On This Day

Monday, June 11, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 39 10 .796 --
Athletics 29 19 .604 9.5
Browns 27 25 .519 13.5
Indians 24 27 .471 16.0
Tigers 22 30 .423 18.5
Senators 19 27 .413 18.5
Red Sox 17 27 .386 19.5
White Sox 19 31 .380 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 35 21 .625 --
Cardinals 31 21 .596 2.0
Giants 27 20 .574 3.5
Cubs 30 23 .566 3.5
Robins 26 24 .520 6.0
Pirates 23 27 .460 9.0
Braves 18 29 .383 12.5
Phillies 10 35 .222 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Otis Brannan 3
1 Marty Callaghan 3
1 Freddy Leach 3
1 Marty McManus 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Val Picinich 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Les Bell 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Val Picinich 4
2 Taylor Douthit 2
2 Chick Galloway 2
2 Wattie Holm 2
2 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 2
2 Taylor Douthit 1
2 Don Hurst 1
2 Willie Kamm 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 General Crowder 0.75
2 Danny MacFayden 0.57
3 Pete Alexander 0.50
3 Doug McWeeny 0.50
5 2 tied 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 6
1 Hank Johnson 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
4 Danny MacFayden 4
4 Doug McWeeny 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Les Sweetland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .415
2 George Grantham .394
3 Taylor Douthit .373
4 Wally Roettger .373
5 Red Kress .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 22
2 Lou Gehrig 13
3 Del Bissonette 11
3 Rogers Hornsby 11
3 Hack Wilson 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 Jim Bottomley 46
3 Lou Gehrig 45
4 Del Bissonette 42
5 Frankie Frisch 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 13
2 Bill Sweeney 10
2 Jimmie Wilson 10
4 Bill Barrett 8
5 8 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Reinhart 1.33
2 Bill Sherdel 1.72
3 Pat Malone 2.08
4 Red Lucas 2.16
5 Larry Benton 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 10
1 George Pipgras 10
3 Larry Benton 9
3 Herb Pennock 9
5 4 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 6
2 Ted Lyons 4
3 Bill Doak 3
3 Lil Stoner 3
5 13 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .489
2 Wally Roettger .438
3 Goose Goslin .419
4 Lefty O'Doul .417
4 Pete Scott .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Les Bell 5
3 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Pete Scott 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 19
2 Jim Bottomley 14
2 Bill Terry 14
4 Bob Fothergill 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Sweeney 5
1 Jimmie Wilson 5
3 Max Bishop 3
3 Bob Fothergill 3
3 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ownie Carroll 0.64
2 Pete Appleton 0.66
3 Sam Gray 0.87
4 Bill Doak 1.00
5 Jakie May 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 3
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 17
2 Jack Ogden 14
2 Earl Whitehill 14
4 General Crowder 12
4 2 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 2
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Archie Campbell 1
2 Art Delaney 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .488
2 Tony Lazzeri .421
3 Val Picinich .413
4 Heinie Manush .392
5 Taylor Douthit .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Rogers Hornsby 10
3 Lou Gehrig 9
4 Jim Bottomley 7
4 Hack Wilson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 31
2 Jim Bottomley 27
3 Lou Gehrig 26
4 Tony Lazzeri 25
5 Del Bissonette 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Sweeney 7
1 Jimmie Wilson 7
3 Frankie Frisch 6
3 Tony Lazzeri 6
3 Eddie Moore 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 1.05
2 Art Reinhart 1.65
3 Bill Sherdel 1.96
4 General Crowder 1.96
5 Elam Vangilder 2.09

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 47
2 Pat Malone 26
3 Charlie Root 22
4 Burleigh Grimes 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 3
2 Charlie Root 2
2 Al Shealy 2
2 Lil Stoner 2
5 25 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .374
2 Harry Heilmann .373
3 Rogers Hornsby .370
4 Bob Fothergill .358
5 Lloyd Waner .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 62
2 Lou Gehrig 46
3 Hack Wilson 29
4 Rogers Hornsby 27
5 Cy Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 172
2 Lou Gehrig 159
3 Harry Heilmann 128
4 Jim Bottomley 122
5 Hack Wilson 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 47
2 Max Carey 29
3 Harvey Hendrick 27
4 Johnny Neun 23
4 George Sisler 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.40
2 Jack Quinn 2.45
3 Red Lucas 2.58
4 Doug McWeeny 2.67
5 Dazzy Vance 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 24
2 Charlie Root 23
3 Larry Benton 22
3 Lefty Grove 22
3 Herb Pennock 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 187
2 Dazzy Vance 169
3 Charlie Root 140
4 Rube Walberg 133
5 George Pipgras 121

Saves

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