On This Day

Tuesday, May 29, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	33	7	.825	--
Athletics	23	14	.622	8.5
Indians	23	17	.575	10.0
Browns	18	22	.450	15.0
Red Sox	15	20	.429	15.5
White Sox	15	24	.385	17.5
Tigers	15	26	.366	18.5
Senators	13	25	.342	19.0

Games

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

Yankees 3, Senators 2

Yankees 12, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	28	17	.622	--
Cubs	26	17	.605	1.0
Giants	22	15	.595	2.0
Cardinals	23	18	.561	3.0
Robins	22	18	.550	3.5
Pirates	17	22	.436	8.0
Braves	13	23	.361	10.5
Phillies	7	28	.200	16.0

Games

Giants 12, Robins 5

Cubs 4, Reds 0

Braves 9, Phillies 3

Cardinals 7, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earle Combs	5
2	Leo Durocher	4
2	Cedric Durst	4
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Bill Terry	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
3	Earle Combs	1
3	Joe Hauser	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	6
2	Leo Durocher	5
3	Doc Farrell	4
3	Lou Gehrig	4
5	2 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rabbit Maranville	2
1	Jimmie Wilson	2
3	Eddie Brown	1
3	Cedric Durst	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Charlie Robertson	0.33
1	Rube Walberg	0.33
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.31
4	Milt Gaston	0.30
5	George Pipgras	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Percy Jones	1
1	George Pipgras	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
2	Milt Gaston	3
2	Charlie Robertson	3
2	Rube Walberg	3
5	9 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.398
2	George Grantham	.394
3	Red Kress	.385
4	Taylor Douthit	.374
5	Paul Waner	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	18
2	Lou Gehrig	10
3	Joe Hauser	9
3	Hack Wilson	9
5	Del Bissonette	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Bob Meusel	36
4	Jim Bottomley	33
4	Frankie Frisch	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	10
2	Hughie Critz	7
2	Jimmie Wilson	7
4	Bill Barrett	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sheriff Blake	0.84
2	Bill Sherdel	1.53
3	Jack Quinn	1.72
4	Watty Clark	1.95
5	Ray Kolp	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Lucas	8
1	George Pipgras	8
1	George Uhle	8
4	Larry Benton	7
4	2 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	61
2	Dazzy Vance	45
3	Charlie Root	44
4	Pat Malone	42
4	George Pipgras	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	5
2	Bill Doak	3
2	Ted Lyons	3
4	Bill Bayne	2
4	9 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.472
2	Val Picinich	.432
3	Tony Lazzeri	.424
4	Tris Speaker	.415
5	Jim Bottomley	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Hack Wilson	5
4	Jim Bottomley	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	20
2	Tris Speaker	18
3	Lou Gehrig	16
4	Tony Lazzeri	13
4	Hack Wilson	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Lazzeri	4
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Curt Walker	3
2	Jimmie Wilson	3
5	19 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	0.83
2	Red Faber	1.06
3	Ted Lyons	1.37
4	Red Ruffing	1.38
5	Elam Vangilder	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Waite Hoyt	4
2	Larry Benton	3
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Doug McWeeny	3
5	19 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	23
2	Ossie Orwoll	12
2	Dazzy Vance	12
4	Rube Walberg	11
5	4 tied	10

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Lyons	2
1	Al Shealy	2
3	Bill Bayne	1
3	Guy Bush	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.418
2	Rogers Hornsby	.418
3	Mel Ott	.388
4	Harry Rice	.386
5	High Pockets Kelly	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Lou Gehrig	8
3	Del Bissonette	6
3	Hack Wilson	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	37
2	Lou Gehrig	30
3	Eddie Brown	22
3	Hack Wilson	22
5	5 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Hughie Critz	6
2	Tony Lazzeri	6
2	Harry Rice	6
2	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sheriff Blake	1.01
2	Ray Kolp	1.29
3	Art Reinhart	1.33
4	Jack Quinn	1.50
5	Bill Sherdel	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	6
1	Charlie Root	6
3	Larry Benton	5
3	Watty Clark	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	45
2	Charlie Root	31
3	Dazzy Vance	29
4	Rube Walberg	28
5	George Pipgras	26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.385
2	Harry Heilmann	.379
3	Rogers Hornsby	.368
4	Lloyd Waner	.368
5	Babe Ruth	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	65
2	Lou Gehrig	46
3	Hack Wilson	31
4	Cy Williams	23
5	Rogers Hornsby	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	180
2	Lou Gehrig	162
3	Harry Heilmann	132
4	Jim Bottomley	125
5	Hack Wilson	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	47
2	Max Carey	29
3	Harvey Hendrick	28
4	Bill Barrett	25
5	Johnny Neun	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.53
2	Pete Alexander	2.62
3	Doug McWeeny	2.65
4	Dazzy Vance	2.69
5	Jack Quinn	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	24
2	Carmen Hill	23
2	Red Lucas	23
4	Burleigh Grimes	22
4	Lefty Grove	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	189
2	Dazzy Vance	172
3	Charlie Root	144
4	Rube Walberg	142
5	Jakie May	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	13
2	Garland Braxton	12
3	Bill Sherdel	8
4	Lil Stoner	7
5	Joe Pate	6