On This Day

Monday, July 26, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 34 .642 --
Indians 53 44 .546 9.0
Athletics 51 44 .537 10.0
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 66 .298 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 52 39 .571 --
Reds 54 42 .563 0.5
Cardinals 50 43 .538 3.0
Cubs 50 44 .532 3.5
Robins 48 47 .505 6.0
Giants 46 46 .500 6.5
Phillies 36 54 .400 15.5
Braves 36 57 .387 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Bohne 2
1 Jimmy Dykes 2
1 Ira Flagstead 2
1 George Grantham 2
1 Frank Welch 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Poole 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Dykes 2
1 George Grantham 2
1 Jim Poole 2
4 Hank DeBerry 1
4 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.31
2 Emil Yde 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 Emil Yde 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 4
2 Emil Yde 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 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 22
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 Dazzy Vance 83
4 Charlie Root 82
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 .521
2 Heinie Manush .456
3 Riggs Stephenson .447
4 Dave Bancroft .442
5 Joe Sewell .429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Southworth 16
2 Jim Bottomley 14
2 Heinie Manush 14
2 Babe Ruth 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Max Carey 6
3 Les Bell 4
3 Bill Hunnefield 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Levsen 0.00
2 Rip Collins 0.84
3 Don Songer 1.08
4 Red Faber 1.13
5 Percy Jones 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 3
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 Dutch Ruether 3
1 Ed Wells 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 16
2 Walter Beall 14
2 Doug McWeeny 14
4 Jakie May 13
4 Dazzy Vance 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Dauss 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Don Songer 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .445
2 Les Bell .440
3 Riggs Stephenson .425
4 Heinie Manush .422
5 Bob Fothergill .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 30
2 Heinie Manush 28
2 Jim Poole 28
4 Billy Southworth 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Max Carey 7
2 Joe Sewell 7
2 Ross Youngs 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rip Collins 0.74
2 Dutch Levsen 1.20
3 Percy Jones 1.76
4 Sheriff Blake 1.94
5 Dazzy Vance 2.09

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 Babe Adams 3
2 Jack Scott 3
4 Hooks Dauss 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .381
2 Al Simmons .366
3 Rogers Hornsby .355
4 Kiki Cuyler .351
5 Babe Ruth .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Rogers Hornsby 23
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 131
3 Harry Heilmann 124
4 Rogers Hornsby 118
5 Al Simmons 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Max Carey 34
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Ross Youngs 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.56
2 Herb Pennock 2.78
3 Jesse Petty 2.93
4 Charlie Root 2.97
5 Ted Blankenship 3.01

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 170
2 Dazzy Vance 167
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