On This Day

Thursday, May 31, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 8 .810 --
Athletics 25 14 .641 7.5
Indians 23 20 .535 11.5
Browns 21 23 .477 14.0
Tigers 18 26 .409 17.0
Red Sox 15 22 .405 16.5
White Sox 16 27 .372 18.5
Senators 14 26 .350 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 30 17 .638 --
Giants 23 15 .605 2.5
Cubs 26 19 .578 3.0
Cardinals 25 19 .568 3.5
Robins 22 19 .537 5.0
Pirates 18 24 .429 9.5
Braves 16 23 .410 10.0
Phillies 7 31 .184 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Kamm 4
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Bud Clancy 3
2 Bob Fothergill 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bud Clancy 1
1 Cedric Durst 1
1 Clyde Manion 1
1 Harry McCurdy 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 4
2 Babe Ruth 3
3 Chick Galloway 2
3 Sam Gibson 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buck Redfern 2
2 Chick Galloway 1
2 Eddie Moore 1
2 Johnny Mostil 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Pennock 0.75
2 Grady Adkins 0.67
3 Sam Gray 0.50
4 Carmen Hill 0.38
4 Ted Lyons 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gibson 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Carmen Hill 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Grady Adkins 4
1 Bump Hadley 4
3 Sam Gray 3
3 Carmen Hill 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .410
2 George Grantham .394
3 Red Kress .380
4 Taylor Douthit .370
5 3 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 19
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 49
2 Lou Gehrig 38
3 Frankie Frisch 36
3 Bob Meusel 36
5 Jim Bottomley 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 11
2 Bill Barrett 8
3 Hughie Critz 7
3 Jimmie Wilson 7
5 8 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 Sam Gray 8
1 Red Lucas 8
1 Herb Pennock 8
1 George Pipgras 8
1 George Uhle 8

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 Rogers Hornsby .467
2 Chick Galloway .444
3 Luke Sewell .417
4 Heinie Manush .396
5 Val Picinich .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Hack Wilson 5
4 Jim Bottomley 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Tris Speaker 17
3 Lou Gehrig 15
4 Jim Bottomley 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Galloway 4
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
1 Eddie Moore 4
4 Eddie Brown 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Percy Jones 0.47
2 Herb Pennock 0.50
3 Jim Faulkner 0.56
4 Tom Zachary 0.83
5 Red Lucas 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Stan Coveleski 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Eppa Rixey 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Pat Malone 15
2 Charlie Root 15
4 Carmen Hill 12
4 2 others tied 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 .433
2 Babe Ruth .414
3 Bob Fothergill .388
4 George Grantham .382
5 Mel Ott .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Hack Wilson 6
4 Jim Bottomley 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Lou Gehrig 28
3 Curt Walker 23
4 Frankie Frisch 22
4 Tris Speaker 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Hughie Critz 6
2 Tony Lazzeri 6
2 Eddie Moore 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Reinhart 1.33
2 Ray Kolp 1.41
3 Bill Sherdel 1.56
4 Ted Lyons 1.57
5 Jack Quinn 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 5
1 Red Lucas 5
1 George Pipgras 5
1 Jack Quinn 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 45
2 Charlie Root 34
3 Dazzy Vance 29
4 Pat Malone 28
5 George Pipgras 25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .384
2 Harry Heilmann .374
3 Rogers Hornsby .370
4 Babe Ruth .361
5 Lloyd Waner .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 63
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Hack Wilson 30
4 Rogers Hornsby 24
5 Cy Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 174
2 Lou Gehrig 156
3 Harry Heilmann 129
4 Jim Bottomley 126
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 Jack Quinn 2.47
2 Wilcy Moore 2.60
3 Pete Alexander 2.62
4 Herb Pennock 2.62
5 Doug McWeeny 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 178
2 Dazzy Vance 172
3 Charlie Root 148
4 Rube Walberg 137
5 Jakie May 118

Saves

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