On This Day

Wednesday, July 28, 1926

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	34	.649	--
Indians	55	44	.556	9.0
Athletics	51	46	.526	12.0
Tigers	51	48	.515	13.0
White Sox	50	48	.510	13.5
Senators	47	46	.505	14.0
Browns	41	56	.423	22.0
Red Sox	30	66	.313	32.5

Games

White Sox 5, Senators 2

Indians 5, Athletics 2

Indians 2, Athletics 0

Red Sox 5, Tigers 4

Yankees 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	54	39	.581	--
Reds	56	43	.566	1.0
Cardinals	52	44	.542	3.5
Cubs	50	46	.521	5.5
Robins	49	49	.500	7.5
Giants	46	48	.489	8.5
Braves	38	57	.400	17.0
Phillies	37	56	.398	17.0

Games

Reds 4, Robins 3

Braves 3, Cubs 2

Pirates 6, Giants 0

Phillies 6, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Freddy Leach	5
2	Dave Bancroft	4
2	Clarence Huber	4
2	Heinie Sand	4
5	18 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ben Paschal	1
1	Bill Regan	1
1	Heinie Sand	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Sand	3
1	Cy Williams	3
3	Ray Blades	2
3	Eddie Brown	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	2
1	Homer Summa	2
3	Jim Bottomley	1
3	George Burns	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Uhle	1.40
2	Dolf Luque	1.12
3	Doug McWeeny	0.70
4	Dutch Levsen	0.60
5	Red Ruffing	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wayland Dean	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Vic Keen	1
1	Dutch Levsen	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	9
2	Doug McWeeny	7
2	George Uhle	7
4	Dutch Levsen	6
5	Ernie Wingard	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.377
2	Bob Meusel	.365
3	George Burns	.365
4	Harry Heilmann	.364
5	Rube Bressler	.358

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	82
3	Bibb Falk	80
4	Hack Wilson	79
5	Tony Lazzeri	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	22
2	Ross Youngs	19
3	Frankie Frisch	17
3	Bill Hunnefield	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.17
2	Jesse Petty	2.57
3	Doug McWeeny	2.69
4	Don Songer	2.71
5	Virgil Barnes	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	17
2	George Uhle	16
3	Pete Donohue	15
4	Urban Shocker	14
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	144
2	George Uhle	108
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	.532
2	Riggs Stephenson	.458
3	Eddie Collins	.452
4	Eddie Brown	.449
5	Charlie Grimm	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Billy Southworth	4
3	Freddie Lindstrom	3
4	Les Bell	2
4	9 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Billy Southworth	17
2	Babe Ruth	15
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	14
4	Charlie Gehringer	13
5	7 tied	12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Levsen	0.33
2	Bob McGraw	0.89
3	Elam Vangilder	0.98
4	Red Faber	1.36
5	Percy Jones	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Faber	3
1	Slim Harriss	3
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	Dutch Levsen	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doug McWeeny	21
2	Dolf Luque	20
3	George Uhle	15
4	Charlie Root	14
5	3 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Songer	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1
2	Hooks Dauss	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Les Bell	.462
2	Riggs Stephenson	.420
3	Heinie Manush	.420
4	George Grantham	.411
5	Goose Goslin	.410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	30
2	Les Bell	27
2	Jim Poole	27
2	Billy Southworth	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
2	Max Carey	7
2	Ross Youngs	7
4	Lu Blue	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Percy Jones	1.00
2	Dutch Levsen	1.17
3	Rip Collins	1.49
4	Dazzy Vance	2.09
5	Charlie Root	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Levsen	6
1	Charlie Root	6
1	George Uhle	6
4	Ray Kremer	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	44
2	George Uhle	35
3	Doug McWeeny	34
4	Dolf Luque	32
5	Charlie Root	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.380
2	Al Simmons	.363
3	Rogers Hornsby	.361
4	Babe Ruth	.350
5	George Burns	.348

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	133
3	Harry Heilmann	124
4	Rogers Hornsby	118
5	Al Simmons	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Max Carey	34
3	Frankie Frisch	26
4	Johnny Mostil	25
5	Ross Youngs	24

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
2	George Uhle	22
5	Ted Lyons	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	170
2	Dazzy Vance	159
3	George Uhle	135
4	Howard Ehmke	124
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