On This Day

Sunday, August 19, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 38 .678 --
Athletics 74 42 .638 5.0
Browns 61 58 .513 19.5
Indians 55 64 .462 25.5
White Sox 53 64 .453 26.5
Senators 53 66 .445 27.5
Tigers 51 65 .440 28.0
Red Sox 43 73 .371 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 66 43 .606 --
Cardinals 70 46 .603 -0.5
Cubs 67 51 .568 3.5
Reds 64 51 .557 5.0
Pirates 62 51 .549 6.0
Robins 56 60 .483 13.5
Braves 34 71 .324 30.0
Phillies 31 77 .287 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Fothergill 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
3 Mark Koenig 3
3 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Autry 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Ernie Orsatti 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Bob Meusel 3
3 Chick Autry 2
3 Les Bell 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Taylor Douthit 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Carl Lind 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 0.78
2 Larry Benton 0.45
3 Hank Johnson 0.43
4 Bill Doak 0.30
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Hank Johnson 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 7
2 Larry Benton 5
3 Bill Doak 3
3 Hank Johnson 3
3 George Smith 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Bayne 1
1 George Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .377
2 Lou Gehrig .375
3 Al Simmons .372
4 Paul Waner .367
5 Heinie Manush .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Hack Wilson 27
3 Jim Bottomley 26
4 Lou Gehrig 22
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 118
2 Babe Ruth 112
3 Jim Bottomley 104
4 Hack Wilson 94
5 Del Bissonette 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 25
2 Johnny Mostil 21
3 Buddy Myer 18
3 Harry Rice 18
5 Bill Cissell 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 2.42
2 Garland Braxton 2.49
3 Dazzy Vance 2.50
4 Sheriff Blake 2.51
5 Larry Benton 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 21
2 Larry Benton 20
2 George Pipgras 20
4 Sam Gray 18
4 Lefty Grove 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 142
2 Lefty Grove 134
3 Pat Malone 122
4 Charlie Root 106
5 George Pipgras 98

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .510
2 Fred Schulte .425
3 Mark Koenig .424
4 Lance Richbourg .413
5 Pinky Whitney .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Travis Jackson 3
1 Hack Wilson 3
4 Les Bell 2
4 11 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 24
2 Pie Traynor 19
3 Hack Wilson 16
4 Pinky Whitney 14
5 Freddie Lindstrom 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Willie Kamm 5
3 Taylor Douthit 4
4 Max Carey 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alex Ferguson 0.52
2 Lefty Grove 0.90
3 Herb Pennock 1.00
4 Grady Adkins 1.13
5 2 tied 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Carmen Hill 4
3 Larry Benton 3
3 Willis Hudlin 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 18
2 Pat Malone 17
2 Dazzy Vance 17
4 Jimmy Ring 15
4 Earl Whitehill 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Smith 3
2 Alex Ferguson 2
3 Vic Aldridge 1
3 Bill Bayne 1
3 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .419
2 Heinie Manush .393
3 Shanty Hogan .393
4 Lou Gehrig .393
5 2 tied .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 41
2 Lou Gehrig 34
3 Harry Heilmann 32
4 Bob Meusel 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 13
2 Jackie Tavener 8
3 Max Carey 7
3 Willie Kamm 7
5 Johnny Mostil 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.20
2 Herb Pennock 1.62
3 Carl Hubbell 1.69
4 Dazzy Vance 1.71
5 Art Nehf 1.94

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 Dazzy Vance 38
2 George Earnshaw 35
2 Lefty Grove 35
2 Pat Malone 35
5 Sam Gray 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Rommel 3
1 George Smith 3
3 Vic Aldridge 2
3 Larry Benton 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .387
2 Paul Waner .368
3 Lou Gehrig .368
4 Goose Goslin .357
5 Ty Cobb .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 67
2 Hack Wilson 37
3 Jim Bottomley 33
4 Lou Gehrig 30
5 Chick Hafey 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 170
2 Lou Gehrig 157
3 Jim Bottomley 137
4 Hack Wilson 129
5 Harry Heilmann 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 31
2 Max Carey 26
3 Kiki Cuyler 25
4 Johnny Mostil 22
5 3 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 2.05
2 Dazzy Vance 2.43
3 Garland Braxton 2.44
4 Herb Pennock 2.50
5 Red Lucas 2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 185
2 Lefty Grove 165
3 Charlie Root 133
4 George Pipgras 132
5 Pat Malone 122

Saves

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