On This Day

Sunday, July 1, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	52	16	.765	--
Athletics	39	30	.565	13.5
Browns	37	33	.529	16.0
Indians	33	38	.465	20.5
Red Sox	29	36	.446	21.5
Senators	31	39	.443	22.0
White Sox	28	41	.406	24.5
Tigers	27	43	.386	26.0

Games

Indians 5, White Sox 2

Yankees 12, Athletics 6

Yankees 8, Athletics 4

Red Sox 2, Senators 1

Tigers 7, Browns 4

Red Sox 7, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	46	26	.639	--
Giants	39	26	.600	3.5
Reds	40	33	.548	6.5
Robins	37	31	.544	7.0
Cubs	39	33	.542	7.0
Pirates	32	36	.471	12.0
Braves	21	43	.328	21.0
Phillies	18	44	.290	23.0

Games

Braves 8, Robins 7

Reds 4, Cubs 1

Pirates 2, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 8, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tony Lazzeri	7
2	George Grantham	6
2	Wattie Holm	6
4	Mark Koenig	5
4	Buddy Myer	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	2
1	Tony Lazzeri	2
3	Jim Bottomley	1
3	George Burns	1
3	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Tony Lazzeri	4
3	George Burns	3
3	Jimmy Dykes	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Mark Koenig	1
1	Bill Regan	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Milt Gaston	1.00
2	Hank Johnson	0.53
3	Ed Morris	0.50
4	Watty Clark	0.31
5	3 tied	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Fussell	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Johnson	8
2	Milt Gaston	6
2	Ed Morris	6
4	Watty Clark	4
4	George Earnshaw	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Haid	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.393
2	Lou Gehrig	.364
3	Tony Lazzeri	.362
4	Paul Waner	.358
5	Mark Koenig	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	30
2	Lou Gehrig	18
3	Jim Bottomley	16
3	Hack Wilson	16
5	Del Bissonette	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	72
2	Lou Gehrig	70
3	Jim Bottomley	64
4	Del Bissonette	63
5	Frankie Frisch	54

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
2	Tony Lazzeri	11
2	Jimmie Wilson	11
4	Harry Rice	10
4	Bill Sweeney	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sheriff Blake	1.96
2	Bill Sherdel	2.04
3	Garland Braxton	2.12
4	Red Lucas	2.16
5	Larry Benton	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	14
2	Larry Benton	13
3	Sam Gray	12
3	Burleigh Grimes	12
5	Ed Morris	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	94
2	Lefty Grove	84
3	Pat Malone	70
3	George Pipgras	70
5	Charlie Root	66

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
2	Hal Haid	4
2	Ted Lyons	4
2	Bill Sherdel	4
5	4 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Buddy Myer	.439
2	Joe Sewell	.434
3	Charlie Gehringer	.426
4	Chuck Dressen	.426
5	Larry Bettencourt	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Hack Wilson	4
3	Red Barnes	3
3	Larry Bettencourt	3
3	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	17
1	Pinky Whitney	17
3	Charlie Gehringer	16
3	Joe Judge	16
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	6
2	Bill Hunnefield	4
2	Bing Miller	4
2	Denny Sothern	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Fussell	0.57
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.75
3	Garland Braxton	1.00
4	Dazzy Vance	1.14
5	Bill Walker	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Ed Morris	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Howard Ehmke	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	32
2	George Earnshaw	20
3	Hank Johnson	19
4	Red Ruffing	18
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Willis Hudlin	2
2	Larry Benton	1
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	Sarge Connally	1
2	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goose Goslin	.426
2	Chuck Dressen	.417
3	Tony Lazzeri	.398
4	Lou Gehrig	.392
5	Buddy Myer	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Jim Bottomley	9
3	Otis Brannan	8
3	Lou Gehrig	8
3	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	32
2	Del Bissonette	31
3	Jim Bottomley	30
4	Pinky Whitney	27
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	6
1	Bill Hunnefield	6
1	Johnny Mostil	6
4	Tony Lazzeri	5
5	12 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Burleigh Grimes	1.64
2	Firpo Marberry	1.71
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.78
4	Sam Gray	1.96
5	Dazzy Vance	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	7
1	Ed Morris	7
3	Larry Benton	6
3	George Pipgras	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	49
2	Hank Johnson	32
3	George Pipgras	28
4	Burleigh Grimes	27
5	Red Ruffing	26

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	.370
2	Paul Waner	.366
3	Harry Heilmann	.363
4	Goose Goslin	.361
5	Lou Gehrig	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	65
2	Lou Gehrig	39
3	Hack Wilson	31
4	Jim Bottomley	26
4	Rogers Hornsby	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	177
2	Lou Gehrig	155
3	Harry Heilmann	135
4	Jim Bottomley	121
5	Hack Wilson	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	42
2	Harvey Hendrick	31
3	Max Carey	29
4	Tony Lazzeri	24
5	Johnny Neun	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.31
2	Red Lucas	2.43
3	Dazzy Vance	2.50
4	Watty Clark	2.52
5	Sheriff Blake	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	27
2	Larry Benton	26
3	George Pipgras	23
4	Waite Hoyt	22
5	Red Lucas	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	185
2	Lefty Grove	170
3	Charlie Root	136
4	George Pipgras	132
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