On This Day

Friday, June 18, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 17 .712 --
Athletics 34 27 .557 9.0
White Sox 33 27 .550 9.5
Indians 33 27 .550 9.5
Senators 28 29 .491 13.0
Tigers 29 32 .475 14.0
Browns 23 37 .383 19.5
Red Sox 16 42 .276 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 32 24 .571 --
Pirates 30 23 .566 0.5
Cardinals 32 26 .552 1.0
Cubs 29 27 .518 3.0
Robins 27 27 .500 4.0
Giants 29 29 .500 4.0
Braves 22 31 .415 8.5
Phillies 20 34 .370 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Bishop 4
1 Earle Combs 4
1 Joe Sewell 4
4 Hughie Critz 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Nixon 2
2 Pat Collins 1
2 Ski Melillo 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 4
2 Hughie Critz 3
2 Sam Gray 3
2 Muddy Ruel 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Clarence Huber 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Pennock 0.67
2 Eppa Rixey 0.38
3 Sam Gray 0.33
4 Burleigh Grimes 0.25
5 3 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Bob Osborn 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Pennock 6
2 Eppa Rixey 5
3 Burleigh Grimes 3
4 Sam Gray 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .374
2 Babe Ruth .374
3 Johnny Mostil .372
4 Kiki Cuyler .369
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 74
2 Hack Wilson 57
3 Tony Lazzeri 51
3 Bob Meusel 51
5 Jim Bottomley 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 13
1 Bob Meusel 13
3 Bill Hunnefield 12
4 Frankie Frisch 11
4 Sam Rice 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.95
2 Jack Quinn 2.12
3 Ed Wells 2.45
4 Ted Lyons 2.53
5 Johnny Morrison 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 12
2 Ted Lyons 11
2 Flint Rhem 11
4 Waite Hoyt 10
4 George Uhle 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 90
2 George Uhle 69
3 Earl Whitehill 54
4 Walter Johnson 49
4 2 others tied 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 10
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 .458
2 Harry Heilmann .432
3 George Harper .419
4 Muddy Ruel .412
5 Eddie Brown .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Bob Meusel 3
3 Russ Wrightstone 3
5 16 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 13
1 Babe Ruth 13
1 Russ Wrightstone 13
4 Bob Meusel 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.00
2 Red Faber 0.50
3 Lefty Grove 0.93
4 Flint Rhem 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Lefty Grove 17
3 Larry Benton 16
4 George Uhle 13
4 Earl Whitehill 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Rip Collins 1
2 Lefty Grove 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .443
2 Johnny Mostil .402
3 Ray Blades .392
4 Max Bishop .388
5 Kiki Cuyler .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Al Simmons 7
3 Mickey Cochrane 5
3 Harry Heilmann 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 30
2 Babe Ruth 29
3 Earl Sheely 26
4 Tony Lazzeri 25
4 Al Simmons 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taylor Douthit 8
1 Bill Hunnefield 8
3 Johnny Mostil 7
4 Sam Rice 6
4 Ross Youngs 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Walberg 1.08
2 Ed Wells 1.29
3 Flint Rhem 1.90
4 Lefty Grove 1.91
5 Red Faber 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Greenfield 6
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 Ted Lyons 6
4 Herb Pennock 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 44
2 Dazzy Vance 36
3 George Uhle 34
4 Tommy Thomas 28
5 Sam Gray 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
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 .385
2 Rogers Hornsby .371
3 Al Simmons .365
4 Kiki Cuyler .363
5 George Harper .347

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
1 Babe Ruth 135
3 Jim Bottomley 134
4 Rogers Hornsby 128
5 Earl Sheely 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Max Carey 37
3 Johnny Mostil 32
4 Frankie Frisch 31
5 Sam Rice 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.61
2 Herb Pennock 2.84
3 Virgil Barnes 2.87
4 Ted Lyons 2.87
5 Lefty Grove 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 26
2 Herb Pennock 23
3 Ted Blankenship 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 Earl Whitehill 110
5 Ted Blankenship 108

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