On This Day

Wednesday, August 15, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	37	.675	--
Athletics	72	41	.637	4.5
Browns	59	57	.509	19.0
White Sox	53	61	.465	24.0
Indians	53	62	.461	24.5
Tigers	50	62	.446	26.0
Senators	51	64	.443	26.5
Red Sox	41	72	.363	35.5

Games

Indians 7, Red Sox 0

White Sox 8, Yankees 4

Tigers 6, Athletics 3

Senators 4, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	70	42	.625	--
Giants	63	42	.600	3.5
Cubs	64	50	.561	7.0
Reds	62	49	.559	7.5
Pirates	58	50	.537	10.0
Robins	55	57	.491	15.0
Braves	32	69	.317	32.5
Phillies	29	74	.282	36.5

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 5

Reds 11, Phillies 4

Robins 6, Pirates 5

Cardinals 7, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Schulte	4
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Hod Ford	3
2	Johnny Hodapp	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Buck Crouse	1
1	Joe Dugan	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	3
1	Johnny Hodapp	3
1	Norm McMillan	3
4	Les Bell	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Brickell	1
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Kolp	0.75
2	Garland Braxton	0.33
2	Joe Genewich	0.33
2	Joe Shaute	0.33
5	Jimmy Ring	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Sam Gibson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Garland Braxton	4
1	Joe Shaute	4
3	Joe Genewich	3
3	Sam Gray	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jesse Petty	1
1	Eppa Rixey	1
1	George Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.380
2	Al Simmons	.375
3	Lou Gehrig	.371
4	Paul Waner	.360
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Hack Wilson	27
3	Jim Bottomley	26
4	Lou Gehrig	21
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	110
2	Babe Ruth	108
3	Jim Bottomley	103
4	Hack Wilson	89
5	Del Bissonette	88

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	Art Nehf	2.45
2	Garland Braxton	2.49
3	Dazzy Vance	2.50
4	Sheriff Blake	2.60
5	Herb Pennock	2.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	142
2	Lefty Grove	132
3	Pat Malone	114
4	Charlie Root	99
5	George Pipgras	95

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	Lou Gehrig	.451
2	Bill Terry	.426
3	Shanty Hogan	.425
4	Ossie Orwoll	.419
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	George Grantham	3
2	Travis Jackson	3
2	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddie Lindstrom	19
2	Lou Gehrig	18
2	Glenn Wright	18
4	Al Simmons	14
4	Pie Traynor	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Willie Kamm	5
2	Bill Cissell	4
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Johnny Mostil	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Rommel	0.53
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.67
3	Carl Hubbell	0.83
4	Lefty Grove	0.86
5	Clarence Mitchell	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	4
2	Joe Genewich	3
2	Sam Gray	3
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	17
2	Sam Gray	16
2	Lefty Grove	16
2	Pat Malone	16
5	Jimmy Ring	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Dawson	2
1	Willis Hudlin	2
1	Eddie Rommel	2
1	George Smith	2
5	17 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shanty Hogan	.405
2	Hughie Critz	.400
3	Chick Hafey	.398
4	Heinie Manush	.395
5	Carl Lind	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Don Hurst	8
3	Chick Hafey	7
4	Jim Bottomley	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	35
2	Lou Gehrig	31
2	Johnny Hodapp	31
4	Harry Heilmann	29
4	3 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	12
2	Jackie Tavener	8
3	Max Carey	7
3	Bill Cissell	7
3	Johnny Mostil	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.20
2	Carl Hubbell	1.59
3	Herb Pennock	1.86
4	Eddie Rommel	1.91
5	Art Nehf	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Carmen Hill	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	41
2	Dazzy Vance	39
3	Sam Gray	29
4	George Earnshaw	27
4	Pat Malone	27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.389
2	Lou Gehrig	.365
3	Paul Waner	.364
4	Goose Goslin	.355
5	Ty Cobb	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	69
2	Hack Wilson	37
3	Jim Bottomley	33
4	Lou Gehrig	30
5	Chick Hafey	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	169
2	Lou Gehrig	151
3	Jim Bottomley	140
4	Harry Heilmann	126
4	Hack Wilson	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	31
2	Max Carey	26
3	Kiki Cuyler	23
4	Johnny Mostil	22
5	3 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.05
2	Red Lucas	2.35
3	Herb Pennock	2.45
4	Garland Braxton	2.46
5	Dazzy Vance	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	29
2	Herb Pennock	25
3	Larry Benton	24
4	George Pipgras	23
4	Bill Sherdel	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	188
2	Lefty Grove	167
3	Charlie Root	135
4	George Pipgras	131
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