On This Day

Friday, August 3, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	33	.683	--
Athletics	66	37	.641	4.5
Browns	54	53	.505	18.5
White Sox	48	57	.457	23.5
Indians	48	57	.457	23.5
Senators	47	59	.443	25.0
Tigers	44	58	.431	26.0
Red Sox	39	63	.382	31.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 1

Indians 9, Athletics 5

Senators 9, Tigers 3

Browns 8, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	65	36	.644	--
Giants	56	40	.583	6.5
Cubs	60	44	.577	6.5
Reds	59	44	.573	7.0
Pirates	50	47	.515	13.0
Robins	51	50	.505	14.0
Braves	28	64	.304	32.5
Phillies	24	68	.261	36.5

Games

Cubs 8, Robins 5

Cardinals 5, Braves 1

Giants 7, Reds 5

Pirates 14, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pie Traynor	5
2	Clyde Beck	4
2	Del Bissonette	4
2	Joe Sewell	4
5	8 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Brickell	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	Shanty Hogan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Glenn Wright	4
2	Fred Brickell	3
2	Shanty Hogan	3
2	Frank O'Rourke	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	2
2	Bill Cissell	1
2	Bill Hunnefield	1
2	Johnny Mostil	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Thomas	0.55
2	Sam Gray	0.44
3	Ed Morris	0.33
4	Bill Sherdel	0.29
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Fred Fussell	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	6
2	Sam Gray	4
2	Ed Morris	4
4	Virgil Barnes	2
4	5 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	Percy Jones	1
1	Walt Tauscher	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.382
2	Paul Waner	.364
3	George Grantham	.361
4	Lou Gehrig	.360
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
1	Johnny Mostil	19
3	Harry Rice	17
4	Bill Cissell	16
4	Buddy Myer	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.25
2	Art Nehf	2.44
3	Dazzy Vance	2.50
4	Sheriff Blake	2.50
5	Larry Benton	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	18
2	Larry Benton	17
2	George Pipgras	17
4	Sam Gray	16
5	Herb Pennock	15

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
1	Ted Lyons	6
3	Waite Hoyt	5
4	Hal Haid	4
4	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hughie Critz	.492
2	Pie Traynor	.450
3	Max Bishop	.426
4	Shanty Hogan	.422
5	Joe Sewell	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	5
1	Don Hurst	5
3	Babe Ruth	4
4	Jim Bottomley	3
4	10 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	21
2	Ed Morgan	20
3	Johnny Hodapp	19
4	Heinie Manush	18
4	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Jackie Tavener	6
3	Ossie Bluege	5
4	Max Carey	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob McGraw	0.87
2	Flint Rhem	0.90
3	Dazzy Vance	1.00
3	Jake Miller	1.00
5	Bill Sherdel	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Sherdel	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	George Earnshaw	3
2	Sam Gray	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	21
1	Dazzy Vance	21
3	Lefty Grove	17
4	Sam Gray	14
5	Tommy Thomas	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Kolp	2
1	Eddie Rommel	2
3	Grady Adkins	1
3	Vic Aldridge	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.469
2	Al Simmons	.416
3	George Sisler	.410
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.405
5	Pie Traynor	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Chick Hafey	9
2	George Harper	9
4	Jim Bottomley	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	40
2	Chick Hafey	38
3	Jim Bottomley	32
4	Bob Meusel	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	13
2	Johnny Mostil	9
3	Bill Cissell	8
4	Ossie Bluege	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	1.50
2	Lefty Grove	1.65
3	Art Nehf	1.99
4	Bob McGraw	2.05
5	Jim Faulkner	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Bill Sherdel	6
3	Lefty Grove	5
3	Eddie Rommel	5
3	Dazzy Vance	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	.386
2	Paul Waner	.367
3	Goose Goslin	.362
4	Ty Cobb	.354
5	Lou Gehrig	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	68
2	Hack Wilson	35
3	Jim Bottomley	32
4	Lou Gehrig	29
5	Chick Hafey	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	171
2	Jim Bottomley	138
3	Lou Gehrig	136
4	Harry Heilmann	123
5	Hack Wilson	119

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	Art Nehf	2.04
2	Garland Braxton	2.22
3	Red Lucas	2.51
4	Dazzy Vance	2.56
5	Herb Pennock	2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	182
2	Lefty Grove	162
3	Charlie Root	137
4	George Pipgras	124
5	Rube Walberg	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	8
2	Waite Hoyt	6
2	Ted Lyons	6
2	Wilcy Moore	6
5	4 tied	5