On This Day

Wednesday, June 6, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 37 8 .822 --
Athletics 27 16 .628 9.0
Indians 24 23 .511 14.0
Browns 23 24 .489 15.0
Red Sox 16 23 .410 18.0
Tigers 19 28 .404 19.0
White Sox 17 29 .370 20.5
Senators 15 27 .357 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 32 19 .627 --
Cardinals 28 19 .596 2.0
Giants 25 17 .595 2.5
Cubs 28 21 .571 3.0
Robins 24 21 .533 5.0
Pirates 20 25 .444 9.0
Braves 17 25 .405 10.5
Phillies 7 34 .171 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rube Bressler 4
2 Vic Aldridge 3
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Johnny Butler 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Otis Brannan 1
1 Freddie Lindstrom 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Bissonette 5
2 Jim Bottomley 4
3 Joe Dugan 3
3 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lew Fonseca 1
1 Joe Sewell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Malone 0.67
2 Howard Ehmke 0.43
3 Sam Gray 0.33
4 Herb Pennock 0.25
5 2 tied 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Doug McWeeny 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Herb Pennock 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 6
2 Bill Bayne 3
2 Howard Ehmke 3
2 Sam Gray 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Ehrhardt 1
1 Percy Jones 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .418
2 George Grantham .394
3 Taylor Douthit .374
4 Jim Bottomley .370
5 Red Kress .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Lou Gehrig 11
3 Del Bissonette 10
4 Jim Bottomley 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Jim Bottomley 42
3 Del Bissonette 40
3 Lou Gehrig 40
5 Frankie Frisch 38

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 Larry Benton 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 9
1 Herb Pennock 9
1 George Pipgras 9
4 Larry Benton 8
4 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 72
2 Pat Malone 53
3 Charlie Root 50
4 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 11 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .550
2 Val Picinich .500
3 Jim Bottomley .489
4 Rube Bressler .453
5 Earle Combs .419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 17
2 Rogers Hornsby 15
3 Tony Lazzeri 14
3 Tris Speaker 14
5 Del Bissonette 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmie Wilson 4
2 Eddie Brown 3
2 Bud Clancy 3
2 Chick Galloway 3
2 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 0.50
2 Hub Pruett 0.52
3 Art Reinhart 0.98
4 Larry Benton 1.24
5 Herb Pennock 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Burleigh Grimes 16
2 Pat Malone 16
4 Howard Ehmke 13
5 2 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Archie Campbell 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Art Delaney 1
1 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .482
2 Val Picinich .420
3 Bob Fothergill .416
4 Heinie Manush .383
5 Jim Bottomley .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Jim Bottomley 7
3 Rogers Hornsby 7
5 Hack Wilson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 31
2 Jim Bottomley 25
2 Lou Gehrig 25
4 Bob Fothergill 24
5 Del Bissonette 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmie Wilson 7
2 Tony Lazzeri 6
2 Eddie Moore 6
2 Harry Rice 6
2 Curt Walker 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Reinhart 1.15
2 Jack Quinn 1.29
3 Garland Braxton 1.38
4 Ted Lyons 1.55
5 Bill Sherdel 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 5
1 Waite Hoyt 5
1 George Pipgras 5
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 54
2 Burleigh Grimes 27
3 Pat Malone 26
3 Charlie Root 26
5 Dazzy Vance 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 3
2 Hal Haid 2
2 Al Shealy 2
2 Lil Stoner 2
5 23 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .379
2 Harry Heilmann .373
3 Rogers Hornsby .369
4 Bob Fothergill .365
5 Lloyd Waner .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 62
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Hack Wilson 29
4 Rogers Hornsby 26
5 Cy Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 171
2 Lou Gehrig 157
3 Harry Heilmann 129
4 Jim Bottomley 125
5 Hack Wilson 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 46
2 Max Carey 29
3 Harvey Hendrick 26
4 George Sisler 25
5 3 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 2.44
2 Wilcy Moore 2.54
3 Red Lucas 2.55
4 Herb Pennock 2.66
5 Dazzy Vance 2.70

Wins

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