On This Day

Sunday, May 20, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	23	5	.821	--
Athletics	17	8	.680	4.5
Indians	21	13	.618	5.0
Red Sox	13	15	.464	10.0
Browns	14	19	.424	11.5
Senators	11	18	.379	12.5
Tigers	13	23	.361	14.0
White Sox	11	22	.333	14.5

Games

Tigers 2, White Sox 1

Yankees 9, Browns 3

Indians 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	22	13	.629	--
Reds	21	14	.600	1.0
Giants	16	12	.571	2.5
Cardinals	19	15	.559	2.5
Robins	17	14	.548	3.0
Pirates	15	15	.500	4.5
Braves	10	20	.333	9.5
Phillies	6	23	.207	13.0

Games

Robins 11, Phillies 4

Braves 4, Cubs 3

Reds 3, Pirates 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 3

Cardinals 2, Giants 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Frisch	4
1	Jimmie Wilson	4
3	Eddie Brown	3
3	Taylor Douthit	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Bissonette	1
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	Edd Roush	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Bissonette	5
2	Earle Combs	4
3	Frankie Frisch	2
3	Bob O'Farrell	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Burrus	1
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Sam Langford	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Aldridge	0.67
2	Bill Walker	0.30
3	Syl Johnson	0.25
4	Ted Lyons	0.23
5	2 tied	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Aldridge	4
2	Ted Lyons	3
2	Bill Sherdel	3
2	Bill Walker	3
5	8 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bayne	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Grantham	.411
2	Red Kress	.394
3	Paul Waner	.390
4	Lew Fonseca	.376
5	Wally Roettger	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Joe Hauser	8
3	Del Bissonette	7
4	Lou Gehrig	6
4	Hack Wilson	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Frisch	31
2	Babe Ruth	30
3	Del Bissonette	27
3	Bob Meusel	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	9
2	Hughie Critz	7
3	Bill Barrett	6
3	Earl McNeely	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

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

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Lucas	7
1	George Pipgras	7
1	George Uhle	7
4	Sam Gray	6
4	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	49
2	Charlie Root	39
3	Pat Malone	36
3	George Pipgras	36
3	Dazzy Vance	36

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.439
2	Bob Fothergill	.426
3	Babe Ruth	.421
4	Marty Callaghan	.413
5	Joe Hauser	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Chick Hafey	4
4	Lew Fonseca	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Fothergill	14
1	Frankie Frisch	14
1	Glenn Wright	14
4	Chick Hafey	13
4	Sammy Hale	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hughie Critz	5
1	Harry Rice	5
3	Frankie Frisch	4
3	Eddie Moore	4
3	Jimmie Wilson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	0.00
2	Pat Malone	0.39
3	Art Nehf	0.50
4	Lefty Grove	0.64
5	Ray Kolp	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Red Lucas	3
1	Pat Malone	3
1	Doug McWeeny	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	31
2	Pat Malone	17
2	Dazzy Vance	17
4	Doug McWeeny	16
5	Charlie Root	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Doak	2
1	Ted Lyons	2
3	Bill Bayne	1
3	Guy Bush	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.424
2	Babe Ruth	.390
3	Lew Fonseca	.386
4	Red Kress	.380
5	Rogers Hornsby	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Del Bissonette	6
2	Joe Hauser	6
4	Lou Gehrig	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Bissonette	25
1	Babe Ruth	25
3	Harry Rice	24
4	Frankie Frisch	22
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Bill Barrett	6
2	Hughie Critz	6
2	Earl McNeely	6
5	Harry Rice	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	0.75
2	Ray Kolp	1.02
3	Bill Sherdel	1.05
4	Pat Malone	1.22
5	Lefty Grove	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	George Pipgras	6
3	Red Lucas	5
3	Doug McWeeny	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	48
2	Charlie Root	31
3	George Pipgras	30
4	Pat Malone	29
5	Tommy Thomas	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Doak	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
3	Bill Bayne	2
3	Garland Braxton	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.383
2	Harry Heilmann	.382
3	Babe Ruth	.365
4	Lloyd Waner	.365
5	Rogers Hornsby	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	63
2	Lou Gehrig	44
3	Hack Wilson	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	23
4	Cy Williams	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	174
2	Lou Gehrig	156
3	Harry Heilmann	133
4	Jim Bottomley	126
5	Hack Wilson	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	49
2	Max Carey	29
3	Harvey Hendrick	27
4	Sparky Adams	25
4	Bill Barrett	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.44
2	Garland Braxton	2.52
3	Pete Alexander	2.56
4	Doug McWeeny	2.59
5	Dazzy Vance	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	26
2	Charlie Root	25
3	Lefty Grove	23
3	Red Lucas	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	184
2	Dazzy Vance	178
3	Charlie Root	148
4	Rube Walberg	145
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