On This Day

Saturday, May 5, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 13 4 .765 --
Athletics 9 5 .643 2.5
Indians 14 8 .636 1.5
Browns 12 11 .522 4.0
Senators 8 9 .471 5.0
Tigers 9 15 .375 7.5
Red Sox 6 12 .333 7.5
White Sox 7 14 .333 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 10 5 .667 --
Robins 10 7 .588 1.0
Reds 12 9 .571 1.0
Pirates 10 9 .526 2.0
Cardinals 9 10 .474 3.0
Cubs 10 12 .455 3.5
Braves 7 10 .412 4.0
Phillies 5 11 .313 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earle Combs 4
2 Ossie Bluege 3
2 Hughie Critz 3
2 Joe Dawson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Hodapp 2
2 Del Bissonette 1
2 Harry Heilmann 1
2 Andy High 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Walker 4
2 Joe Dawson 3
2 Johnny Hodapp 3
2 Frank O'Rourke 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taylor Douthit 1
1 Charlie Hargreaves 1
1 Alex Metzler 1
1 Frank O'Rourke 1
1 Sam Rice 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 1.00
2 George Pipgras 0.73
3 Rube Walberg 0.67
4 Jesse Haines 0.45
5 Jimmy Ring 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Joe Dawson 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 George Pipgras 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 8
1 Charlie Root 8
3 Rube Walberg 6
4 Jesse Haines 5
5 Ted Blankenship 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Johnny Miljus 1
1 Ike Powers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Kress .492
2 George Grantham .470
3 Taylor Douthit .402
4 Freddie Lindstrom .389
5 Bob Meusel .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Del Bissonette 5
2 Joe Hauser 5
4 Paul Easterling 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 22
2 Johnny Hodapp 20
3 George Grantham 19
4 Del Bissonette 18
4 Babe Ruth 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 5
1 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Earl McNeely 4
3 Wally Schang 4
5 13 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 0.80
2 Watty Clark 1.05
3 Bill Sherdel 1.32
4 Sam Gray 1.38
5 Jack Ogden 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 5
1 Herb Pennock 5
1 Joe Shaute 5
4 Red Lucas 4
4 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 26
2 Charlie Root 24
3 Tommy Thomas 23
4 Earl Whitehill 21
5 4 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 5
2 Ike Powers 2
3 Bill Bayne 1
3 George Blaeholder 1
3 24 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .385
2 Harry Heilmann .383
3 Lou Gehrig .366
4 Lloyd Waner .360
5 Babe Ruth .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Hack Wilson 29
4 Cy Williams 28
5 Rogers Hornsby 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 172
2 Lou Gehrig 157
3 Harry Heilmann 125
3 Hack Wilson 125
5 Jim Bottomley 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 53
2 Max Carey 31
3 Harvey Hendrick 28
4 Sparky Adams 26
4 2 others tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.37
2 Dazzy Vance 2.55
3 Ray Kremer 2.56
4 Pete Alexander 2.56
5 Waite Hoyt 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 25
2 Carmen Hill 24
3 Jesse Haines 22
3 Herb Pennock 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 183
2 Lefty Grove 168
3 Charlie Root 147
4 Rube Walberg 139
5 Jakie May 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 13
1 Wilcy Moore 13
3 Lefty Grove 8
4 Bill Sherdel 7
5 4 tied 6