On This Day

Thursday, June 21, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	13	.776	--
Athletics	35	22	.614	9.5
Browns	32	28	.533	14.0
Indians	28	33	.459	18.5
Senators	25	31	.446	19.0
Red Sox	22	31	.415	20.5
Tigers	23	37	.383	23.0
White Sox	22	37	.373	23.5

Games

Indians 4, White Sox 2

White Sox 4, Indians 3

Yankees 4, Athletics 0

Browns 8, Tigers 3

Browns 9, Tigers 5

Red Sox 9, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	40	23	.635	--
Reds	38	28	.576	3.5
Giants	31	24	.564	5.0
Cubs	35	29	.547	5.5
Robins	30	29	.508	8.0
Pirates	27	31	.466	10.5
Braves	20	36	.357	16.5
Phillies	16	37	.302	19.0

Games

Giants 9, Braves 4

Braves 3, Giants 1

Cubs 2, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 4, Cubs 1

Reds 5, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Bell	4
1	Larry Bettencourt	4
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	Charlie Jamieson	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Bettencourt	1
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	Harry Rice	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	4
2	Larry Bettencourt	3
2	Otis Brannan	3
2	Bill Cissell	3
2	Jimmy Welsh	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Berry	1
1	Larry Bettencourt	1
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Chuck Dressen	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Syl Johnson	0.67
2	Art Delaney	0.50
2	Hank Johnson	0.50
2	Clarence Mitchell	0.50
2	Tommy Thomas	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Dick Coffman	1
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Johnson	5
1	Bob Smith	5
1	Tommy Thomas	5
4	Milt Gaston	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Lefty Stewart	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.411
2	Taylor Douthit	.376
3	Paul Waner	.364
4	Val Picinich	.361
5	Lou Gehrig	.359

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	62
2	Jim Bottomley	59
3	Lou Gehrig	57
4	Del Bissonette	56
5	Frankie Frisch	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
2	Jimmie Wilson	11
3	Bill Sweeney	10
4	Tony Lazzeri	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sheriff Blake	1.97
2	Bill Sherdel	1.99
3	Larry Benton	2.01
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	80
2	Dazzy Vance	77
3	Charlie Root	64
4	George Pipgras	63
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	.462
2	Pinky Whitney	.409
3	Ed Morgan	.408
4	Jimmie Foxx	.395
5	Paul Waner	.392

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	17
1	Lou Gehrig	17
3	Del Bissonette	16
3	Otis Brannan	16
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	6
2	Ira Flagstead	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Bill Hunnefield	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Firpo Marberry	0.61
2	Sad Sam Jones	1.00
3	Syl Johnson	1.25
4	Johnny Miljus	1.32
5	Clarence Mitchell	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
1	Firpo Marberry	4
1	Ed Morris	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	30
2	Hank Johnson	18
2	George Pipgras	18
4	General Crowder	17
5	Ossie Orwoll	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	2
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	Garland Braxton	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.458
2	Goose Goslin	.457
3	Rube Bressler	.410
4	Val Picinich	.398
5	Taylor Douthit	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Rogers Hornsby	11
3	Lou Gehrig	10
4	Jim Bottomley	9
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	32
1	Babe Ruth	32
3	Del Bissonette	29
3	Jim Bottomley	29
3	Rogers Hornsby	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clarence Mitchell	1.38
2	Larry Benton	1.55
3	Dolf Luque	1.80
4	Art Reinhart	1.88
5	Garland Braxton	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	6
1	Waite Hoyt	6
3	General Crowder	5
3	Burleigh Grimes	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	41
2	Lefty Grove	31
3	Hank Johnson	27
3	George Pipgras	27
5	2 tied	25

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	.369
3	Harry Heilmann	.363
4	Lou Gehrig	.360
5	Bob Fothergill	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	63
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Hack Wilson	29
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	Jim Bottomley	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	177
2	Lou Gehrig	159
3	Harry Heilmann	128
4	Jim Bottomley	126
5	Goose Goslin	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	46
2	Harvey Hendrick	31
3	Max Carey	30
4	Tony Lazzeri	23
4	2 others tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.29
2	Wilcy Moore	2.52
3	Jack Quinn	2.54
4	Red Lucas	2.58
5	Dazzy Vance	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	25
2	Larry Benton	24
3	George Pipgras	22
4	Lefty Grove	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	180
2	Dazzy Vance	178
3	Charlie Root	142
4	George Pipgras	131
5	Rube Walberg	125

Saves

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