On This Day

Monday, May 7, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 4 .789 --
Athletics 10 5 .667 3.0
Indians 15 8 .652 2.0
Browns 14 11 .560 4.0
Senators 8 11 .421 7.0
Tigers 10 16 .385 8.5
White Sox 7 16 .304 10.0
Red Sox 6 14 .300 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 6 .647 --
Reds 13 10 .565 1.0
Pirates 11 9 .550 1.5
Robins 11 9 .550 1.5
Cardinals 11 11 .500 2.5
Cubs 12 12 .500 2.5
Braves 7 11 .389 4.5
Phillies 5 13 .278 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Manush 4
2 Charlie Berry 3
2 Del Bissonette 3
2 Lu Blue 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Gene Robertson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Kress 4
1 Riggs Stephenson 4
3 Lu Blue 3
3 Sammy Hale 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Harper 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Zack Taylor 1
1 Glenn Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 1.29
2 Guy Bush 0.82
3 Flint Rhem 0.38
4 Jumbo Elliott 0.33
4 Johnny Miljus 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Hal Haid 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Bush 9
1 Lefty Grove 9
3 George Smith 4
3 Tommy Thomas 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Pipgras 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .471
2 Red Kress .471
3 Bob Meusel .397
4 Paul Waner .395
5 Freddie Lindstrom .393

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 24
2 Frankie Frisch 20
2 George Grantham 20
2 Johnny Hodapp 20
2 Babe Ruth 20

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 Sheriff Blake 1.13
2 Bill Sherdel 1.32
3 Watty Clark 1.40
4 Jack Ogden 1.53
5 Larry Benton 1.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 28
2 Lefty Grove 27
2 Pat Malone 27
2 Tommy Thomas 27
5 Dazzy Vance 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 5
2 Bill Doak 2
2 Wilcy Moore 2
2 George Pipgras 2
2 Ike Powers 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Kress .481
2 Freddie Lindstrom .471
2 Paul Waner .471
4 Babe Ruth .459
5 Sammy Hale .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Joe Hauser 3
4 Bill Barrett 2
4 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Hodapp 17
2 Harry Rice 15
2 Babe Ruth 15
4 Bob Meusel 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Bill Barrett 4
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 Jumbo Elliott 1.17
4 Carmen Hill 1.50
4 2 others tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 4
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Red Lucas 3
2 Jack Ogden 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 20
2 Lefty Grove 18
3 George Pipgras 17
4 Tommy Thomas 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Bill Doak 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 George Pipgras 2
1 Ike Powers 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .383
2 Harry Heilmann .380
3 Lou Gehrig .365
4 Babe Ruth .360
5 Lloyd Waner .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Hack Wilson 29
4 Cy Williams 27
5 Rogers Hornsby 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 174
2 Lou Gehrig 155
3 Jim Bottomley 125
3 Harry Heilmann 125
3 Paul Waner 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 53
2 Max Carey 31
3 Harvey Hendrick 28
4 Bob Meusel 26
4 George Sisler 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.34
2 Pete Alexander 2.51
3 Ray Kremer 2.58
4 Dazzy Vance 2.69
5 Waite Hoyt 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 24
1 Charlie Root 24
3 Lefty Grove 22
3 Jesse Haines 22
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 179
2 Lefty Grove 172
3 Charlie Root 143
4 Rube Walberg 139
5 Jakie May 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 14
2 Garland Braxton 12
3 Lefty Grove 8
4 Bill Sherdel 7
5 4 tied 6