On This Day

Thursday, May 10, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 5 .762 --
Athletics 12 5 .706 2.0
Indians 16 9 .640 2.0
Browns 14 13 .519 5.0
Tigers 12 16 .429 7.5
Senators 8 13 .381 8.0
White Sox 8 17 .320 10.0
Red Sox 7 15 .318 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 7 .650 --
Reds 15 11 .577 1.0
Cardinals 14 11 .560 1.5
Cubs 14 12 .538 2.0
Pirates 12 11 .522 2.5
Robins 11 11 .500 3.0
Braves 8 13 .381 5.5
Phillies 5 16 .238 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
1 Eddie Moore 4
3 Ethan Allen 3
3 Red Barnes 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Brown 1
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Hauser 4
2 Buck Crouse 3
2 Bob Fothergill 3
2 Bing Miller 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.27
2 Jesse Haines 0.25
2 Earl Whitehill 0.25
4 Willis Hudlin 0.22
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Art Delaney 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
1 Jesse Haines 3
3 Ted Blankenship 2
3 Herb Bradley 2
3 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Robertson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .444
2 Red Kress .434
3 Bing Miller .403
4 Lance Richbourg .381
5 Andy High .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Del Bissonette 6
2 Joe Hauser 6
4 Paul Easterling 3
4 10 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Frisch 25
2 Bob Meusel 24
3 Babe Ruth 23
4 George Grantham 21
4 Johnny Hodapp 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Bill Barrett 6
3 Ossie Bluege 5
3 Earl McNeely 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 1.13
2 Bill Sherdel 1.32
3 Watty Clark 1.40
4 Larry Benton 1.61
5 Carmen Hill 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 6
2 Red Lucas 5
2 Herb Pennock 5
2 George Pipgras 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 30
2 Charlie Root 29
3 Lefty Grove 27
3 Pat Malone 27
3 Tommy Thomas 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 5
2 Bill Doak 2
2 James Edwards 2
2 Wilcy Moore 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sammy Hale .444
2 Joe Dugan .429
3 Buddy Myer .419
3 Muddy Ruel .419
5 George Grantham .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 5
2 Babe Ruth 4
3 Bill Barrett 2
3 Eddie Brown 2
3 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Brown 17
2 Babe Ruth 15
3 Johnny Hodapp 14
3 Harry Rice 14
5 Frankie Frisch 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 4
1 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Ossie Bluege 3
3 Chuck Dressen 3
3 Earl McNeely 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Root 0.72
2 Ed Morris 0.87
3 Jack Quinn 1.00
4 Ray Kolp 1.17
5 Jumbo Elliott 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 3
1 George Pipgras 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
1 Eppa Rixey 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Haines 16
1 Charlie Root 16
3 George Pipgras 14
3 Dazzy Vance 14
5 Pat Malone 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Bill Doak 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 George Pipgras 2
5 13 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .380
2 Harry Heilmann .379
3 Lou Gehrig .361
4 Babe Ruth .360
5 Lloyd Waner .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Hack Wilson 28
4 Cy Williams 27
5 Rogers Hornsby 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 174
2 Lou Gehrig 153
3 Jim Bottomley 126
3 Paul Waner 126
5 3 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 51
2 Max Carey 31
3 Harvey Hendrick 28
4 Sparky Adams 26
4 George Sisler 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.34
2 Pete Alexander 2.51
3 Dazzy Vance 2.69
4 Ray Kremer 2.75
5 Doug McWeeny 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 179
2 Lefty Grove 164
3 Charlie Root 148
4 Rube Walberg 135
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