On This Day

Sunday, May 6, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 4 .778 --
Athletics 9 5 .643 3.0
Indians 14 8 .636 2.0
Browns 13 11 .542 4.0
Senators 8 10 .444 6.0
Tigers 10 15 .400 7.5
White Sox 7 15 .318 9.0
Red Sox 6 13 .316 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 10 6 .625 --
Reds 13 9 .591 0.0
Robins 11 8 .579 0.5
Pirates 10 9 .526 1.5
Cubs 11 12 .478 2.5
Cardinals 10 11 .476 2.5
Braves 7 10 .412 3.5
Phillies 5 12 .294 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Del Bissonette 3
2 Harvey Hendrick 3
2 Babe Herman 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Joe Dugan 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 4
1 Babe Herman 4
3 George Harper 3
3 Bucky Harris 3
3 Earl McNeely 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 2
2 Lu Blue 1
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.86
2 Doug McWeeny 0.73
3 Josh Billings 0.57
4 Pete Alexander 0.44
5 Red Lucas 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Josh Billings 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Syl Johnson 9
2 Pat Malone 8
2 Doug McWeeny 8
4 Dazzy Vance 6
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Kress .484
2 George Grantham .470
3 Sam Rice .391
4 Freddie Lindstrom .386
5 Paul Waner .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Del Bissonette 5
2 Joe Hauser 5
4 Paul Easterling 3
4 10 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 22
2 Johnny Hodapp 20
3 George Grantham 19
4 Del Bissonette 18
4 3 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Bill Barrett 5
3 Ossie Bluege 4
3 Charlie Gehringer 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Watty Clark 1.05
2 Sheriff Blake 1.13
3 Bill Sherdel 1.32
4 Jack Ogden 1.53
5 Guy Bush 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 6
2 Red Lucas 5
2 Herb Pennock 5
2 Joe Shaute 5
5 4 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 27
2 George Pipgras 26
3 Dazzy Vance 25
4 Charlie Root 24
5 Tommy Thomas 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 5
2 Bill Doak 2
2 Wilcy Moore 2
2 Ike Powers 2
5 24 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Kress .490
2 Paul Waner .442
3 Alex Metzler .438
4 Lance Richbourg .436
5 Homer Summa .432

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Hodapp 17
2 Harry Rice 15
3 Eddie Brown 13
3 Bibb Falk 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 5
1 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Chuck Dressen 3
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Sherdel 0.53
2 Art Reinhart 0.61
3 Watty Clark 1.08
4 Jumbo Elliott 1.13
5 3 tied 1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 20
2 George Pipgras 15
3 Charlie Root 14
3 Dazzy Vance 14
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Bill Doak 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 Ike Powers 2
5 12 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .385
2 Harry Heilmann .383
3 Lou Gehrig .366
4 Lloyd Waner .360
5 Babe Ruth .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Lou Gehrig 44
3 Hack Wilson 29
4 Cy Williams 28
5 Rogers Hornsby 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 172
2 Lou Gehrig 159
3 Hack Wilson 126
4 Jim Bottomley 125
4 Harry Heilmann 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 55
2 Max Carey 31
3 Harvey Hendrick 28
4 Sparky Adams 26
4 2 others tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.34
2 Pete Alexander 2.51
3 Ray Kremer 2.56
4 Dazzy Vance 2.60
5 Waite Hoyt 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 25
2 Carmen Hill 24
3 Jesse Haines 22
3 Herb Pennock 22
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Lefty Grove 168
3 Charlie Root 147
4 Rube Walberg 139
5 Jakie May 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 14
2 Garland Braxton 13
3 Lefty Grove 8
4 Bill Sherdel 7
5 4 tied 6