On This Day

Tuesday, May 22, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	6	.806	--
Athletics	20	8	.714	3.5
Indians	21	14	.600	6.0
Red Sox	14	17	.452	11.0
Browns	14	20	.412	12.5
Tigers	14	23	.378	14.0
White Sox	12	22	.353	14.5
Senators	11	21	.344	14.5

Games

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Tigers 6, Browns 3

Yankees 14, Red Sox 4

Athletics 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	23	15	.605	--
Cubs	22	15	.595	0.5
Giants	17	12	.586	1.5
Cardinals	21	15	.583	1.0
Robins	17	15	.531	3.0
Pirates	16	17	.485	4.5
Braves	11	20	.355	8.5
Phillies	6	24	.200	13.0

Games

Giants 9, Robins 5

Braves 3, Phillies 1

Reds 5, Pirates 4

Cardinals 3, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Barnes	3
1	Benny Bengough	3
1	Earle Combs	3
1	Leo Durocher	3
1	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	3
1	Sam Langford	3
1	Bob Meusel	3
1	Phil Todt	3
5	17 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Sweeney	2
2	Red Barnes	1
2	Johnny Butler	1
2	George Grantham	1
2	Pie Traynor	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Brandt	0.33
1	Eddie Rommel	0.33
1	Dazzy Vance	0.33
4	Virgil Barnes	0.29
5	Jack Ogden	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Jim Faulkner	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Firpo Marberry	4
1	Eddie Rommel	4
1	Dazzy Vance	4
4	Carl Mays	3
4	Jack Ogden	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Lil Stoner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Grantham	.407
2	Red Kress	.394
3	Paul Waner	.369
4	Lou Gehrig	.368
5	2 tied	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Hack Wilson	9
3	Joe Hauser	8
4	Del Bissonette	7
4	Lou Gehrig	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	33
2	Babe Ruth	32
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	Jim Bottomley	30
5	3 tied	28

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	Carmen Hill	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	Dazzy Vance	40
3	Charlie Root	39
4	Pat Malone	37
5	George Pipgras	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	5
2	Bill Doak	3
2	Ted Lyons	3
4	Bill Bayne	2
4	6 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Marty Callaghan	.459
2	Glenn Wright	.440
3	Bob Fothergill	.432
4	Rogers Hornsby	.429
5	Red Barnes	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Hack Wilson	6
3	Jim Bottomley	4
3	Lou Gehrig	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	14
2	Jim Bottomley	13
2	Bob Fothergill	13
2	Lou Gehrig	13
2	2 others tied	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	Ray Kolp	0.67
4	Lefty Grove	0.95
5	Art Reinhart	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Morris	3
1	George Pipgras	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
1	Charlie Root	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	22
2	Charlie Root	15
2	Dazzy Vance	15
4	Pete Alexander	12
4	George Uhle	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Lyons	2
2	Bill Bayne	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	Sarge Connally	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Red Barnes	.407
2	Babe Ruth	.405
3	Mel Ott	.403
4	Paul Waner	.394
5	Glenn Wright	.390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	27
2	Lou Gehrig	23
2	Bob Meusel	23
2	Harry Rice	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Bill Barrett	6
2	Hughie Critz	6
2	Curt Walker	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	0.55
2	Art Reinhart	0.98
3	Ray Kolp	1.02
4	Bill Sherdel	1.04
5	Lefty Grove	1.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	6
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Red Lucas	5
2	Jack Quinn	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	40
2	Pat Malone	30
3	Charlie Root	29
3	Dazzy Vance	29
5	George Pipgras	25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.382
2	Paul Waner	.380
3	Lou Gehrig	.364
4	Lloyd Waner	.362
5	Babe Ruth	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	63
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Hack Wilson	32
4	Cy Williams	23
5	Rogers Hornsby	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	174
2	Lou Gehrig	156
3	Harry Heilmann	135
4	Jim Bottomley	131
5	Hack Wilson	124

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	2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	184
2	Dazzy Vance	177
3	Charlie Root	146
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
4	Lil Stoner	7