 15.0
Braves 35 57 .380 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ira Flagstead 5
1 Sy Rosenthal 5
3 Chick Fewster 4
3 High Pockets Kelly 4
3 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 Pinky Hargrave 1
1 Mark Koenig 1
1 Zack Wheat 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Hargrave 4
2 William Marriott 3
3 Bill Barrett 2
3 Max Carey 2
3 19 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Haney 2
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 Charlie Grimm 1
2 Pinky Hargrave 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Faber 0.50
1 Doug McWeeny 0.50
1 Bob Osborn 0.50
4 Dolf Luque 0.40
5 2 tied 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Osborn 5
2 Dolf Luque 4
2 Doug McWeeny 4
4 Red Faber 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Don Songer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .376
2 Rube Bressler .371
3 Bob Meusel .365
4 George Burns .365
5 Harry Heilmann .360

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 99
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 2.17
2 Jesse Petty 2.66
3 Don Songer 2.66
4 Doug McWeeny 2.67
5 Ed Wells 2.68

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 144
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 .456
3 Muddy Ruel .447
4 Dave Bancroft .421
5 Eddie Collins .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 4
1 Jack Fournier 4
3 Billy Southworth 3
3 Hack Wilson 3
5 11 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Southworth 20
2 Les Bell 17
2 Jim Bottomley 17
2 Bibb Falk 17
5 Heinie Manush 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.66
2 Rip Collins 0.84
3 Dutch Levsen 1.00
4 Don Songer 1.08
5 Percy Jones 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 4
2 Garland Braxton 3
2 Rip Collins 3
2 Pete Donohue 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Percy Jones 17
1 Doug McWeeny 17
3 Jakie May 16
4 Dolf Luque 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Don Songer 2
4 Ted Blankenship 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .432
2 Heinie Manush .426
3 Les Bell .421
4 Riggs Stephenson .420
5 Bob Fothergill .417

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 33
2 Jim Poole 27
3 Heinie Manush 26
3 Billy Southworth 26
5 3 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 Percy Jones 1.76
4 Dazzy Vance 1.82
5 Sheriff Blake 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 6
2 Pete Donohue 5
2 Ray Kremer 5
2 Dutch Levsen 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 48
2 Walter Beall 31
3 Percy Jones 30
4 Charlie Root 28
5 Doug McWeeny 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Jack Scott 4
3 Babe Adams 2
3 Hooks Dauss 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .375
2 Al Simmons .369
3 Rogers Hornsby .355
4 Kiki Cuyler .350
5 Babe Ruth .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Rogers Hornsby 24
3 Al Simmons 22
4 Bob Meusel 21
5 Jim Bottomley 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 143
2 Jim Bottomley 133
3 Harry Heilmann 122
3 Rogers Hornsby 122
5 Al Simmons 120

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 2.56
2 Herb Pennock 2.78
3 Jake Miller 2.85
4 Pete Alexander 2.93
5 Charlie Root 2.97

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 170
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