On This Day

Tuesday, May 15, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 5 .808 --
Athletics 15 7 .682 4.0
Indians 18 12 .600 5.0
Browns 14 17 .452 9.5
Senators 11 15 .423 10.0
Red Sox 11 15 .423 10.0
Tigers 12 21 .364 12.5
White Sox 10 20 .333 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 19 12 .613 --
Cubs 19 12 .613 --
Cardinals 18 12 .600 0.5
Giants 13 11 .542 2.5
Robins 14 13 .519 3.0
Pirates 13 14 .481 4.0
Braves 9 17 .346 7.5
Phillies 6 20 .231 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddie Maguire 4
1 Andy Reese 4
3 Clyde Beck 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
2 Clyde Barnhart 1
2 Chick Hafey 1
2 Pinky Hargrave 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Grabowski 3
1 Don Hurst 3
1 Jigger Statz 3
4 Clyde Beck 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Butler 1
1 Andy Cohen 1
1 Jay Partridge 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug McWeeny 0.33
1 Jack Quinn 0.33
3 Earl Whitehill 0.31
4 Red Ruffing 0.25
4 Bob Smith 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Grady Adkins 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Percy Jones 1
1 Doug McWeeny 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 4
2 Doug McWeeny 3
3 Garland Braxton 2
3 Jack Quinn 2
3 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Al Shealy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .423
2 Red Kress .402
3 Rogers Hornsby .382
4 Sammy Hale .380
5 Paul Waner .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Joe Hauser 7
3 Del Bissonette 6
4 Lou Gehrig 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 28
2 Frankie Frisch 27
2 Bob Meusel 27
4 Harry Rice 24
5 3 tied 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 Jack Quinn 1.45
4 Ray Kolp 1.76
5 Pat Malone 1.77

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 Ted Lyons 2
2 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .478
2 Marty Callaghan .466
3 Joe Hauser .436
4 George Grantham .429
5 Harry Rice .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 Joe Hauser 3
5 10 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Rice 17
2 Babe Ruth 16
2 Curt Walker 16
4 Frankie Frisch 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hughie Critz 4
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Harry Rice 4
4 Ossie Bluege 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 0.64
2 Ray Kolp 0.73
3 Jack Quinn 1.00
4 Art Nehf 1.15
5 Charlie Root 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Shealy 4
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Red Lucas 3
2 Ed Morris 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 22
2 Charlie Root 19
3 George Pipgras 18
4 Dazzy Vance 17
5 Pete Alexander 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Bill Doak 2
1 George Pipgras 2
4 Guy Bush 1
4 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .383
2 Harry Heilmann .382
3 Lou Gehrig .366
4 Lloyd Waner .365
5 Babe Ruth .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 63
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 176
2 Lou Gehrig 159
3 Harry Heilmann 130
4 Jim Bottomley 125
5 2 tied 124

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 Garland Braxton 2.44
3 Pete Alexander 2.50
4 Dazzy Vance 2.71
5 Doug McWeeny 2.72

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 174
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