On This Day

Tuesday, August 7, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	35	.676	--
Athletics	68	39	.636	4.5
Browns	57	54	.514	17.5
White Sox	50	59	.459	23.5
Indians	50	59	.459	23.5
Senators	49	61	.445	25.0
Tigers	46	60	.434	26.0
Red Sox	40	66	.377	32.0

Games

Yankees 6, White Sox 3

Senators 8, Indians 0

Tigers 4, Athletics 1

Browns 6, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	67	38	.638	--
Giants	59	41	.590	5.5
Reds	59	46	.562	8.0
Cubs	61	48	.560	8.0
Pirates	54	47	.535	11.0
Robins	52	53	.495	15.0
Braves	29	65	.309	32.5
Phillies	27	70	.278	36.0

Games

Pirates 4, Robins 3

Pirates 3, Robins 2

Giants 10, Cardinals 1

Phillies 4, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ossie Bluege	4
1	Charlie Hargreaves	4
1	Shanty Hogan	4
1	Paul Waner	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lu Blue	2
2	Spud Davis	1
2	George Grantham	1
2	Babe Herman	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddie Lindstrom	5
2	Lu Blue	3
3	Ossie Bluege	2
3	Spud Davis	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	1
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Burleigh Grimes	0.44
2	Fred Fussell	0.38
3	Sam Gray	0.36
4	Herb Pennock	0.33
5	Danny MacFayden	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Gray	5
2	Burleigh Grimes	4
2	Carmen Hill	4
2	Herb Pennock	4
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmy Ring	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.382
2	Paul Waner	.369
3	Lou Gehrig	.360
4	George Grantham	.358
5	Tony Lazzeri	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Hack Wilson	26
3	Jim Bottomley	24
4	Lou Gehrig	19
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	105
2	Lou Gehrig	99
3	Jim Bottomley	98
4	Del Bissonette	85
4	Hack Wilson	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	22
2	Johnny Mostil	20
3	Harry Rice	18
4	Bill Cissell	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.25
2	Art Nehf	2.40
3	Dazzy Vance	2.48
4	Larry Benton	2.64
5	Sheriff Blake	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	20
2	Larry Benton	18
2	George Pipgras	18
4	Sam Gray	17
5	Herb Pennock	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	132
2	Lefty Grove	128
3	Pat Malone	108
4	Charlie Root	97
5	George Pipgras	88

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
1	Ted Lyons	6
3	Hal Haid	5
3	Waite Hoyt	5
3	Willis Hudlin	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shanty Hogan	.491
2	Hughie Critz	.482
3	Pie Traynor	.458
4	Johnny Hodapp	.455
5	Al Simmons	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Hurst	5
2	Jim Bottomley	4
2	George Grantham	4
2	Chick Hafey	4
2	Hack Wilson	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	24
2	Freddie Lindstrom	20
3	Johnny Hodapp	19
4	Al Simmons	18
4	Glenn Wright	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Jackie Tavener	6
3	Ossie Bluege	5
3	Bill Cissell	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Sherdel	0.75
2	Bobby Burke	1.29
3	George Cox	1.38
4	Eddie Rommel	1.66
5	2 tied	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	5
2	Earl Whitehill	4
3	Larry Benton	3
3	Joe Genewich	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Dazzy Vance	20
3	Ed Brandt	16
4	Sam Gray	15
4	Herb Pennock	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Rommel	3
2	Joe Dawson	2
2	Willis Hudlin	2
4	Grady Adkins	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.456
2	Al Simmons	.446
3	Shanty Hogan	.425
4	Pie Traynor	.421
5	Hughie Critz	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Chick Hafey	8
2	George Harper	8
4	Don Hurst	7
4	Al Simmons	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	38
2	Chick Hafey	36
3	Babe Ruth	32
4	Pie Traynor	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	16
2	Johnny Mostil	9
3	Bill Cissell	8
4	Willie Kamm	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	1.60
2	Lefty Grove	1.71
3	Art Nehf	1.79
4	Howard Ehmke	1.80
5	Fred Fussell	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	8
2	Lefty Grove	6
2	Bill Sherdel	6
4	Sam Gray	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	38
2	George Earnshaw	34
3	Dazzy Vance	31
4	Charlie Root	28
5	Pat Malone	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Rommel	3
2	Joe Dawson	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	Willis Hudlin	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.389
2	Paul Waner	.368
3	Goose Goslin	.360
4	Ty Cobb	.357
5	Lou Gehrig	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	68
2	Hack Wilson	36
3	Jim Bottomley	33
4	Lou Gehrig	29
5	Chick Hafey	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	173
2	Lou Gehrig	141
3	Jim Bottomley	139
4	Harry Heilmann	124
5	Hack Wilson	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	32
2	Max Carey	24
3	Kiki Cuyler	22
4	Charlie Gehringer	21
4	3 others tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.01
2	Garland Braxton	2.24
3	Dazzy Vance	2.45
4	Herb Pennock	2.54
5	Red Lucas	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	30
2	Larry Benton	26
3	Herb Pennock	24
4	George Pipgras	22
4	Bill Sherdel	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	184
2	Lefty Grove	172
3	Charlie Root	137
4	George Pipgras	128
5	Burleigh Grimes	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	7
2	Waite Hoyt	6
2	Ted Lyons	6
4	Lefty Grove	5
4	5 others tied	5