On This Day

Tuesday, July 31, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	70	31	.693	--
Athletics	64	36	.640	5.5
Browns	52	52	.500	19.5
Indians	47	55	.461	23.5
Senators	46	57	.447	25.0
White Sox	45	56	.446	25.0
Tigers	42	57	.424	27.0
Red Sox	38	60	.388	30.5

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 5

Yankees 12, Indians 9

Athletics 8, Browns 4

Tigers 7, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	63	36	.636	--
Reds	59	42	.584	5.0
Giants	54	40	.574	6.5
Cubs	58	44	.569	6.5
Robins	51	48	.515	12.0
Pirates	48	47	.505	13.0
Braves	28	62	.311	30.5
Phillies	24	66	.267	34.5

Games

Robins 3, Reds 2

Braves 11, Pirates 5

Giants 8, Cubs 7

Cubs 10, Giants 4

Cardinals 18, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Freddie Lindstrom	6
2	Taylor Douthit	5
3	Woody English	4
3	Charlie Gehringer	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mule Haas	2
2	Max Bishop	1
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	4
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Andy Reese	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	8 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	2
1	Harry Rice	2
3	Earle Combs	1
3	Kiki Cuyler	1
3	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.00
2	Bill Walker	0.83
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.67
4	Jakie May	0.50
5	Lefty Grove	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	8
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	6
3	George Blaeholder	5
3	Jakie May	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Grady Adkins	1
1	Herb Pennock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.385
2	Paul Waner	.369
3	Lou Gehrig	.360
4	George Grantham	.360
5	Tony Lazzeri	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Hack Wilson	24
3	Jim Bottomley	23
4	Lou Gehrig	19
5	Del Bissonette	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	100
2	Jim Bottomley	95
3	Lou Gehrig	92
4	Del Bissonette	83
5	Hack Wilson	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	19
2	Johnny Mostil	17
2	Harry Rice	17
4	Buddy Myer	16
5	Frankie Frisch	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.25
2	Art Nehf	2.30
3	Dazzy Vance	2.50
4	Sheriff Blake	2.50
5	Red Lucas	2.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	125
2	Lefty Grove	116
3	Pat Malone	98
4	Charlie Root	92
5	George Pipgras	84

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	Hughie Critz	.500
2	Babe Ruth	.459
3	Chick Hafey	.441
4	Jimmie Foxx	.438
5	Bibb Falk	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	6
1	Don Hurst	6
1	Babe Ruth	6
4	Mule Haas	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	21
2	Harry Heilmann	20
3	Ed Morgan	19
3	Babe Ruth	19
5	Chick Hafey	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
1	Jackie Tavener	7
3	Max Carey	4
3	Ed Morgan	4
5	9 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howard Ehmke	0.50
2	Joe Genewich	0.82
3	Art Nehf	1.08
4	Bob McGraw	1.11
5	Josh Billings	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Milt Gaston	3
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	Dazzy Vance	22
3	George Earnshaw	19
4	Jesse Haines	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Kolp	2
2	Grady Adkins	1
2	Vic Aldridge	1
2	Ray Benge	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.462
2	Al Simmons	.439
3	George Sisler	.402
4	Hughie Critz	.398
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	George Harper	10
3	Chick Hafey	9
4	Jim Bottomley	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	41
2	Chick Hafey	35
3	Jim Bottomley	33
4	Babe Ruth	30
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	14
2	Johnny Mostil	8
2	Harry Rice	8
4	Buddy Myer	7
4	Jackie Tavener	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	1.62
2	Lefty Grove	1.71
3	Herb Pennock	2.05
4	Tommy Thomas	2.21
5	Bob McGraw	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Willis Hudlin	6
3	Guy Bush	5
3	Burleigh Grimes	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	39
2	Lefty Grove	32
3	Hank Johnson	31
3	Dazzy Vance	31
5	Pat Malone	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	Herb Pennock	3
3	Lefty Grove	2
3	Syl Johnson	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.384
2	Paul Waner	.373
3	Goose Goslin	.367
4	Lou Gehrig	.354
5	Ty Cobb	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	67
2	Hack Wilson	35
3	Jim Bottomley	32
4	Lou Gehrig	31
5	Chick Hafey	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	171
2	Lou Gehrig	138
3	Jim Bottomley	137
4	Harry Heilmann	124
5	Hack Wilson	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	32
2	Harvey Hendrick	25
3	Max Carey	24
4	Charlie Gehringer	22
5	Lance Richbourg	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.27
2	Red Lucas	2.40
3	Dazzy Vance	2.48
4	Watty Clark	2.75
5	Herb Pennock	2.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	28
2	Larry Benton	26
3	Herb Pennock	23
4	George Pipgras	22
5	4 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	185
2	Lefty Grove	162
3	Charlie Root	137
4	George Pipgras	128
5	Rube Walberg	121

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	8
2	Wilcy Moore	7
3	Waite Hoyt	6
3	Ted Lyons	6
3	2 others tied	6