On This Day

Thursday, July 29, 1926

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 34 .653 --
Indians 56 44 .560 9.0
Athletics 51 47 .520 13.0
Tigers 52 48 .520 13.0
Senators 48 46 .511 14.0
White Sox 50 49 .505 14.5
Browns 41 57 .418 23.0
Red Sox 30 67 .309 33.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Collins 3
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Earl McNeely 3
1 Buddy Myer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Harry Rice 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Buddy Myer 3
3 Dave Barbee 2
3 Fred Haney 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Les Burke 1
1 Ray Schalk 1
1 George Sisler 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Garland Buckeye 0.57
2 Lefty Grove 0.45
3 Lil Stoner 0.27
4 Walter Beall 0.25
5 Elam Vangilder 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Beall 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Jake Miller 1
1 Lil Stoner 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Garland Buckeye 4
3 Lil Stoner 3
4 Walter Beall 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .374
2 George Burns .367
3 Harry Heilmann .366
4 Bob Meusel .365
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 104
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 2.22
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 149
2 George Uhle 108
3 Charlie Root 84
4 Dazzy Vance 83
5 Walter Johnson 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Sad Sam Jones 5
3 Ray Kremer 5
5 3 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Les Bell .523
2 Eddie Collins .485
3 Charlie Grimm .452
4 Dave Bancroft .447
5 Riggs Stephenson .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Billy Southworth 3
3 Les Bell 2
3 Jim Bottomley 2
3 12 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 17
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 16
2 Billy Southworth 16
4 Lou Gehrig 13
4 Ken Williams 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Les Bell 4
3 Johnny Mostil 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Levsen 0.33
2 Bob McGraw 0.89
3 Don Songer 1.23
4 Percy Jones 1.44
5 Red Faber 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slim Harriss 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 Dutch Levsen 3
1 Lee Meadows 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 20
2 Lefty Grove 15
2 George Uhle 15
4 Doug McWeeny 14
4 Charlie Root 14

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 .471
2 Riggs Stephenson .420
3 Heinie Manush .411
4 George Grantham .411
5 Cy Williams .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Freddie Lindstrom 5
2 Billy Southworth 5
2 Hack Wilson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 29
2 Les Bell 27
2 Billy Southworth 27
4 George Burns 26
4 Baby Doll Jacobson 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 1.29
4 Dazzy Vance 2.09
5 George Uhle 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Levsen 6
2 Ray Kremer 5
2 Carl Mays 5
2 Lee Meadows 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 39
2 Dolf Luque 32
2 George Uhle 32
4 Doug McWeeny 30
5 Jakie May 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Babe Adams 3
3 Hooks Dauss 2
3 Sad Sam Jones 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .382
2 Al Simmons .363
3 Rogers Hornsby .360
4 Babe Ruth .346
5 George Burns .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Rogers Hornsby 22
3 Bob Meusel 21
3 Al Simmons 21
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 144
2 Jim Bottomley 130
3 Harry Heilmann 125
4 Al Simmons 116
5 Rogers Hornsby 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 41
2 Max Carey 33
3 Frankie Frisch 26
4 Johnny Mostil 25
5 Ross Youngs 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.58
2 Herb Pennock 2.82
3 Jake Miller 2.85
4 Charlie Root 2.87
5 Jesse Petty 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 23
2 Ted Blankenship 22
2 Pete Donohue 22
2 George Uhle 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 175
2 Dazzy Vance 159
3 George Uhle 135
4 Howard Ehmke 124
5 Walter Johnson 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 23
2 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Sad Sam Jones 6
3 Ray Kremer 6
5 2 tied 5