On This Day

Tuesday, June 5, 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 24 .478 15.0
Red Sox 16 23 .410 17.5
Tigers 19 28 .404 18.5
White Sox 17 29 .370 20.0
Senators 15 27 .357 20.0

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Goose Goslin 3
2 Otis Brannan 2
2 Heinie Manush 2
2 Bobby Reeves 2
5 6 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Bobby Reeves 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Bobby Reeves 1
1 Muddy Ruel 1
1 Fred Schulte 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Garland Braxton 0.40
2 Jack Ogden 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Garland Braxton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Garland Braxton 4
2 Jack Ogden 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .418
2 George Grantham .394
3 Red Kress .379
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 Garland Braxton 1.50
3 Bill Sherdel 1.54
4 Jack Quinn 1.76
5 Sheriff Blake 1.88

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 .500
3 Jim Bottomley .442
4 Harvey Hendrick .426
5 Rube Bressler .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
4 Les Bell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Sweeney 5
2 Jimmie Wilson 4
3 Eddie Brown 3
3 Bud Clancy 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 0.50
1 Herb Pennock 0.50
3 Hub Pruett 0.52
4 Percy Jones 0.53
5 Jim Faulkner 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
5 20 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Burleigh Grimes 16
3 Jack Ogden 13
4 Eddie Rommel 11
4 3 others tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lil Stoner 2
2 Archie Campbell 1
2 Ben Cantwell 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .482
2 Val Picinich .437
3 Bob Fothergill .413
4 Jim Bottomley .380
5 2 tied .375

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 26
3 Bob Fothergill 25
4 Jim Bottomley 22
5 4 tied 20

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 Garland Braxton 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 5
1 Waite Hoyt 5
1 George Pipgras 5
4 Stan Coveleski 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 54
2 Pat Malone 28
2 Dazzy Vance 28
4 Burleigh Grimes 27
5 Charlie Root 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .380
2 Harry Heilmann .373
3 Rogers Hornsby .369
4 Bob Fothergill .365
5 Babe Ruth .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 62
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 171
2 Lou Gehrig 156
3 Harry Heilmann 129
4 Jim Bottomley 124
5 Hack Wilson 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 46
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 Wilcy Moore 2.54
3 Red Lucas 2.55
4 Herb Pennock 2.65
5 Doug McWeeny 2.65

Wins

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