On This Day

Thursday, July 19, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	23	.739	--
Athletics	53	35	.602	12.0
Browns	47	43	.522	19.0
White Sox	41	48	.461	24.5
Indians	39	50	.438	26.5
Senators	37	51	.420	28.0
Red Sox	35	50	.412	28.5
Tigers	35	52	.402	29.5

Games

Red Sox 3, Indians 2

Yankees 6, White Sox 4

Athletics 2, Browns 0

Athletics 4, Browns 3

Tigers 9, Senators 3

Senators 7, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	56	32	.636	--
Cubs	52	37	.584	4.5
Giants	46	34	.575	6.0
Reds	50	39	.562	6.5
Robins	45	40	.529	9.5
Pirates	41	41	.500	12.0
Braves	25	56	.309	27.5
Phillies	21	57	.269	30.0

Games

Braves 9, Reds 4

Robins 3, Pirates 0

Cardinals 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	Sam Rice	4
3	Red Barnes	3
3	Bob Fothergill	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Mule Haas	1
2	Chick Hafey	1
2	George Harper	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Earl Clark	3
2	Chick Hafey	3
2	Al Simmons	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Hank DeBerry	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Johnnie Heving	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Gray	0.75
1	Rube Walberg	0.75
3	George Blaeholder	0.40
4	Pete Appleton	0.33
5	Joe Shaute	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	Art Delaney	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Blaeholder	4
1	Joe Shaute	4
3	Fred Fussell	3
3	Sam Gray	3
3	5 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.394
2	Paul Waner	.373
3	Lou Gehrig	.369
4	Jim Bottomley	.356
5	Tony Lazzeri	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	38
2	Hack Wilson	22
3	Jim Bottomley	20
4	Lou Gehrig	19
5	Del Bissonette	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	88
2	Lou Gehrig	84
3	Jim Bottomley	82
4	Del Bissonette	77
5	Hack Wilson	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
1	Johnny Mostil	15
3	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
2	Burleigh Grimes	15
4	Herb Pennock	14
5	2 tied	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	.549
2	Paul Waner	.500
3	Sam Rice	.459
4	Andy High	.447
5	Lloyd Waner	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	George Harper	5
3	Al Simmons	4
4	Chick Hafey	3
4	Hack Wilson	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	19
2	Al Simmons	18
3	Clyde Beck	17
3	Bill Cissell	17
5	Babe Ruth	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Johnny Mostil	4
2	Buddy Myer	4
2	Harry Rice	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elam Vangilder	0.56
2	Herb Pennock	0.96
3	Red Faber	1.31
4	Erv Brame	1.38
5	Garland Braxton	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Willis Hudlin	3
1	Doug McWeeny	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	16
2	Red Ruffing	15
3	Ed Morris	14
4	Charlie Root	13
5	2 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Herb Pennock	2
2	Fred Frankhouse	1
2	Fred Fussell	1
2	Carmen Hill	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.483
2	Freddie Lindstrom	.405
3	Al Simmons	.394
4	Paul Waner	.392
5	Chuck Dressen	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Hack Wilson	10
3	George Harper	7
4	Jim Bottomley	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	34
2	Hack Wilson	30
3	Bill Cissell	29
3	Lou Gehrig	29
3	Chick Hafey	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	12
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	Elam Vangilder	1.42
3	Firpo Marberry	1.76
4	Art Nehf	1.80
5	Sheriff Blake	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willis Hudlin	7
2	General Crowder	6
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Ed Morris	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	36
2	Red Ruffing	35
3	Hank Johnson	34
4	Pat Malone	28
4	Ed Morris	28

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	.394
2	Paul Waner	.377
3	Goose Goslin	.373
4	Lou Gehrig	.360
5	Lloyd Waner	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	68
2	Hack Wilson	37
3	Lou Gehrig	35
4	Jim Bottomley	29
5	Rogers Hornsby	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	171
2	Lou Gehrig	143
3	Hack Wilson	132
4	Jim Bottomley	128
5	Rogers Hornsby	114

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	2.38
3	Dazzy Vance	2.57
4	Sheriff Blake	2.60
5	Sam Gray	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	28
2	Larry Benton	25
3	Waite Hoyt	23
3	Herb Pennock	23
5	George Pipgras	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	172
2	Lefty Grove	154
3	Charlie Root	140
4	George Pipgras	126
5	2 tied	118

Saves

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