On This Day

Monday, April 23, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 8 3 .727 --
Senators 5 3 .625 1.5
Yankees 5 3 .625 1.5
Browns 6 6 .500 2.5
White Sox 4 6 .400 3.5
Red Sox 4 6 .400 3.5
Tigers 5 8 .385 4.0
Athletics 2 4 .333 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 5 2 .714 --
Robins 4 3 .571 1.0
Cardinals 5 4 .556 1.0
Reds 6 5 .545 1.0
Cubs 7 6 .538 1.0
Phillies 3 4 .429 2.0
Pirates 3 6 .333 3.0
Braves 2 5 .286 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Waner 3
2 Otis Brannan 2
2 Hughie Critz 2
2 Red Kress 2
2 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Glenn Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Wright 2
2 Sparky Adams 1
2 Otis Brannan 1
2 George Burns 1
2 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 Red Kress 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sarge Connally 0.88
2 Pat Malone 0.78
3 Ray Kremer 0.60
4 Sam Gray 0.45
5 Dolf Luque 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Dolf Luque 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sarge Connally 7
1 Pat Malone 7
3 Sam Gray 5
4 Ownie Carroll 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 James Edwards 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .500
2 Les Bell .464
3 Ty Cobb .444
3 Leo Durocher .444
5 Paul Easterling .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Easterling 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 Lefty O'Doul 3
1 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Cohen 12
2 Goose Goslin 11
2 Joe Sewell 11
4 George Burns 10
4 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Clyde Barnhart 2
2 Ossie Bluege 2
2 Jim Bottomley 2
2 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 0.00
2 George Blaeholder 0.76
3 Earl Whitehill 0.78
4 Guy Bush 0.90
4 Dutch Henry 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 3
1 George Uhle 3
3 Larry Benton 2
3 Sheriff Blake 2
3 15 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 14
2 Sam Gray 13
3 Josh Billings 12
3 Tommy Thomas 12
3 George Uhle 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 James Edwards 1
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .380
2 Paul Waner .380
3 Lou Gehrig .366
4 Ty Cobb .362
5 Rogers Hornsby .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Hack Wilson 31
4 Cy Williams 27
5 Rogers Hornsby 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 168
2 Lou Gehrig 158
3 Hack Wilson 132
4 Goose Goslin 125
4 Paul Waner 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 50
2 Max Carey 30
3 Harvey Hendrick 28
4 Sparky Adams 27
4 George Sisler 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.33
2 Wilcy Moore 2.37
3 Dazzy Vance 2.52
4 Ray Kremer 2.58
5 Garland Braxton 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 25
2 Jesse Haines 24
3 Ted Lyons 23
4 Carmen Hill 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Lefty Grove 171
3 Charlie Root 143
4 Rube Walberg 132
5 Jakie May 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 13
2 Garland Braxton 12
3 Lefty Grove 9
4 Bill Sherdel 7
5 3 tied 6