On This Day

Thursday, April 19, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 7 1 .875 --
Senators 5 1 .833 1.0
Yankees 5 1 .833 1.0
Browns 4 4 .500 3.0
Tigers 3 6 .333 4.5
White Sox 2 5 .286 4.5
Red Sox 2 6 .250 5.0
Athletics 0 4 .000 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 4 2 .667 --
Cardinals 4 3 .571 0.5
Cubs 5 4 .556 0.5
Phillies 3 3 .500 1.0
Robins 3 3 .500 1.0
Reds 4 4 .500 1.0
Pirates 2 4 .333 2.0
Braves 2 4 .333 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Meusel 5
1 Pie Traynor 5
3 Les Bell 4
3 Sheriff Blake 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 2
2 Rube Bressler 1
2 Pat Collins 1
2 Paul Easterling 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 6
2 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Joe Kelly 4
4 Earle Combs 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Sweeney 2
2 Sparky Adams 1
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sheriff Blake 1.00
2 Herb Pennock 0.67
3 Carmen Hill 0.50
4 Jumbo Elliott 0.43
5 Hal Wiltse 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jumbo Elliott 6
2 Carmen Hill 4
2 Herb Pennock 4
2 Les Sweetland 4
2 Hal Wiltse 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1
1 Les Sweetland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .591
2 Bob Meusel .560
3 Les Bell .500
4 Pid Purdy .444
5 Sam Langford .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Lefty O'Doul 3
1 Earl Webb 3
1 Ken Williams 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 10
1 Joe Sewell 10
3 George Burns 9
3 Andy Cohen 9
3 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Clyde Barnhart 2
2 Ossie Bluege 2
2 Jim Bottomley 2
2 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 0.00
1 George Blaeholder 0.00
1 Jack Ogden 0.00
1 Garland Braxton 0.00
5 Joe Shaute 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 2
1 Sheriff Blake 2
1 Sam Gray 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 8 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 11
2 Josh Billings 10
2 George Smith 10
4 George Blaeholder 9
4 3 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 Dutch Henry 1
2 Carmen Hill 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .384
2 Paul Waner .378
3 Lou Gehrig .371
4 Rogers Hornsby .358
5 Ty Cobb .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Hack Wilson 30
4 Cy Williams 28
5 Rogers Hornsby 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 169
2 Lou Gehrig 165
3 Hack Wilson 131
4 Paul Waner 128
5 Goose Goslin 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 51
2 Max Carey 30
3 Harvey Hendrick 28
3 George Sisler 28
5 Sparky Adams 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 2.33
2 Wilcy Moore 2.39
3 Dazzy Vance 2.52
4 Garland Braxton 2.60
5 Ray Kremer 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 25
2 Jesse Haines 23
3 Carmen Hill 22
3 Ted Lyons 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Lefty Grove 168
3 Charlie Root 141
4 Rube Walberg 133
5 Jakie May 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 13
1 Wilcy Moore 13
3 Lefty Grove 9
4 Firpo Marberry 7
4 Bill Sherdel 7