On This Day

Tuesday, June 12, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 10 .800 --
Athletics 30 19 .612 9.5
Browns 27 26 .509 14.5
Indians 24 28 .462 17.0
Senators 20 27 .426 18.5
Tigers 22 31 .415 19.5
Red Sox 18 27 .400 19.5
White Sox 19 32 .373 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 35 22 .614 --
Cardinals 32 21 .604 1.0
Giants 28 20 .583 2.5
Cubs 30 24 .556 3.5
Robins 27 24 .529 5.0
Pirates 24 27 .471 8.0
Braves 18 30 .375 12.5
Phillies 10 36 .217 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Bissonette 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 Ray Kremer 4
4 Sparky Adams 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 2
1 Lou Gehrig 2
3 Del Bissonette 1
3 Otis Brannan 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Bissonette 5
1 Lou Gehrig 5
1 Glenn Wright 5
4 Clyde Barnhart 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 3
2 Max Carey 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Doug Taitt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 0.50
2 Larry Benton 0.43
2 Ray Kremer 0.43
4 George Pipgras 0.38
5 George Blaeholder 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 6
2 Charlie Root 5
3 George Blaeholder 4
3 Dick Coffman 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Archie Campbell 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .413
2 George Grantham .394
3 Taylor Douthit .378
4 Wally Roettger .374
5 Paul Waner .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 23
2 Lou Gehrig 15
3 Del Bissonette 12
3 Rogers Hornsby 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 56
2 Lou Gehrig 50
3 Jim Bottomley 48
4 Del Bissonette 47
5 Frankie Frisch 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 13
2 Bill Sweeney 10
2 Jimmie Wilson 10
4 Bill Barrett 8
5 8 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Sherdel 1.75
2 Larry Benton 2.07
3 Pat Malone 2.08
4 Red Lucas 2.16
5 Jack Quinn 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 11
2 Larry Benton 10
2 Sam Gray 10
4 Herb Pennock 9
5 4 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 74
2 Charlie Root 56
3 George Pipgras 55
4 Pat Malone 53
5 Dazzy Vance 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 6
2 Ted Lyons 4
3 Bill Doak 3
3 Bill Sherdel 3
3 Lil Stoner 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marty Callaghan .500
2 Rogers Hornsby .479
3 Goose Goslin .442
4 Wally Roettger .434
5 Pete Scott .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 9
2 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Babe Ruth 7
4 Les Bell 5
4 Pete Scott 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 21
2 Del Bissonette 17
3 Jim Bottomley 16
3 Lou Gehrig 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 5
1 Bill Sweeney 5
1 Jimmie Wilson 5
4 Max Bishop 3
4 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.87
2 Bill Doak 1.00
3 Ted Blankenship 1.06
4 Pete Appleton 1.08
5 Jakie May 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 4
2 Larry Benton 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 15
2 Jack Ogden 14
2 Earl Whitehill 14
4 Lefty Grove 13
5 4 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 2
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Archie Campbell 1
2 Art Delaney 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .477
2 Val Picinich .407
3 Taylor Douthit .405
4 Tony Lazzeri .402
5 Rube Bressler .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Rogers Hornsby 10
4 Jim Bottomley 9
5 Hack Wilson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Jim Bottomley 29
2 Lou Gehrig 29
4 Del Bissonette 28
5 Tony Lazzeri 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Sweeney 7
1 Jimmie Wilson 7
3 Frankie Frisch 6
4 Hughie Critz 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ownie Carroll 1.00
2 Bill Doak 1.08
3 Art Reinhart 1.65
4 Tom Zachary 1.86
5 General Crowder 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 6
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 George Pipgras 6
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 47
2 Charlie Root 27
3 George Pipgras 25
4 Burleigh Grimes 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 3
2 Archie Campbell 2
2 Charlie Root 2
2 Al Shealy 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .374
2 Harry Heilmann .371
3 Rogers Hornsby .370
4 Lou Gehrig .359
5 Lloyd Waner .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 62
2 Lou Gehrig 48
3 Hack Wilson 29
4 Rogers Hornsby 28
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 173
2 Lou Gehrig 163
3 Harry Heilmann 127
4 Jim Bottomley 124
5 Hack Wilson 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 47
2 Max Carey 30
2 Harvey Hendrick 30
4 Johnny Neun 23
4 George Sisler 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.40
2 Jack Quinn 2.44
3 Red Lucas 2.58
4 Doug McWeeny 2.67
5 Dazzy Vance 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 24
2 Larry Benton 23
3 Lefty Grove 22
3 Herb Pennock 22
3 Charlie Root 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 187
2 Dazzy Vance 169
3 Charlie Root 144
4 Rube Walberg 133
5 George Pipgras 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 13
2 Wilcy Moore 12
3 Bill Sherdel 9
4 Lil Stoner 8
5 Firpo Marberry 6