On This Day

Wednesday, June 13, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	41	10	.804	--
Athletics	31	19	.620	9.5
Browns	28	26	.519	14.5
Indians	25	28	.472	17.0
Senators	20	28	.417	19.5
Tigers	22	32	.407	20.5
Red Sox	18	28	.391	20.5
White Sox	19	33	.365	22.5

Games

Yankees 8, White Sox 6

Indians 8, Senators 7

Athletics 12, Tigers 5

Browns 9, Red Sox 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	36	22	.621	--
Cardinals	33	21	.611	1.0
Giants	28	21	.571	3.5
Cubs	30	25	.545	4.5
Robins	28	24	.538	5.0
Pirates	24	28	.462	9.0
Braves	18	31	.367	13.5
Phillies	11	36	.234	19.5

Games

Robins 7, Cubs 2

Cardinals 11, Braves 8

Reds 5, Giants 3

Phillies 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bobby Reeves	4
2	Clyde Barnhart	3
2	Bud Clancy	3
2	Taylor Douthit	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Otis Brannan	2
1	Chick Hafey	2
1	Babe Herman	2
4	Charlie Berry	1
4	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Berry	3
1	Max Bishop	3
1	Otis Brannan	3
1	Babe Herman	3
1	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Heinie Manush	1
1	Joe Shaute	1
1	Billy Zitzmann	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.67
2	Ray Benge	0.40
3	Joe Shaute	0.31
4	Jim Faulkner	0.29
4	Burleigh Grimes	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Jack Quinn	1
1	Flint Rhem	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	10
2	Joe Shaute	5
3	Ray Benge	4
4	Pat Malone	3
4	Jack Quinn	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Haid	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.418
2	George Grantham	.394
3	Taylor Douthit	.382
4	Wally Roettger	.371
5	Tony Lazzeri	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	23
2	Lou Gehrig	15
3	Rogers Hornsby	13
4	Del Bissonette	12
4	Jim Bottomley	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	56
2	Lou Gehrig	51
3	Jim Bottomley	50
4	Del Bissonette	47
5	Frankie Frisch	42

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	Bill Sherdel	1.75
2	Larry Benton	2.07
3	Red Lucas	2.16
4	Elam Vangilder	2.37
5	George Pipgras	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	11
2	Larry Benton	10
2	Sam Gray	10
4	Herb Pennock	9
4	Eppa Rixey	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	74
2	Dazzy Vance	62
3	Pat Malone	56
3	Charlie Root	56
5	George Pipgras	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
2	Ted Lyons	4
3	Bill Doak	3
3	Hal Haid	3
3	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Marty Callaghan	.486
2	Rogers Hornsby	.468
3	Goose Goslin	.439
4	Pete Scott	.429
5	Wally Roettger	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	9
2	Otis Brannan	6
3	Les Bell	5
3	Jim Bottomley	5
3	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	21
2	Del Bissonette	17
2	Jim Bottomley	17
4	Bob Fothergill	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Sweeney	5
2	Harvey Hendrick	4
3	Max Bishop	3
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	0.87
2	Bill Doak	1.00
3	Ted Blankenship	1.06
4	Ownie Carroll	1.17
5	Pete Appleton	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	3
1	General Crowder	3
1	Sam Gray	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	17
2	Jack Ogden	15
3	Pat Malone	14
3	Earl Whitehill	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Haid	2
1	Charlie Root	2
3	Garland Braxton	1
3	Archie Campbell	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.471
2	Tony Lazzeri	.417
3	Taylor Douthit	.411
4	Val Picinich	.405
5	Rube Bressler	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Rogers Hornsby	11
3	Lou Gehrig	10
4	Jim Bottomley	9
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	31
2	Jim Bottomley	29
2	Lou Gehrig	29
4	Del Bissonette	27
4	Tony Lazzeri	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Sweeney	7
1	Jimmie Wilson	7
3	Frankie Frisch	6
4	Chick Galloway	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ownie Carroll	1.00
2	Bill Doak	1.08
3	Art Reinhart	1.65
4	Tom Zachary	1.86
5	General Crowder	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Waite Hoyt	7
2	Larry Benton	6
2	George Pipgras	6
4	Eppa Rixey	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	47
2	Dazzy Vance	31
3	Charlie Root	27
4	George Pipgras	25
5	Pat Malone	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Lyons	3
2	Archie Campbell	2
2	Hal Haid	2
2	Charlie Root	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.374
2	Paul Waner	.371
3	Harry Heilmann	.371
4	Lou Gehrig	.361
5	Lloyd Waner	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	62
2	Lou Gehrig	48
3	Rogers Hornsby	29
3	Hack Wilson	29
5	Jim Bottomley	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	173
2	Lou Gehrig	164
3	Jim Bottomley	126
3	Harry Heilmann	126
5	Hack Wilson	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	47
2	Max Carey	30
3	Harvey Hendrick	29
4	Johnny Neun	23
4	George Sisler	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.40
2	Jack Quinn	2.51
3	Red Lucas	2.58
4	Doug McWeeny	2.67
5	Dazzy Vance	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	24
2	Larry Benton	23
3	Waite Hoyt	22
3	Charlie Root	22
5	4 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	185
2	Dazzy Vance	179
3	Charlie Root	144
4	Rube Walberg	132
5	George Pipgras	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	13
2	Wilcy Moore	12
3	Bill Sherdel	9
4	Lil Stoner	8
5	Firpo Marberry	6