On This Day

Sunday, July 22, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	66	24	.733	--
Athletics	56	35	.615	10.5
Browns	48	46	.511	20.0
White Sox	42	49	.462	24.5
Senators	40	51	.440	26.5
Indians	40	52	.435	27.0
Red Sox	36	51	.414	28.5
Tigers	35	55	.389	31.0

Games

Browns 8, Indians 5

White Sox 6, Yankees 4

Senators 8, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	58	33	.637	--
Cubs	55	38	.591	4.0
Reds	53	39	.576	5.5
Giants	47	37	.560	7.5
Robins	47	43	.522	10.5
Pirates	44	43	.506	12.0
Braves	25	59	.298	29.5
Phillies	22	59	.272	31.0

Games

Robins 5, Pirates 0

Pirates 6, Robins 5

Cubs 4, Giants 2

Reds 5, Braves 4

Cardinals 8, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Babe Herman	5
2	Chick Hafey	3
2	Joe Judge	3
2	Tony Lazzeri	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Don Hurst	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Morgan	4
2	Chick Hafey	3
2	Babe Herman	3
2	Wattie Holm	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Eddie Brown	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Buck Crouse	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.33
2	Vic Aldridge	0.89
3	Charlie Root	0.67
4	Hank Johnson	0.56
5	Garland Braxton	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Aldridge	8
1	Dazzy Vance	8
3	Jesse Haines	7
4	Hank Johnson	5
4	Ray Kremer	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.392
2	Paul Waner	.368
3	Lou Gehrig	.367
4	Tony Lazzeri	.359
5	George Grantham	.356

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	79
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	2 tied	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	Dazzy Vance	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	17
2	Larry Benton	15
2	Burleigh Grimes	15
4	Sam Gray	14
4	Herb Pennock	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	112
2	Lefty Grove	104
3	Pat Malone	94
4	Charlie Root	86
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	.517
2	Al Simmons	.455
3	Denny Sothern	.446
4	Bing Miller	.438
5	Buddy Myer	.431

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	22
2	Al Simmons	20
3	Babe Ruth	16
4	Clyde Beck	15
4	Bill Cissell	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Max Carey	5
3	Johnny Mostil	4
3	Pie Traynor	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Moss	0.00
2	Art Nehf	0.82
3	Milt Gaston	0.90
4	Herb Pennock	1.01
5	Eddie Rommel	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	3
1	General Crowder	3
1	Red Faber	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	21
2	Charlie Root	17
3	Lefty Grove	14
3	Hank Johnson	14
3	Ed Morris	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.482
2	Al Simmons	.394
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.393
4	George Harper	.389
5	Lou Gehrig	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Hack Wilson	10
3	George Harper	8
4	Chick Hafey	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	34
2	Chick Hafey	32
3	Hack Wilson	30
4	Clyde Beck	29
5	2 tied	27

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	1.34
2	Garland Braxton	1.73
3	Eddie Rommel	1.82
4	Dazzy Vance	2.34
5	Milt Gaston	2.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	46
2	Pat Malone	35
2	Red Ruffing	35
2	Dazzy Vance	35
5	Hank Johnson	34

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	.391
2	Paul Waner	.375
3	Goose Goslin	.371
4	Lou Gehrig	.359
5	Lloyd Waner	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	69
2	Hack Wilson	36
3	Lou Gehrig	35
4	Jim Bottomley	29
5	2 tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	169
2	Lou Gehrig	142
3	Hack Wilson	129
4	Jim Bottomley	128
5	Rogers Hornsby	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	34
2	Harvey Hendrick	31
3	Max Carey	28
4	Goose Goslin	21
4	Tony Lazzeri	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.03
2	Red Lucas	2.50
3	Dazzy Vance	2.54
4	Sheriff Blake	2.59
5	Watty Clark	2.71

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	173
2	Lefty Grove	159
3	Charlie Root	137
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