On This Day

Tuesday, June 29, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	21	.696	--
White Sox	40	32	.556	9.5
Indians	37	34	.521	12.0
Tigers	36	34	.514	12.5
Athletics	36	34	.514	12.5
Senators	33	34	.493	14.0
Browns	28	42	.400	20.5
Red Sox	20	47	.299	27.0

Games

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

Indians 4, White Sox 2

Yankees 7, Athletics 5

Browns 11, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	42	26	.618	--
Cardinals	38	30	.559	4.0
Pirates	34	29	.540	5.5
Robins	34	31	.523	6.5
Cubs	33	33	.500	8.0
Giants	33	35	.485	9.0
Phillies	26	40	.394	15.0
Braves	25	41	.379	16.0

Games

Robins 4, Phillies 3

Reds 6, Pirates 3

Braves 5, Giants 0

Braves 7, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Dugan	4
1	Doc Gautreau	4
3	Eddie Brown	3
3	Dick Burrus	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	William Marriott	2
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	Heinie Manush	1
2	Babe Ruth	1
2	Frank Welch	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Wilson	4
2	William Marriott	3
2	Harry Rice	3
4	Eddie Brown	2
4	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ski Melillo	2
1	Bing Miller	2
3	Doc Gautreau	1
3	Joe Judge	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Coveleski	0.43
2	Sam Gray	0.38
3	Jimmy Ring	0.33
4	Johnny Cooney	0.30
5	Slim Harriss	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	Hal Goldsmith	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Johnny Cooney	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	Sam Gray	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.392
2	Rube Bressler	.377
3	Harry Heilmann	.375
4	Bibb Falk	.367
5	Bob Meusel	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	26
2	Tony Lazzeri	11
3	Jim Bottomley	10
3	Al Simmons	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	85
2	Hack Wilson	62
3	Tony Lazzeri	61
4	Jim Bottomley	60
5	Bob Meusel	58

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.64
2	Ed Wells	2.23
3	Jesse Petty	2.25
4	Jack Quinn	2.30
5	Ted Lyons	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	13
2	Ted Lyons	12
3	Pete Donohue	11
3	Waite Hoyt	11
3	2 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	110
2	George Uhle	76
3	Charlie Root	63
4	Dazzy Vance	56
5	3 tied	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	12
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	Edd Roush	.500
2	Rube Bressler	.482
3	Bing Miller	.465
4	Babe Ruth	.450
4	Curt Walker	.450

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
2	Johnny Mokan	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
4	Rogers Hornsby	3
4	Heinie Manush	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	17
1	Wally Pipp	17
3	Hughie Critz	15
3	Johnny Mokan	15
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	5
2	Taylor Douthit	4
2	George Harper	4
2	Ski Melillo	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.00
2	Red Lucas	0.55
3	Jesse Petty	0.69
4	Walter Beall	0.78
5	Rube Walberg	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	4
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Carl Mays	3
2	Jesse Petty	3
5	22 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	21
2	Walter Beall	18
3	Sheriff Blake	17
3	Charlie Root	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Rube Ehrhardt	2
2	Jack Scott	2
4	Win Ballou	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Edd Roush	.431
2	Harry Heilmann	.417
3	Babe Ruth	.415
4	Bibb Falk	.405
5	Bing Miller	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Tony Lazzeri	8
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	Heinie Manush	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Rogers Hornsby	29
3	Wally Pipp	27
4	Jim Bottomley	24
4	3 others tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	8
2	Taylor Douthit	7
3	Bill Hunnefield	6
4	Frankie Frisch	5
4	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	0.74
2	Walter Beall	0.98
3	Rube Walberg	1.14
4	Jesse Haines	1.30
5	Ed Wells	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tom Zachary	6
2	Kent Greenfield	5
2	Ed Wells	5
4	Larry Benton	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	47
2	Dazzy Vance	40
3	Larry Benton	36
4	Tommy Thomas	27
5	Charlie Root	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Garland Braxton	2
2	Rube Ehrhardt	2
2	Lefty Grove	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.385
2	Al Simmons	.366
3	Rogers Hornsby	.363
4	Kiki Cuyler	.354
5	George Burns	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Rogers Hornsby	25
3	Bob Meusel	24
4	Al Simmons	22
5	3 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	146
2	Jim Bottomley	132
2	Harry Heilmann	132
4	Rogers Hornsby	127
5	Earl Sheely	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	43
2	Max Carey	36
3	Frankie Frisch	30
3	Johnny Mostil	30
5	Sam Rice	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.48
2	Jesse Petty	2.81
3	Stan Coveleski	2.82
4	Ted Blankenship	2.87
5	Pete Alexander	3.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	25
2	Ted Lyons	24
3	Herb Pennock	23
4	Pete Donohue	22
5	Waite Hoyt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	180
2	Lefty Grove	155
3	Howard Ehmke	118
4	Ted Blankenship	116
5	2 tied	104

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	20
2	Jess Doyle	7
3	Elam Vangilder	6
4	Sarge Connally	5
4	4 others tied	5