On This Day

Thursday, May 24, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 7 .794 --
Athletics 22 9 .710 3.5
Indians 21 16 .568 7.5
Browns 16 20 .444 12.0
Red Sox 14 18 .438 12.0
Tigers 15 24 .385 14.5
White Sox 13 23 .361 15.0
Senators 11 22 .333 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 24 16 .600 --
Cardinals 22 15 .595 0.5
Cubs 22 16 .579 1.0
Giants 18 14 .563 2.0
Robins 19 16 .543 2.5
Pirates 17 18 .486 4.5
Braves 11 20 .355 8.5
Phillies 6 24 .200 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Lazzeri 5
2 Lu Blue 4
2 Tris Speaker 4
4 Bill Barrett 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Wattie Holm 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Lazzeri 7
2 Tris Speaker 4
3 Lu Blue 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Lazzeri 3
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Freddie Lindstrom 1
2 Ski Melillo 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.62
2 Jesse Petty 0.50
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.45
4 Ossie Orwoll 0.40
5 George Pipgras 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Ossie Orwoll 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Burleigh Grimes 5
3 Sam Gray 4
3 Ossie Orwoll 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .413
2 Red Kress .394
3 Taylor Douthit .377
4 Rogers Hornsby .368
5 Tony Lazzeri .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Hack Wilson 9
3 Joe Hauser 8
4 Del Bissonette 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Bob Meusel 33
3 Jim Bottomley 32
3 Frankie Frisch 32
5 Lou Gehrig 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 9
2 Hughie Critz 7
3 Bill Barrett 6
3 Tony Lazzeri 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 1.01
2 Jack Quinn 1.07
3 Bill Sherdel 1.40
4 Ray Kolp 2.05
5 Carmen Hill 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 7
1 Red Lucas 7
1 George Pipgras 7
1 George Uhle 7
5 8 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 57
2 George Pipgras 40
2 Dazzy Vance 40
4 Charlie Root 39
5 Pat Malone 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 5
2 Bill Doak 3
2 Ted Lyons 3
4 Bill Bayne 2
4 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Lazzeri .462
2 Hack Wilson .447
3 Red Barnes .434
4 Rogers Hornsby .429
4 Mel Ott .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Hack Wilson 6
3 Jim Bottomley 5
4 Lou Gehrig 4
4 Phil Todt 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 15
1 Babe Ruth 15
3 Harry Heilmann 14
3 Tony Lazzeri 14
3 Hack Wilson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hughie Critz 5
1 Tony Lazzeri 5
1 Curt Walker 5
4 Ty Cobb 4
4 Eddie Moore 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.00
2 Ray Kolp 1.37
3 Art Reinhart 1.38
4 Syl Johnson 1.46
5 Hank Johnson 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug McWeeny 3
1 George Pipgras 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
1 Al Shealy 3
1 Rube Walberg 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 30
2 Dazzy Vance 15
3 Pete Alexander 12
3 Dolf Luque 12
3 2 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 2
2 Bill Bayne 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Red Barnes .410
1 Mel Ott .410
3 Babe Ruth .400
4 Glenn Wright .390
5 George Grantham .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Del Bissonette 6
2 Jim Bottomley 6
2 Joe Hauser 6
2 Hack Wilson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 30
2 Lou Gehrig 25
3 Jim Bottomley 24
3 Harry Rice 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Hughie Critz 6
2 Tony Lazzeri 6
2 Curt Walker 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.55
2 Art Reinhart 0.98
3 Bill Sherdel 1.35
4 Doug McWeeny 1.67
5 2 tied 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 6
1 Al Shealy 6
3 Lefty Grove 5
3 Red Lucas 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 48
2 George Pipgras 29
2 Charlie Root 29
2 Dazzy Vance 29
5 Burleigh Grimes 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Doak 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
3 Bill Bayne 2
3 Garland Braxton 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .380
2 Paul Waner .378
3 Lloyd Waner .365
4 Babe Ruth .360
5 Lou Gehrig .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 63
2 Lou Gehrig 44
3 Hack Wilson 32
4 Cy Williams 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 176
2 Lou Gehrig 157
3 Harry Heilmann 134
4 Jim Bottomley 133
5 Hack Wilson 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 48
2 Max Carey 29
3 Harvey Hendrick 27
4 Bill Barrett 25
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.51
2 Jack Quinn 2.59
3 Doug McWeeny 2.62
4 Pete Alexander 2.68
5 Dazzy Vance 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 25
1 Charlie Root 25
3 Lefty Grove 23
4 Pete Alexander 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 192
2 Dazzy Vance 177
3 Charlie Root 146
4 Rube Walberg 144
5 Jakie May 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 13
2 Garland Braxton 12
3 Bill Sherdel 8
4 Lefty Grove 7
4 Lil Stoner 7