On This Day

Monday, June 4, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 8 .818 --
Athletics 27 15 .643 8.0
Indians 24 22 .522 13.0
Browns 22 23 .489 14.5
Red Sox 16 23 .410 17.5
Tigers 19 28 .404 18.5
White Sox 17 29 .370 20.0
Senators 14 27 .341 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 32 18 .640 --
Giants 25 16 .610 2.5
Cardinals 27 19 .587 3.0
Cubs 27 21 .563 4.0
Robins 23 21 .523 6.0
Pirates 20 25 .444 9.5
Braves 17 25 .405 11.0
Phillies 7 33 .175 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Boley 3
1 Hughie Critz 3
3 Les Bell 2
3 Max Bishop 2
3 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Dressen 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Eddie Brown 2
4 Max Bishop 1
4 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Bud Clancy 1
1 Tris Speaker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Walberg 0.33
2 Eppa Rixey 0.14
3 Red Faber 0.11
4 Joe Genewich 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 4
2 Eppa Rixey 2
3 Red Faber 1
3 Joe Genewich 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .418
2 George Grantham .394
3 Red Kress .383
4 Taylor Douthit .370
5 Mel Ott .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Lou Gehrig 11
3 Del Bissonette 9
3 Jim Bottomley 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Jim Bottomley 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
3 Bill Sweeney 8
5 3 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 Ted Lyons 4
3 Bill Doak 3
3 Lil Stoner 3
5 10 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .523
2 Val Picinich .479
3 Jim Bottomley .468
4 Harvey Hendrick .426
5 Rube Bressler .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Jim Bottomley 5
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
5 Phil Todt 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Rogers Hornsby 15
2 Tris Speaker 15
4 Lou Gehrig 14
4 Sam Langford 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Sweeney 5
2 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Jimmie Wilson 4
4 Eddie Brown 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 0.50
2 Hub Pruett 0.52
3 Percy Jones 0.53
4 Jim Faulkner 0.57
5 Larry Benton 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 4
2 Larry Benton 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 Ted Lyons 3
2 Eppa Rixey 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Burleigh Grimes 16
3 Pat Malone 11
3 Jack Ogden 11
3 5 others tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lil Stoner 2
2 Archie Campbell 1
2 Ben Cantwell 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .472
2 Val Picinich .447
3 Bob Fothergill .406
4 High Pockets Kelly .382
5 Jim Bottomley .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Jim Bottomley 7
3 Rogers Hornsby 7
5 Hack Wilson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 31
2 Lou Gehrig 27
3 Bob Fothergill 25
4 Jim Bottomley 22
4 Tris Speaker 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Reinhart 1.15
2 Jack Quinn 1.29
3 Herb Pennock 1.43
4 Ted Lyons 1.55
5 Pat Malone 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 6
2 Larry Benton 5
2 Waite Hoyt 5
2 Eppa Rixey 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .380
2 Harry Heilmann .372
3 Rogers Hornsby .369
4 Bob Fothergill .363
5 Babe Ruth .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 63
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Hack Wilson 29
4 Rogers Hornsby 26
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 173
2 Lou Gehrig 156
3 Harry Heilmann 129
4 Jim Bottomley 128
5 Hack Wilson 120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 2.44
2 Red Lucas 2.55
3 Wilcy Moore 2.60
4 Pete Alexander 2.62
5 Doug McWeeny 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 24
2 Burleigh Grimes 23
2 Red Lucas 23
4 Lefty Grove 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 189
2 Dazzy Vance 171
3 Charlie Root 146
4 Rube Walberg 135
5 Burleigh Grimes 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 13
2 Garland Braxton 12
3 Bill Sherdel 8
3 Lil Stoner 8
5 6 tied 5