On This Day

Friday, June 29, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 16 .750 --
Athletics 38 28 .576 11.0
Browns 36 31 .537 13.5
Senators 31 36 .463 18.5
Indians 31 37 .456 19.0
Red Sox 27 34 .443 19.5
White Sox 27 39 .409 22.0
Tigers 25 42 .373 24.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 45 24 .652 --
Giants 37 26 .587 5.0
Robins 36 29 .554 7.0
Reds 39 32 .549 7.0
Cubs 38 32 .543 7.5
Pirates 30 35 .462 13.0
Braves 20 41 .328 21.0
Phillies 17 43 .283 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hughie Critz 4
1 Glenn Wright 4
3 Ethan Allen 3
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Mark Koenig 1
1 Paul Waner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 4
2 Bill Barrett 3
2 Homer Summa 3
4 Bud Clancy 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bing Miller 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Grant 0.21
2 Charlie Root 0.20
3 Red Faber 0.18
4 Clarence Mitchell 0.14
5 Howard Ehmke 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 George Grant 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sarge Connally 3
1 George Grant 3
3 Red Faber 2
3 Lefty Grove 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .399
2 Paul Waner .363
3 Lou Gehrig .357
4 Taylor Douthit .356
5 Jim Bottomley .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 30
2 Lou Gehrig 16
3 Del Bissonette 15
3 Jim Bottomley 15
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 69
2 Jim Bottomley 61
2 Lou Gehrig 61
4 Del Bissonette 60
5 Frankie Frisch 51

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 1.89
2 Bill Sherdel 2.04
3 Garland Braxton 2.12
4 Larry Benton 2.12
5 Red Lucas 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 14
2 Larry Benton 12
2 Sam Gray 12
4 Burleigh Grimes 11
5 2 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 85
2 Lefty Grove 84
3 George Pipgras 69
4 Pat Malone 67
5 Charlie Root 66

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Bettencourt .500
2 Chuck Dressen .490
3 Homer Summa .468
4 Goose Goslin .458
5 Charlie Gehringer .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Don Hurst 5
3 Bill Regan 4
4 Red Barnes 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Regan 17
1 Pinky Whitney 17
3 Goose Goslin 14
3 Joe Judge 14
3 Bill Terry 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Hunnefield 6
2 Johnny Mostil 5
3 Ira Flagstead 4
3 Bing Miller 4
3 Denny Sothern 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.00
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.33
3 Syl Johnson 0.52
4 Lloyd Brown 0.60
5 Sheriff Blake 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Morris 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 Howard Ehmke 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 23
2 Hank Johnson 18
3 Garland Braxton 17
4 George Earnshaw 16
5 George Pipgras 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willis Hudlin 2
2 Larry Benton 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goose Goslin .452
2 Chuck Dressen .416
3 Rogers Hornsby .400
4 Homer Summa .374
5 Lou Gehrig .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Rogers Hornsby 10
3 Jim Bottomley 8
3 Otis Brannan 8
3 Don Hurst 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Bissonette 30
2 Jim Bottomley 28
2 Rogers Hornsby 28
4 Bill Terry 24
5 5 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 6
1 Bill Hunnefield 6
1 Johnny Mostil 6
4 Frankie Frisch 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 1.59
2 Sam Gray 1.77
3 Sad Sam Jones 1.78
4 Dazzy Vance 1.79
5 Larry Benton 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 6
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Ed Morris 6
1 George Pipgras 6
1 Bill Sherdel 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 40
2 Garland Braxton 27
2 George Pipgras 27
4 Pat Malone 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 Charlie Root 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
5 28 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .369
2 Paul Waner .369
3 Goose Goslin .368
4 Harry Heilmann .363
5 Lou Gehrig .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 66
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Hack Wilson 29
4 Rogers Hornsby 26
5 Jim Bottomley 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 178
2 Lou Gehrig 151
3 Harry Heilmann 131
4 Goose Goslin 120
5 Jim Bottomley 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 42
2 Harvey Hendrick 31
3 Max Carey 29
4 Tony Lazzeri 25
5 Johnny Neun 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Watty Clark 2.25
2 Garland Braxton 2.30
3 Red Lucas 2.43
4 Sheriff Blake 2.53
5 Wilcy Moore 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Larry Benton 25
3 George Pipgras 23
4 Waite Hoyt 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 180
2 Lefty Grove 170
3 Charlie Root 136
4 George Pipgras 131
5 Rube Walberg 125

Saves

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