On This Day

Monday, May 28, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 7 .816 --
Athletics 22 14 .611 8.0
Indians 23 17 .575 9.0
Browns 18 22 .450 14.0
Red Sox 15 19 .441 14.0
White Sox 15 24 .385 16.5
Tigers 15 26 .366 17.5
Senators 13 23 .361 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 28 16 .636 --
Cubs 25 17 .595 2.0
Giants 21 15 .583 3.0
Robins 22 17 .564 3.5
Cardinals 22 18 .550 4.0
Pirates 17 21 .447 8.0
Braves 12 23 .343 11.5
Phillies 7 27 .206 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earle Combs 3
1 Leo Durocher 3
3 Boom-Boom Beck 2
3 Max Bishop 2
3 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Joe Dugan 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Al Simmons 3
3 Joe Dugan 2
3 Tony Lazzeri 2
5 11 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Bill Hunnefield 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Heinie Manush 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1.50
2 Pete Donohue 0.40
3 Lefty Grove 0.36
4 Hank Johnson 0.27
5 2 tied 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Hank Johnson 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Boom-Boom Beck 9
2 Lefty Grove 4
3 Hank Johnson 3
4 Pete Donohue 2
4 Ossie Orwoll 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Archie Campbell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .394
2 Rogers Hornsby .387
3 Red Kress .385
4 Taylor Douthit .377
5 Tony Lazzeri .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Hack Wilson 9
3 Del Bissonette 8
3 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Joe Hauser 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Bob Meusel 36
3 Lou Gehrig 34
4 Frankie Frisch 33
5 Jim Bottomley 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 10
2 Hughie Critz 7
3 Bill Barrett 6
3 Tony Lazzeri 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 0.84
2 Art Reinhart 1.23
3 Bill Sherdel 1.53
4 Jack Quinn 1.72
5 Watty Clark 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Lucas 8
1 George Uhle 8
3 Larry Benton 7
3 Sam Gray 7
3 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 61
2 Dazzy Vance 45
3 Charlie Root 44
4 Pat Malone 42
5 George Pipgras 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 5
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Ted Lyons 3
4 Bill Bayne 2
4 9 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Lazzeri .473
2 Rogers Hornsby .441
3 Taylor Douthit .429
3 Val Picinich .429
5 High Pockets Kelly .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Hack Wilson 5
3 Jim Bottomley 4
3 Mel Ott 4
3 Phil Todt 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Tris Speaker 17
3 Tony Lazzeri 14
3 Hack Wilson 14
5 High Pockets Kelly 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Curt Walker 3
5 16 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 0.83
2 Red Faber 1.06
3 Ted Lyons 1.37
4 Red Ruffing 1.38
5 Jack Quinn 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Doug McWeeny 3
1 Charlie Root 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 34
2 Charlie Root 15
3 Dazzy Vance 14
4 Dolf Luque 12
4 Ossie Orwoll 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 2
1 Al Shealy 2
3 Bill Bayne 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .419
2 Rogers Hornsby .402
3 High Pockets Kelly .397
4 Mel Ott .381
5 2 tied .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Del Bissonette 6
2 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Hack Wilson 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Lou Gehrig 26
3 Hack Wilson 22
4 Frankie Frisch 21
4 4 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Hughie Critz 6
2 Tony Lazzeri 6
2 Harry Rice 6
2 Curt Walker 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 1.01
2 Ray Kolp 1.29
3 Art Reinhart 1.33
4 Jack Quinn 1.50
5 Bill Sherdel 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 6
2 Larry Benton 5
2 Watty Clark 5
2 Red Lucas 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 45
2 Charlie Root 31
3 Dazzy Vance 29
4 Pat Malone 28
5 Rube Walberg 25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .384
2 Harry Heilmann .378
3 Lloyd Waner .368
4 Babe Ruth .364
5 Rogers Hornsby .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 64
2 Lou Gehrig 44
3 Hack Wilson 32
4 Cy Williams 23
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 182
2 Lou Gehrig 158
3 Harry Heilmann 132
4 Jim Bottomley 126
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 Johnny Neun 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.53
2 Pete Alexander 2.63
3 Doug McWeeny 2.65
4 Dazzy Vance 2.69
5 Jack Quinn 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 24
1 Charlie Root 24
3 Red Lucas 23
4 Burleigh Grimes 22
4 Lefty Grove 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 189
2 Dazzy Vance 172
3 Charlie Root 144
3 Rube Walberg 144
5 Jakie May 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 13
2 Garland Braxton 12
3 Bill Sherdel 8
4 Lil Stoner 7
5 Joe Pate 6