On This Day

Saturday, July 31, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	34	.660	--
Indians	58	44	.569	9.0
Athletics	52	48	.520	14.0
Senators	49	47	.510	15.0
Tigers	52	50	.510	15.0
White Sox	51	50	.505	15.5
Browns	41	59	.410	25.0
Red Sox	31	68	.313	34.5

Games

Yankees 2, White Sox 1

Indians 6, Red Sox 2

Athletics 9, Tigers 6

Senators 9, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	55	40	.579	--
Reds	56	45	.554	2.0
Cardinals	53	46	.535	4.0
Cubs	50	48	.510	6.5
Robins	51	49	.510	6.5
Giants	48	49	.495	8.0
Braves	40	57	.412	16.0
Phillies	38	57	.400	17.0

Games

Robins 3, Cubs 2

Braves 2, Reds 1

Braves 8, Reds 2

Giants 8, Cardinals 6

Giants 6, Cardinals 1

Pirates 10, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Travis Jackson	5
2	Eddie Brown	4
2	Hughie Critz	4
2	Harry Heilmann	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Blades	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Sammy Hale	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Sammy Hale	4
3	Dave Bancroft	3
3	Johnny Gooch	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earl McNeely	2
2	Eddie Brown	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Wattie Holm	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Larry Benton	0.73
2	Virgil Barnes	0.60
3	Walter Johnson	0.57
4	Jesse Petty	0.40
5	Tony Kaufmann	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Hal Goldsmith	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Benton	8
2	Walter Johnson	4
2	Jesse Petty	4
2	Jimmy Ring	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chick Davies	1
1	Lefty Grove	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.371
2	Babe Ruth	.370
3	George Burns	.365
4	Bob Meusel	.365
5	Bibb Falk	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	33
2	Jim Bottomley	14
2	Al Simmons	14
2	Hack Wilson	14
5	Tony Lazzeri	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	107
2	Jim Bottomley	82
2	Bibb Falk	82
4	Tony Lazzeri	81
5	Hack Wilson	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	22
2	Ross Youngs	20
3	Frankie Frisch	18
4	Bill Hunnefield	17
4	Sam Rice	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.24
2	Jesse Petty	2.55
3	Virgil Barnes	2.66
4	Doug McWeeny	2.69
5	Don Songer	2.71

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	151
2	George Uhle	108
3	Charlie Root	84
4	Dazzy Vance	83
5	Walter Johnson	80

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddy Leach	.512
2	Dave Bancroft	.468
3	Eddie Brown	.467
4	Eddie Collins	.463
5	Les Bell	.447

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
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	20
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	17
3	Harry Heilmann	16
4	Billy Southworth	15
4	Ken Williams	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	6
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
3	Fred Haney	4
3	Earl McNeely	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Levsen	0.50
2	Joe Shaute	0.87
3	Bob McGraw	0.89
4	Bob Smith	1.29
5	Jesse Petty	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Urban Shocker	4
2	Hal Goldsmith	3
2	Slim Harriss	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	17
2	Dolf Luque	15
2	George Uhle	15
4	Charlie Root	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Les Bell	.454
2	Heinie Manush	.417
3	George Grantham	.402
4	Riggs Stephenson	.400
5	Eddie Brown	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Jack Fournier	5
2	Billy Southworth	5
2	Hack Wilson	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	30
2	Les Bell	27
2	Billy Southworth	27
4	George Grantham	26
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Percy Jones	1.00
2	Dutch Levsen	1.20
3	Rip Collins	1.29
4	Dazzy Vance	2.09
5	George Uhle	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	5
1	Ray Kremer	5
1	Dutch Levsen	5
1	Lee Meadows	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	41
2	George Uhle	32
3	Doug McWeeny	30
4	Dolf Luque	28
5	Dazzy Vance	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Babe Adams	3
3	Hooks Dauss	2
3	Lefty Grove	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.383
2	Rogers Hornsby	.361
3	Al Simmons	.360
4	Edd Roush	.346
5	George Burns	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Rogers Hornsby	22
2	Al Simmons	22
4	Bob Meusel	21
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	147
2	Jim Bottomley	130
3	Harry Heilmann	129
4	Al Simmons	115
5	Rogers Hornsby	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	41
2	Max Carey	34
3	Frankie Frisch	26
4	Johnny Mostil	25
4	Ross Youngs	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.59
2	Herb Pennock	2.76
3	Charlie Root	2.87
4	Jesse Petty	2.89
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	177
2	Dazzy Vance	159
3	George Uhle	135
4	Howard Ehmke	118
5	Walter Johnson	117

Saves

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