On This Day

Monday, April 30, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 3 .769 --
Indians 12 6 .667 0.5
Athletics 6 4 .600 2.5
Browns 11 8 .579 2.0
White Sox 7 10 .412 5.0
Senators 5 8 .385 5.0
Tigers 7 13 .350 6.5
Red Sox 4 10 .286 6.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 9 5 .643 --
Giants 7 4 .636 0.5
Reds 9 7 .563 1.0
Cardinals 8 7 .533 1.5
Cubs 9 10 .474 2.5
Pirates 6 8 .429 3.0
Braves 5 7 .417 3.0
Phillies 4 9 .308 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Kress 4
1 Eddie Moore 4
3 Bill Barrett 3
3 Les Bell 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Dick Burrus 1
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shanty Hogan 4
2 Sparky Adams 3
2 Bill Barrett 3
2 Les Bell 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 2
1 Bill Cissell 2
1 Red Kress 2
4 Otis Brannan 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Walberg 0.75
2 Bill Sherdel 0.33
3 Earl Whitehill 0.30
4 Red Faber 0.27
5 Dutch Henry 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Dutch Henry 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 6
2 Dutch Henry 4
3 Red Faber 3
3 Milt Gaston 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 1
1 Tommy Thomas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Kress .511
2 Taylor Douthit .429
3 George Grantham .417
4 Goose Goslin .404
5 Bill Terry .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 4
1 Joe Hauser 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
4 Paul Easterling 3
4 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 17
2 Jim Bottomley 15
2 Goose Goslin 15
4 Del Bissonette 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 5
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Earl McNeely 4
2 Wally Schang 4
5 9 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Watty Clark 0.50
2 Sheriff Blake 0.80
3 Bill Sherdel 1.32
4 Jack Ogden 1.53
5 Sam Gray 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 4
1 Jack Ogden 4
1 Herb Pennock 4
1 Tommy Thomas 4
1 George Uhle 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 19
1 Tommy Thomas 19
1 Earl Whitehill 19
4 George Pipgras 17
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
2 Bill Bayne 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 James Edwards 1
2 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .387
2 Harry Heilmann .379
3 Lou Gehrig .369
4 Lloyd Waner .355
5 Rogers Hornsby .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Hack Wilson 30
4 Cy Williams 27
5 Rogers Hornsby 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 171
2 Lou Gehrig 161
3 Jim Bottomley 129
4 Paul Waner 126
5 3 tied 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 52
2 Max Carey 31
3 Harvey Hendrick 28
4 Bob Meusel 27
4 George Sisler 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.33
2 Pete Alexander 2.41
3 Dazzy Vance 2.54
4 Ray Kremer 2.63
5 Waite Hoyt 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 24
2 Jesse Haines 23
2 Carmen Hill 23
4 Ted Lyons 22
4 Herb Pennock 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 187
2 Lefty Grove 172
3 Charlie Root 142
4 Rube Walberg 134
5 Jakie May 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 14
2 Garland Braxton 12
3 Lefty Grove 8
4 Bill Sherdel 7
5 3 tied 6