On This Day

Monday, June 18, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 37 22 .627 --
Reds 37 26 .587 2.0
Giants 30 23 .566 4.0
Cubs 34 27 .557 4.0
Robins 30 27 .526 6.0
Pirates 26 30 .464 9.5
Braves 19 35 .352 15.5
Phillies 14 37 .275 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Grimm 5
2 Eddie Brown 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 Clyde Beck 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Rogers Hornsby 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Charlie Grimm 3
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
4 Eddie Brown 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hurst 1
1 Denny Sothern 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Malone 0.75
2 Dolf Luque 0.50
2 Jesse Petty 0.50
2 Flint Rhem 0.50
5 Jimmy Ring 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Jesse Petty 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Ring 5
2 Dolf Luque 4
2 Jesse Petty 4
4 Ed Holley 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .413
2 Taylor Douthit .375
3 Val Picinich .367
4 Paul Waner .365
5 Lou Gehrig .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 25
2 Lou Gehrig 16
3 Jim Bottomley 14
3 Rogers Hornsby 14
5 Del Bissonette 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Jim Bottomley 56
3 Del Bissonette 55
3 Lou Gehrig 55
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 59
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 .447
3 Lou Gehrig .426
4 Kiki Cuyler .421
5 Babe Herman .419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Bissonette 20
2 Jim Bottomley 18
3 Lou Gehrig 16
3 Curt Walker 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sad Sam Jones 1.00
2 Larry Benton 1.33
2 Ownie Carroll 1.33
4 Johnny Miljus 1.38
5 Syl Johnson 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Ed Morris 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 30
2 General Crowder 14
3 Ed Brandt 13
3 Hank Johnson 13
5 4 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Archie Campbell 1
1 Rube Ehrhardt 1
1 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .440
2 Goose Goslin .437
3 Heinie Manush .406
4 Rube Bressler .400
5 Val Picinich .389

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 Del Bissonette 33
2 Jim Bottomley 32
3 Lou Gehrig 31
3 Babe Ruth 31
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
1 Harvey Hendrick 7
1 Tony Lazzeri 7
1 Bill Sweeney 7
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ownie Carroll 1.00
2 Larry Benton 1.29
3 Dolf Luque 1.64
4 Art Reinhart 1.76
5 Tom Zachary 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 7
2 Larry Benton 6
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 2 others tied 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 .374
2 Paul Waner .371
3 Harry Heilmann .366
4 Lou Gehrig .362
5 Earle Combs .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 63
2 Lou Gehrig 46
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 162
3 Jim Bottomley 128
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 2.41
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 Waite Hoyt 22
3 Herb Pennock 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 187
2 Lefty Grove 178
3 Charlie Root 144
4 Rube Walberg 127
5 George Pipgras 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 13
2 Wilcy Moore 11
3 Bill Sherdel 9
4 Lil Stoner 8
5 Firpo Marberry 6