On This Day

Tuesday, June 8, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	36	14	.720	--
Athletics	30	23	.566	7.5
White Sox	28	24	.538	9.0
Indians	27	25	.519	10.0
Senators	25	24	.510	10.5
Tigers	26	26	.500	11.0
Browns	18	33	.353	18.5
Red Sox	14	35	.286	21.5

Games

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Indians 5, Senators 4

Yankees 11, Tigers 9

Browns 6, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	29	20	.592	--
Pirates	26	19	.578	1.0
Cubs	25	21	.543	2.5
Cardinals	26	25	.510	4.0
Robins	23	23	.500	4.5
Giants	25	25	.500	4.5
Braves	18	27	.400	9.0
Phillies	17	29	.370	10.5

Games

Pirates 4, Robins 3

Braves 8, Reds 7

Cubs 2, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Heilmann	4
1	Edd Roush	4
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	Chuck Dressen	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Pat Collins	1
2	Charlie Grimm	1
2	Bob Meusel	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Rabbit Maranville	3
2	Bob Meusel	3
4	Cuckoo Christensen	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	0.50
2	Charlie Root	0.43
3	Doug McWeeny	0.36
4	Jack Scott	0.29
5	Myles Thomas	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	1
1	Bunny Hearn	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Dutch Levsen	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doug McWeeny	5
2	Rip Collins	4
2	Red Faber	4
2	Jakie May	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Kremer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.389
2	Kiki Cuyler	.371
3	Harry Heilmann	.366
4	George Burns	.362
5	Pie Traynor	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	21
2	Jim Bottomley	9
2	Al Simmons	9
4	Hack Wilson	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	68
2	Hack Wilson	49
3	Bob Meusel	45
4	Goose Goslin	43
5	3 tied	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	12
1	Bob Meusel	12
3	Sam Rice	11
4	Frankie Frisch	9
4	Bill Hunnefield	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	1.61
2	Lefty Grove	2.09
3	Jesse Petty	2.19
4	Ed Wells	2.21
5	Jack Quinn	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Waite Hoyt	10
1	Ted Lyons	10
1	Herb Pennock	10
4	Flint Rhem	9
5	George Uhle	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	84
2	George Uhle	62
3	Earl Whitehill	47
4	Charlie Root	46
5	Walter Johnson	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Hooks Dauss	4
2	Chick Davies	4
4	Sloppy Thurston	3
5	10 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.476
2	Zack Taylor	.447
3	Johnny Mostil	.442
4	Irish Meusel	.435
5	Harry Rice	.434

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Mickey Cochrane	4
2	Harry Heilmann	4
4	Pinky Hargrave	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	17
1	Rogers Hornsby	17
1	Babe Ruth	17
4	George Burns	16
5	Bob Meusel	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Taylor Douthit	4
2	Eddie Collins	3
2	Doc Farrell	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	0.00
2	Jack Russell	0.60
3	Elam Vangilder	1.08
4	Lefty Grove	1.34
5	Flint Rhem	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
1	Sam Gray	3
1	Kent Greenfield	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	34
2	George Uhle	23
3	Sam Gray	22
4	Kent Greenfield	16
5	Larry Benton	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
3	Jesse Barnes	1
3	Sheriff Blake	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.448
2	Pie Traynor	.438
3	Kiki Cuyler	.429
4	Eddie Collins	.393
5	Ross Youngs	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Al Simmons	7
3	Les Bell	6
3	Mickey Cochrane	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	Ty Cobb	26
2	Tony Lazzeri	26
2	Bob Meusel	26
5	4 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	8
2	Tony Lazzeri	7
3	Eddie Collins	6
3	Bob Meusel	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	0.65
2	Don Songer	1.73
3	Lefty Grove	1.74
4	Jakie May	1.88
5	Hal Carlson	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Waite Hoyt	6
1	Ted Lyons	6
1	Herb Pennock	6
4	Flint Rhem	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	54
2	George Uhle	37
3	Jack Scott	26
4	Ted Blankenship	25
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Chick Davies	3
3	Clyde Barfoot	2
3	Garland Braxton	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.382
2	Rogers Hornsby	.380
3	Kiki Cuyler	.363
4	Al Simmons	.362
5	Eddie Collins	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Rogers Hornsby	28
3	Jim Bottomley	25
3	Bob Meusel	25
5	Al Simmons	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	135
2	Rogers Hornsby	134
3	Babe Ruth	133
4	Harry Heilmann	131
5	Earl Sheely	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	45
2	Max Carey	38
3	Johnny Mostil	32
4	Sam Rice	30
5	Frankie Frisch	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.84
2	Herb Pennock	2.92
3	Eppa Rixey	2.93
4	Virgil Barnes	3.00
5	Ted Blankenship	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	25
2	Herb Pennock	22
3	Ted Blankenship	21
3	Pete Donohue	21
3	Waite Hoyt	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	174
2	Lefty Grove	145
3	Howard Ehmke	116
4	Walter Johnson	108
5	Earl Whitehill	107

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	19
2	Jess Doyle	7
3	Elam Vangilder	6
3	Rube Walberg	6
5	4 tied	5