On This Day

Saturday, June 9, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	39	8	.830	--
Athletics	28	18	.609	10.5
Browns	25	25	.500	15.5
Indians	24	25	.490	16.0
Tigers	21	29	.420	19.5
Red Sox	17	25	.405	19.5
Senators	17	27	.386	20.5
White Sox	17	31	.354	22.5

Games

Senators 4, White Sox 2

Yankees 7, Indians 3

Browns 7, Athletics 5

Red Sox 11, Tigers 4

Tigers 3, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	33	21	.611	--
Giants	27	18	.600	1.5
Cardinals	29	21	.580	2.0
Cubs	29	23	.558	3.0
Robins	26	22	.542	4.0
Pirates	23	26	.469	7.5
Braves	18	28	.391	11.0
Phillies	9	35	.205	19.0

Games

Robins 6, Reds 2

Pirates 6, Braves 2

Pirates 6, Braves 3

Giants 8, Cardinals 3

Cubs 13, Phillies 11

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Regan	7
2	Pie Traynor	5
2	Paul Waner	5
4	Tony Lazzeri	4
4	Harry Riconda	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Clyde Beck	1
1	Les Bell	1
1	Max Bishop	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Bartell	3
1	Bob Fothergill	3
1	Tony Lazzeri	3
1	Walt Lerian	3
1	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
1	Bob Fothergill	2
1	Charlie Gehringer	2
4	Clyde Barnhart	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Walberg	0.50
1	Earl Whitehill	0.50
3	Jack Ogden	0.45
4	Eppa Rixey	0.27
5	3 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Ogden	5
1	Earl Whitehill	5
3	Art Delaney	3
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	Charlie Root	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.413
2	George Grantham	.394
3	Red Kress	.369
4	Taylor Douthit	.367
5	Wally Roettger	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	20
2	Lou Gehrig	13
3	Rogers Hornsby	11
3	Hack Wilson	11
5	2 tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	52
2	Jim Bottomley	45
3	Lou Gehrig	43
4	Del Bissonette	41
5	2 tied	38

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Reinhart	1.33
2	Bill Sherdel	1.72
3	Jack Quinn	1.76
4	Pat Malone	2.08
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	3 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	74
2	Pat Malone	53
3	Dazzy Vance	52
4	Charlie Root	51
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	12 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.500
2	Lefty O'Doul	.432
3	Jim Bottomley	.417
3	Pete Scott	.417
5	Val Picinich	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
2	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Pete Scott	5
4	Les Bell	4
4	Babe Ruth	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	19
2	Del Bissonette	13
2	Jim Bottomley	13
2	Bob Fothergill	13
2	4 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	4
1	Jimmie Wilson	4
3	Max Bishop	3
3	Eddie Brown	3
3	9 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	0.50
2	Ownie Carroll	0.64
3	Pete Appleton	0.66
4	Sam Gray	0.90
5	Bill Doak	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	3
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	17
2	Pat Malone	16
3	Jack Ogden	15
4	Earl Whitehill	14
5	Ed Brandt	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Root	2
2	Archie Campbell	1
2	Art Delaney	1
2	Rube Ehrhardt	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.472
2	Tony Lazzeri	.402
3	Bob Fothergill	.400
4	Val Picinich	.397
5	High Pockets Kelly	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Rogers Hornsby	10
4	Hack Wilson	8
5	Jim Bottomley	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Lou Gehrig	28
3	Jim Bottomley	26
3	Tony Lazzeri	26
5	Bob Fothergill	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Moore	7
2	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Tony Lazzeri	6
2	Curt Walker	6
2	Jimmie Wilson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	1.05
2	Jack Quinn	1.29
3	Garland Braxton	1.38
4	Herb Pennock	1.43
5	Art Reinhart	1.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Waite Hoyt	6
1	George Pipgras	6
3	Larry Benton	5
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	47
2	Dazzy Vance	27
3	Pat Malone	26
4	Rube Walberg	23
5	Charlie Root	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Lyons	3
2	Charlie Root	2
2	Al Shealy	2
2	Lil Stoner	2
5	22 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.379
2	Harry Heilmann	.371
3	Rogers Hornsby	.367
4	Bob Fothergill	.360
5	Lloyd Waner	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	62
2	Lou Gehrig	46
3	Hack Wilson	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	27
5	Cy Williams	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	173
2	Lou Gehrig	157
3	Harry Heilmann	131
4	Jim Bottomley	122
5	Hack Wilson	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	47
2	Max Carey	29
3	Harvey Hendrick	27
4	Tony Lazzeri	23
4	2 others tied	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	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	24
1	Charlie Root	24
3	Larry Benton	22
3	Lefty Grove	22
3	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	189
2	Dazzy Vance	171
3	Charlie Root	145
4	Rube Walberg	133
5	2 tied	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