On This Day

Wednesday, May 30, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	33	8	.805	--
Athletics	25	14	.641	7.0
Indians	23	19	.548	10.5
Browns	20	22	.476	13.5
Red Sox	15	22	.405	16.0
Tigers	17	26	.395	17.0
White Sox	15	26	.366	18.0
Senators	14	25	.359	18.0

Games

Athletics 8, Red Sox 1

Athletics 9, Red Sox 2

Tigers 4, Indians 3

Tigers 6, Indians 5

Senators 5, Yankees 0

Browns 3, White Sox 1

Browns 5, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	30	17	.638	--
Giants	23	15	.605	2.5
Cardinals	25	18	.581	3.0
Cubs	26	19	.578	3.0
Robins	22	19	.537	5.0
Pirates	17	24	.415	10.0
Braves	15	23	.395	10.5
Phillies	7	30	.189	18.0

Games

Giants 2, Robins 2

Reds 6, Cubs 0

Reds 2, Cubs 1

Cardinals 10, Pirates 1

Cardinals 4, Pirates 3

Braves 5, Phillies 3

Braves 11, Phillies 5

Giants 9, Robins 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Marty McManus	6
2	Sammy Hale	5
2	Doug Taitt	5
2	Zack Taylor	5
5	13 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Chick Galloway	1
2	George Harper	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Hauser	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Earl McNeely	4
4	Joe Boley	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Barrett	2
1	George Sisler	2
3	Ossie Bluege	1
3	Eddie Brown	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Garland Braxton	0.75
2	Jack Ogden	0.64
3	Pat Malone	0.62
4	Charlie Root	0.60
5	Watty Clark	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Foster Edwards	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Ogden	7
2	Charlie Root	6
3	Pat Malone	5
3	Earl Whitehill	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Delaney	1
1	Hal Haid	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.397
2	George Grantham	.394
3	Red Kress	.385
4	Taylor Douthit	.372
5	Lew Fonseca	.367

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	Frankie Frisch	36
3	Bob Meusel	36
5	Jim Bottomley	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	11
2	Bill Barrett	8
3	Hughie Critz	7
3	Jimmie Wilson	7
5	6 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sheriff Blake	0.84
2	Bill Sherdel	1.45
3	Jack Quinn	1.76
4	Pat Malone	1.91
5	Ray Kolp	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Lucas	8
1	George Pipgras	8
1	George Uhle	8
4	Larry Benton	7
4	3 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	61
2	Charlie Root	50
3	Pat Malone	47
4	Dazzy Vance	45
5	George Pipgras	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	5
2	Bill Doak	3
2	Ted Lyons	3
4	Bill Bayne	2
4	10 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doug Taitt	.450
2	Rogers Hornsby	.429
3	Heinie Manush	.422
4	Jim Bottomley	.412
4	Chick Galloway	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Hack Wilson	5
4	Jim Bottomley	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tris Speaker	19
2	Babe Ruth	18
3	Lou Gehrig	15
4	Jim Bottomley	12
4	3 others tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Lazzeri	4
2	Eddie Brown	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Frankie Frisch	3
2	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Percy Jones	0.47
2	Jim Faulkner	0.56
3	Tom Zachary	0.83
4	Red Lucas	1.00
5	2 tied	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	3
1	Stan Coveleski	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	Eppa Rixey	3
5	20 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	23
2	Pat Malone	15
2	Charlie Root	15
4	Ossie Orwoll	12
4	Dazzy Vance	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Bayne	1
1	Archie Campbell	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.413
2	Babe Ruth	.402
3	Val Picinich	.394
4	Jim Bottomley	.383
5	Mel Ott	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Lou Gehrig	8
3	Hack Wilson	6
4	Del Bissonette	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Lou Gehrig	29
3	Frankie Frisch	23
3	Curt Walker	23
5	2 tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Hughie Critz	6
2	Tony Lazzeri	6
2	Harry Rice	6
2	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kolp	1.29
2	Art Reinhart	1.33
3	Bill Sherdel	1.44
4	Jack Quinn	1.59
5	Ed Morris	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	6
2	Larry Benton	5
2	Red Lucas	5
2	Jack Quinn	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	45
2	Charlie Root	34
3	Pat Malone	29
3	Dazzy Vance	29
5	Rube Walberg	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.382
2	Harry Heilmann	.372
3	Rogers Hornsby	.367
4	Babe Ruth	.361
5	Lloyd Waner	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	64
2	Lou Gehrig	46
3	Hack Wilson	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	24
5	Cy Williams	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	178
2	Lou Gehrig	157
3	Harry Heilmann	129
4	Jim Bottomley	125
5	Goose Goslin	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	47
2	Max Carey	29
3	Harvey Hendrick	27
4	Bill Barrett	26
5	George Sisler	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.36
2	Wilcy Moore	2.60
3	Pete Alexander	2.62
4	Doug McWeeny	2.62
5	Red Lucas	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	24
2	Carmen Hill	23
2	Red Lucas	23
4	Burleigh Grimes	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	178
2	Dazzy Vance	172
3	Charlie Root	148
4	Rube Walberg	137
5	Jakie May	123

Saves

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