On This Day

Saturday, June 30, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	50	16	.758	--
Athletics	39	28	.582	11.5
Browns	37	32	.536	14.5
Indians	32	38	.457	20.0
Senators	31	37	.456	20.0
Red Sox	27	36	.429	21.5
White Sox	28	40	.412	23.0
Tigers	26	43	.377	25.5

Games

Yankees 11, Red Sox 4

Yankees 7, Red Sox 6

Indians 8, White Sox 1

White Sox 6, Indians 2

Tigers 11, Browns 3

Browns 5, Tigers 4

Athletics 7, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	45	25	.643	--
Giants	39	26	.600	3.5
Robins	37	30	.552	6.5
Cubs	39	32	.549	6.5
Reds	39	33	.542	7.0
Pirates	31	35	.470	12.0
Braves	20	43	.317	21.5
Phillies	18	44	.290	23.0

Games

Phillies 4, Robins 3

Robins 13, Phillies 5

Cubs 7, Reds 5

Giants 7, Braves 4

Giants 12, Braves 5

Pirates 4, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Rice	7
2	Ira Flagstead	5
2	Lew Fonseca	5
2	Charlie Jamieson	5
2	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Grantham	2
1	Pinky Whitney	2
1	Hack Wilson	2
4	Les Bell	1
4	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Whitney	6
1	Ken Williams	6
3	Andy Cohen	4
4	Dave Bancroft	3
4	12 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Butch Henline	2
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Del Bissonette	1
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	0.67
2	Dazzy Vance	0.64
3	Tommy Thomas	0.60
4	Josh Billings	0.50
4	Jesse Petty	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	10
2	Dazzy Vance	9
3	Josh Billings	6
3	Jesse Petty	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Pipgras	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.395
2	Lou Gehrig	.361
3	Paul Waner	.359
4	Taylor Douthit	.355
5	Babe Herman	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	30
2	Lou Gehrig	16
2	Hack Wilson	16
4	Del Bissonette	15
4	Jim Bottomley	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	70
2	Lou Gehrig	64
3	Jim Bottomley	62
4	Del Bissonette	61
5	Frankie Frisch	51

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sheriff Blake	1.89
2	Bill Sherdel	2.04
3	Garland Braxton	2.12
4	Red Lucas	2.16
5	Watty Clark	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	14
2	Larry Benton	13
3	Sam Gray	12
3	Burleigh Grimes	12
5	2 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	94
2	Lefty Grove	84
3	Pat Malone	70
3	George Pipgras	70
5	Charlie Root	66

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Larry Bettencourt	.457
2	Goose Goslin	.441
3	Babe Herman	.425
4	Joe Sewell	.415
5	Ira Flagstead	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Don Hurst	4
2	Hack Wilson	4
4	Red Barnes	3
4	7 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Whitney	21
2	Joe Judge	16
3	Bill Regan	15
4	Charlie Gehringer	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	6
1	Johnny Mostil	6
3	Ira Flagstead	4
3	Bing Miller	4
3	Denny Sothern	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Clark	0.50
2	Syl Johnson	0.63
3	Sheriff Blake	0.69
4	Burleigh Grimes	0.75
5	Garland Braxton	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Ed Morris	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Larry Benton	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	32
2	Red Ruffing	18
3	George Earnshaw	16
4	Burleigh Grimes	15
4	George Pipgras	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Willis Hudlin	2
2	Larry Benton	1
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	Sarge Connally	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goose Goslin	.433
2	Chuck Dressen	.414
3	Rogers Hornsby	.392
4	Babe Herman	.388
5	Lou Gehrig	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Jim Bottomley	8
2	Otis Brannan	8
2	Rogers Hornsby	8
2	Don Hurst	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Bissonette	29
1	Jim Bottomley	29
3	Pinky Whitney	27
4	Lou Gehrig	26
5	Bill Terry	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	7
2	Harvey Hendrick	6
2	Bill Hunnefield	6
4	Tony Lazzeri	5
4	Bill Sweeney	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	1.64
2	Firpo Marberry	1.71
3	Sam Gray	1.77
4	Sad Sam Jones	1.78
5	Dazzy Vance	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	7
2	Larry Benton	6
2	Ed Morris	6
2	George Pipgras	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	49
2	George Pipgras	28
3	Burleigh Grimes	27
4	Red Ruffing	26
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Willis Hudlin	2
1	Charlie Root	2
1	Bill Sherdel	2
4	Larry Benton	1
4	28 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.369
2	Paul Waner	.367
3	Harry Heilmann	.365
4	Goose Goslin	.363
5	Lou Gehrig	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	65
2	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Hack Wilson	31
4	Rogers Hornsby	26
5	Jim Bottomley	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	176
2	Lou Gehrig	151
3	Harry Heilmann	134
4	Jim Bottomley	120
5	Hack Wilson	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	42
2	Harvey Hendrick	31
3	Max Carey	29
4	Tony Lazzeri	24
5	Johnny Neun	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Watty Clark	2.25
2	Garland Braxton	2.31
3	Red Lucas	2.43
4	Sheriff Blake	2.53
5	Dazzy Vance	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	28
2	Larry Benton	26
3	George Pipgras	23
4	Waite Hoyt	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	189
2	Lefty Grove	170
3	Charlie Root	136
4	George Pipgras	132
5	Rube Walberg	125

Saves

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