On This Day

Thursday, May 3, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 11 4 .733 --
Indians 13 7 .650 0.5
Athletics 7 5 .583 2.5
Browns 12 9 .571 2.0
Tigers 9 13 .409 5.5
Senators 6 9 .400 5.0
White Sox 7 12 .368 6.0
Red Sox 5 11 .313 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 4 .692 --
Reds 11 8 .579 1.0
Robins 9 7 .563 1.5
Cardinals 9 9 .500 2.5
Pirates 8 9 .471 3.0
Braves 7 8 .467 3.0
Cubs 9 12 .429 4.0
Phillies 5 10 .333 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Taylor Douthit 3
1 George Grantham 3
1 Lloyd Waner 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curt Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy High 3
2 Marty Callaghan 2
2 Adam Comorosky 2
2 Buddy Myer 2
2 Wally Roettger 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty Callaghan 1
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 Doug Taitt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Morris 0.60
2 Ossie Orwoll 0.57
3 Eppa Rixey 0.33
4 Ray Kremer 0.25
5 Ed Brandt 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Ed Morris 1
1 Flint Rhem 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ossie Orwoll 4
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Ray Kremer 3
2 Ed Morris 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Kress .490
2 George Grantham .483
3 Taylor Douthit .402
4 Bob Meusel .397
5 Ken Williams .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Del Bissonette 4
2 Joe Hauser 4
4 Paul Easterling 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 20
2 George Grantham 19
3 Frankie Frisch 17
3 Johnny Hodapp 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 5
1 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Earl McNeely 4
3 Wally Schang 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Watty Clark 0.50
2 Sheriff Blake 0.80
3 Bill Sherdel 1.32
4 Sam Gray 1.38
5 Jack Ogden 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 5
2 Red Lucas 4
2 Jack Ogden 4
2 Herb Pennock 4
2 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 19
1 Tommy Thomas 19
1 George Uhle 19
1 Dazzy Vance 19
1 Earl Whitehill 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 4
2 Bill Bayne 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 James Edwards 1
2 22 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .384
2 Harry Heilmann .378
3 Lou Gehrig .366
4 Lloyd Waner .355
5 Babe Ruth .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 Lou Gehrig 44
3 Hack Wilson 29
4 Cy Williams 28
5 Rogers Hornsby 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 170
2 Lou Gehrig 158
3 Jim Bottomley 128
4 Hack Wilson 127
5 Paul Waner 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 53
2 Max Carey 31
3 Harvey Hendrick 28
4 Bob Meusel 27
4 George Sisler 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.37
2 Pete Alexander 2.51
3 Dazzy Vance 2.55
4 Ray Kremer 2.56
5 Waite Hoyt 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 24
1 Charlie Root 24
3 Jesse Haines 23
4 Pete Alexander 21
4 4 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 183
2 Lefty Grove 169
3 Charlie Root 140
4 Rube Walberg 133
5 Jakie May 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 13
1 Wilcy Moore 13
3 Lefty Grove 8
4 Bill Sherdel 7
5 4 tied 6