On This Day

Saturday, August 11, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	76	35	.685	--
Athletics	71	39	.645	4.5
Browns	58	55	.513	19.0
White Sox	51	60	.459	25.0
Indians	50	61	.450	26.0
Tigers	48	60	.444	26.5
Senators	49	64	.434	28.0
Red Sox	40	69	.367	35.0

Games

Yankees 5, Red Sox 2

Browns 4, White Sox 2

Tigers 10, Indians 4

Athletics 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	68	41	.624	--
Giants	62	41	.602	3.0
Cubs	62	49	.559	7.0
Reds	60	48	.556	7.5
Pirates	56	49	.533	10.0
Robins	53	55	.491	14.5
Braves	32	66	.327	30.5
Phillies	28	72	.280	35.5

Games

Braves 4, Robins 2

Giants 4, Phillies 0

Cubs 5, Cardinals 1

Reds 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Benny Bengough	3
1	Mickey Cochrane	3
1	Ira Flagstead	3
1	Pinky Hargrave	3
1	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	Jack Rothrock	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Travis Jackson	4
2	Lou Gehrig	3
2	Harry Rice	3
2	Lance Richbourg	3
5	3 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Harvey Hendrick	1
1	Lance Richbourg	1
1	George Sisler	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	0.71
2	Sam Gray	0.67
2	Red Lucas	0.67
4	Tommy Thomas	0.57
5	Sheriff Blake	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	8
2	Sheriff Blake	5
2	Carl Hubbell	5
2	Danny MacFayden	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Ogden	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.384
2	Rogers Hornsby	.380
3	Lou Gehrig	.363
4	Paul Waner	.362
5	Tony Lazzeri	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Hack Wilson	26
3	Jim Bottomley	24
4	Lou Gehrig	21
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	107
2	Babe Ruth	106
3	Jim Bottomley	99
4	Del Bissonette	86
4	Hack Wilson	86

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	Dazzy Vance	2.37
2	Art Nehf	2.45
3	Garland Braxton	2.45
4	Sheriff Blake	2.61
5	Larry Benton	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	20
2	George Pipgras	19
3	Larry Benton	18
3	Sam Gray	18
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	139
2	Lefty Grove	130
3	Pat Malone	108
4	Charlie Root	97
5	George Pipgras	94

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Lyons	7
2	Garland Braxton	6
3	Hal Haid	5
3	Waite Hoyt	5
3	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.475
2	Shanty Hogan	.449
3	Johnny Hodapp	.444
4	George Sisler	.439
5	Carl Lind	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Grantham	3
1	Mule Haas	3
1	Chick Hafey	3
1	Don Hurst	3
1	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddie Lindstrom	21
2	Glenn Wright	19
3	Johnny Hodapp	18
4	Lou Gehrig	17
4	Al Simmons	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Bill Cissell	5
2	Willie Kamm	5
4	Ossie Bluege	4
4	Lance Richbourg	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sad Sam Jones	1.00
1	Dazzy Vance	1.00
3	Carl Hubbell	1.01
4	Clarence Mitchell	1.08
5	Burleigh Grimes	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Genewich	4
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
3	Sam Gray	3
3	Lefty Grove	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Lefty Grove	18
2	Tommy Thomas	18
4	Sam Gray	15
5	Ed Brandt	14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shanty Hogan	.425
2	Max Bishop	.424
3	Chick Hafey	.415
4	Hughie Critz	.402
5	Al Simmons	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Don Hurst	8
3	Chick Hafey	7
4	George Harper	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	36
2	Chick Hafey	32
3	Babe Ruth	30
4	Lou Gehrig	29
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	15
2	Bill Cissell	7
2	Willie Kamm	7
2	Alex Metzler	7
2	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howard Ehmke	1.32
2	Lefty Grove	1.41
3	Carl Hubbell	1.59
4	Fred Fussell	1.73
5	Burleigh Grimes	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	7
2	Sam Gray	6
2	Lefty Grove	6
4	Joe Genewich	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	39
2	Dazzy Vance	36
3	Sam Gray	30
4	George Earnshaw	27
5	2 tied	25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.389
2	Paul Waner	.363
3	Lou Gehrig	.359
4	Goose Goslin	.355
5	George Grantham	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	67
2	Hack Wilson	36
3	Jim Bottomley	32
4	Lou Gehrig	30
5	Chick Hafey	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	170
2	Lou Gehrig	148
3	Jim Bottomley	138
4	Harry Heilmann	125
5	Hack Wilson	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	32
2	Max Carey	25
3	Kiki Cuyler	22
3	Lance Richbourg	22
5	4 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.05
2	Garland Braxton	2.39
3	Dazzy Vance	2.41
4	Red Lucas	2.53
5	Herb Pennock	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	30
2	Larry Benton	25
3	Herb Pennock	24
4	George Pipgras	23
5	Bill Sherdel	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	185
2	Lefty Grove	165
3	Charlie Root	133
4	George Pipgras	130
5	Burleigh Grimes	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	7
1	Ted Lyons	7
3	Waite Hoyt	6
3	Bill Sherdel	6
5	4 tied	5