On This Day

Friday, July 27, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 28 .708 --
Athletics 60 36 .625 8.0
Browns 52 48 .520 18.0
Indians 44 53 .454 24.5
Senators 43 54 .443 25.5
White Sox 42 53 .442 25.5
Tigers 38 56 .404 29.0
Red Sox 37 56 .398 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 60 35 .632 --
Reds 57 40 .588 4.0
Cubs 56 40 .583 4.5
Giants 50 38 .568 6.5
Robins 49 46 .516 11.0
Pirates 46 46 .500 12.5
Braves 27 60 .310 29.0
Phillies 23 63 .267 32.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Barnes 3
1 Max Bishop 3
1 Del Bissonette 3
1 Fred Brickell 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Don Hurst 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Heinie Manush 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Bissonette 2
1 Ossie Bluege 2
1 Heinie Manush 2
4 Ethan Allen 1
4 31 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Johnny Mostil 1
1 Sam Rice 1
1 Lance Richbourg 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Donohue 0.83
2 Dazzy Vance 0.56
3 Clarence Mitchell 0.43
4 Jimmy Ring 0.36
5 Fred Fussell 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Donohue 5
1 Dazzy Vance 5
3 Lefty Grove 4
3 Jimmy Ring 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .391
2 Lou Gehrig .372
3 Paul Waner .367
4 George Grantham .360
5 Heinie Manush .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Hack Wilson 23
3 Jim Bottomley 22
4 Lou Gehrig 19
5 Del Bissonette 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 94
2 Lou Gehrig 90
3 Jim Bottomley 84
4 Del Bissonette 82
5 Hack Wilson 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 17
2 Kiki Cuyler 16
2 Buddy Myer 16
4 Frankie Frisch 15
4 Harry Rice 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 1.95
2 Sheriff Blake 2.14
3 Art Nehf 2.31
4 Red Lucas 2.53
5 Dazzy Vance 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 17
2 Larry Benton 16
2 Burleigh Grimes 16
4 Sam Gray 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 117
2 Lefty Grove 112
3 Pat Malone 96
4 Charlie Root 87
5 George Pipgras 82

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 Riggs Stephenson .468
2 Hughie Critz .460
3 Max Bishop .457
4 Heinie Manush .429
5 Denny Sothern .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Don Hurst 5
3 Chick Hafey 4
3 George Harper 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 18
2 Al Simmons 17
3 Heinie Manush 16
4 Chick Hafey 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Max Carey 4
2 Alex Metzler 4
2 Ed Morgan 4
2 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howard Ehmke 0.50
2 Lefty Grove 0.60
3 Doug McWeeny 0.69
4 Art Nehf 0.82
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milt Gaston 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 21
2 George Earnshaw 16
3 Sam Gray 15
4 Dazzy Vance 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 2
2 Vic Aldridge 1
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Lloyd Brown 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .448
2 Al Simmons .424
3 Lou Gehrig .417
4 Buddy Myer .403
5 Hughie Critz .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 George Harper 9
2 Hack Wilson 9
4 Chick Hafey 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 40
2 Lou Gehrig 32
3 Chick Hafey 29
3 Babe Ruth 29
3 Hack Wilson 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Johnny Mostil 9
3 Buddy Myer 7
3 Harry Rice 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 1.42
2 Garland Braxton 1.70
3 Lefty Grove 1.91
4 Eddie Rommel 2.08
5 Eppa Rixey 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 5
1 Lefty Grove 5
1 Willis Hudlin 5
1 Jack Quinn 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 43
2 Red Ruffing 37
3 Hank Johnson 35
4 Lefty Grove 32
4 Dazzy Vance 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .390
2 Goose Goslin .371
3 Paul Waner .368
4 Lou Gehrig .361
5 Ty Cobb .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 67
2 Hack Wilson 35
3 Lou Gehrig 33
4 Jim Bottomley 31
5 Chick Hafey 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 168
2 Lou Gehrig 140
3 Jim Bottomley 129
4 Hack Wilson 128
5 Harry Heilmann 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 32
2 Harvey Hendrick 27
3 Max Carey 25
4 Buddy Myer 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 2.05
2 Red Lucas 2.33
3 Dazzy Vance 2.53
4 Sheriff Blake 2.59
5 Doug McWeeny 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 177
2 Lefty Grove 165
3 Charlie Root 134
4 George Pipgras 129
5 Rube Walberg 116

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