On This Day

Wednesday, August 1, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 31 .696 --
Athletics 65 36 .644 5.5
Browns 52 53 .495 20.5
White Sox 47 56 .456 24.5
Indians 47 56 .456 24.5
Senators 46 58 .442 26.0
Tigers 43 57 .430 27.0
Red Sox 38 62 .380 32.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Johnson 5
2 Bud Clancy 4
2 Johnny Mostil 4
2 Doug Taitt 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Hargrave 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 5
2 Pinky Hargrave 4
3 Johnny Grabowski 3
4 Bill Cissell 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 2
2 Moe Berg 1
2 Ownie Carroll 1
2 Willie Kamm 1
2 Johnny Mostil 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Johnson 0.38
2 Slim Harriss 0.33
3 Howard Ehmke 0.30
4 Earl Whitehill 0.23
5 Marty Griffin 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Hank Johnson 1
1 Ed Walsh 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hal Wiltse 4
2 Bill Bayne 3
2 Howard Ehmke 3
2 Hank Johnson 3
2 Earl Whitehill 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Rommel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .385
2 Paul Waner .369
3 George Grantham .360
4 Lou Gehrig .358
5 Tony Lazzeri .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
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 101
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 18
3 Harry Rice 17
4 Buddy Myer 16
5 2 tied 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 .508
2 Babe Ruth .459
3 Jimmie Foxx .423
4 Chick Hafey .418
5 George Sisler .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Chick Hafey 6
2 Don Hurst 6
4 Mule Haas 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 20
1 Babe Ruth 20
1 Al Simmons 20
4 Ed Morgan 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
1 Jackie Tavener 7
3 Max Carey 4
3 Ed Morgan 4
3 Johnny Mostil 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Genewich 0.82
2 Art Nehf 1.08
3 Bob McGraw 1.11
4 Josh Billings 1.13
4 Bobby Burke 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Milt Gaston 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 21
2 George Earnshaw 19
3 Lefty Grove 17
4 Jakie May 15
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Kolp 2
1 Eddie Rommel 2
3 Grady Adkins 1
3 Vic Aldridge 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .467
2 Al Simmons .434
3 Hughie Critz .412
4 George Sisler .411
5 Paul Waner .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 George Harper 10
3 Chick Hafey 9
4 Al Simmons 8
4 Hack Wilson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 40
2 Chick Hafey 35
3 Jim Bottomley 31
4 Babe Ruth 29
5 Bob Meusel 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 14
2 Johnny Mostil 9
3 Bill Cissell 8
4 Buddy Myer 7
4 2 others tied 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 Eddie Rommel 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Burleigh Grimes 5
2 Willis Hudlin 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 35
2 Lefty Grove 32
3 Dazzy Vance 31
4 Pat Malone 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Herb Pennock 3
3 Lefty Grove 2
3 Syl Johnson 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .384
2 Paul Waner .372
3 Goose Goslin .369
4 Ty Cobb .354
5 George Grantham .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 68
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 172
2 Lou Gehrig 138
3 Jim Bottomley 137
4 Harry Heilmann 125
5 Hack Wilson 122

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 2.56
4 Watty Clark 2.75
5 Herb Pennock 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Larry Benton 26
3 Herb Pennock 23
4 George Pipgras 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 182
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