On This Day

Friday, June 11, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 39 14 .736 --
Athletics 31 24 .564 9.0
White Sox 29 25 .537 10.5
Indians 28 26 .519 11.5
Senators 26 25 .510 12.0
Tigers 26 29 .473 14.0
Browns 20 34 .370 19.5
Red Sox 15 37 .288 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 31 21 .596 --
Pirates 27 21 .563 2.0
Cardinals 29 25 .537 3.0
Cubs 26 23 .531 3.5
Robins 24 25 .490 5.5
Giants 25 28 .472 6.5
Braves 20 28 .417 9.0
Phillies 19 30 .388 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 Joe Kelly 4
1 Mark Koenig 4
1 Russ Wrightstone 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Charlie Hargreaves 1
1 Cy Williams 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Russ Wrightstone 6
2 Rube Bressler 3
2 Mark Koenig 3
2 Pie Traynor 3
2 Glenn Wright 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Les Bell 1
1 Carson Bigbee 1
1 Taylor Douthit 1
1 George Harper 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 0.36
2 Howard Ehmke 0.33
3 Dutch Ulrich 0.27
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.25
5 Milt Gaston 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Vic Keen 1
1 Bill Piercy 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 5
2 Howard Ehmke 4
3 Dutch Ulrich 3
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kiki Cuyler .381
2 Babe Ruth .376
3 George Burns .372
4 Harry Heilmann .366
5 Pie Traynor .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Jim Bottomley 9
2 Al Simmons 9
4 Bob Meusel 8
4 Hack Wilson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 71
2 Hack Wilson 52
3 Bob Meusel 47
4 Tony Lazzeri 45
5 2 tied 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Meusel 13
2 Kiki Cuyler 12
3 Sam Rice 11
4 Frankie Frisch 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Virgil Barnes 1.61
2 Lefty Grove 2.09
3 Jack Quinn 2.21
4 Ed Wells 2.21
5 Ted Lyons 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 11
2 Waite Hoyt 10
2 Ted Lyons 10
2 Flint Rhem 10
5 5 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 84
2 George Uhle 62
3 Earl Whitehill 52
4 Charlie Root 46
5 Walter Johnson 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 9
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 Butch Henline .500
2 Clarence Huber .468
3 Jimmy Welsh .442
4 Johnny Mostil .440
5 Kiki Cuyler .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 High Pockets Kelly 4
3 Mickey Cochrane 3
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 18
2 Mark Koenig 17
3 Rogers Hornsby 16
4 Eddie Brown 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Meusel 4
2 Taylor Douthit 3
2 Doc Farrell 3
2 Willie Kamm 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Wells 0.00
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.53
3 Lefty Grove 1.00
3 Flint Rhem 1.00
5 Jakie May 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Joe Genewich 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Lee Meadows 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 30
2 Dazzy Vance 24
3 Larry Benton 18
4 Tommy Thomas 16
5 Sam Gray 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Jesse Barnes 1
3 Sheriff Blake 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .444
2 Pie Traynor .434
3 Kiki Cuyler .431
4 Eddie Collins .402
5 Babe Herman .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Mickey Cochrane 6
2 Al Simmons 6
4 Les Bell 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Tony Lazzeri 28
3 Bob Meusel 27
4 Hack Wilson 26
5 George Burns 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Hunnefield 7
1 Tony Lazzeri 7
1 Johnny Mostil 7
4 Eddie Collins 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Wells 0.44
2 Lefty Grove 1.85
3 Jakie May 1.86
4 Flint Rhem 1.90
5 Don Songer 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 Ted Lyons 6
1 Herb Pennock 6
4 Pete Donohue 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 43
2 George Uhle 31
3 Earl Whitehill 28
4 Dazzy Vance 27
5 Jack Scott 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Chick Davies 3
1 Firpo Marberry 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 .380
2 Rogers Hornsby .375
3 Kiki Cuyler .368
4 Al Simmons .360
5 Eddie Collins .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Rogers Hornsby 27
3 Bob Meusel 26
4 Jim Bottomley 25
5 Al Simmons 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 136
2 Jim Bottomley 134
3 Harry Heilmann 132
3 Rogers Hornsby 132
5 Earl Sheely 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Max Carey 36
3 Johnny Mostil 33
4 Frankie Frisch 30
4 Sam Rice 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.75
2 Herb Pennock 2.84
3 Virgil Barnes 3.00
4 Ted Blankenship 3.01
5 Eppa Rixey 3.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 182
2 Lefty Grove 142
3 Howard Ehmke 119
4 Earl Whitehill 112
5 Walter Johnson 108

Saves

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