On This Day

Tuesday, May 8, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 5 .750 --
Athletics 11 5 .688 2.0
Indians 16 8 .667 1.0
Browns 14 12 .538 4.0
Tigers 11 16 .407 7.5
Senators 8 12 .400 7.0
Red Sox 7 14 .333 8.5
White Sox 7 17 .292 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 7 .611 --
Reds 14 10 .583 0.0
Pirates 12 9 .571 0.5
Robins 11 10 .524 1.5
Cardinals 12 11 .522 1.5
Cubs 13 12 .520 1.5
Braves 7 12 .368 4.5
Phillies 5 14 .263 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Fothergill 4
2 Clyde Beck 3
2 Lu Blue 3
2 Johnny Butler 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Andy High 1
1 Sam Rice 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Blades 4
1 Bob Fothergill 4
1 Andy High 4
4 Marty Callaghan 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Earl McNeely 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Morris 1.00
2 Ray Benge 0.67
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.58
4 Fred Frankhouse 0.33
5 Ray Kolp 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Percy Jones 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 7
2 Ray Benge 4
2 Fred Frankhouse 4
2 Ed Morris 4
5 Jesse Petty 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .466
2 Red Kress .458
3 Bing Miller .404
4 Paul Waner .393
5 Sam Rice .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 6
1 Babe Ruth 6
3 Joe Hauser 5
4 Paul Easterling 3
4 10 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 24
2 Frankie Frisch 22
3 George Grantham 21
3 Johnny Hodapp 21
5 Babe Ruth 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Bill Barrett 5
2 Earl McNeely 5
4 Ossie Bluege 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 1.13
2 Bill Sherdel 1.32
3 Watty Clark 1.40
4 Larry Benton 1.61
5 Carmen Hill 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 6
2 Red Lucas 5
2 Herb Pennock 5
2 Joe Shaute 5
2 George Uhle 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 28
2 Lefty Grove 27
2 Pat Malone 27
2 Tommy Thomas 27
5 Dazzy Vance 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 5
2 Bill Doak 2
2 Wilcy Moore 2
2 George Pipgras 2
2 Ike Powers 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Kress .453
2 Paul Waner .449
3 Mel Ott .444
4 George Grantham .442
5 2 tied .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Joe Hauser 3
4 Bill Barrett 2
4 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Hodapp 18
2 Harry Rice 16
3 Babe Ruth 15
4 Eddie Brown 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Bill Barrett 4
2 Earl McNeely 4
4 Chuck Dressen 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Reinhart 0.61
2 Jumbo Elliott 1.17
3 Carmen Hill 1.50
3 Jack Quinn 1.50
3 Syl Johnson 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Red Lucas 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 18
2 George Pipgras 17
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
4 Tommy Thomas 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Bill Doak 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 George Pipgras 2
1 Ike Powers 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .384
2 Paul Waner .383
3 Lou Gehrig .361
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 27
5 Rogers Hornsby 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 174
2 Lou Gehrig 155
3 Harry Heilmann 126
4 Jim Bottomley 125
4 Paul Waner 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 51
2 Max Carey 31
3 Harvey Hendrick 28
4 George Sisler 26
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.34
2 Pete Alexander 2.51
3 Ray Kremer 2.58
4 Dazzy Vance 2.69
5 Guy Bush 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 24
1 Charlie Root 24
3 Burleigh Grimes 22
3 Lefty Grove 22
3 Jesse Haines 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 179
2 Lefty Grove 172
3 Charlie Root 143
4 Rube Walberg 139
5 Jakie May 123

Saves

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