On This Day

Friday, June 15, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 42 11 .792 --
Athletics 33 19 .635 8.5
Browns 29 27 .518 14.5
Indians 25 30 .455 18.0
Senators 22 28 .440 18.5
Red Sox 19 29 .396 20.5
Tigers 22 34 .393 21.5
White Sox 20 34 .370 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 35 21 .625 --
Reds 36 23 .610 0.5
Giants 29 22 .569 3.5
Cubs 32 25 .561 3.5
Robins 28 26 .519 6.0
Pirates 25 29 .463 9.0
Braves 18 33 .353 14.5
Phillies 12 36 .250 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Dressen 4
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
3 Vic Aldridge 3
3 Clyde Beck 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Otis Brannan 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Otis Brannan 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Chuck Dressen 3
2 Freddie Lindstrom 3
2 Bing Miller 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 2
1 Harvey Hendrick 2
3 Ty Cobb 1
3 Jimmie Foxx 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Johnson 0.88
2 Garland Braxton 0.50
3 Art Delaney 0.42
4 Danny MacFayden 0.38
4 Tommy Thomas 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Johnson 7
2 Garland Braxton 5
2 Art Delaney 5
4 Watty Clark 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .413
2 George Grantham .391
3 Taylor Douthit .375
4 Tony Lazzeri .366
5 Lou Gehrig .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 24
2 Lou Gehrig 15
3 Jim Bottomley 13
3 Rogers Hornsby 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 58
2 Jim Bottomley 53
3 Lou Gehrig 52
4 Del Bissonette 48
5 Frankie Frisch 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 15
2 Bill Sweeney 10
2 Jimmie Wilson 10
4 Tony Lazzeri 9
5 Bill Barrett 8

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
2 Herb Pennock 10
5 Eppa Rixey 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 78
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 Goose Goslin .463
2 Marty Callaghan .459
3 Tony Lazzeri .457
4 Lou Gehrig .422
5 Rogers Hornsby .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Otis Brannan 7
1 Rogers Hornsby 7
3 Jim Bottomley 6
4 Les Bell 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 19
2 Rogers Hornsby 17
3 Del Bissonette 16
4 Clyde Barnhart 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 6
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Bill Sweeney 4
2 Billy Zitzmann 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 0.00
2 Ted Blankenship 1.06
3 Pete Appleton 1.32
4 Larry Benton 1.33
4 George Pipgras 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 17
1 Dazzy Vance 17
3 General Crowder 14
4 Hank Johnson 13
4 George Pipgras 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 2
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 Archie Campbell 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .446
2 Val Picinich .404
3 Tony Lazzeri .404
4 Rube Bressler .400
5 Heinie Manush .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Rogers Hornsby 11
3 Jim Bottomley 10
3 Lou Gehrig 10
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 32
2 Babe Ruth 30
3 Lou Gehrig 29
4 Del Bissonette 27
4 Tony Lazzeri 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
1 Harvey Hendrick 7
1 Tony Lazzeri 7
1 Bill Sweeney 7
5 Jimmie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ownie Carroll 1.00
2 Art Reinhart 1.76
3 Elam Vangilder 1.78
4 Tom Zachary 1.89
5 Ted Blankenship 1.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 40
2 Dazzy Vance 29
3 Pat Malone 24
4 General Crowder 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .377
2 Paul Waner .371
3 Harry Heilmann .369
4 Lou Gehrig .363
5 Bob Fothergill .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 63
2 Lou Gehrig 48
3 Rogers Hornsby 29
3 Hack Wilson 29
5 Jim Bottomley 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 175
2 Lou Gehrig 165
3 Jim Bottomley 128
4 Harry Heilmann 127
5 Hack Wilson 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 48
2 Harvey Hendrick 31
3 Max Carey 30
4 Tony Lazzeri 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 2.36
2 Wilcy Moore 2.39
3 Jack Quinn 2.43
4 Red Lucas 2.58
5 Doug McWeeny 2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 183
2 Dazzy Vance 172
3 Charlie Root 139
4 Rube Walberg 133
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