On This Day

Friday, June 8, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 8 .826 --
Athletics 28 17 .622 9.5
Indians 24 24 .500 15.0
Browns 24 25 .490 15.5
Tigers 20 28 .417 19.0
Red Sox 16 24 .400 19.0
Senators 16 27 .372 20.5
White Sox 17 30 .362 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 33 20 .623 --
Cardinals 29 20 .592 2.0
Giants 26 18 .591 2.5
Cubs 28 23 .549 4.0
Robins 25 22 .532 5.0
Pirates 21 26 .447 9.0
Braves 18 26 .409 10.5
Phillies 9 34 .209 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bettencourt 3
1 Del Bissonette 3
1 Otis Brannan 3
1 Sammy Hale 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Scott 2
2 Clyde Barnhart 1
2 Larry Bettencourt 1
2 Lu Blue 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Hale 4
2 Lu Blue 3
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Spud Davis 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Marty Callaghan 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Harvey Hendrick 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Brandt 0.62
2 Dazzy Vance 0.50
3 George Earnshaw 0.43
4 Bill Sherdel 0.30
5 Alex Ferguson 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Bob McGraw 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Brandt 5
1 Dazzy Vance 5
3 Pete Appleton 4
4 George Earnshaw 3
4 Bill Sherdel 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .421
2 George Grantham .394
3 Red Kress .369
4 Jim Bottomley .367
5 Taylor Douthit .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Lou Gehrig 12
3 Del Bissonette 10
3 Joe Hauser 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 52
2 Jim Bottomley 45
3 Lou Gehrig 42
4 Del Bissonette 41
5 Frankie Frisch 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 13
2 Jimmie Wilson 9
3 Bill Barrett 8
3 Bill Sweeney 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Reinhart 0.98
2 Bill Sherdel 1.72
3 Jack Quinn 1.76
4 Pat Malone 2.10
5 Red Lucas 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 10
2 Larry Benton 9
2 Sam Gray 9
2 Herb Pennock 9
5 2 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 74
2 Pat Malone 53
3 Dazzy Vance 52
4 Charlie Root 50
5 George Pipgras 49

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 .543
2 Lefty O'Doul .444
2 Val Picinich .444
4 Jim Bottomley .438
5 Freddie Lindstrom .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 7
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Lou Gehrig 5
4 Pete Scott 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 18
2 Babe Ruth 17
3 Del Bissonette 13
3 Jim Bottomley 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Chick Galloway 4
1 Jimmie Wilson 4
4 Max Bishop 3
4 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 0.50
2 Hub Pruett 0.52
3 Ownie Carroll 0.64
4 Pete Appleton 0.66
5 Sam Gray 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Herb Pennock 3
1 George Pipgras 3
1 Bill Sherdel 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 17
2 Pat Malone 16
3 Ed Brandt 13
4 Dazzy Vance 12
5 4 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Archie Campbell 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Art Delaney 1
1 Rube Ehrhardt 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .500
2 Bob Fothergill .405
3 Val Picinich .400
4 High Pockets Kelly .384
5 Tony Lazzeri .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Rogers Hornsby 9
4 Jim Bottomley 7
4 Hack Wilson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Jim Bottomley 27
2 Lou Gehrig 27
4 Tony Lazzeri 23
5 Del Bissonette 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Moore 7
2 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Curt Walker 6
2 Jimmie Wilson 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 1.05
2 Art Reinhart 1.15
3 Jack Quinn 1.29
4 Garland Braxton 1.38
5 Herb Pennock 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 6
2 Larry Benton 5
2 Waite Hoyt 5
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 47
2 Dazzy Vance 27
3 Pat Malone 26
3 Charlie Root 26
5 George Pipgras 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 3
2 Al Shealy 2
2 Lil Stoner 2
4 Bill Bayne 1
4 22 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .377
2 Harry Heilmann .373
3 Rogers Hornsby .370
4 Bob Fothergill .366
5 Babe Ruth .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 173
2 Lou Gehrig 156
3 Harry Heilmann 129
4 Jim Bottomley 123
5 Hack Wilson 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 48
2 Max Carey 29
3 Harvey Hendrick 27
4 Johnny Neun 23
4 George Sisler 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 2.32
2 Wilcy Moore 2.39
3 Red Lucas 2.55
4 Doug McWeeny 2.66
5 Herb Pennock 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 24
2 Burleigh Grimes 23
2 Herb Pennock 23
4 Larry Benton 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 189
2 Dazzy Vance 171
3 Charlie Root 144
4 Rube Walberg 132
5 George Pipgras 121

Saves

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