On This Day

Tuesday, July 24, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 25 .728 --
Athletics 56 36 .609 11.0
Browns 49 46 .516 19.5
White Sox 42 49 .462 24.5
Senators 41 51 .446 26.0
Indians 40 53 .430 27.5
Red Sox 37 52 .416 28.5
Tigers 35 55 .389 31.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 59 33 .641 --
Cubs 55 38 .591 4.5
Reds 54 39 .581 5.5
Giants 48 37 .565 7.5
Robins 47 45 .511 12.0
Pirates 45 44 .506 12.5
Braves 25 59 .298 30.0
Phillies 22 60 .268 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earle Combs 3
1 Hughie Critz 3
1 Hod Ford 3
1 Buddy Myer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 3
2 Andy Cohen 2
2 Earle Combs 2
4 Ethan Allen 1
4 17 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 3
2 Bob Meusel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Pennock 0.33
1 Jesse Petty 0.33
3 Joe Dawson 0.25
4 Eppa Rixey 0.11
4 Bill Sherdel 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Dawson 4
2 Herb Pennock 3
2 Jesse Petty 3
4 Ray Benge 1
4 5 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .392
2 Lou Gehrig .372
3 Paul Waner .364
4 George Grantham .361
5 Tony Lazzeri .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Hack Wilson 22
3 Jim Bottomley 21
4 Lou Gehrig 19
5 Del Bissonette 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 90
2 Lou Gehrig 84
3 Jim Bottomley 83
4 Del Bissonette 79
5 Hack Wilson 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 16
2 Kiki Cuyler 15
2 Frankie Frisch 15
2 Johnny Mostil 15
5 Harry Rice 14

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 16
3 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 Waite Hoyt 5
4 Hal Haid 4
4 Bill Sherdel 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Sothern .490
2 Buddy Myer .462
3 Bill Cissell .457
4 Chick Hafey .453
5 Johnny Mostil .444

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 20
2 Al Simmons 19
3 Clyde Beck 15
3 Babe Ruth 15
5 Pie Traynor 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Max Carey 4
2 Buddy Myer 4
2 Pie Traynor 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Moss 0.00
2 Milt Gaston 0.62
3 Art Nehf 0.82
4 General Crowder 1.44
5 George Blaeholder 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Red Faber 3
1 Milt Gaston 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 21
2 Lefty Grove 14
2 Charlie Root 14
4 Jesse Haines 13
5 8 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 2
2 Vic Aldridge 1
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Watty Clark 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .476
2 Lou Gehrig .410
3 Freddie Lindstrom .407
4 Buddy Myer .395
5 George Harper .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Hack Wilson 9
3 Chick Hafey 8
3 George Harper 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 33
2 Chick Hafey 30
3 Hack Wilson 29
4 Clyde Beck 28
5 Lou Gehrig 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
1 Johnny Mostil 10
3 Bill Cissell 7
3 Buddy Myer 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 1.34
2 Garland Braxton 1.73
3 Milt Gaston 1.97
4 Herb Pennock 2.33
5 Lefty Grove 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willis Hudlin 6
2 Larry Benton 5
2 Guy Bush 5
2 General Crowder 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 46
2 Hank Johnson 34
2 Red Ruffing 34
4 Pat Malone 33
5 Dazzy Vance 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 Percy Jones 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .391
2 Paul Waner .370
3 Goose Goslin .368
4 Lou Gehrig .362
5 George Grantham .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 69
2 Lou Gehrig 35
2 Hack Wilson 35
4 Jim Bottomley 30
5 Chick Hafey 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 169
2 Lou Gehrig 139
3 Jim Bottomley 129
4 Hack Wilson 128
5 Rogers Hornsby 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 33
2 Harvey Hendrick 29
3 Max Carey 28
4 Buddy Myer 23
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 2.06
2 Red Lucas 2.50
3 Dazzy Vance 2.54
4 Sheriff Blake 2.66
5 Doug McWeeny 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Larry Benton 26
3 Herb Pennock 23
4 Waite Hoyt 22
4 George Pipgras 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 173
2 Lefty Grove 159
3 Charlie Root 137
4 George Pipgras 128
5 Rube Walberg 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 8
2 Wilcy Moore 7
2 Bill Sherdel 7
4 Waite Hoyt 6
4 2 others tied 6