On This Day

Monday, May 14, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 5 .800 --
Athletics 14 7 .667 4.0
Indians 18 11 .621 4.0
Browns 14 16 .467 8.5
Senators 11 14 .440 9.0
Red Sox 10 15 .400 10.0
Tigers 12 20 .375 11.5
White Sox 9 20 .310 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 19 11 .633 --
Cubs 18 12 .600 1.0
Cardinals 17 12 .586 1.5
Giants 13 10 .565 2.5
Pirates 13 13 .500 4.0
Robins 13 13 .500 4.0
Braves 9 16 .360 7.5
Phillies 5 20 .200 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chick Hafey 4
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Marty Callaghan 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Taylor Douthit 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Webb 4
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
2 Bennie Tate 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Buck Crouse 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Doc Gautreau 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 1.38
2 Charlie Root 0.75
3 Willis Hudlin 0.50
4 Dolf Luque 0.36
5 George Pipgras 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 11
2 Charlie Root 6
3 Dolf Luque 5
3 George Pipgras 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dazzy Vance 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .430
2 Red Kress .420
3 Paul Waner .390
4 Bob Meusel .376
5 Wally Roettger .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
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 27
1 Bob Meusel 27
3 Babe Ruth 26
4 George Grantham 23
4 Harry Rice 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Bill Barrett 6
2 Earl McNeely 6
4 Ossie Bluege 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 1.01
2 Bill Sherdel 1.26
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
1 Herb Pennock 6
1 George Pipgras 6
1 George Uhle 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 38
2 George Pipgras 35
2 Charlie Root 35
4 Dazzy Vance 33
5 Pat Malone 32

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 Marty Callaghan .463
2 Babe Ruth .442
3 Sam Rice .439
4 Buck Crouse .429
4 Harry Rice .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Del Bissonette 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Joe Hauser 3
5 11 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Rice 17
2 Frankie Frisch 14
2 Babe Ruth 14
2 Curt Walker 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Hughie Critz 4
2 Harry Rice 4
4 Bill Barrett 3
4 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kolp 0.74
2 Art Nehf 1.15
3 Charlie Root 1.20
4 Ed Morris 1.21
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 4
1 Al Shealy 4
3 Lefty Grove 3
3 Ray Kolp 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 22
2 George Pipgras 19
2 Charlie Root 19
4 Dazzy Vance 17
4 Rube Walberg 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Bill Doak 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 George Pipgras 2
5 10 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .386
2 Harry Heilmann .382
3 Lloyd Waner .367
4 Lou Gehrig .363
5 Babe Ruth .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 61
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Hack Wilson 28
4 Cy Williams 26
5 Rogers Hornsby 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 174
2 Lou Gehrig 158
3 Harry Heilmann 128
4 Paul Waner 127
5 Jim Bottomley 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 49
2 Max Carey 30
3 Harvey Hendrick 27
4 Sparky Adams 26
5 3 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.34
2 Pete Alexander 2.50
3 Doug McWeeny 2.71
4 Dazzy Vance 2.71
5 Ray Kremer 2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 182
2 Lefty Grove 175
3 Charlie Root 149
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