On This Day

Sunday, July 25, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 34 .642 --
Indians 53 44 .546 9.0
Athletics 50 44 .532 10.5
Tigers 51 46 .526 11.0
White Sox 49 47 .510 12.5
Senators 46 45 .505 13.0
Browns 41 54 .432 20.0
Red Sox 28 65 .301 32.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 39 .567 --
Reds 54 42 .563 0.0
Cardinals 50 43 .538 2.5
Cubs 50 44 .532 3.0
Robins 48 46 .511 5.0
Giants 46 46 .500 6.0
Phillies 36 54 .400 15.0
Braves 36 57 .387 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sparky Adams 4
1 Eddie Brown 4
1 Harry Heilmann 4
1 High Pockets Kelly 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Billy Southworth 1
1 Zack Wheat 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Ken Williams 3
4 George Burns 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Jackie Tavener 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Blankenship 0.50
2 Bill Piercy 0.40
3 Waite Hoyt 0.33
4 Jesse Petty 0.25
5 2 tied 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Garland Buckeye 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Hal Goldsmith 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Piercy 4
2 Ted Blankenship 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 George Uhle 3
5 8 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Uhle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .377
2 Rube Bressler .369
3 Harry Heilmann .367
4 Bob Meusel .365
5 George Burns .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 30
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 101
2 Jim Bottomley 80
3 Hack Wilson 79
4 Bibb Falk 78
5 Tony Lazzeri 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 21
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 2.57
3 Don Songer 2.66
4 Doug McWeeny 2.67
5 Virgil Barnes 2.70

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 101
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 Paul Waner .423
4 Muddy Ruel .421
5 Riggs Stephenson .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 4
1 Jack Fournier 4
1 Billy Southworth 4
4 Babe Ruth 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 17
1 Billy Southworth 17
3 George Burns 14
3 Heinie Manush 14
3 Babe Ruth 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Max Carey 5
3 Les Bell 4
3 Bill Hunnefield 4
3 2 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 Red Faber 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 3
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Hal Goldsmith 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 16
2 Dolf Luque 15
3 Walter Beall 14
3 Doug McWeeny 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Les Bell .440
2 George Grantham .432
3 Riggs Stephenson .425
4 Heinie Manush .422
5 Bob Fothergill .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Billy Southworth 6
3 Heinie Manush 5
3 Hack Wilson 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 31
2 Heinie Manush 28
3 Wally Pipp 26
3 Jim Poole 26
3 Billy Southworth 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
1 Doc Gautreau 7
1 Joe Sewell 7
1 Ross Youngs 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rip Collins 0.74
2 Dutch Levsen 1.20
3 Percy Jones 1.76
4 Dazzy Vance 1.82
5 Sheriff Blake 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 6
2 Pete Donohue 5
2 Ray Kremer 5
2 Dutch Levsen 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 44
2 Walter Beall 31
3 Percy Jones 30
4 Jakie May 28
4 2 others tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Jack Scott 3
3 Babe Adams 2
3 Hooks Dauss 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .378
2 Al Simmons .367
3 Rogers Hornsby .355
4 Kiki Cuyler .350
5 Babe Ruth .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
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 145
2 Jim Bottomley 133
3 Harry Heilmann 124
4 Rogers Hornsby 122
5 Al Simmons 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 46
2 Max Carey 33
3 Frankie Frisch 25
3 Ross Youngs 25
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.56
2 Herb Pennock 2.78
3 Jake Miller 2.85
4 Jesse Petty 2.93
5 Pete Alexander 2.93

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 128
4 Howard Ehmke 120
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