On This Day

Saturday, July 21, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	23	.742	--
Athletics	56	35	.615	11.0
Browns	47	46	.505	21.0
White Sox	41	49	.456	25.5
Indians	40	51	.440	27.0
Senators	39	51	.433	27.5
Red Sox	36	51	.414	29.0
Tigers	35	54	.393	31.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 2

Indians 5, Red Sox 1

Yankees 2, White Sox 0

Athletics 8, Browns 2

Athletics 7, Browns 3

Senators 4, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	57	33	.633	--
Cubs	54	38	.587	4.0
Reds	52	39	.571	5.5
Giants	47	36	.566	6.5
Robins	46	42	.523	10.0
Pirates	43	42	.506	11.5
Braves	25	58	.301	28.5
Phillies	22	58	.275	30.0

Games

Cubs 2, Giants 1

Cubs 5, Giants 4

Reds 5, Braves 4

Pirates 7, Robins 3

Pirates 10, Robins 2

Phillies 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Woody English	5
1	Lloyd Waner	5
1	Ken Williams	5
4	Sparky Adams	4
4	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clyde Beck	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Bartell	3
1	Jimmie Foxx	3
1	Red Kress	3
1	Mel Ott	3
1	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
3	Clyde Beck	1
3	Wally Gerber	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Pipgras	0.67
2	Bump Hadley	0.57
3	Lefty Grove	0.45
4	Ed Walsh	0.38
5	Jack Quinn	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bayne	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	5
2	Bump Hadley	4
2	George Pipgras	4
2	Jack Quinn	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Ray Kolp	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.394
2	Lou Gehrig	.368
3	Paul Waner	.368
4	George Grantham	.358
5	Jim Bottomley	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
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	89
2	Lou Gehrig	84
3	Jim Bottomley	82
4	Del Bissonette	78
5	Hack Wilson	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	15
1	Frankie Frisch	15
1	Johnny Mostil	15
4	Harry Rice	14
5	Buddy Myer	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	1.95
2	Sheriff Blake	2.22
3	Red Lucas	2.30
4	Art Nehf	2.31
5	Larry Benton	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	17
2	Larry Benton	15
2	Burleigh Grimes	15
4	Herb Pennock	14
5	3 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	104
1	Dazzy Vance	104
3	Pat Malone	94
4	Charlie Root	82
5	George Pipgras	81

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	.508
2	Mickey Cochrane	.471
3	Paul Waner	.460
4	Bing Miller	.429
4	Al Simmons	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	George Harper	6
3	Al Simmons	5
4	Chick Hafey	4
5	2 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	21
2	Al Simmons	20
3	Babe Ruth	16
4	Bill Cissell	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Max Carey	4
2	Johnny Mostil	4
2	Harry Rice	4
5	11 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Moss	0.00
2	Red Faber	0.50
3	Milt Gaston	0.90
4	Herb Pennock	0.96
5	Art Nehf	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	3
1	General Crowder	3
1	Pete Donohue	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	21
2	Pat Malone	19
3	Red Ruffing	15
4	Lefty Grove	14
4	Ed Morris	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Herb Pennock	2
2	Vic Aldridge	1
2	Ray Benge	1
2	Watty Clark	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.443
2	Al Simmons	.397
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.389
4	Buddy Myer	.387
5	Dick Bartell	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Hack Wilson	10
3	George Harper	8
4	Chick Hafey	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	Chick Hafey	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	12
2	Kiki Cuyler	10
3	Bill Cissell	7
3	Harry Rice	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	1.31
2	Garland Braxton	1.67
3	Eddie Rommel	1.82
4	Willis Hudlin	2.26
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willis Hudlin	7
2	Guy Bush	6
2	General Crowder	6
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Ed Morris	6

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	Syl Johnson	2
1	Percy Jones	2
1	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.393
2	Paul Waner	.378
3	Goose Goslin	.370
4	Lou Gehrig	.360
5	Lloyd Waner	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	69
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	129
4	Jim Bottomley	128
5	Rogers Hornsby	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	35
2	Harvey Hendrick	31
3	Max Carey	27
4	Goose Goslin	22
5	Tony Lazzeri	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.02
2	Red Lucas	2.40
3	Dazzy Vance	2.57
4	Sheriff Blake	2.59
5	Sam Gray	2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	172
2	Lefty Grove	159
3	Charlie Root	140
4	George Pipgras	130
5	Rube Walberg	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	9
2	Garland Braxton	8
3	Bill Sherdel	7
4	Ted Lyons	6
4	Lil Stoner	6