On This Day

Monday, August 13, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 35 .688 --
Athletics 72 39 .649 4.5
Browns 59 55 .518 19.0
White Sox 51 61 .455 26.0
Indians 51 62 .451 26.5
Tigers 48 62 .436 28.0
Senators 49 64 .434 28.5
Red Sox 41 70 .369 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 68 42 .618 --
Giants 62 41 .602 2.5
Cubs 63 49 .563 6.0
Reds 61 48 .560 6.5
Pirates 57 49 .538 9.0
Robins 54 56 .491 14.0
Braves 32 67 .323 30.5
Phillies 28 73 .277 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mule Haas 3
1 Joe Sewell 3
3 Sparky Adams 2
3 Dick Bartell 2
3 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Bartell 2
1 Mule Haas 2
1 Johnny Hodapp 2
1 Ray Kremer 2
1 Doug Taitt 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Mule Haas 1
1 Ossie Orwoll 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.67
2 Ed Morris 0.62
3 George Grant 0.50
4 Ray Kremer 0.33
5 Ownie Carroll 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Ed Morris 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Morris 5
2 George Grant 4
3 Ownie Carroll 3
3 Ray Kremer 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .382
2 Rogers Hornsby .379
3 Lou Gehrig .367
4 Paul Waner .361
5 Tony Lazzeri .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Hack Wilson 27
3 Jim Bottomley 25
4 Lou Gehrig 21
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 109
2 Babe Ruth 106
3 Jim Bottomley 100
4 Hack Wilson 87
5 Del Bissonette 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 23
2 Johnny Mostil 21
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 Herb Pennock 2.60
5 Sheriff Blake 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 20
2 George Pipgras 19
3 Larry Benton 18
3 Sam Gray 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 139
2 Lefty Grove 132
3 Pat Malone 114
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 .489
2 Shanty Hogan .476
3 Al Simmons .420
4 Freddie Lindstrom .415
5 George Sisler .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 George Grantham 3
1 Don Hurst 3
1 Travis Jackson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Wright 19
2 Lou Gehrig 18
2 Freddie Lindstrom 18
4 Al Simmons 17
5 Pie Traynor 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Willie Kamm 5
3 Bill Cissell 4
3 Johnny Mostil 4
3 Lance Richbourg 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.00
1 Sad Sam Jones 1.00
3 Carl Hubbell 1.05
4 Herb Pennock 1.06
5 Clarence Mitchell 1.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Lefty Grove 20
3 Pat Malone 18
3 Tommy Thomas 18
5 Ed Morris 16

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 Shanty Hogan .418
2 Hughie Critz .412
3 Max Bishop .411
4 Heinie Manush .400
5 Pie Traynor .390

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 35
2 Lou Gehrig 31
3 Babe Ruth 30
4 Pie Traynor 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 14
2 Johnny Mostil 8
3 Max Carey 7
3 Bill Cissell 7
3 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.20
2 Howard Ehmke 1.32
3 Carl Hubbell 1.59
4 Herb Pennock 1.61
5 Fred Fussell 1.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 41
2 Dazzy Vance 36
3 Pat Malone 31
4 Sam Gray 30
5 George Earnshaw 27

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 .388
2 Paul Waner .363
3 Lou Gehrig .361
4 Goose Goslin .355
5 George Grantham .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 67
2 Hack Wilson 37
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 150
3 Jim Bottomley 138
4 Harry Heilmann 125
4 Hack Wilson 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 31
2 Max Carey 26
3 Kiki Cuyler 23
4 Johnny Mostil 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 Herb Pennock 2.45
5 Red Lucas 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 29
2 Herb Pennock 25
3 Larry Benton 24
4 George Pipgras 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 185
2 Lefty Grove 167
3 Charlie Root 133
4 George Pipgras 130
5 Burleigh Grimes 118

Saves

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