On This Day

Saturday, August 25, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	82	41	.667	--
Athletics	79	44	.642	3.0
Browns	64	60	.516	18.5
White Sox	56	67	.455	26.0
Tigers	56	67	.455	26.0
Senators	56	68	.452	26.5
Indians	56	69	.448	27.0
Red Sox	45	78	.366	37.0

Games

Red Sox 7, Browns 4

Tigers 9, Yankees 3

Yankees 7, Tigers 0

White Sox 9, Athletics 3

Athletics 13, White Sox 4

Indians 10, Senators 9

Senators 4, Indians 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	73	48	.603	--
Giants	68	48	.586	2.5
Cubs	71	53	.573	3.5
Reds	69	53	.566	4.5
Pirates	67	53	.558	5.5
Robins	59	64	.480	15.0
Braves	35	76	.315	33.0
Phillies	33	80	.292	36.0

Games

Cubs 7, Braves 3

Robins 3, Reds 0

Reds 5, Robins 4

Pirates 7, Giants 1

Cardinals 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Bishop	5
1	Bibb Falk	5
1	Joe Judge	5
1	Joe Sewell	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	2
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Charlie Gehringer	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	5
1	Homer Summa	5
3	Ossie Bluege	4
3	Babe Ruth	4
3	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ira Flagstead	2
1	Buddy Myer	2
3	Ethan Allen	1
3	Del Bissonette	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	2.00
2	Lloyd Brown	0.67
3	Pete Alexander	0.50
3	Waite Hoyt	0.50
3	Vic Sorrell	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Percy Jones	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	8
2	Vic Sorrell	6
3	George Earnshaw	5
4	Lloyd Brown	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Joe Shaute	1
1	Tommy Thomas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.376
2	Lou Gehrig	.376
3	Paul Waner	.370
4	Al Simmons	.366
5	Heinie Manush	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Hack Wilson	30
3	Jim Bottomley	26
4	Lou Gehrig	22
5	3 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	122
2	Babe Ruth	116
3	Jim Bottomley	104
4	Hack Wilson	100
5	Pie Traynor	96

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	26
2	Johnny Mostil	21
3	Buddy Myer	20
4	Curt Walker	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.28
2	Dazzy Vance	2.39
3	Sheriff Blake	2.46
4	Garland Braxton	2.49
5	Herb Pennock	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	22
2	Larry Benton	21
3	George Pipgras	20
4	Lefty Grove	19
5	Sam Gray	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	153
2	Lefty Grove	143
3	Pat Malone	128
4	Charlie Root	109
5	George Pipgras	107

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	Pie Traynor	.508
2	Lou Gehrig	.480
3	Dick Bartell	.419
4	Mark Koenig	.418
5	Fred Schulte	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	4
2	Pinky Hargrave	3
2	Ernie Orsatti	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	29
2	Lou Gehrig	18
3	George Grantham	16
4	Hack Wilson	15
5	Les Bell	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Curt Walker	6
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Buddy Myer	4
4	Mickey Cochrane	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Waite Hoyt	0.50
2	Ben Cantwell	0.75
3	Grady Adkins	1.00
4	Sheriff Blake	1.05
5	Art Nehf	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
1	Waite Hoyt	4
1	Ray Kremer	4
4	Larry Benton	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	20
2	George Earnshaw	19
3	Ed Morris	16
4	General Crowder	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Ferguson	2
1	George Smith	2
3	Bill Bayne	1
3	Larry Benton	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.458
2	Max Bishop	.412
3	Fred Brickell	.385
4	Lou Gehrig	.379
5	Paul Waner	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	7
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Jim Bottomley	5
3	Pinky Hargrave	5
3	Travis Jackson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	45
2	Lou Gehrig	35
3	Harry Heilmann	31
4	George Grantham	30
5	Bob Meusel	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Ossie Bluege	6
2	Willie Kamm	6
2	Jackie Tavener	6
2	Curt Walker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	1.26
2	Eddie Rommel	1.55
3	Grady Adkins	1.57
4	Dazzy Vance	1.77
5	Lefty Grove	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	7
1	Lefty Grove	7
3	Ray Kremer	6
3	Dazzy Vance	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	41
2	Lefty Grove	39
3	Pat Malone	32
4	George Earnshaw	29
4	Sam Gray	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Smith	3
2	Larry Benton	2
2	Joe Dawson	2
2	Alex Ferguson	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.380
2	Lou Gehrig	.369
3	Paul Waner	.368
4	George Grantham	.362
5	Goose Goslin	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	66
2	Hack Wilson	37
3	Jim Bottomley	33
4	Lou Gehrig	29
5	Chick Hafey	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	169
2	Lou Gehrig	155
3	Jim Bottomley	134
4	Hack Wilson	125
5	Harry Heilmann	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	33
2	Kiki Cuyler	26
3	Max Carey	25
4	Charlie Gehringer	22
4	Johnny Mostil	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	1.96
2	Garland Braxton	2.39
3	Dazzy Vance	2.40
4	Herb Pennock	2.47
5	Red Lucas	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	29
2	Larry Benton	26
3	George Pipgras	24
4	Lefty Grove	23
4	Herb Pennock	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	188
2	Lefty Grove	172
3	George Pipgras	136
4	Charlie Root	129
5	Pat Malone	128

Saves

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