On This Day

Monday, May 21, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	6	.800	--
Athletics	19	8	.704	3.5
Indians	21	13	.618	5.0
Red Sox	14	16	.467	10.0
Browns	14	19	.424	11.5
Tigers	13	23	.361	14.0
Senators	11	20	.355	13.5
White Sox	11	22	.333	14.5

Games

Red Sox 8, Yankees 4

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

Athletics 4, Senators 3

Athletics 2, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	22	14	.611	--
Reds	22	15	.595	0.5
Giants	16	12	.571	2.0
Cardinals	20	15	.571	1.5
Robins	17	14	.548	2.5
Pirates	16	16	.500	4.0
Braves	10	20	.333	9.0
Phillies	6	23	.207	12.5

Games

Reds 4, Pirates 3

Pirates 6, Reds 3

Cardinals 8, Cubs 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Glenn Wright	5
2	Red Barnes	4
2	Adam Comorosky	4
2	Sam Rice	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	2
1	Hack Wilson	2
3	Earle Combs	1
3	Jimmy Dykes	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	5
2	Hack Wilson	4
3	Ethan Allen	3
3	Bob Meusel	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Curt Walker	2
2	Joe Boley	1
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Earle Combs	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bump Hadley	0.75
2	Red Ruffing	0.50
3	Waite Hoyt	0.38
4	Jakie May	0.33
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Fussell	1
1	Hal Haid	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Ed Morris	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	4
1	Red Ruffing	4
3	Bump Hadley	3
3	Waite Hoyt	3
3	Tom Zachary	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Grantham	.412
2	Red Kress	.394
3	Lew Fonseca	.376
4	Paul Waner	.373
5	2 tied	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Joe Hauser	8
2	Hack Wilson	8
4	Del Bissonette	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frankie Frisch	31
2	Jim Bottomley	30
2	Bob Meusel	30
2	Babe Ruth	30
5	Del Bissonette	27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sheriff Blake	1.01
2	Jack Quinn	1.07
3	Bill Sherdel	1.40
4	Ray Kolp	1.60
5	Jack Ogden	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Lucas	7
1	George Pipgras	7
1	George Uhle	7
4	Sam Gray	6
4	5 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	49
2	Charlie Root	39
3	Pat Malone	37
4	George Pipgras	36
4	Dazzy Vance	36

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.439
2	Bob Fothergill	.432
3	Marty Callaghan	.415
3	Babe Ruth	.415
5	Glenn Wright	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Hack Wilson	5
3	Jim Bottomley	4
4	Lew Fonseca	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Glenn Wright	14
2	Jim Bottomley	13
2	Bob Fothergill	13
2	Frankie Frisch	13
2	Sammy Hale	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hughie Critz	5
1	Curt Walker	5
3	Eddie Moore	4
3	Harry Rice	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	0.00
2	Art Nehf	0.50
3	Lefty Grove	0.64
4	Ray Kolp	0.67
5	George Uhle	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Ed Morris	3
1	George Pipgras	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	31
2	Charlie Root	15
3	Guy Bush	14
4	Pete Alexander	12
5	4 tied	11

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.400
2	Babe Ruth	.397
3	Red Barnes	.395
4	Lew Fonseca	.386
5	Red Kress	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Del Bissonette	6
2	Joe Hauser	6
2	Hack Wilson	6
5	Jim Bottomley	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	25
2	Harry Rice	24
3	Jim Bottomley	22
4	Del Bissonette	21
4	3 others tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Bill Barrett	6
2	Hughie Critz	6
2	Earl McNeely	6
2	Curt Walker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	0.55
2	Ray Kolp	1.02
3	Bill Sherdel	1.04
4	Lefty Grove	1.47
5	Doug McWeeny	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	6
1	Rube Walberg	6
3	Lefty Grove	5
3	Red Lucas	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	40
2	Pat Malone	30
3	Charlie Root	29
4	Rube Walberg	26
5	2 tied	25

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	Harry Heilmann	.382
2	Paul Waner	.381
3	Babe Ruth	.363
4	Lloyd Waner	.363
5	Rogers Hornsby	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	63
2	Lou Gehrig	44
3	Hack Wilson	31
4	Rogers Hornsby	23
4	Cy Williams	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	174
2	Lou Gehrig	155
3	Harry Heilmann	133
4	Jim Bottomley	131
5	Hack Wilson	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	48
2	Max Carey	29
3	Harvey Hendrick	27
4	Bill Barrett	25
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.43
2	Jack Quinn	2.59
3	Doug McWeeny	2.65
4	Pete Alexander	2.68
5	Dazzy Vance	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	25
1	Charlie Root	25
3	Lefty Grove	23
3	Red Lucas	23
5	Pete Alexander	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	184
2	Dazzy Vance	178
3	Charlie Root	147
4	Rube Walberg	144
5	Jakie May	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	13
2	Garland Braxton	12
3	Bill Sherdel	8
4	Lefty Grove	7
5	3 tied	6