On This Day

Monday, July 2, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 17 .754 --
Athletics 40 31 .563 13.0
Browns 37 35 .514 16.5
Indians 33 39 .458 20.5
Senators 32 39 .451 21.0
Red Sox 30 37 .448 21.0
White Sox 30 41 .423 23.0
Tigers 28 43 .394 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 46 26 .639 --
Giants 39 26 .600 3.5
Cubs 40 33 .548 6.5
Robins 37 31 .544 7.0
Reds 40 34 .541 7.0
Pirates 32 36 .471 12.0
Braves 23 43 .348 20.0
Phillies 18 46 .281 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Simmons 7
2 Bill Hunnefield 5
2 Carl Reynolds 5
2 Lance Richbourg 5
5 9 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Buck Crouse 1
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 Freddy Leach 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mostil 5
2 Bing Miller 4
2 Hack Wilson 4
4 Rogers Hornsby 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Bill Hunnefield 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Garland Braxton 0.44
1 Sarge Connally 0.44
3 Lefty Grove 0.42
3 Rube Walberg 0.42
5 Bonnie Hollingsworth 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Art Delaney 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bonnie Hollingsworth 6
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Rube Walberg 5
4 Garland Braxton 4
4 Sarge Connally 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .390
2 Tony Lazzeri .368
3 Lou Gehrig .360
4 Paul Waner .358
5 Babe Herman .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 31
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 73
2 Lou Gehrig 70
3 Jim Bottomley 64
4 Del Bissonette 63
5 2 tied 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 15
2 Tony Lazzeri 11
2 Jimmie Wilson 11
4 Johnny Mostil 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 1.96
2 Bill Sherdel 2.04
3 Garland Braxton 2.10
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 89
3 George Pipgras 73
4 Pat Malone 70
5 Charlie Root 66

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .453
2 Buddy Myer .425
3 Hack Wilson .420
4 Chuck Dressen .404
5 2 tied .400

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 Pinky Whitney 20
2 Charlie Gehringer 16
2 Joe Judge 16
4 Lou Gehrig 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 7
2 Bill Hunnefield 5
3 Bing Miller 4
3 Denny Sothern 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Fussell 0.57
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.00
3 Garland Braxton 1.33
4 Art Nehf 1.42
5 Sheriff Blake 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Morris 4
2 Ted Blankenship 3
2 Garland Braxton 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 20
2 Hank Johnson 19
3 George Pipgras 18
3 Red Ruffing 18
5 Dazzy Vance 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willis Hudlin 2
2 Larry Benton 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goose Goslin .423
2 Babe Herman .410
3 Tony Lazzeri .410
4 Chuck Dressen .400
5 Bill Hunnefield .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
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
3 Pinky Whitney 30
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Hunnefield 7
1 Johnny Mostil 7
3 Harvey Hendrick 6
4 Tony Lazzeri 5
4 Carl Reynolds 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 1.30
2 Firpo Marberry 1.71
3 Sad Sam Jones 1.78
4 Dazzy Vance 2.01
5 Clarence Mitchell 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Morris 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 George Pipgras 6
4 Larry Benton 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 49
2 Hank Johnson 32
3 George Pipgras 31
4 Garland Braxton 28
4 Lefty Grove 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 Ted Lyons 2
1 Charlie Root 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .369
2 Paul Waner .368
3 Harry Heilmann .366
4 Goose Goslin .362
5 Lou Gehrig .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 66
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 178
2 Lou Gehrig 155
3 Harry Heilmann 136
4 Hack Wilson 122
5 Jim Bottomley 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 42
2 Harvey Hendrick 31
3 Max Carey 26
4 Tony Lazzeri 24
5 Johnny Neun 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 2.29
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 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 185
2 Lefty Grove 175
3 Charlie Root 136
4 George Pipgras 135
5 Rube Walberg 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 10
1 Wilcy Moore 10
1 Bill Sherdel 10
4 Lil Stoner 8
5 Ted Lyons 6