On This Day

Friday, July 20, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	65	23	.739	--
Athletics	54	35	.607	11.5
Browns	47	44	.516	19.5
White Sox	41	48	.461	24.5
Indians	39	50	.438	26.5
Senators	38	51	.427	27.5
Red Sox	35	50	.412	28.5
Tigers	35	53	.398	30.0

Games

Athletics 4, Browns 0

Senators 7, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	57	32	.640	--
Giants	47	34	.580	6.0
Cubs	52	38	.578	5.5
Reds	51	39	.567	6.5
Robins	46	40	.535	9.5
Pirates	41	42	.494	13.0
Braves	25	57	.305	28.5
Phillies	21	58	.266	31.0

Games

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Reds 4, Braves 3

Robins 8, Pirates 7

Cardinals 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ossie Bluege	3
1	Max Carey	3
1	Jimmie Foxx	3
1	Bing Miller	3
5	23 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	1
1	Andy High	1
1	Riggs Stephenson	1
1	Jackie Tavener	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max Carey	3
2	Dick Bartell	2
2	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	George Grantham	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	1
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Earnshaw	1.67
2	Alex Ferguson	0.78
3	Vic Sorrell	0.57
4	Pat Malone	0.44
5	Pete Alexander	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Jim Faulkner	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	10
2	Alex Ferguson	7
2	Pat Malone	7
4	Sad Sam Jones	4
4	Vic Sorrell	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Art Reinhart	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.388
2	Paul Waner	.372
3	Lou Gehrig	.369
4	Jim Bottomley	.355
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.355

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	Kiki Cuyler	13
4	Buddy Myer	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	1.95
2	Sheriff Blake	2.13
3	Red Lucas	2.30
4	Art Nehf	2.63
5	Larry Benton	2.68

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	94
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	.509
2	Paul Waner	.478
3	Andy High	.439
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.426
5	Earle Combs	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	George Harper	6
3	Al Simmons	4
4	Chick Hafey	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Johnny Mostil	4
2	Harry Rice	4
4	Dick Bartell	3
4	9 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	0.96
2	Red Faber	1.31
3	Erv Brame	1.38
4	Garland Braxton	1.44
5	Firpo Marberry	1.50

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	21
2	Pat Malone	19
3	Red Ruffing	15
4	Ed Morris	14
5	Charlie Root	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Herb Pennock	2
2	Vic Aldridge	1
2	Watty Clark	1
2	Fred Frankhouse	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.443
2	Freddie Lindstrom	.409
3	Al Simmons	.393
4	Buddy Myer	.393
5	Paul Waner	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Hack Wilson	10
3	George Harper	8
4	Gabby Hartnett	6
4	Al Simmons	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	34
2	Hack Wilson	30
3	Bill Cissell	29
3	Lou Gehrig	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	12
2	Kiki Cuyler	8
3	Bill Cissell	7
3	Buddy Myer	7
3	Harry Rice	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	1.38
2	Art Nehf	1.80
3	Sheriff Blake	2.19
4	Willis Hudlin	2.24
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.38

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	46
2	Pat Malone	35
2	Red Ruffing	35
4	Hank Johnson	34
5	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	.388
2	Paul Waner	.377
3	Goose Goslin	.375
4	Lou Gehrig	.360
5	George Grantham	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	68
2	Hack Wilson	36
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	130
4	Jim Bottomley	128
5	Rogers Hornsby	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	35
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
3	Max Carey	25
4	Goose Goslin	22
5	Tony Lazzeri	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.02
2	Red Lucas	2.40
3	Sheriff Blake	2.55
4	Dazzy Vance	2.57
5	Watty Clark	2.71

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	Wilcy Moore	9
2	Garland Braxton	8
2	Bill Sherdel	8
4	Ted Lyons	6
4	Lil Stoner	6