On This Day

Wednesday, June 23, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 19 .698 --
White Sox 36 29 .554 9.0
Athletics 35 29 .547 9.5
Indians 35 30 .538 10.0
Tigers 33 32 .508 12.0
Senators 29 32 .475 14.0
Browns 25 39 .391 19.5
Red Sox 17 44 .279 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 37 26 .587 --
Pirates 34 24 .586 0.5
Cardinals 36 28 .563 1.5
Robins 32 29 .525 4.0
Cubs 31 31 .500 5.5
Giants 30 32 .484 6.5
Braves 23 37 .383 12.5
Phillies 21 37 .362 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Cox 4
1 William Marriott 4
1 Zack Wheat 4
4 Babe Herman 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Chick Tolson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 William Marriott 2
2 Jack Smith 2
2 Tommy Thevenow 2
2 Chick Tolson 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Petty 0.71
2 Larry Benton 0.36
3 George Uhle 0.31
4 Dolf Luque 0.29
5 Charlie Root 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Doug McWeeny 1
1 Jesse Petty 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Petty 5
2 Larry Benton 4
2 George Uhle 4
4 Ted Blankenship 3
4 Charlie Root 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Ehrhardt 2

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .388
2 Harry Heilmann .377
3 George Burns .369
4 Bibb Falk .367
5 Kiki Cuyler .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 23
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 79
2 Hack Wilson 60
3 Jim Bottomley 55
3 Bob Meusel 55
5 Tony Lazzeri 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 14
2 Bob Meusel 13
3 Frankie Frisch 12
3 Bill Hunnefield 12
3 Sam Rice 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.82
2 Jack Quinn 2.12
3 Jesse Petty 2.38
4 Ted Lyons 2.47
5 Ed Wells 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 12
1 Herb Pennock 12
3 Waite Hoyt 11
3 Flint Rhem 11
5 2 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 96
2 George Uhle 73
3 Dazzy Vance 56
4 Earl Whitehill 55
5 Charlie Root 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 10
2 Hooks Dauss 5
3 Chick Davies 4
4 Rube Ehrhardt 3
4 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .431
2 Bill Regan .426
3 Harry Heilmann .425
4 Curt Walker .423
5 Bubbles Hargrave .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Glenn Wright 3
3 Cedric Durst 2
3 Gus Felix 2
3 14 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 15
2 Lou Gehrig 14
3 Jim Bottomley 13
3 Rube Bressler 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 6
2 Taylor Douthit 5
3 George Harper 4
3 Paul Waner 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Walberg 0.00
1 Jack Quinn 0.00
3 Lefty Grove 0.45
4 Bill Sherdel 0.67
5 Fred Heimach 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Ted Blankenship 3
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Jesse Petty 3
1 Bill Sherdel 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 30
2 Larry Benton 16
3 Jesse Petty 14
4 Walter Beall 13
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Ehrhardt 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Walter Beall 1
3 Rip Collins 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .449
2 Bibb Falk .404
3 Babe Ruth .393
4 George Burns .390
5 Kiki Cuyler .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Harry Heilmann 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 Tony Lazzeri 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 30
2 Babe Ruth 28
3 Lou Gehrig 25
4 George Burns 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taylor Douthit 9
2 Ross Youngs 8
3 Bill Hunnefield 6
4 Tony Lazzeri 5
4 Johnny Mostil 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 1.01
2 Lefty Grove 1.04
3 Ed Wells 1.53
4 Red Faber 1.62
5 Ted Lyons 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Greenfield 5
1 Ted Lyons 5
1 Elam Vangilder 5
1 Tom Zachary 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 46
2 Dazzy Vance 40
3 George Uhle 34
4 Larry Benton 31
5 Tommy Thomas 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Hooks Dauss 2
2 Rube Ehrhardt 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .384
2 Rogers Hornsby .367
3 Kiki Cuyler .361
4 Al Simmons .360
5 George Burns .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Rogers Hornsby 27
3 Bob Meusel 26
4 Al Simmons 23
5 Jim Bottomley 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 140
2 Jim Bottomley 136
3 Harry Heilmann 133
4 Rogers Hornsby 129
5 Bob Meusel 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 45
2 Max Carey 37
3 Frankie Frisch 32
4 Johnny Mostil 31
5 Sam Rice 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 2.67
2 Lefty Grove 2.74
3 Herb Pennock 2.86
4 Ted Blankenship 2.87
5 Jesse Petty 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 25
2 Ted Blankenship 24
3 Pete Donohue 22
3 Herb Pennock 22
5 Waite Hoyt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 187
2 Lefty Grove 148
3 Ted Blankenship 113
3 Howard Ehmke 113
5 Earl Whitehill 105

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