On This Day

Saturday, June 16, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	42	12	.778	--
Athletics	33	20	.623	8.5
Browns	30	27	.526	13.5
Indians	26	30	.464	17.0
Senators	22	29	.431	18.5
Red Sox	20	29	.408	19.5
Tigers	23	34	.404	20.5
White Sox	20	35	.364	22.5

Games

Red Sox 10, White Sox 5

Indians 9, Athletics 2

Tigers 4, Senators 1

Browns 7, Yankees 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	36	21	.632	--
Reds	36	25	.590	2.0
Giants	30	22	.577	3.5
Cubs	33	25	.569	3.5
Robins	28	27	.509	7.0
Pirates	25	30	.455	10.0
Braves	18	34	.346	15.5
Phillies	14	36	.280	18.5

Games

Cardinals 6, Robins 5

Cubs 7, Braves 0

Giants 4, Pirates 0

Phillies 10, Reds 7

Phillies 3, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Art Jahn	5
1	Fresco Thompson	5
3	Hod Ford	4
3	Wattie Holm	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Regan	2
1	Curt Walker	2
3	Del Bissonette	1
3	Ray Blades	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Bissonette	4
1	Pinky Whitney	4
3	Ray Blades	3
3	Ed Morris	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	2
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Ira Flagstead	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Blankenship	0.56
2	Ed Brandt	0.43
3	Dick Coffman	0.42
4	Ray Kolp	0.40
5	Sheriff Blake	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Brandt	6
2	Ted Blankenship	5
2	Dick Coffman	5
4	Larry Benton	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob McGraw	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.413
2	Taylor Douthit	.378
3	Lou Gehrig	.366
4	Paul Waner	.365
5	Tony Lazzeri	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	24
2	Lou Gehrig	15
3	Del Bissonette	13
3	Jim Bottomley	13
3	Rogers Hornsby	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	58
2	Jim Bottomley	54
3	Lou Gehrig	53
4	Del Bissonette	52
5	Curt Walker	45

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	1.91
2	Bill Sherdel	2.05
3	Sheriff Blake	2.09
4	Red Lucas	2.16
5	Elam Vangilder	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	11
1	George Pipgras	11
3	Sam Gray	10
3	Herb Pennock	10
5	2 tied	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	.467
2	Rube Bressler	.458
3	Tony Lazzeri	.440
4	Lou Gehrig	.429
4	Rogers Hornsby	.429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Bissonette	20
1	Jim Bottomley	20
3	Rogers Hornsby	16
3	Curt Walker	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	6
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Bill Sweeney	4
4	Max Bishop	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	0.00
2	Larry Benton	1.33
2	Ownie Carroll	1.33
4	Ossie Orwoll	1.37
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	3
1	General Crowder	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	17
1	Dazzy Vance	17
3	General Crowder	14
4	Ed Brandt	13
4	2 others tied	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	Goose Goslin	.435
3	Rube Bressler	.413
4	Heinie Manush	.406
5	Tony Lazzeri	.398

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	33
2	Del Bissonette	31
3	Lou Gehrig	30
3	Babe Ruth	30
5	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	Larry Benton	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	7
2	Waite Hoyt	6
3	George Pipgras	5
3	Eppa Rixey	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	40
2	Dazzy Vance	29
3	Pat Malone	24
4	Ed Brandt	23
4	General Crowder	23

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	.372
2	Paul Waner	.371
3	Harry Heilmann	.366
4	Lou Gehrig	.363
5	Bob Fothergill	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	62
2	Lou Gehrig	47
3	Hack Wilson	29
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	Jim Bottomley	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	173
2	Lou Gehrig	165
3	Jim Bottomley	129
4	Harry Heilmann	127
5	Hack Wilson	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	48
2	Max Carey	31
2	Harvey Hendrick	31
4	Tony Lazzeri	23
4	2 others tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.36
2	Wilcy Moore	2.37
3	Jack Quinn	2.43
4	Red Lucas	2.58
5	Doug McWeeny	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	24
1	Burleigh Grimes	24
3	Lefty Grove	22
3	Herb Pennock	22
5	4 tied	21

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