On This Day

Wednesday, June 20, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	44	13	.772	--
Athletics	35	21	.625	8.5
Browns	30	28	.517	14.5
Indians	27	32	.458	18.0
Senators	25	30	.455	18.0
Red Sox	21	31	.404	20.5
Tigers	23	35	.397	21.5
White Sox	21	36	.368	23.0

Games

White Sox 6, Indians 4

Indians 4, White Sox 3

Athletics 10, Yankees 5

Yankees 9, Athletics 3

Senators 8, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	39	22	.639	--
Reds	37	28	.569	4.0
Giants	30	23	.566	5.0
Cubs	34	28	.548	5.5
Robins	30	29	.508	8.0
Pirates	27	30	.474	10.0
Braves	19	35	.352	16.5
Phillies	16	37	.302	19.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Cubs 2

Phillies 6, Robins 2

Pirates 2, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Hunnefield	5
2	Ty Cobb	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Carl Lind	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Collins	1
1	Johnny Grabowski	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	Don Hurst	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Grabowski	4
1	Harry McCurdy	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
3	Bing Miller	3
3	Al Simmons	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	2
2	Ira Flagstead	1
2	Jackie Hayes	1
2	Percy Jones	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Garland Braxton	1.00
2	George Pipgras	0.89
3	Ossie Orwoll	0.45
4	Jesse Haines	0.44
5	Jack Quinn	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	George Grant	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Pipgras	8
2	Ossie Orwoll	5
3	Garland Braxton	4
3	Jesse Haines	4
3	Jack Quinn	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Willis Hudlin	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.413
2	Taylor Douthit	.384
3	Lou Gehrig	.364
4	Val Picinich	.364
5	Paul Waner	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	25
2	Lou Gehrig	16
3	Jim Bottomley	15
4	Rogers Hornsby	14
5	Del Bissonette	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	61
2	Jim Bottomley	57
2	Lou Gehrig	57
4	Del Bissonette	56
5	2 tied	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	1.99
3	Sheriff Blake	2.09
4	Garland Braxton	2.13
5	Red Lucas	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	12
2	Larry Benton	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	George Pipgras	63
4	Charlie Root	61
5	Pat Malone	59

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goose Goslin	.458
2	Lou Gehrig	.426
3	Taylor Douthit	.423
4	Babe Herman	.412
5	Tony Lazzeri	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Otis Brannan	7
2	Jim Bottomley	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	6
2	Don Hurst	6
2	Babe Ruth	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Bissonette	21
2	Jim Bottomley	19
3	Lou Gehrig	18
4	Otis Brannan	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Firpo Marberry	0.61
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	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Larry Benton	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	30
2	George Pipgras	18
3	Ossie Orwoll	16
4	General Crowder	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	2
2	Garland Braxton	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	Archie Campbell	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.468
2	Goose Goslin	.455
3	Rube Bressler	.410
4	Taylor Douthit	.405
5	Jim Bottomley	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	32
1	Lou Gehrig	32
3	Babe Ruth	31
4	Del Bissonette	29
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	7
1	Tony Lazzeri	7
1	Bill Sweeney	7
4	Frankie Frisch	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ownie Carroll	1.00
2	Larry Benton	1.29
3	Dolf Luque	1.80
4	Art Reinhart	1.88
5	Garland Braxton	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Waite Hoyt	7
2	Larry Benton	6
3	Burleigh Grimes	5
3	Ted Lyons	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	41
2	Lefty Grove	29
3	George Pipgras	27
4	Ossie Orwoll	24
5	3 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	3
2	Archie Campbell	2
2	Hal Haid	2
2	Charlie Root	2
2	Lil Stoner	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.375
2	Paul Waner	.367
3	Harry Heilmann	.365
4	Lou Gehrig	.363
5	Earle Combs	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	63
2	Lou Gehrig	46
3	Hack Wilson	29
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	Jim Bottomley	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	176
2	Lou Gehrig	164
3	Jim Bottomley	129
4	Harry Heilmann	126
5	Goose Goslin	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	47
2	Max Carey	31
2	Harvey Hendrick	31
4	Tony Lazzeri	23
4	2 others tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.23
2	Wilcy Moore	2.52
3	Jack Quinn	2.54
4	Red Lucas	2.58
5	Dazzy Vance	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	25
2	Larry Benton	24
3	Waite Hoyt	22
3	Herb Pennock	22
3	George Pipgras	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	187
2	Lefty Grove	178
3	Charlie Root	139
4	George Pipgras	131
5	Rube Walberg	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	13
2	Wilcy Moore	11
3	Bill Sherdel	10
4	Lil Stoner	8
5	Firpo Marberry	6