On This Day

Friday, May 18, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 5 .815 --
Athletics 16 8 .667 4.5
Indians 19 13 .594 5.5
Red Sox 13 15 .464 9.5
Browns 14 18 .438 10.5
Senators 11 16 .407 11.0
White Sox 11 20 .355 13.0
Tigers 12 23 .343 14.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 21 12 .636 --
Reds 20 13 .606 1.0
Cardinals 18 13 .581 2.0
Giants 14 11 .560 3.0
Robins 15 14 .517 4.0
Pirates 14 14 .500 4.5
Braves 9 19 .321 9.5
Phillies 6 21 .222 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ethan Allen 4
2 Hughie Critz 3
2 Art Jahn 3
2 Paul Waner 3
5 17 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Chick Hafey 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Art Jahn 3
1 Mel Ott 3
1 Glenn Wright 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hurst 1
1 Jimmie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Nehf 0.43
2 Larry Benton 0.18
3 Pete Alexander 0.12
3 Ray Kremer 0.12
5 Jumbo Elliott 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Art Nehf 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Kolp 3
1 Art Nehf 3
3 Larry Benton 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 5 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .416
2 Paul Waner .396
3 Red Kress .396
4 Rogers Hornsby .389
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Joe Hauser 8
3 Del Bissonette 6
3 Lou Gehrig 6
5 Hack Wilson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 29
2 Frankie Frisch 28
3 Bob Meusel 27
4 Harry Heilmann 26
4 Harry Rice 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Bill Barrett 6
2 Hughie Critz 6
2 Earl McNeely 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 1.01
2 Bill Sherdel 1.26
3 Pat Malone 1.41
4 Jack Quinn 1.45
5 Ray Kolp 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 7
2 Sam Gray 6
2 Red Lucas 6
2 Herb Pennock 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 38
2 Pat Malone 36
2 Dazzy Vance 36
4 George Pipgras 35
4 Charlie Root 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 5
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Ted Lyons 3
4 James Edwards 2
4 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .488
2 Babe Ruth .463
3 Paul Waner .447
4 Hughie Critz .424
5 Harry Heilmann .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Chick Hafey 4
2 Joe Hauser 4
5 Sammy Hale 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Hale 16
2 Harry Heilmann 14
2 Babe Ruth 14
2 Glenn Wright 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hughie Critz 5
1 Harry Rice 5
3 Jimmie Wilson 4
4 Ossie Bluege 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 0.39
2 Art Nehf 0.50
3 Ray Kolp 0.61
4 Lefty Grove 0.95
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Malone 3
1 George Pipgras 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
1 Charlie Root 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 20
2 Charlie Root 19
3 Pat Malone 17
3 George Pipgras 17
3 Dazzy Vance 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Doak 3
2 Ted Lyons 2
3 Garland Braxton 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .385
2 Harry Heilmann .385
3 Lloyd Waner .367
4 Babe Ruth .365
5 Rogers Hornsby .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 63
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Hack Wilson 29
4 Cy Williams 26
5 Rogers Hornsby 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 173
2 Lou Gehrig 157
3 Harry Heilmann 133
4 Jim Bottomley 125
5 Hack Wilson 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 48
2 Max Carey 29
3 Harvey Hendrick 27
4 Sparky Adams 25
4 Bill Barrett 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.36
2 Pete Alexander 2.56
3 Doug McWeeny 2.72
4 Dazzy Vance 2.77
5 Jack Quinn 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 25
2 Charlie Root 24
3 Pete Alexander 22
3 Lefty Grove 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 178
2 Lefty Grove 174
3 Rube Walberg 145
4 Charlie Root 144
5 Jakie May 124

Saves

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