On This Day

Sunday, April 22, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 8 2 .800 --
Senators 5 3 .625 2.0
Yankees 5 3 .625 2.0
Browns 5 6 .455 3.5
White Sox 4 5 .444 3.5
Red Sox 4 6 .400 4.0
Athletics 2 4 .333 4.0
Tigers 4 8 .333 5.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 5 2 .714 --
Cardinals 5 3 .625 0.5
Cubs 7 5 .583 0.5
Robins 4 3 .571 1.0
Reds 5 5 .500 1.5
Phillies 3 4 .429 2.0
Braves 2 5 .286 3.0
Pirates 2 6 .250 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Rothrock 4
2 Fred Hofmann 3
2 Alex Metzler 3
2 Riggs Stephenson 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam West 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Butler 3
2 Bibb Falk 2
2 Willie Kamm 2
2 Muddy Ruel 2
5 19 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 Johnny Hodapp 1
1 Carl Lind 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Uhle 0.71
2 Johnny Miljus 0.54
3 Red Ruffing 0.36
4 Percy Jones 0.33
5 Josh Billings 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Percy Jones 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 George Uhle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Miljus 7
2 Red Ruffing 5
2 George Uhle 5
4 Josh Billings 2
4 Percy Jones 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .577
2 Les Bell .464
3 Ty Cobb .444
3 Leo Durocher .444
5 Pid Purdy .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Easterling 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 Lefty O'Doul 3
1 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy Cohen 12
2 Goose Goslin 11
2 Joe Sewell 11
4 Frankie Frisch 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Clyde Barnhart 2
2 Ossie Bluege 2
2 Jim Bottomley 2
2 12 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 0.00
2 Joe Shaute 0.50
3 George Blaeholder 0.76
4 Earl Whitehill 0.78
5 2 tied 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 3
2 Larry Benton 2
2 Sheriff Blake 2
2 Guy Bush 2
2 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Josh Billings 12
1 Tommy Thomas 12
1 George Uhle 12
4 George Pipgras 11
4 2 others tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1
2 Dutch Henry 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .381
2 Harry Heilmann .378
3 Lou Gehrig .365
4 Ty Cobb .363
5 Rogers Hornsby .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Lou Gehrig 46
3 Hack Wilson 31
4 Cy Williams 27
5 Rogers Hornsby 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 169
2 Lou Gehrig 159
3 Hack Wilson 132
4 Paul Waner 128
5 Goose Goslin 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 50
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 2.35
3 Dazzy Vance 2.52
4 Ray Kremer 2.70
5 Garland Braxton 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 25
2 Jesse Haines 24
3 Ted Lyons 23
4 Carmen Hill 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Lefty Grove 171
3 Charlie Root 143
4 Rube Walberg 136
5 Jakie May 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 13
2 Garland Braxton 12
3 Lefty Grove 9
4 Bill Sherdel 7
5 3 tied 6