On This Day

Friday, July 6, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 54 18 .750 --
Athletics 44 31 .587 11.5
Browns 38 37 .507 17.5
Indians 35 40 .467 20.5
White Sox 33 42 .440 22.5
Senators 33 42 .440 22.5
Red Sox 30 41 .423 23.5
Tigers 29 45 .392 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 47 28 .627 --
Giants 42 27 .609 2.0
Reds 43 34 .558 5.0
Cubs 43 34 .558 5.0
Robins 38 34 .528 7.5
Pirates 32 40 .444 13.5
Braves 23 46 .333 21.0
Phillies 21 46 .313 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Hargreaves 4
1 Hack Wilson 4
3 Dick Bartell 3
3 Clyde Beck 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 2
2 Max Carey 1
2 Babe Herman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Beck 4
1 Hack Wilson 4
3 Red Barnes 3
4 Max Carey 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Bill Terry 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Percy Jones 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Grady Adkins 1
1 Jim Faulkner 1
1 Percy Jones 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Percy Jones 4
2 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Grady Adkins 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .391
2 Tony Lazzeri .368
3 Lou Gehrig .364
4 Babe Herman .358
5 Paul Waner .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 31
2 Hack Wilson 21
3 Jim Bottomley 18
3 Lou Gehrig 18
5 Del Bissonette 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 74
2 Babe Ruth 73
3 Jim Bottomley 68
4 Del Bissonette 66
5 Hack Wilson 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 15
2 Tony Lazzeri 11
2 Johnny Mostil 11
2 Jimmie Wilson 11
5 6 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 1.92
2 Garland Braxton 2.10
3 Red Lucas 2.16
4 Larry Benton 2.16
5 Bill Sherdel 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 14
1 George Pipgras 14
3 Sam Gray 12
3 Burleigh Grimes 12
5 3 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 98
2 Lefty Grove 90
3 Pat Malone 75
4 George Pipgras 73
5 Charlie Root 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 6
1 Ted Lyons 6
3 Hal Haid 4
3 Bill Sherdel 4
5 5 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hack Wilson .510
2 Gabby Hartnett .485
3 Tony Lazzeri .442
3 Joe Sewell .442
5 Freddie Lindstrom .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 9
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Red Barnes 4
3 Andy Cohen 4
3 Gabby Hartnett 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 23
2 Charlie Gehringer 20
2 Pinky Whitney 20
4 Lou Gehrig 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 8
2 Bill Cissell 4
2 Goose Goslin 4
2 Travis Jackson 4
2 Sam Rice 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Earl Whitehill 1.38
2 Art Nehf 1.50
3 Sheriff Blake 1.65
4 Tommy Thomas 1.67
5 Eppa Rixey 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Grady Adkins 3
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Ted Blankenship 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 25
2 Dazzy Vance 21
3 Hank Johnson 20
3 Red Ruffing 20
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Ted Lyons 2
3 Larry Benton 1
3 Sheriff Blake 1
3 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Lazzeri .418
2 Babe Herman .404
3 Goose Goslin .402
4 Lou Gehrig .394
5 Hack Wilson .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
1 Hack Wilson 12
3 Jim Bottomley 9
3 Don Hurst 9
5 Otis Brannan 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 35
2 Pinky Whitney 33
3 Del Bissonette 31
3 Hack Wilson 31
5 Jim Bottomley 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 8
2 Bill Hunnefield 7
3 Harvey Hendrick 6
4 Travis Jackson 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 1.63
2 Firpo Marberry 1.80
3 Sad Sam Jones 1.83
4 Sheriff Blake 1.96
5 Dazzy Vance 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Morris 7
2 Larry Benton 6
2 General Crowder 6
4 Ownie Carroll 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 51
2 Hank Johnson 38
3 General Crowder 28
3 George Earnshaw 28
3 2 others tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Hal Haid 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 Percy Jones 2
1 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .373
2 Harry Heilmann .367
3 Paul Waner .364
4 Goose Goslin .362
5 Lou Gehrig .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 65
2 Lou Gehrig 37
3 Hack Wilson 36
4 Jim Bottomley 28
5 Rogers Hornsby 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 174
2 Lou Gehrig 150
3 Harry Heilmann 131
4 Hack Wilson 128
5 Jim Bottomley 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 42
2 Harvey Hendrick 30
3 Max Carey 27
4 Tony Lazzeri 24
5 Sam Rice 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 2.17
2 Red Lucas 2.37
3 Sheriff Blake 2.51
4 Dazzy Vance 2.52
5 Lee Meadows 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 27
2 Burleigh Grimes 26
3 Waite Hoyt 22
3 George Pipgras 22
5 Herb Pennock 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Lefty Grove 165
3 Charlie Root 136
4 George Pipgras 132
5 Rube Walberg 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 10
1 Wilcy Moore 10
1 Bill Sherdel 10
4 Ted Lyons 7
4 Lil Stoner 7