On This Day

Saturday, May 12, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 5 .783 --
Athletics 13 6 .684 3.0
Indians 17 10 .630 3.0
Browns 14 15 .483 7.0
Tigers 12 18 .400 9.5
Senators 9 14 .391 9.0
Red Sox 9 15 .375 9.5
White Sox 9 18 .333 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 8 .619 --
Reds 17 11 .607 -0.5
Cardinals 16 11 .593 --
Cubs 16 12 .571 0.5
Pirates 13 11 .542 1.5
Robins 11 13 .458 3.5
Braves 8 15 .348 6.0
Phillies 5 18 .217 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Barrett 3
1 Les Bell 3
1 Bud Clancy 3
1 Johnny Hodapp 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ira Flagstead 3
1 Ken Williams 3
1 Glenn Wright 3
4 Ethan Allen 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Tavener 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Taylor Douthit 1
2 Bob Fothergill 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Malone 0.62
2 Ossie Orwoll 0.36
3 Carmen Hill 0.33
3 Flint Rhem 0.33
5 Tommy Thomas 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Jake Miller 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 5
2 Bobby Burke 4
2 Carmen Hill 4
2 Hank Johnson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .447
2 Red Kress .412
3 Sammy Hale .391
4 Andy High .385
5 Bing Miller .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Joe Hauser 7
3 Del Bissonette 6
4 Lou Gehrig 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Frisch 26
2 Bob Meusel 25
3 Babe Ruth 24
4 George Grantham 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Bill Barrett 6
3 Ossie Bluege 5
3 Jim Bottomley 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 1.13
2 Bill Sherdel 1.32
3 Pat Malone 1.77
4 Larry Benton 1.88
5 Jack Quinn 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 6
1 Red Lucas 6
3 Herb Pennock 5
3 George Pipgras 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 32
2 Dazzy Vance 31
3 George Pipgras 30
3 Tommy Thomas 30
5 Charlie Root 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 5
2 Bill Doak 2
2 James Edwards 2
2 Wilcy Moore 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Hauser .469
2 Harry Rice .442
3 Sam Rice .436
4 George Grantham .432
5 Andy High .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Del Bissonette 4
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Joe Hauser 3
5 9 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Brown 15
1 Harry Rice 15
1 Babe Ruth 15
4 Frankie Frisch 14
5 Lou Gehrig 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 4
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Harry Rice 4
4 Ossie Bluege 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Root 0.72
2 Ray Kolp 0.74
3 Ed Morris 0.87
4 Art Nehf 1.06
5 Pat Malone 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Shealy 4
2 Ray Kolp 3
2 Red Lucas 3
2 George Pipgras 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 18
2 Rube Walberg 17
3 Flint Rhem 16
3 Charlie Root 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Bill Doak 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 George Pipgras 2
5 12 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .385
2 Harry Heilmann .382
3 Lou Gehrig .364
4 Lloyd Waner .363
5 Babe Ruth .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Hack Wilson 28
4 Cy Williams 27
5 Rogers Hornsby 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 172
2 Lou Gehrig 158
3 Jim Bottomley 125
3 Harry Heilmann 125
5 Paul Waner 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 50
2 Max Carey 30
3 Harvey Hendrick 27
4 Sparky Adams 26
4 George Sisler 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.34
2 Pete Alexander 2.50
3 Dazzy Vance 2.73
4 Ray Kremer 2.75
5 Doug McWeeny 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 25
2 Charlie Root 24
3 Jesse Haines 23
4 Pete Alexander 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 180
2 Lefty Grove 164
3 Charlie Root 143
4 Rube Walberg 140
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 3 tied 6