On This Day

Saturday, July 14, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 23 .716 --
Athletics 48 34 .585 10.5
Browns 44 41 .518 16.0
White Sox 39 45 .464 20.5
Indians 38 44 .463 20.5
Senators 36 47 .434 23.0
Red Sox 33 47 .413 24.5
Tigers 33 48 .407 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 53 31 .631 --
Giants 44 33 .571 5.5
Cubs 49 37 .570 5.0
Reds 47 36 .566 5.5
Robins 43 36 .544 7.5
Pirates 38 40 .487 12.0
Braves 24 53 .312 25.5
Phillies 21 53 .284 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Cissell 5
1 Willie Kamm 5
3 Bill Barrett 4
3 Bud Clancy 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Pat Malone 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Cissell 9
2 Willie Kamm 4
2 Johnny Mostil 4
4 Moe Berg 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Sparky Adams 1
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Dick Bartell 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Morris 0.62
2 Lloyd Brown 0.45
3 Ed Walsh 0.44
4 Sam Gray 0.36
5 Hub Pruett 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lloyd Brown 5
1 Ed Morris 5
3 Sam Gray 4
3 Pat Malone 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .398
2 Lou Gehrig .370
3 Paul Waner .362
4 Tony Lazzeri .356
5 Jim Bottomley .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Hack Wilson 22
3 Jim Bottomley 20
4 Del Bissonette 18
4 Lou Gehrig 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 78
1 Lou Gehrig 78
3 Babe Ruth 76
4 Del Bissonette 73
5 Hack Wilson 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 15
2 Johnny Mostil 14
3 Harry Rice 13
4 Buddy Myer 12
4 Fresco Thompson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 1.83
2 Sheriff Blake 2.14
3 Red Lucas 2.26
4 Dazzy Vance 2.51
5 Larry Benton 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 15
1 George Pipgras 15
3 Burleigh Grimes 14
4 Sam Gray 13
5 4 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 103
2 Lefty Grove 91
3 Pat Malone 87
4 Charlie Root 77
5 George Pipgras 76

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 Chick Hafey .525
2 Al Simmons .484
3 Gabby Hartnett .457
4 Al Wingo .455
5 Lou Gehrig .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 8
2 George Harper 6
3 Jim Bottomley 5
4 Gabby Hartnett 4
4 Al Simmons 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 26
2 Bill Cissell 21
2 Al Simmons 21
4 Jim Bottomley 17
4 Lou Gehrig 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
1 Johnny Mostil 6
3 Harry Rice 5
4 Dave Bancroft 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 1.04
2 Earl Whitehill 1.06
3 Willis Hudlin 1.16
4 Erv Brame 1.38
4 Firpo Marberry 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willis Hudlin 4
1 Tommy Thomas 4
3 Larry Benton 3
3 General Crowder 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 22
2 Pat Malone 20
3 Hank Johnson 19
4 Ed Morris 18
4 Dazzy Vance 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Ted Lyons 2
1 Herb Pennock 2
4 Sheriff Blake 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .426
2 Chuck Dressen .421
3 Al Simmons .412
4 Joe Sewell .394
5 Lou Gehrig .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 11
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Jim Bottomley 8
4 Del Bissonette 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 33
1 Pinky Whitney 33
1 Hack Wilson 33
4 Jim Bottomley 28
4 3 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 11
2 Bill Hunnefield 7
2 Buddy Myer 7
4 Kiki Cuyler 6
4 Harry Rice 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 1.55
2 Dazzy Vance 1.57
3 Sheriff Blake 1.82
4 Firpo Marberry 1.84
5 Art Nehf 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 6
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Willis Hudlin 6
1 Ed Morris 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 41
2 Hank Johnson 37
3 George Earnshaw 33
4 Pat Malone 31
4 Red Ruffing 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Ted Lyons 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .387
2 Goose Goslin .373
3 Paul Waner .366
4 Harry Heilmann .365
5 Lou Gehrig .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 63
2 Hack Wilson 37
3 Lou Gehrig 36
4 Jim Bottomley 30
5 Rogers Hornsby 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 162
2 Lou Gehrig 148
3 Hack Wilson 134
4 Jim Bottomley 126
5 Harry Heilmann 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 37
2 Harvey Hendrick 30
3 Max Carey 25
4 Tony Lazzeri 22
5 Goose Goslin 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 1.99
2 Red Lucas 2.36
3 Dazzy Vance 2.51
4 Sheriff Blake 2.65
5 Jack Quinn 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 28
2 Larry Benton 26
3 Waite Hoyt 23
4 Herb Pennock 22
4 George Pipgras 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 180
2 Lefty Grove 153
3 Charlie Root 137
4 George Pipgras 130
5 Rube Walberg 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 10
2 Garland Braxton 9
2 Wilcy Moore 9
4 Ted Lyons 7
5 Lil Stoner 6