On This Day

Thursday, June 17, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	41	17	.707	--
White Sox	33	26	.559	8.5
Athletics	33	27	.550	9.0
Indians	32	27	.542	9.5
Tigers	29	31	.483	13.0
Senators	27	29	.482	13.0
Browns	23	36	.390	18.5
Red Sox	16	41	.281	24.5

Games

White Sox 6, Yankees 2

Indians 3, Red Sox 1

Athletics 12, Tigers 9

Browns 9, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	31	24	.564	--
Pirates	29	23	.558	0.5
Cardinals	32	26	.552	0.5
Robins	27	26	.509	3.0
Cubs	28	27	.509	3.0
Giants	29	28	.509	3.0
Braves	22	31	.415	8.0
Phillies	20	33	.377	10.0

Games

Robins 10, Cubs 9

Cardinals 4, Braves 2

Giants 6, Pirates 5

Cardinals 6, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bottomley	5
2	Les Bell	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
4	Ray Blades	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cedric Durst	1
1	Gus Felix	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	Freddie Lindstrom	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	5
2	Ray Blades	3
2	Lu Blue	3
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	Bill Hunnefield	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Blankenship	0.75
2	Lee Meadows	0.50
3	Doug McWeeny	0.33
3	Flint Rhem	0.33
5	Waite Hoyt	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Vic Keen	1
1	Joe Pate	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Mogridge	5
1	Jesse Petty	5
3	Ted Blankenship	3
3	Sad Sam Jones	3
3	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.380
2	Babe Ruth	.372
3	Kiki Cuyler	.372
4	Johnny Mostil	.370
5	George Burns	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	22
2	Jim Bottomley	10
2	Al Simmons	10
4	Bob Meusel	9
4	Hack Wilson	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	72
2	Hack Wilson	56
3	Tony Lazzeri	51
4	Bob Meusel	50
5	Jim Bottomley	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	13
1	Bob Meusel	13
3	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Bill Hunnefield	11
3	Sam Rice	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.95
2	Jack Quinn	2.21
3	Ed Wells	2.45
4	Ted Lyons	2.53
5	Johnny Morrison	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	11
1	Herb Pennock	11
1	Flint Rhem	11
4	Waite Hoyt	10
5	3 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	90
2	George Uhle	67
3	Earl Whitehill	54
4	Walter Johnson	49
4	2 others tied	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	9
2	Hooks Dauss	4
2	Chick Davies	4
4	Sad Sam Jones	3
4	Sloppy Thurston	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Mostil	.455
2	Harry Heilmann	.432
3	Heinie Manush	.429
4	Eddie Brown	.417
5	Lou Gehrig	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Tony Lazzeri	4
3	Bob Meusel	3
3	Russ Wrightstone	3
5	15 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Russ Wrightstone	14
3	Kiki Cuyler	12
3	Mark Koenig	12
3	Bob Meusel	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Taylor Douthit	4
1	Ross Youngs	4
3	Frankie Frisch	3
3	Bill Hunnefield	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Faber	0.50
2	Lefty Grove	0.93
3	Flint Rhem	1.00
3	Bill Sherdel	1.00
3	Rube Walberg	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Zachary	4
2	Larry Benton	3
2	Kent Greenfield	3
2	Flint Rhem	3
5	22 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	33
2	Lefty Grove	17
3	Larry Benton	16
4	Earl Whitehill	13
5	4 tied	11

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sad Sam Jones	2
2	Garland Braxton	1
2	Rip Collins	1
2	Lefty Grove	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.457
2	Kiki Cuyler	.394
3	Johnny Mostil	.393
4	Ray Blades	.392
5	Pie Traynor	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Al Simmons	7
3	Tony Lazzeri	6
4	Mickey Cochrane	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	30
2	Tony Lazzeri	29
3	Babe Ruth	28
4	Earl Sheely	25
5	George Burns	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Taylor Douthit	8
2	Bill Hunnefield	7
2	Johnny Mostil	7
4	Tony Lazzeri	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	1.29
2	Rube Walberg	1.44
3	Flint Rhem	1.90
4	Lefty Grove	1.91
5	Don Songer	2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	44
2	Dazzy Vance	36
3	George Uhle	32
4	Tommy Thomas	28
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Garland Braxton	2
2	Hooks Dauss	2
2	Chick Davies	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.388
2	Rogers Hornsby	.371
3	Al Simmons	.364
4	Kiki Cuyler	.363
5	George Harper	.346

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Rogers Hornsby	26
2	Bob Meusel	26
4	Jim Bottomley	23
4	Al Simmons	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	135
2	Jim Bottomley	134
3	Babe Ruth	133
4	Rogers Hornsby	128
5	Earl Sheely	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	44
2	Max Carey	37
3	Johnny Mostil	33
4	Frankie Frisch	31
5	Sam Rice	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Stan Coveleski	2.61
2	Virgil Barnes	2.87
3	Ted Lyons	2.87
4	Herb Pennock	2.87
5	Lefty Grove	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	26
2	Ted Blankenship	22
2	Herb Pennock	22
4	Stan Coveleski	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	187
2	Lefty Grove	145
3	Howard Ehmke	117
4	Ted Blankenship	110
4	Earl Whitehill	110

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	19
2	Jess Doyle	7
3	Elam Vangilder	6
4	Sarge Connally	5
4	5 others tied	5