On This Day

Saturday, June 23, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	45	15	.750	--
Athletics	37	22	.627	7.5
Browns	34	29	.540	12.5
Indians	28	35	.444	18.5
Senators	26	33	.441	18.5
Red Sox	24	32	.429	19.0
White Sox	24	37	.393	21.5
Tigers	24	39	.381	22.5

Games

White Sox 6, Tigers 4

Red Sox 8, Yankees 4

Browns 10, Indians 3

Athletics 6, Senators 3

Athletics 5, Senators 4

Red Sox 7, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	41	24	.631	--
Giants	32	25	.561	5.0
Reds	38	30	.559	4.5
Cubs	36	30	.545	5.5
Robins	32	29	.525	7.0
Pirates	29	31	.483	9.5
Braves	20	38	.345	17.5
Phillies	17	38	.309	19.0

Games

Robins 6, Braves 2

Robins 7, Braves 0

Cubs 8, Cardinals 4

Phillies 3, Giants 1

Giants 5, Phillies 4

Pirates 6, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sammy Hale	6
1	Bill Regan	6
3	Al Simmons	5
4	Del Bissonette	4
4	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Gehringer	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
1	Joe Sewell	2
4	Red Barnes	1
4	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Regan	6
2	Sammy Hale	5
3	Bill Barrett	3
3	Gabby Hartnett	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jake Flowers	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Bubbles Hargrave	1
1	Freddie Lindstrom	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	0.78
2	Watty Clark	0.75
3	Danny MacFayden	0.50
4	Rube Walberg	0.33
5	2 tied	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	7
2	Ed Brandt	4
2	Guy Bush	4
2	Herb Pennock	4
2	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.401
2	Taylor Douthit	.371
3	Paul Waner	.364
4	Val Picinich	.361
5	Lou Gehrig	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	27
2	Lou Gehrig	16
3	Jim Bottomley	15
4	Del Bissonette	14
4	Rogers Hornsby	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	64
2	Jim Bottomley	59
3	Del Bissonette	57
3	Lou Gehrig	57
5	2 tied	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
2	Jimmie Wilson	11
3	Bill Sweeney	10
4	Tony Lazzeri	9
4	Buddy Myer	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Sherdel	1.96
2	Sheriff Blake	1.97
3	Larry Benton	2.01
4	Garland Braxton	2.13
5	Red Lucas	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	12
2	Larry Benton	11
2	Sam Gray	11
4	Burleigh Grimes	10
4	Herb Pennock	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	84
2	Lefty Grove	80
3	Charlie Root	64
4	George Pipgras	63
5	Pat Malone	61

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
2	Ted Lyons	4
2	Bill Sherdel	4
4	Bill Doak	3
4	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goose Goslin	.483
2	Chuck Dressen	.439
3	Freddy Leach	.429
4	Al Simmons	.424
5	Charlie Gehringer	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Hurst	7
1	Babe Ruth	7
3	Jim Bottomley	6
4	Otis Brannan	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Regan	20
2	Del Bissonette	16
3	Lou Gehrig	15
3	Al Simmons	15
3	Pinky Whitney	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	5
2	Ira Flagstead	4
2	Bill Hunnefield	4
2	Buddy Myer	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sheriff Blake	0.50
2	Dazzy Vance	0.67
3	Johnny Miljus	1.17
4	Syl Johnson	1.25
5	Larry Benton	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Morris	5
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Dick Coffman	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	32
2	Hank Johnson	18
3	General Crowder	15
4	Jack Ogden	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	2
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	Garland Braxton	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goose Goslin	.451
2	Rogers Hornsby	.442
3	Val Picinich	.393
4	Harvey Hendrick	.392
5	Jim Bottomley	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Rogers Hornsby	11
3	Jim Bottomley	9
3	Lou Gehrig	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Del Bissonette	30
3	Jim Bottomley	29
3	Rogers Hornsby	29
5	Lou Gehrig	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	7
2	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Tony Lazzeri	6
2	Jimmie Wilson	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clarence Mitchell	1.38
2	Dazzy Vance	1.51
3	Pete Appleton	1.76
4	Larry Benton	1.80
5	Danny MacFayden	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Waite Hoyt	6
3	Larry Benton	5
3	General Crowder	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	44
2	Lefty Grove	31
3	George Pipgras	27
4	Ed Brandt	25
4	3 others tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Archie Campbell	2
1	Hal Haid	2
1	Charlie Root	2
1	Bill Sherdel	2
5	27 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.371
2	Paul Waner	.370
3	Harry Heilmann	.367
4	Goose Goslin	.360
5	Lou Gehrig	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	63
2	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Hack Wilson	29
4	Rogers Hornsby	28
5	Jim Bottomley	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	174
2	Lou Gehrig	154
3	Harry Heilmann	130
4	Jim Bottomley	123
4	Goose Goslin	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	45
2	Harvey Hendrick	31
3	Max Carey	30
4	Tony Lazzeri	23
4	Johnny Neun	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.30
2	Watty Clark	2.32
3	Red Lucas	2.40
4	Jack Quinn	2.55
5	Dazzy Vance	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	26
2	Larry Benton	24
3	George Pipgras	22
4	Lefty Grove	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	185
2	Lefty Grove	180
3	Charlie Root	142
4	George Pipgras	131
5	Rube Walberg	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	13
2	Wilcy Moore	10
2	Bill Sherdel	10
4	Lil Stoner	8
5	3 tied	5