On This Day

Tuesday, July 17, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	23	.733	--
Athletics	50	35	.588	12.5
Browns	47	41	.534	17.0
White Sox	41	46	.471	22.5
Indians	38	49	.437	25.5
Senators	36	50	.419	27.0
Red Sox	34	49	.410	27.5
Tigers	34	50	.405	28.0

Games

Red Sox 9, White Sox 6

Yankees 4, Indians 2

Athletics 6, Tigers 2

Browns 5, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	55	32	.632	--
Cubs	52	37	.584	4.0
Giants	46	34	.575	5.5
Reds	48	38	.558	6.5
Robins	44	38	.537	8.5
Pirates	40	40	.500	11.5
Braves	24	55	.304	27.0
Phillies	21	56	.273	29.0

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 3

Reds 5, Giants 4

Pirates 7, Braves 6

Cardinals 7, Robins 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Bartell	3
1	Jim Bottomley	3
1	Earl Clark	3
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clyde Beck	1
1	Al Shealy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde Beck	4
2	Mickey Cochrane	3
2	Carmen Hill	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	Wally Schang	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ethan Allen	1
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	Joe Hauser	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Garland Braxton	0.71
2	Lefty Grove	0.62
3	Jesse Haines	0.50
3	Charlie Root	0.50
5	Al Shealy	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Carmen Hill	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Garland Braxton	5
2	Jesse Haines	5
2	Charlie Root	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Fussell	1
1	Ed Morris	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.398
2	Paul Waner	.367
3	Lou Gehrig	.366
4	Jim Bottomley	.358
5	Tony Lazzeri	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	35
2	Hack Wilson	22
3	Jim Bottomley	20
4	Lou Gehrig	19
5	Del Bissonette	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	83
2	Jim Bottomley	82
3	Babe Ruth	81
4	Del Bissonette	75
5	Hack Wilson	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
2	Johnny Mostil	14
2	Harry Rice	14
4	Buddy Myer	13
5	3 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	1.95
2	Sheriff Blake	2.13
3	Red Lucas	2.24
4	Larry Benton	2.62
5	Art Nehf	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	16
2	Larry Benton	15
3	Burleigh Grimes	14
4	Sam Gray	13
4	Herb Pennock	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	104
2	Lefty Grove	99
3	Pat Malone	87
4	Charlie Root	82
5	George Pipgras	77

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
1	Ted Lyons	6
3	Hal Haid	4
3	Waite Hoyt	4
3	Bill Sherdel	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.520
2	Freddie Lindstrom	.459
3	Andy High	.457
4	George Harper	.438
4	Rogers Hornsby	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	6
1	Hack Wilson	6
3	Jim Bottomley	4
3	Gabby Hartnett	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Cissell	21
2	Clyde Beck	19
2	Chick Hafey	19
4	Jim Bottomley	18
4	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Bill Cissell	5
3	Dave Bancroft	4
3	Hughie Critz	4
3	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elam Vangilder	0.56
2	George Blaeholder	1.29
3	Red Faber	1.31
4	Erv Brame	1.38
4	Firpo Marberry	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Willis Hudlin	3
2	Herb Pennock	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	17
1	Red Ruffing	17
3	George Earnshaw	16
3	Charlie Root	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Percy Jones	2
1	Herb Pennock	2
5	15 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.467
2	Al Simmons	.395
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.395
4	Chuck Dressen	.394
5	Frankie Frisch	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Hack Wilson	10
3	Jim Bottomley	7
4	George Harper	6
4	Gabby Hartnett	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	30
1	Al Simmons	30
1	Hack Wilson	30
4	Bill Cissell	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	1.38
2	Firpo Marberry	1.76
3	Art Nehf	1.80
4	Burleigh Grimes	2.10
5	Willis Hudlin	2.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	6
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Willis Hudlin	6
4	Guy Bush	5
4	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	42
2	George Earnshaw	36
3	Red Ruffing	35
4	Hank Johnson	34
5	Pat Malone	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	Willis Hudlin	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.391
2	Paul Waner	.371
3	Goose Goslin	.371
4	Harry Heilmann	.364
5	Lloyd Waner	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	65
2	Hack Wilson	37
3	Lou Gehrig	36
4	Jim Bottomley	29
5	Rogers Hornsby	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	165
2	Lou Gehrig	146
3	Hack Wilson	133
4	Jim Bottomley	128
5	Harry Heilmann	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	37
2	Harvey Hendrick	32
3	Max Carey	24
4	Goose Goslin	22
5	Tony Lazzeri	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.00
2	Red Lucas	2.37
3	Dazzy Vance	2.55
4	Sheriff Blake	2.60
5	Jack Quinn	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	27
2	Larry Benton	25
3	Waite Hoyt	23
3	George Pipgras	23
5	Herb Pennock	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	172
2	Lefty Grove	158
3	Charlie Root	142
4	George Pipgras	131
5	Rube Walberg	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	9
1	Wilcy Moore	9
3	Bill Sherdel	8
4	Ted Lyons	6
4	Lil Stoner	6