Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, June 22, 1928

On This Day

Friday, June 22, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	13	.776	--
Athletics	35	22	.614	9.5
Browns	33	29	.532	14.0
Senators	26	31	.456	18.5
Indians	28	34	.452	19.0
Red Sox	22	32	.407	21.0
Tigers	24	38	.387	23.0
White Sox	23	37	.383	23.0

Games

White Sox 7, Indians 4

Browns 8, Tigers 3

Tigers 12, Browns 6

Senators 1, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	41	23	.641	--
Reds	38	29	.567	4.5
Giants	31	24	.564	5.5
Cubs	35	30	.538	6.5
Robins	30	29	.508	8.5
Pirates	28	31	.475	10.5
Braves	20	36	.357	17.0
Phillies	16	37	.302	19.5

Games

Cardinals 4, Cubs 1

Pirates 11, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Warner	6
2	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Marty McManus	5
4	Harry Rice	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Larry Bettencourt	1
1	Otis Brannan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	6
2	Larry Bettencourt	3
2	Chick Hafey	3
2	Willie Kamm	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bud Clancy	1
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Johnny Mostil	1
1	Harry Rice	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	0.71
2	Vic Sorrell	0.40
3	Josh Billings	0.33
4	Red Ruffing	0.25
4	Bill Sherdel	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Josh Billings	1
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Bobby Burke	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	5
2	Jack Ogden	4
3	Josh Billings	3
4	General Crowder	2
4	5 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Elam Vangilder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.411
2	Taylor Douthit	.371
3	Paul Waner	.366
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	5 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Sherdel	1.96
2	Sheriff Blake	1.97
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	Burleigh Grimes	10
3	Herb Pennock	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	80
2	Dazzy Vance	77
3	Charlie Root	64
4	George Pipgras	63
5	Pat Malone	61

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	.500
2	Pinky Whitney	.450
3	Freddy Leach	.406
4	Wally Pipp	.405
5	Babe Herman	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	6
1	Otis Brannan	6
1	Don Hurst	6
4	Rogers Hornsby	5
4	Babe Ruth	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	17
2	Del Bissonette	16
2	Otis Brannan	16
4	Lou Gehrig	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	6
2	Ira Flagstead	4
2	Bill Hunnefield	4
4	Kiki Cuyler	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sad Sam Jones	1.00
2	Syl Johnson	1.25
3	Johnny Miljus	1.32
4	Larry Benton	1.38
5	Clarence Mitchell	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Morris	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Dick Coffman	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	30
2	Hank Johnson	18
3	General Crowder	15
4	Jack Ogden	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	2
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	Garland Braxton	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.468
2	Goose Goslin	.458
3	Rube Bressler	.406
4	Val Picinich	.394
5	Jim Bottomley	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Rogers Hornsby	11
3	Jim Bottomley	9
3	Lou Gehrig	9
5	Otis Brannan	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	30
2	Del Bissonette	29
2	Jim Bottomley	29
2	Lou Gehrig	29
2	Rogers Hornsby	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	7
2	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Tony Lazzeri	6
2	Jimmie Wilson	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clarence Mitchell	1.38
2	Larry Benton	1.55
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.73
4	Pete Appleton	1.76
5	Dolf Luque	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	6
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Waite Hoyt	6
4	General Crowder	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	37
2	Lefty Grove	31
3	General Crowder	27
3	Hank Johnson	27
3	George Pipgras	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Archie Campbell	2
1	Hal Haid	2
1	Charlie Root	2
1	Bill Sherdel	2
5	27 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.372
2	Paul Waner	.371
3	Harry Heilmann	.364
4	Lou Gehrig	.363
5	Goose Goslin	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	61
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Rogers Hornsby	28
3	Hack Wilson	28
5	Jim Bottomley	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	174
2	Lou Gehrig	159
3	Harry Heilmann	130
4	Jim Bottomley	124
5	Goose Goslin	121

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.29
2	Red Lucas	2.40
3	Jack Quinn	2.55
4	Wilcy Moore	2.60
5	Dazzy Vance	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	26
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	10
2	Bill Sherdel	10
4	Lil Stoner	8
5	3 tied	5