On This Day

Thursday, July 15, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	31	.631	--
Athletics	47	37	.560	6.0
White Sox	46	40	.535	8.0
Indians	46	41	.529	8.5
Senators	42	38	.525	9.0
Tigers	43	43	.500	11.0
Browns	35	48	.422	17.5
Red Sox	25	59	.298	28.0

Games

Indians 4, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 6, Indians 2

Tigers 7, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	50	37	.575	--
Pirates	44	36	.550	2.5
Cardinals	46	39	.541	3.0
Cubs	45	40	.529	4.0
Robins	43	40	.518	5.0
Giants	43	41	.512	5.5
Phillies	32	50	.390	15.5
Braves	32	52	.381	16.5

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 1

Phillies 8, Reds 6

Pirates 3, Giants 0

Cardinals 11, Robins 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
1	Homer Summa	4
1	Cy Williams	4
4	Ray Blades	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Edd Roush	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Art Reinhart	4
2	Edd Roush	3
3	Lu Blue	2
3	Gus Felix	2
3	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	1
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Freddie Lindstrom	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Kremer	0.50
2	Dolf Luque	0.45
3	Sam Gibson	0.31
4	Sherry Smith	0.22
5	Percy Jones	0.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gibson	1
1	Fred Heimach	1
1	Percy Jones	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Gibson	5
1	Dolf Luque	5
3	Garland Buckeye	3
4	Percy Jones	2
4	3 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Ulrich	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bibb Falk	.373
2	Rube Bressler	.372
3	Harry Heilmann	.370
4	George Burns	.366
5	Babe Ruth	.366

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	Jim Bottomley	71
3	Bibb Falk	71
5	Tony Lazzeri	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	19
2	Kiki Cuyler	16
2	Frankie Frisch	16
4	Taylor Douthit	15
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.00
2	Johnny Morrison	2.59
3	Doug McWeeny	2.61
4	Jesse Petty	2.74
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	.492
2	Muddy Ruel	.469
3	Harry Rice	.450
4	Les Bell	.448
5	Cy Williams	.442

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bibb Falk	4
1	Hack Wilson	4
3	Jack Fournier	3
3	Edd Roush	3
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	19
2	Al Simmons	17
3	Dick Cox	14
3	George Grantham	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	6
2	Lu Blue	5
2	Taylor Douthit	5
4	Doc Gautreau	4
4	Joe Sewell	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Percy Jones	0.62
2	Rip Collins	0.83
3	Rube Ehrhardt	1.29
4	Hugh McQuillan	1.46
5	Ray Kremer	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Pate	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	Percy Jones	3
2	3 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	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rube Bressler	.440
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	.411
3	Muddy Ruel	.408
4	Heinie Manush	.405
5	George Grantham	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	6
2	Bibb Falk	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wally Pipp	32
2	Bibb Falk	31
3	Jim Bottomley	28
3	Al Simmons	28
5	Hughie Critz	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ross Youngs	10
2	Taylor Douthit	9
2	Doc Gautreau	9
4	Lu Blue	6
4	Joe Sewell	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Walberg	1.31
2	Lefty Grove	2.05
3	George Milstead	2.05
4	Firpo Marberry	2.08
5	Rube Ehrhardt	2.10

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	29
4	Jakie May	26
4	2 others tied	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	.379
2	Al Simmons	.375
3	Rogers Hornsby	.358
4	Sam Rice	.348
5	Kiki Cuyler	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Rogers Hornsby	25
3	Al Simmons	23
4	Bob Meusel	21
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	137
2	Jim Bottomley	129
3	Rogers Hornsby	125
4	Al Simmons	124
5	Harry Heilmann	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Max Carey	31
3	Frankie Frisch	27
3	Ross Youngs	27
5	Johnny Mostil	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.61
2	Jake Miller	2.85
3	Pete Alexander	2.86
4	Rube Walberg	2.89
5	Stan Coveleski	3.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	24
2	Ted Lyons	22
3	Pete Donohue	21
3	Herb Pennock	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	176
2	Lefty Grove	165
3	Howard Ehmke	123
4	George Uhle	120
5	Walter Johnson	113

Saves

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