On This Day

Tuesday, July 27, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	62	34	.646	--
Indians	53	44	.546	9.5
Athletics	51	44	.537	10.5
Tigers	51	47	.520	12.0
Senators	47	45	.511	13.0
White Sox	49	48	.505	13.5
Browns	41	55	.427	21.0
Red Sox	29	66	.305	32.5

Games

Senators 7, White Sox 2

Red Sox 7, Tigers 0

Yankees 6, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	53	39	.576	--
Reds	55	43	.561	1.0
Cardinals	51	43	.543	3.0
Cubs	50	45	.526	4.5
Robins	49	48	.505	6.5
Giants	46	47	.495	7.5
Phillies	36	55	.396	16.5
Braves	37	57	.394	17.0

Games

Robins 6, Reds 3

Reds 2, Robins 0

Braves 1, Cubs 0

Pirates 4, Giants 3

Cardinals 9, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
2	Jack Fournier	4
3	Ray Blades	3
3	Earle Combs	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Freddie Lindstrom	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
2	Earle Combs	3
2	Harry Rice	3
4	Les Bell	2
4	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	William Marriott	2
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	Billy Southworth	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Barnes	0.33
1	Bob Smith	0.33
3	Virgil Barnes	0.30
4	Tommy Thomas	0.29
5	Sam Gibson	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Virgil Barnes	3
2	Sam Gibson	3
2	Walter Johnson	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Ray Kremer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.382
2	Harry Heilmann	.369
3	Bob Meusel	.365
4	George Burns	.364
5	Rube Bressler	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	31
2	Jim Bottomley	14
2	Hack Wilson	14
4	Tony Lazzeri	13
4	Al Simmons	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	102
2	Jim Bottomley	81
3	Bibb Falk	79
3	Hack Wilson	79
5	Tony Lazzeri	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	22
2	Ross Youngs	19
3	Bill Hunnefield	17
4	Frankie Frisch	16
4	Sam Rice	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.17
2	Jesse Petty	2.57
3	Doug McWeeny	2.67
4	Don Songer	2.71
5	Virgil Barnes	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	17
2	Pete Donohue	15
2	George Uhle	15
4	Ted Lyons	13
4	2 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	144
2	George Uhle	101
3	Charlie Root	84
4	Dazzy Vance	83
5	Walter Johnson	76

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	16
2	Hooks Dauss	7
3	Ray Kremer	5
4	Chick Davies	4
4	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Les Bell	.556
2	Riggs Stephenson	.467
3	Heinie Manush	.433
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.432
5	2 tied	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Billy Southworth	4
4	Freddie Lindstrom	3
5	9 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	17
2	Babe Ruth	15
3	Les Bell	13
3	Jim Bottomley	13
3	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Max Carey	6
3	Les Bell	4
3	Bill Hunnefield	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Levsen	0.00
1	Rip Collins	0.00
3	Red Faber	1.13
4	Percy Jones	1.44
5	Ray Kremer	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	3
1	Slim Harriss	3
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	Carl Mays	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doug McWeeny	14
1	Charlie Root	14
3	Jakie May	13
4	Red Faber	12
4	Percy Jones	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Don Songer	2
3	Babe Adams	1
3	Bullet Joe Bush	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Les Bell	.453
2	George Grantham	.427
3	Heinie Manush	.424
4	Riggs Stephenson	.408
5	Cy Williams	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Billy Southworth	6
3	Freddie Lindstrom	5
3	Heinie Manush	5
3	Hack Wilson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	29
2	Jim Poole	28
3	Les Bell	27
3	Billy Southworth	27
5	Heinie Manush	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
2	Max Carey	7
2	Joe Sewell	7
2	Ross Youngs	7
5	Lu Blue	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rip Collins	0.74
2	Percy Jones	1.00
3	Dutch Levsen	1.20
4	Sheriff Blake	1.94
5	Dazzy Vance	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	6
2	Pete Donohue	5
2	Ray Kremer	5
2	Dutch Levsen	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	44
2	Walter Beall	31
3	Charlie Root	30
4	Jakie May	28
4	George Uhle	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Babe Adams	3
2	Jack Scott	3
4	Hooks Dauss	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.383
2	Al Simmons	.366
3	Rogers Hornsby	.358
4	Babe Ruth	.352
5	Kiki Cuyler	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Rogers Hornsby	23
3	Bob Meusel	21
3	Al Simmons	21
5	Jim Bottomley	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	145
2	Jim Bottomley	132
3	Harry Heilmann	123
4	Rogers Hornsby	118
5	Al Simmons	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	44
2	Max Carey	34
3	Frankie Frisch	25
4	Ross Youngs	24
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.56
2	Herb Pennock	2.82
3	Charlie Root	2.87
4	Jesse Petty	2.93
5	Ted Blankenship	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	23
2	Ted Blankenship	22
2	Pete Donohue	22
4	Ted Lyons	21
4	George Uhle	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	170
2	Dazzy Vance	159
3	George Uhle	128
4	Howard Ehmke	120
5	Walter Johnson	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	22
2	Hooks Dauss	7
3	Ray Kremer	6
4	Waite Hoyt	5
4	2 others tied	5