On This Day

Friday, June 25, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 20 .697 --
White Sox 37 30 .552 9.5
Athletics 35 31 .530 11.0
Indians 35 31 .530 11.0
Tigers 33 32 .508 12.5
Senators 31 32 .492 13.5
Browns 26 39 .400 19.5
Red Sox 18 46 .281 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 38 26 .594 --
Pirates 34 25 .576 1.5
Cardinals 36 28 .563 2.0
Robins 33 29 .532 4.0
Cubs 31 31 .500 6.0
Giants 32 33 .492 6.5
Braves 23 38 .377 13.5
Phillies 22 39 .361 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ira Flagstead 5
1 Bob Meusel 5
1 Paul Waner 5
4 Lou Gehrig 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Johnny Mokan 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Lazzeri 5
1 Bing Miller 5
3 Benny Bengough 4
4 Dave Bancroft 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Paschal 2
2 Benny Bengough 1
2 Johnny Butler 1
2 Johnny Cooney 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sad Sam Jones 0.45
2 Jesse Barnes 0.33
3 Virgil Barnes 0.27
4 Paul Zahniser 0.22
5 2 tied 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tony Welzer 7
2 Sad Sam Jones 5
3 Virgil Barnes 3
4 Jesse Barnes 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .391
2 Harry Heilmann .377
3 George Burns .374
4 Bibb Falk .371
5 Kiki Cuyler .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 24
2 Jim Bottomley 10
2 Tony Lazzeri 10
2 Al Simmons 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 82
2 Hack Wilson 60
3 Tony Lazzeri 59
4 Bob Meusel 58
5 Jim Bottomley 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 14
1 Bob Meusel 14
3 Frankie Frisch 13
4 Bill Hunnefield 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.75
2 Jack Quinn 2.30
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 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 100
2 George Uhle 73
3 Dazzy Vance 56
4 Earl Whitehill 55
5 Charlie Root 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 11
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 Baby Doll Jacobson .463
2 Heinie Manush .455
3 Curt Walker .453
4 Babe Ruth .450
5 Harry Heilmann .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 5
2 Johnny Mokan 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
2 Glenn Wright 3
5 14 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 15
2 Jim Bottomley 14
2 Tony Lazzeri 14
2 Wally Pipp 14
2 Glenn Wright 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 7
2 Taylor Douthit 5
3 George Harper 4
3 William Marriott 4
3 Paul Waner 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Sherdel 0.00
1 Rube Walberg 0.00
3 Lefty Grove 0.36
4 Walter Beall 0.96
5 Jesse Haines 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 3
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Jesse Petty 3
1 Urban Shocker 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 16
1 Dazzy Vance 16
3 Jesse Petty 14
4 Walter Beall 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Ehrhardt 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Walter Beall 1
3 Rip Collins 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .444
2 Bibb Falk .410
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .402
3 Babe Ruth .402
5 Joe Sewell .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Tony Lazzeri 7
3 Rogers Hornsby 5
4 Harry Heilmann 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 29
2 Bob Meusel 27
3 Rogers Hornsby 26
4 George Burns 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 9
2 Taylor Douthit 8
3 Tony Lazzeri 6
4 Frankie Frisch 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.74
2 Jesse Haines 1.05
3 Ed Wells 1.53
4 Ted Lyons 2.20
5 Dutch Ruether 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 5
1 Elam Vangilder 5
1 Tom Zachary 5
4 Larry Benton 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 46
2 Dazzy Vance 40
3 Larry Benton 31
4 Waite Hoyt 27
5 Tommy Thomas 25

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 .366
3 Al Simmons .362
4 Kiki Cuyler .361
5 George Burns .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Bob Meusel 26
3 Rogers Hornsby 24
4 Al Simmons 23
5 Jim Bottomley 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 143
2 Jim Bottomley 137
3 Harry Heilmann 133
4 Rogers Hornsby 124
5 Bob Meusel 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Max Carey 37
3 Johnny Mostil 31
4 Frankie Frisch 30
5 Sam Rice 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.68
2 Stan Coveleski 2.76
3 Ted Blankenship 2.87
4 Jesse Petty 2.90
5 Ted Lyons 2.93

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 180
2 Lefty Grove 152
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