On This Day

Sunday, June 3, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 8 .818 --
Athletics 26 15 .634 8.5
Indians 24 22 .522 13.0
Browns 22 23 .489 14.5
Red Sox 16 23 .410 17.5
Tigers 19 28 .404 18.5
White Sox 17 28 .378 19.5
Senators 14 27 .341 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 32 17 .653 --
Giants 25 16 .610 3.0
Cardinals 27 19 .587 3.5
Cubs 27 21 .563 4.5
Robins 23 21 .523 6.5
Pirates 20 25 .444 10.0
Braves 16 25 .390 12.0
Phillies 7 33 .175 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Scott 5
2 Clyde Barnhart 4
2 Alex Metzler 4
4 Mickey Cochrane 3
5 27 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earle Combs 3
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Pete Scott 3
1 Bill Terry 3
1 Pie Traynor 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Sweeney 2
2 Bill Cissell 1
2 Bob Fothergill 1
2 Alex Metzler 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Thomas 0.50
2 Earl Whitehill 0.40
3 Red Ruffing 0.33
4 Watty Clark 0.27
5 George Earnshaw 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Tommy Thomas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Thomas 5
2 Earl Whitehill 4
3 Bill Bayne 3
3 Watty Clark 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .415
2 George Grantham .394
3 Red Kress .383
4 Taylor Douthit .370
5 Mel Ott .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Lou Gehrig 11
3 Del Bissonette 9
3 Jim Bottomley 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Jim Bottomley 38
4 Frankie Frisch 36
4 Bob Meusel 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 11
2 Jimmie Wilson 9
3 Bill Barrett 8
3 Bill Sweeney 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Reinhart 0.98
2 Bill Sherdel 1.54
3 Jack Quinn 1.76
4 Sheriff Blake 1.88
5 Pat Malone 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 9
2 Larry Benton 8
2 Sam Gray 8
2 Red Lucas 8
2 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 72
2 Charlie Root 50
3 Pat Malone 47
3 Dazzy Vance 47
5 George Pipgras 45

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .500
2 Val Picinich .489
3 Bob Fothergill .438
4 Jim Bottomley .426
5 Harvey Hendrick .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Jim Bottomley 5
2 Lou Gehrig 5
4 Rogers Hornsby 4
4 Phil Todt 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Lou Gehrig 15
2 Tris Speaker 15
4 Jim Bottomley 14
4 Sam Langford 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Sweeney 5
2 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Jimmie Wilson 4
4 Eddie Brown 3
4 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Percy Jones 0.47
2 Herb Pennock 0.50
3 Jim Faulkner 0.54
4 Red Lucas 1.00
5 Larry Benton 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 4
2 Larry Benton 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Burleigh Grimes 17
3 Watty Clark 12
4 Pat Malone 11
4 6 others tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lil Stoner 2
2 Bill Bayne 1
2 Archie Campbell 1
2 Ben Cantwell 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .477
2 Val Picinich .458
3 Bob Fothergill .402
4 Babe Ruth .379
5 High Pockets Kelly .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Jim Bottomley 7
4 Rogers Hornsby 6
4 Hack Wilson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 34
2 Lou Gehrig 27
3 Bob Fothergill 25
4 Jim Bottomley 22
4 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmie Wilson 8
2 Harry Rice 7
3 Hughie Critz 6
3 Frankie Frisch 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Reinhart 1.15
2 Ted Lyons 1.55
3 Jack Quinn 1.59
4 Pat Malone 1.65
5 Ray Kolp 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 6
2 Larry Benton 5
2 Burleigh Grimes 5
2 Waite Hoyt 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 54
2 Charlie Root 34
3 Burleigh Grimes 29
4 Pat Malone 28
4 Dazzy Vance 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Doak 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
3 Hal Haid 2
3 Al Shealy 2
3 Lil Stoner 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .380
2 Harry Heilmann .372
3 Rogers Hornsby .367
4 Bob Fothergill .363
5 Babe Ruth .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 63
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Hack Wilson 30
4 Rogers Hornsby 25
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 173
2 Lou Gehrig 156
3 Jim Bottomley 130
4 Harry Heilmann 129
5 Hack Wilson 121

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 2.44
2 Red Lucas 2.55
3 Wilcy Moore 2.60
4 Pete Alexander 2.62
5 Doug McWeeny 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 189
2 Dazzy Vance 174
3 Charlie Root 148
4 Rube Walberg 131
5 Burleigh Grimes 120

Saves

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