On This Day

Sunday, June 24, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	46	15	.754	--
Athletics	37	23	.617	8.5
Browns	34	30	.531	13.5
Indians	29	35	.453	18.5
Senators	27	33	.450	18.5
Red Sox	24	33	.421	20.0
Tigers	25	39	.391	22.5
White Sox	24	38	.387	22.5

Games

Yankees 4, Red Sox 0

Indians 4, Browns 2

Senators 6, Athletics 3

Tigers 6, White Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	42	24	.636	--
Cubs	37	30	.552	5.5
Giants	32	26	.552	6.0
Reds	38	31	.551	5.5
Robins	33	29	.532	7.0
Pirates	29	32	.475	10.5
Braves	20	38	.345	18.0
Phillies	17	38	.309	19.5

Games

Robins 2, Giants 0

Cubs 8, Pirates 1

Cardinals 7, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bottomley	3
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Cedric Durst	3
1	Marty McManus	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Cedric Durst	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gabby Hartnett	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
3	Ethan Allen	2
3	Charlie Gehringer	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lew Fonseca	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	Andy Reese	1
1	Muddy Ruel	1
1	Luke Sewell	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Pipgras	1.00
2	Jesse Petty	0.67
3	George Earnshaw	0.40
4	George Blaeholder	0.29
5	Pete Donohue	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	George Grant	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	6
2	George Blaeholder	4
2	Jesse Petty	4
2	George Pipgras	4
5	Pete Donohue	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.401
2	Taylor Douthit	.368
3	Paul Waner	.366
4	Val Picinich	.364
5	Jim Bottomley	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	28
2	Lou Gehrig	16
3	Jim Bottomley	15
4	Del Bissonette	14
4	2 others tied	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	65
2	Jim Bottomley	60
3	Del Bissonette	58
3	Lou Gehrig	58
5	Frankie Frisch	48

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	13
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	George Pipgras	67
4	Charlie Root	64
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	.500
2	Freddy Leach	.484
3	Chuck Dressen	.456
4	Charlie Gehringer	.418
5	Al Simmons	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Jim Bottomley	6
2	Don Hurst	6
4	Otis Brannan	5
5	2 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Bissonette	17
1	Bill Regan	17
3	Jim Bottomley	15
3	Lou Gehrig	15
5	Otis Brannan	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sheriff Blake	0.50
2	Syl Johnson	0.52
3	Dazzy Vance	0.67
4	Burleigh Grimes	1.37
5	Larry Benton	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Ed Morris	4
3	Dick Coffman	3
3	General Crowder	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	32
2	Hank Johnson	18
2	George Pipgras	18
4	George Blaeholder	15
4	General Crowder	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	2
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	Garland Braxton	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goose Goslin	.446
2	Rogers Hornsby	.442
3	Val Picinich	.396
4	Chuck Dressen	.393
5	Jimmie Foxx	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Rogers Hornsby	11
3	Lou Gehrig	9
4	Jim Bottomley	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	7
2	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Jimmie Wilson	6
4	Bill Hunnefield	5
4	Bill Sweeney	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clarence Mitchell	1.38
2	Dazzy Vance	1.51
3	Pete Appleton	1.72
4	Larry Benton	1.80
5	Sam Gray	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Waite Hoyt	6
1	George Pipgras	6
3	Larry Benton	5
3	General Crowder	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	44
2	George Pipgras	27
3	Ed Brandt	25
3	General Crowder	25
3	Charlie Root	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Archie Campbell	2
1	Hal Haid	2
1	Charlie Root	2
1	Bill Sherdel	2
5	26 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.372
2	Rogers Hornsby	.370
3	Harry Heilmann	.369
4	Goose Goslin	.362
5	Bob Fothergill	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	64
2	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Hack Wilson	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	27
5	Jim Bottomley	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	175
2	Lou Gehrig	155
3	Harry Heilmann	133
4	Jim Bottomley	123
4	Goose Goslin	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	44
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	23
4	Lefty Grove	21
4	3 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	185
2	Lefty Grove	180
3	George Pipgras	135
3	Charlie Root	135
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