On This Day

Sunday, June 17, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	43	12	.782	--
Athletics	34	20	.630	8.5
Browns	30	28	.517	14.5
Indians	26	31	.456	18.0
Senators	23	29	.442	18.5
Red Sox	20	29	.408	20.0
Tigers	23	35	.397	21.5
White Sox	20	35	.364	23.0

Games

Athletics 8, Indians 7

Yankees 6, Browns 2

Senators 12, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	37	21	.638	--
Reds	36	26	.581	3.0
Giants	30	23	.566	4.5
Cubs	33	26	.559	4.5
Robins	29	27	.518	7.0
Pirates	26	30	.464	10.0
Braves	18	34	.346	16.0
Phillies	14	36	.280	19.0

Games

Robins 4, Cubs 0

Cardinals 6, Reds 2

Pirates 6, Giants 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Barnes	3
1	Ossie Bluege	3
1	Mickey Cochrane	3
1	Babe Herman	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Charlie Hargreaves	1
1	Harvey Hendrick	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hargreaves	4
2	Wally Roettger	3
2	Muddy Ruel	3
4	Red Barnes	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Muddy Ruel	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	3.00
2	Waite Hoyt	1.25
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.50
3	Charlie Root	0.50
5	Jack Ogden	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	15
2	Waite Hoyt	5
2	Charlie Root	5
4	Sad Sam Jones	4
4	Jack Ogden	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Walberg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.413
2	Taylor Douthit	.379
3	Paul Waner	.365
4	Lou Gehrig	.362
5	Jim Bottomley	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	25
2	Lou Gehrig	16
3	Del Bissonette	13
3	Jim Bottomley	13
3	Rogers Hornsby	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	60
2	Jim Bottomley	55
2	Lou Gehrig	55
4	Del Bissonette	54
5	Curt Walker	46

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	Jack Quinn	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	11
1	George Pipgras	11
3	Sam Gray	10
3	Herb Pennock	10
5	4 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	78
2	Dazzy Vance	77
3	Charlie Root	61
4	Pat Malone	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	.455
2	Tony Lazzeri	.431
3	Babe Herman	.429
4	Lou Gehrig	.412
5	Taylor Douthit	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Otis Brannan	7
2	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	6
2	Babe Ruth	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Bissonette	20
2	Jim Bottomley	17
2	Lou Gehrig	17
4	Curt Walker	16
5	2 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	Sad Sam Jones	1.00
3	Larry Benton	1.33
3	Ownie Carroll	1.33
5	Johnny Miljus	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Waite Hoyt	4
2	Larry Benton	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	30
2	General Crowder	14
3	Ed Brandt	13
3	Hank Johnson	13
5	3 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Archie Campbell	1
1	Rube Ehrhardt	1
1	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.450
2	Goose Goslin	.437
3	Rube Bressler	.410
4	Heinie Manush	.406
5	Val Picinich	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Rogers Hornsby	11
3	Jim Bottomley	10
3	Lou Gehrig	10
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	34
2	Del Bissonette	33
3	Lou Gehrig	31
3	Babe Ruth	31
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	Tom Zachary	1.89
4	Larry Benton	1.94
5	Dazzy Vance	2.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	7
1	Waite Hoyt	7
3	Burleigh Grimes	5
3	George Pipgras	5
3	Eppa Rixey	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	41
2	Lefty Grove	40
3	Charlie Root	26
4	Ed Brandt	23
4	Jack Ogden	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Archie Campbell	2
1	Hal Haid	2
1	Charlie Root	2
1	Bill Sherdel	2
1	Lil Stoner	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.372
2	Paul Waner	.372
3	Harry Heilmann	.366
4	Lou Gehrig	.364
5	Earle Combs	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	63
2	Lou Gehrig	48
3	Hack Wilson	29
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	Jim Bottomley	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	175
2	Lou Gehrig	167
3	Jim Bottomley	130
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	Burleigh Grimes	25
2	Larry Benton	24
3	Lefty Grove	22
3	Waite Hoyt	22
3	Herb Pennock	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	187
2	Lefty Grove	183
3	Charlie Root	144
4	Rube Walberg	127
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