On This Day

Wednesday, May 16, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 5 .808 --
Athletics 16 7 .696 3.5
Indians 18 13 .581 5.5
Browns 14 17 .452 9.5
Red Sox 12 15 .444 9.5
Senators 11 15 .423 10.0
Tigers 12 22 .353 13.0
White Sox 10 20 .333 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 19 12 .613 --
Cubs 19 12 .613 0.0
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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Boley 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Ken Williams 3
4 Ty Cobb 2
4 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Lew Fonseca 1
1 Sammy Hale 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 4
2 Max Bishop 2
2 Joe Boley 2
2 Bob Fothergill 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Neun 2
2 Max Bishop 1
2 Joe Boley 1
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Rube Walberg 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Walberg 0.71
2 Herb Bradley 0.20
2 Vic Sorrell 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 5
2 Jumbo Brown 4
2 Vic Sorrell 4
4 Herb Bradley 2
4 Slim Harriss 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .423
2 Red Kress .402
3 Rogers Hornsby .382
4 Sammy Hale .381
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 26
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 Marty Callaghan .444
2 Babe Ruth .439
3 Curt Walker .412
4 Harry Rice .408
5 Rogers Hornsby .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 Sammy Hale 3
2 Joe Hauser 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Curt Walker 16
2 Sammy Hale 15
3 Babe Ruth 14
4 Bob Fothergill 13
4 Harry Rice 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hughie Critz 4
1 Harry Rice 4
3 Ossie Bluege 3
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 0.64
2 Ray Kolp 0.73
3 Lefty Grove 0.95
4 Ed Morris 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Morris 3
1 George Pipgras 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
1 Charlie Root 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 20
2 Charlie Root 19
3 George Pipgras 17
4 Rube Walberg 16
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Bill Doak 2
3 Guy Bush 1
3 James Edwards 1
3 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .381
2 Harry Heilmann .380
3 Lloyd Waner .368
4 Lou Gehrig .363
5 Babe Ruth .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 63
2 Lou Gehrig 44
3 Hack Wilson 28
4 Cy Williams 26
5 Rogers Hornsby 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 173
2 Lou Gehrig 157
3 Harry Heilmann 130
4 Jim Bottomley 124
4 2 others tied 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 49
2 Max Carey 29
3 Harvey Hendrick 27
4 Sparky Adams 26
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.36
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 Pete Alexander 22
3 Burleigh Grimes 22
3 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 182
2 Lefty Grove 174
3 Charlie Root 149
4 Rube Walberg 145
5 Jakie May 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 13
2 Garland Braxton 12
3 Lefty Grove 7
3 Bill Sherdel 7
5 3 tied 6