On This Day

Friday, June 1, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 8 .810 --
Athletics 25 14 .641 7.5
Indians 23 21 .523 12.0
Browns 21 23 .477 14.0
Tigers 19 26 .422 16.5
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 31 17 .646 --
Giants 24 15 .615 2.5
Cardinals 26 19 .578 3.5
Cubs 26 20 .565 4.0
Robins 22 20 .524 6.0
Pirates 19 24 .442 9.5
Braves 16 24 .400 11.0
Phillies 7 32 .179 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hughie Critz 4
1 Val Picinich 4
3 Chuck Dressen 3
3 Harvey Hendrick 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 Sam Langford 1
1 Val Picinich 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Barnhart 2
1 Dick Bartell 2
1 Hughie Critz 2
1 Gabby Hartnett 2
1 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Zitzmann 2
2 Harry Rice 1
2 Curt Walker 1
2 Jimmie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.67
2 Hub Pruett 0.62
3 Jumbo Elliott 0.56
4 Art Reinhart 0.29
5 Larry Benton 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Josh Billings 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 Art Reinhart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 Jumbo Elliott 5
2 Hub Pruett 5
4 Larry Benton 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lil Stoner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .409
2 George Grantham .394
3 Red Kress .380
4 Taylor Douthit .372
5 Babe Ruth .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
2 Jimmie Wilson 8
4 Hughie Critz 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Reinhart 0.99
2 Bill Sherdel 1.45
3 Jack Quinn 1.76
4 Sheriff Blake 1.88
5 Pat Malone 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 8
1 Sam Gray 8
1 Red Lucas 8
1 Herb Pennock 8
1 2 others tied 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
2 Lil Stoner 3
5 10 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .467
2 Val Picinich .449
3 Heinie Manush .429
4 Chick Galloway .417
4 Harvey Hendrick .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Tris Speaker 16
3 Lou Gehrig 14
4 Jim Bottomley 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
1 Eddie Moore 4
1 Jimmie Wilson 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 4
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Ted Lyons 3
2 Eppa Rixey 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Charlie Root 15
3 Burleigh Grimes 14
4 Carmen Hill 12
5 4 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lil Stoner 2
2 Bill Bayne 1
2 Archie Campbell 1
2 Ben Cantwell 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Val Picinich .451
2 Rogers Hornsby .433
3 Babe Ruth .394
4 Bob Fothergill .382
5 Mel Ott .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
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 35
2 Lou Gehrig 26
3 Curt Walker 23
4 Bob Fothergill 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Rice 7
1 Jimmie Wilson 7
3 Hughie Critz 6
3 Frankie Frisch 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Reinhart 1.00
2 Bill Sherdel 1.56
3 Ted Lyons 1.57
4 Jack Quinn 1.59
5 Ed Morris 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 6
2 George Pipgras 5
2 Jack Quinn 5
2 Eppa Rixey 5
2 Charlie Root 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 43
2 Charlie Root 34
3 Pat Malone 28
4 Burleigh Grimes 26
4 Dazzy Vance 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .383
2 Harry Heilmann .371
3 Rogers Hornsby .370
4 Babe Ruth .364
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 Bill Barrett 26
3 Harvey Hendrick 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 Burleigh Grimes 23
2 Carmen Hill 23
2 Red Lucas 23
5 Herb Pennock 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 178
2 Dazzy Vance 172
3 Charlie Root 148
4 Rube Walberg 131
5 Burleigh Grimes 121

Saves

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