On This Day

Friday, July 30, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 34 .657 --
Indians 57 44 .564 9.0
Athletics 51 48 .515 14.0
Tigers 52 49 .515 14.0
White Sox 51 49 .510 14.5
Senators 48 47 .505 15.0
Browns 41 58 .414 24.0
Red Sox 31 67 .316 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 54 40 .574 --
Reds 56 43 .566 0.5
Cardinals 53 44 .546 2.5
Cubs 50 47 .515 5.5
Robins 50 49 .505 6.5
Giants 46 49 .484 8.5
Phillies 38 56 .404 16.0
Braves 38 57 .400 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Earle Combs 3
1 Taylor Douthit 3
1 Ira Flagstead 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Jake Flowers 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Butler 3
1 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 Les Bell 2
3 Eddie Collins 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Heathcote 2
2 Ray Blades 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Mike Gonzalez 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.44
2 Win Ballou 0.40
2 Stan Coveleski 0.40
4 Joe Shaute 0.29
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Flint Rhem 1
1 Joe Shaute 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 4
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
3 Ray Kremer 3
3 Sloppy Thurston 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Heimach 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .372
2 George Burns .367
3 Bob Meusel .365
4 Harry Heilmann .364
5 Les Bell .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 32
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 106
2 Jim Bottomley 82
3 Bibb Falk 81
3 Tony Lazzeri 81
5 Hack Wilson 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 22
2 Ross Youngs 19
3 Frankie Frisch 18
4 Bill Hunnefield 17
4 Sam Rice 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.22
2 Jesse Petty 2.57
3 Doug McWeeny 2.69
4 Don Songer 2.71
5 Virgil Barnes 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 17
2 George Uhle 16
3 Pete Donohue 15
3 Urban Shocker 15
5 4 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 149
2 George Uhle 108
3 Charlie Root 84
4 Dazzy Vance 83
5 Walter Johnson 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Sad Sam Jones 5
3 Ray Kremer 5
5 3 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Leach .556
2 Les Bell .523
3 Eddie Collins .500
4 Dave Bancroft .476
5 Eddie Brown .452

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Les Bell 3
2 Ben Paschal 3
2 Billy Southworth 3
2 Ken Williams 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 17
3 Billy Southworth 15
3 Ken Williams 15
5 Lou Gehrig 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Levsen 0.33
2 Joe Shaute 0.87
3 Bob McGraw 0.89
4 Jesse Petty 1.06
5 Don Songer 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Urban Shocker 4
2 Slim Harriss 3
2 Dutch Levsen 3
2 Lee Meadows 3
2 Herb Pennock 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 15
1 Dolf Luque 15
1 George Uhle 15
4 Doug McWeeny 14
4 Charlie Root 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Don Songer 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Bullet Joe Bush 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Les Bell .472
2 Goose Goslin .424
3 Heinie Manush .408
4 Riggs Stephenson .403
5 Cy Williams .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Les Bell 5
2 Freddie Lindstrom 5
2 Billy Southworth 5
2 Hack Wilson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 30
2 Les Bell 29
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 27
3 Billy Southworth 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Max Carey 7
2 Ross Youngs 7
4 Lu Blue 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Percy Jones 1.00
2 Dutch Levsen 1.17
3 Rip Collins 1.29
4 Dazzy Vance 2.09
5 George Uhle 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Levsen 6
2 Ray Kremer 5
2 Lee Meadows 5
2 Charlie Root 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 39
2 Dolf Luque 32
2 George Uhle 32
4 Doug McWeeny 30
5 Jakie May 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Babe Adams 3
3 Hooks Dauss 2
3 Sad Sam Jones 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .380
2 Rogers Hornsby .360
3 Al Simmons .359
4 George Burns .346
5 Babe Ruth .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Rogers Hornsby 22
3 Bob Meusel 21
3 Al Simmons 21
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 146
2 Jim Bottomley 130
3 Harry Heilmann 126
4 Al Simmons 115
5 Rogers Hornsby 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 41
2 Max Carey 33
3 Frankie Frisch 26
4 Johnny Mostil 25
5 Ross Youngs 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.58
2 Herb Pennock 2.76
3 Charlie Root 2.87
4 Jesse Petty 2.93
5 Ted Blankenship 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 23
2 Ted Blankenship 22
2 George Uhle 22
4 Pete Donohue 21
4 Urban Shocker 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 175
2 Dazzy Vance 159
3 George Uhle 135
4 Howard Ehmke 118
5 Walter Johnson 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 23
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Sad Sam Jones 6
3 Ray Kremer 6
5 2 tied 5