On This Day

Sunday, July 8, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 20 .737 --
Athletics 45 32 .584 11.5
Browns 40 39 .506 17.5
Indians 36 41 .468 20.5
White Sox 34 43 .442 22.5
Senators 34 43 .442 22.5
Red Sox 30 43 .411 24.5
Tigers 31 45 .408 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 49 29 .628 --
Giants 42 29 .592 3.5
Reds 45 34 .570 4.5
Cubs 44 36 .550 6.0
Robins 40 35 .533 7.5
Pirates 34 40 .459 13.0
Braves 24 48 .333 22.0
Phillies 21 48 .304 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chick Hafey 6
1 George Sisler 6
3 Wattie Holm 5
3 Red Kress 5
5 6 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Doc Farrell 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lu Blue 5
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Marty Callaghan 3
2 Bill Cissell 3
2 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 2
2 Bill Cissell 1
2 Hughie Critz 1
2 George Harper 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Blaeholder 0.80
2 Hank Johnson 0.33
2 Jesse Petty 0.33
4 Archie Campbell 0.29
4 Eppa Rixey 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Blaeholder 4
2 Hank Johnson 3
2 Ted Lyons 3
2 Jesse Petty 3
2 Charlie Root 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .401
2 Lou Gehrig .369
3 Babe Herman .363
4 Paul Waner .358
5 Tony Lazzeri .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Hack Wilson 22
3 Jim Bottomley 18
3 Lou Gehrig 18
5 Del Bissonette 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 77
2 Babe Ruth 75
3 Jim Bottomley 71
4 Hack Wilson 69
5 Del Bissonette 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 15
2 Harry Rice 13
3 Johnny Mostil 12
4 Tony Lazzeri 11
4 4 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 1.89
2 Sheriff Blake 2.15
3 Red Lucas 2.31
4 Larry Benton 2.43
5 Dazzy Vance 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 15
2 Larry Benton 14
3 Sam Gray 12
3 Burleigh Grimes 12
5 4 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 101
2 Lefty Grove 90
3 Pat Malone 81
4 George Pipgras 76
5 Charlie Root 72

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hack Wilson .509
2 Frankie Frisch .481
3 Freddie Lindstrom .475
4 Babe Herman .447
5 Joe Sewell .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 9
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Andy Cohen 4
3 Gabby Hartnett 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 26
2 Pinky Whitney 21
3 Lou Gehrig 20
4 Babe Herman 19
5 Red Barnes 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 7
2 Bill Cissell 5
2 Harry Rice 5
4 Travis Jackson 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Ferguson 0.00
2 Garland Braxton 1.33
3 Elam Vangilder 1.38
3 Earl Whitehill 1.38
5 Tommy Thomas 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willis Hudlin 4
2 Grady Adkins 3
2 Larry Benton 3
2 Garland Braxton 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 26
2 George Earnshaw 25
3 Hank Johnson 23
4 Pat Malone 20
5 Dazzy Vance 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Ted Lyons 2
1 Pat Malone 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Goose Goslin .411
2 Babe Herman .409
3 Lou Gehrig .404
4 Charlie Gehringer .395
5 Chuck Dressen .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
1 Hack Wilson 12
3 Jim Bottomley 9
3 Don Hurst 9
5 Del Bissonette 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Whitney 36
2 Lou Gehrig 35
3 Hack Wilson 34
4 Jim Bottomley 29
4 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 9
2 Bill Hunnefield 7
2 Carl Reynolds 7
4 Harvey Hendrick 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sad Sam Jones 1.83
2 Dazzy Vance 1.87
3 Art Nehf 1.91
4 Firpo Marberry 2.13
5 Garland Braxton 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Morris 7
2 General Crowder 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Larry Benton 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 54
2 Hank Johnson 41
3 Red Ruffing 33
4 George Earnshaw 28
4 Pat Malone 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Hal Haid 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .379
2 Paul Waner .369
3 Harry Heilmann .369
4 Goose Goslin .364
5 Lou Gehrig .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 65
2 Lou Gehrig 37
2 Hack Wilson 37
4 Jim Bottomley 28
5 Rogers Hornsby 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 171
2 Lou Gehrig 150
3 Hack Wilson 131
4 Harry Heilmann 127
5 Jim Bottomley 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 41
2 Harvey Hendrick 30
3 Max Carey 27
4 Tony Lazzeri 23
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 2.02
2 Red Lucas 2.37
3 Dazzy Vance 2.51
4 Sheriff Blake 2.61
5 Doug McWeeny 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 26
1 Burleigh Grimes 26
3 Waite Hoyt 23
3 George Pipgras 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Lefty Grove 158
3 Charlie Root 137
4 George Pipgras 134
5 Rube Walberg 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 10
1 Bill Sherdel 10
3 Garland Braxton 9
4 Ted Lyons 7
4 Lil Stoner 7