On This Day

Thursday, August 2, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	32	.689	--
Athletics	66	36	.647	4.5
Browns	53	53	.500	19.5
White Sox	48	56	.462	23.5
Indians	47	57	.452	24.5
Senators	46	59	.438	26.0
Tigers	44	57	.436	26.0
Red Sox	38	63	.376	32.0

Games

White Sox 6, Red Sox 3

Athletics 6, Indians 0

Browns 4, Yankees 3

Tigers 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	64	36	.640	--
Giants	55	40	.579	6.5
Reds	59	43	.578	6.0
Cubs	59	44	.573	6.5
Pirates	49	47	.510	13.0
Robins	51	49	.510	13.0
Braves	28	63	.308	31.5
Phillies	24	67	.264	35.5

Games

Cubs 3, Robins 2

Cardinals 6, Braves 1

Giants 7, Reds 5

Pirates 18, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Meusel	4
2	Sparky Adams	3
2	Fred Brickell	3
2	Jake Flowers	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Barnes	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	Riggs Stephenson	1
1	Jimmy Welsh	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Glenn Wright	5
2	Fred Brickell	3
2	Andy Cohen	3
2	George Grantham	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ossie Bluege	2
2	Fred Brickell	1
2	Andy Cohen	1
2	Mark Koenig	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Lyons	0.64
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.50
3	George Uhle	0.36
4	Herb Pennock	0.32
5	Bump Hadley	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ted Lyons	7
2	Herb Pennock	6
3	Joe Dawson	5
3	George Uhle	5
5	Bump Hadley	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Dawson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.385
2	Paul Waner	.366
3	George Grantham	.362
4	Lou Gehrig	.359
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	96
3	Lou Gehrig	93
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	4 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	Larry Benton	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	18
2	Larry Benton	17
2	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	.509
2	George Sisler	.439
3	Babe Ruth	.419
4	Shanty Hogan	.415
5	Chick Hafey	.414

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	Harry Heilmann	21
2	Ed Morgan	19
2	Al Simmons	19
4	Heinie Manush	18
5	5 tied	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Flint Rhem	0.90
2	Dazzy Vance	1.00
2	Jake Miller	1.00
4	Art Nehf	1.08
5	Bob McGraw	1.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	George Earnshaw	3
1	Milt Gaston	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	21
1	Dazzy Vance	21
3	Lefty Grove	17
4	George Blaeholder	13
4	2 others 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	.463
2	George Sisler	.419
3	Hughie Critz	.419
4	Al Simmons	.405
5	Paul Waner	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	George Harper	10
3	Chick Hafey	9
4	Hack Wilson	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	40
2	Chick Hafey	36
3	Jim Bottomley	32
4	Bob Meusel	30
5	Babe Ruth	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	13
2	Bill Cissell	8
2	Johnny Mostil	8
4	Ossie Bluege	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	1.54
2	Lefty Grove	1.65
3	Herb Pennock	1.90
4	Bob McGraw	2.05
5	Rube Walberg	2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	37
2	Dazzy Vance	31
3	Pat Malone	28
4	Lefty Grove	27
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	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.388
2	Paul Waner	.370
3	Goose Goslin	.363
4	Ty Cobb	.355
5	George Grantham	.354

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	139
3	Jim Bottomley	138
4	Harry Heilmann	125
5	Hack Wilson	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	32
2	Max Carey	24
3	Harvey Hendrick	23
4	Charlie Gehringer	21
5	6 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.22
2	Red Lucas	2.51
3	Dazzy Vance	2.56
4	Herb Pennock	2.68
5	Watty Clark	2.75

Wins

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