On This Day

Saturday, July 10, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	27	.658	--
Athletics	46	36	.561	7.5
White Sox	44	39	.530	10.0
Senators	39	37	.513	11.5
Indians	42	40	.512	11.5
Tigers	40	42	.488	13.5
Browns	35	45	.438	17.5
Red Sox	24	56	.300	28.5

Games

Red Sox 6, Tigers 5

Yankees 4, Indians 3

Athletics 17, White Sox 14

Senators 19, Browns 4

Tigers 4, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	47	35	.573	--
Pirates	42	34	.553	2.0
Cardinals	43	36	.544	2.5
Cubs	43	37	.538	3.0
Robins	40	38	.513	5.0
Giants	40	39	.506	5.5
Phillies	31	47	.397	14.0
Braves	29	49	.372	16.0

Games

Cubs 6, Robins 4

Cubs 3, Robins 1

Giants 8, Reds 4

Pirates 9, Phillies 4

Cardinals 18, Braves 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lu Blue	4
1	Dick Burrus	4
1	Max Carey	4
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
1	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bibb Falk	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Bell	5
1	Bibb Falk	5
1	Chick Galloway	5
4	Al Simmons	4
4	Billy Southworth	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	2
1	Stuffy Stewart	2
3	Eddie Collins	1
3	George Grantham	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	0.57
2	Jesse Petty	0.55
3	Percy Jones	0.50
4	Ray Kremer	0.44
5	Tony Kaufmann	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	10
2	Jesse Petty	6
3	Percy Jones	5
3	Jakie May	5
3	Joe Shaute	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	Rube Walberg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rube Bressler	.372
2	Babe Ruth	.372
3	Harry Heilmann	.369
4	Bibb Falk	.366
5	Bob Meusel	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	27
2	Tony Lazzeri	12
2	Al Simmons	12
2	Hack Wilson	12
5	Jim Bottomley	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	87
2	Hack Wilson	70
3	Tony Lazzeri	68
4	Bibb Falk	65
5	Jim Bottomley	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	18
2	Frankie Frisch	15
3	Kiki Cuyler	14
3	Bob Meusel	14
3	Sam Rice	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.98
2	Jesse Petty	2.53
3	Jesse Haines	2.57
4	Johnny Morrison	2.59
5	Jack Quinn	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	14
2	George Uhle	13
3	Pete Donohue	12
3	Ted Lyons	12
5	4 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	134
2	George Uhle	85
3	Charlie Root	70
3	Dazzy Vance	70
5	Walter Johnson	66

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	14
2	Hooks Dauss	5
3	Chick Davies	4
3	Sad Sam Jones	4
3	Ray Kremer	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Welch	.486
2	George Grantham	.475
3	Merwin Jacobson	.472
4	Pat Collins	.455
5	Bob Fothergill	.448

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bibb Falk	3
1	Lou Gehrig	3
1	Heinie Manush	3
1	Jim Poole	3
1	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	17
1	Jim Poole	17
1	Al Simmons	17
4	Wally Pipp	16
5	Babe Herman	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	6
1	Ross Youngs	6
3	Joe Sewell	4
4	Lu Blue	3
4	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Collins	0.60
2	Hugh McQuillan	1.21
3	Sheriff Blake	1.29
4	Art Reinhart	1.38
5	Firpo Marberry	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Pate	4
1	Charlie Root	4
3	Kent Greenfield	3
3	Jesse Haines	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	34
2	Howard Ehmke	19
3	Percy Jones	18
4	Walter Beall	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Babe Adams	2
2	Ken Holloway	2
2	Jack Scott	2
2	Rube Walberg	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	.411
2	Heinie Manush	.409
3	Rube Bressler	.409
4	George Grantham	.389
5	Riggs Stephenson	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	8
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Heinie Manush	5
5	6 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	30
2	Babe Herman	28
2	Al Simmons	28
4	Bibb Falk	26
4	2 others tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	13
2	Doc Gautreau	9
3	Taylor Douthit	7
4	Frankie Frisch	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Walberg	1.11
2	Firpo Marberry	1.26
3	Lefty Grove	1.77
4	Sheriff Blake	1.88
5	Sad Sam Jones	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	5
1	Pete Donohue	5
1	Kent Greenfield	5
1	Jesse Haines	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	50
2	Walter Beall	30
2	Dazzy Vance	30
4	Howard Ehmke	28
5	Larry Benton	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	6
2	Jack Scott	3
3	Babe Adams	2
3	Rube Ehrhardt	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.378
2	Al Simmons	.374
3	Rogers Hornsby	.361
4	Kiki Cuyler	.353
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Rogers Hornsby	25
3	Al Simmons	24
4	Bob Meusel	23
5	Lou Gehrig	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	140
2	Al Simmons	127
3	Jim Bottomley	125
3	Harry Heilmann	125
3	Rogers Hornsby	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Max Carey	33
3	Johnny Mostil	28
4	Frankie Frisch	27
4	Ross Youngs	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.75
2	Pete Alexander	2.90
3	Rube Walberg	2.90
4	Jake Miller	2.92
5	Jesse Petty	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	25
2	Ted Lyons	22
2	Herb Pennock	22
4	Pete Donohue	21
5	Waite Hoyt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	173
2	Lefty Grove	169
3	Howard Ehmke	124
4	Ted Blankenship	114
5	George Uhle	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	22
2	Jess Doyle	7
3	Ray Kremer	6
3	Rube Walberg	6
5	3 tied	5