On This Day

Wednesday, July 14, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 30 .639 --
Athletics 47 37 .560 6.5
White Sox 46 40 .535 8.5
Indians 45 40 .529 9.0
Senators 42 38 .525 9.5
Tigers 42 43 .494 12.0
Browns 35 48 .422 18.0
Red Sox 24 58 .293 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 50 36 .581 --
Pirates 43 36 .544 3.5
Cardinals 45 39 .536 4.0
Robins 43 39 .524 5.0
Cubs 44 40 .524 5.0
Giants 43 40 .518 5.5
Braves 32 51 .386 16.5
Phillies 31 50 .383 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Grantham 5
1 Freddie Lindstrom 5
1 Heinie Mueller 5
1 Pie Traynor 5
5 Paul Waner 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Freddie Lindstrom 1
1 Billy Southworth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddie Lindstrom 4
2 Bibb Falk 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Earl Smith 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Spencer Adams 1
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug McWeeny 0.64
2 Earl Whitehill 0.44
3 Red Faber 0.38
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.30
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doug McWeeny 7
2 Jimmy Ring 4
2 Earl Whitehill 4
4 Red Faber 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .376
2 Bibb Falk .373
3 Rube Bressler .372
4 George Burns .368
5 Babe Ruth .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 27
2 Hack Wilson 13
3 Jim Bottomley 12
3 Tony Lazzeri 12
3 Al Simmons 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 87
2 Hack Wilson 72
3 Bibb Falk 71
4 Jim Bottomley 70
5 Tony Lazzeri 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 19
2 Kiki Cuyler 16
2 Frankie Frisch 16
4 Taylor Douthit 14
4 3 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.00
2 Jesse Petty 2.53
3 Johnny Morrison 2.59
4 Doug McWeeny 2.61
5 Virgil Barnes 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 134
2 George Uhle 93
3 Dazzy Vance 75
4 Walter Johnson 70
4 Charlie Root 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Hooks Dauss 6
3 Chick Davies 4
3 Rube Ehrhardt 4
3 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .500
2 Harry Rice .465
3 Bob Fothergill .444
4 Goose Goslin .442
5 Merwin Jacobson .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bibb Falk 4
1 Hack Wilson 4
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 Freddie Lindstrom 3
3 Jim Poole 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 20
2 Al Simmons 17
3 Babe Herman 16
4 Les Bell 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 7
2 Lu Blue 5
3 Taylor Douthit 4
3 Doc Gautreau 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Percy Jones 0.45
2 Rip Collins 0.83
3 Hugh McQuillan 1.46
4 George Milstead 1.72
5 Rube Walberg 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Pate 4
2 Vic Aldridge 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Jesse Haines 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 24
2 Dazzy Vance 19
3 George Uhle 17
4 Walter Johnson 16
4 Doug McWeeny 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Babe Adams 2
2 Rube Walberg 2
4 Ted Blankenship 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rube Bressler .425
2 Heinie Manush .423
3 George Grantham .416
4 Muddy Ruel .408
5 Baby Doll Jacobson .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 6
1 Babe Ruth 6
3 Bibb Falk 5
3 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 Hack Wilson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wally Pipp 33
2 Bibb Falk 31
3 Al Simmons 28
4 Jim Bottomley 27
4 Babe Herman 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ross Youngs 11
2 Doc Gautreau 9
3 Taylor Douthit 8
4 Lu Blue 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Walberg 1.31
2 Bob Osborn 2.04
3 Lefty Grove 2.05
4 George Milstead 2.05
5 Firpo Marberry 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 5
1 Ted Blankenship 5
1 Pete Donohue 5
1 Jesse Haines 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 45
2 Dazzy Vance 35
3 Walter Beall 33
4 Larry Benton 26
4 George Uhle 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Rube Ehrhardt 3
2 Jack Scott 3
4 Babe Adams 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .383
2 Al Simmons .376
3 Rogers Hornsby .361
4 George Burns .349
5 Sam Rice .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Rogers Hornsby 25
3 Al Simmons 24
4 Bob Meusel 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 137
2 Jim Bottomley 128
3 Al Simmons 127
4 Rogers Hornsby 125
5 Harry Heilmann 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Max Carey 32
3 Frankie Frisch 27
3 Ross Youngs 27
5 Johnny Mostil 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.63
2 Jake Miller 2.85
3 Pete Alexander 2.86
4 Rube Walberg 2.89
5 Jesse Petty 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 25
2 Ted Lyons 22
3 Pete Donohue 21
3 Herb Pennock 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 178
2 Lefty Grove 168
3 Howard Ehmke 123
4 George Uhle 120
5 Ted Blankenship 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 23
2 Hooks Dauss 6
2 Ray Kremer 6
2 Rube Walberg 6
5 3 tied 5