On This Day

Saturday, June 2, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	35	8	.814	--
Athletics	26	14	.650	7.5
Indians	24	21	.533	12.0
Browns	22	23	.489	14.0
Tigers	19	27	.413	17.5
Red Sox	15	23	.395	17.5
White Sox	16	28	.364	19.5
Senators	14	27	.341	20.0

Games

Athletics 3, White Sox 2

Indians 6, Red Sox 0

Yankees 5, Tigers 2

Browns 5, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	32	17	.653	--
Giants	24	16	.600	3.5
Cardinals	27	19	.587	3.5
Cubs	27	20	.574	4.0
Robins	23	20	.535	6.0
Pirates	19	25	.432	10.5
Braves	16	25	.390	12.0
Phillies	7	33	.175	20.5

Games

Reds 20, Braves 12

Robins 6, Giants 4

Cardinals 13, Phillies 12

Cubs 10, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Bell	4
1	Jim Bottomley	4
1	Chuck Dressen	4
1	Freddy Leach	4
1	Wally Pipp	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Bell	3
2	Jim Bottomley	2
3	Del Bissonette	1
3	Andy Cohen	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Bell	6
2	Freddy Leach	5
3	Jim Bottomley	4
3	Chuck Dressen	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty Callaghan	1
1	Joe Hauser	1
1	Willie Kamm	1
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	1.57
2	Ed Morris	0.27
3	George Grant	0.25
4	George Pipgras	0.21
5	Virgil Barnes	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	George Grant	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Jesse Petty	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	11
2	Ed Morris	3
2	George Pipgras	3
2	Jimmy Ring	3
5	7 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	1
1	Art Reinhart	1
1	Charlie Root	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.415
2	George Grantham	.394
3	Red Kress	.383
4	Taylor Douthit	.370
5	Mel Ott	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	19
2	Lou Gehrig	10
3	Del Bissonette	9
3	Jim Bottomley	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Jim Bottomley	38
2	Lou Gehrig	38
4	Frankie Frisch	36
4	Bob Meusel	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	11
2	Jimmie Wilson	9
3	Bill Barrett	8
4	Hughie Critz	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Reinhart	0.98
2	Bill Sherdel	1.54
3	Jack Quinn	1.76
4	Sheriff Blake	1.88
5	Pat Malone	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	9
2	Larry Benton	8
2	Sam Gray	8
2	Red Lucas	8
2	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	72
2	Charlie Root	50
3	Pat Malone	47
3	Dazzy Vance	47
5	George Pipgras	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	5
2	Bill Doak	3
2	Ted Lyons	3
2	Lil Stoner	3
5	10 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.468
2	Val Picinich	.460
3	Harvey Hendrick	.450
4	Doug Taitt	.432
5	Bob Fothergill	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Jim Bottomley	5
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	20
2	Tris Speaker	16
3	Jim Bottomley	14
3	Lou Gehrig	14
3	Sam Langford	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Lazzeri	4
1	Eddie Moore	4
1	Jimmie Wilson	4
4	Eddie Brown	3
4	9 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Percy Jones	0.47
2	Herb Pennock	0.50
3	Jim Faulkner	0.54
4	Red Lucas	1.00
5	Art Reinhart	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
1	George Pipgras	3
1	Eppa Rixey	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	34
2	Charlie Root	15
3	Burleigh Grimes	14
4	Carmen Hill	12
5	4 tied	11

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lil Stoner	2
2	Bill Bayne	1
2	Archie Campbell	1
2	Ben Cantwell	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Val Picinich	.458
2	Rogers Hornsby	.457
3	Bob Fothergill	.398
4	Babe Ruth	.387
5	Jim Bottomley	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Lou Gehrig	8
3	Jim Bottomley	7
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	Hack Wilson	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Lou Gehrig	26
3	Bob Fothergill	23
4	Jim Bottomley	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmie Wilson	8
2	Harry Rice	7
3	Hughie Critz	6
3	Frankie Frisch	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Reinhart	1.15
2	Ted Lyons	1.57
3	Jack Quinn	1.59
4	Pat Malone	1.65
5	Ray Kolp	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	6
2	Larry Benton	5
2	Jack Quinn	5
2	Eppa Rixey	5
2	Charlie Root	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	54
2	Charlie Root	34
3	Pat Malone	28
3	Dazzy Vance	28
5	George Pipgras	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Doak	3
2	Hal Haid	2
2	Ted Lyons	2
2	Al Shealy	2
2	Lil Stoner	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.383
2	Harry Heilmann	.372
3	Rogers Hornsby	.369
4	Babe Ruth	.362
5	Bob Fothergill	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	63
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Hack Wilson	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	25
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	173
2	Lou Gehrig	156
3	Jim Bottomley	130
4	Harry Heilmann	129
5	Hack Wilson	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	47
2	Max Carey	29
3	Bill Barrett	26
3	Harvey Hendrick	26
5	George Sisler	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	2.47
2	Wilcy Moore	2.60
3	Pete Alexander	2.62
4	Herb Pennock	2.62
5	Doug McWeeny	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	24
2	Red Lucas	23
3	Burleigh Grimes	22
3	Lefty Grove	22
3	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	189
2	Dazzy Vance	174
3	Charlie Root	148
4	Rube Walberg	131
5	Jakie May	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	13
2	Garland Braxton	12
3	Bill Sherdel	8
3	Lil Stoner	8
5	5 tied	5