On This Day

Thursday, August 9, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 35 .679 --
Athletics 69 39 .639 4.5
Browns 57 54 .514 18.0
White Sox 50 59 .459 24.0
Indians 50 59 .459 24.0
Senators 49 62 .441 26.0
Tigers 46 60 .434 26.5
Red Sox 40 67 .374 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 40 .626 --
Giants 60 41 .594 4.0
Cubs 61 49 .555 7.5
Reds 59 48 .551 8.0
Pirates 56 47 .544 9.0
Robins 52 54 .491 14.5
Braves 31 65 .323 30.5
Phillies 28 70 .286 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Bishop 3
1 Mike Gazella 3
3 Joe Boley 2
3 Fred Brickell 2
3 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 4
2 Max Bishop 3
3 Frankie Frisch 2
3 George Grantham 2
3 Mark Koenig 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Heimach 1.33
2 Ed Morris 0.33
3 Garland Braxton 0.30
4 Carmen Hill 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 Carmen Hill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Heimach 8
2 Garland Braxton 3
2 Carmen Hill 3
2 Ed Morris 3
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .388
2 Rogers Hornsby .382
3 Paul Waner .370
4 George Grantham .363
5 Lou Gehrig .359

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 100
3 Jim Bottomley 99
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 Art Nehf 2.45
2 Garland Braxton 2.45
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 George Sisler .476
2 Shanty Hogan .471
3 Johnny Hodapp .455
4 Joe Sewell .436
5 Carl Lind .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Travis Jackson 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 George Grantham 3
2 Mule Haas 3
2 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 21
2 Glenn Wright 20
3 Johnny Hodapp 18
4 Freddie Lindstrom 17
4 Bob Meusel 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Ossie Bluege 5
2 Bill Cissell 5
4 Willie Kamm 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sad Sam Jones 1.00
2 Ownie Carroll 1.24
3 George Cox 1.38
4 Herb Pennock 1.59
5 Bob Smith 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 5
2 Joe Genewich 4
2 Bob Smith 4
2 Earl Whitehill 4
5 5 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 24
2 Dazzy Vance 20
3 Sam Gray 15
4 Jimmy Ring 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Dawson 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 Eddie Rommel 2
4 Grady Adkins 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .429
2 Pie Traynor .420
3 Chick Hafey .418
4 Hughie Critz .404
5 Shanty Hogan .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Chick Hafey 8
2 Al Simmons 8
4 George Harper 7
4 Don Hurst 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 41
2 Chick Hafey 34
3 Pie Traynor 31
4 Babe Ruth 30
5 George Grantham 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 15
2 Johnny Mostil 8
3 Bill Cissell 7
3 Willie Kamm 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howard Ehmke 1.32
2 Lefty Grove 1.71
3 Herb Pennock 1.84
4 Art Nehf 1.94
5 Fred Fussell 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 7
2 Lefty Grove 6
3 Joe Genewich 5
3 Sam Gray 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 38
2 George Earnshaw 34
3 Dazzy Vance 29
4 Sam Gray 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Rommel 3
2 Vic Aldridge 2
2 Joe Dawson 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .389
2 Paul Waner .368
3 George Grantham .357
4 Goose Goslin .357
5 Ty Cobb .355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 173
2 Lou Gehrig 141
3 Jim Bottomley 140
4 Harry Heilmann 123
4 Hack Wilson 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 32
2 Max Carey 25
3 Kiki Cuyler 22
4 Charlie Gehringer 21
4 4 others tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 2.05
2 Garland Braxton 2.39
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 127
5 Burleigh Grimes 119

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