On This Day

Sunday, August 26, 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
Senators 57 68 .456 26.0
White Sox 56 67 .455 26.0
Tigers 56 67 .455 26.0
Indians 56 70 .444 27.5
Red Sox 45 78 .366 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 74 48 .607 --
Giants 68 49 .581 3.5
Cubs 72 53 .576 3.5
Reds 70 53 .569 4.5
Pirates 67 54 .554 6.5
Robins 60 64 .484 15.0
Braves 35 77 .313 34.0
Phillies 33 81 .289 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ethan Allen 3
1 Del Bissonette 3
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 Woody English 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Grimm 3
1 Joe Judge 3
3 Fred Brickell 2
3 Chick Hafey 2
3 George Sisler 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fresco Thompson 2
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Pepper Martin 1
2 Pinky Whitney 1
2 Billy Zitzmann 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Garland Braxton 1.00
2 Johnny Miljus 0.71
3 Bill Sherdel 0.36
4 Red Lucas 0.30
5 Carl Hubbell 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Garland Braxton 7
2 Johnny Miljus 5
3 Bill Sherdel 4
4 Kent Greenfield 3
4 Red Lucas 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .376
2 Lou Gehrig .376
3 Paul Waner .369
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 Del Bissonette 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 122
2 Babe Ruth 116
3 Jim Bottomley 105
4 Hack Wilson 100
5 Pie Traynor 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 27
2 Johnny Mostil 21
3 Buddy Myer 20
4 Curt Walker 19
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 2.28
2 Dazzy Vance 2.39
3 Garland Braxton 2.41
4 Sheriff Blake 2.46
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 .530
2 Lou Gehrig .489
3 Joe Judge .415
4 Fred Schulte .410
5 Paul Waner .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 4
2 Pinky Hargrave 3
2 Ernie Orsatti 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 30
2 George Grantham 16
3 Lou Gehrig 15
4 Fred Brickell 14
4 Hack Wilson 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 0.00
2 Bump Hadley 0.50
3 Ben Cantwell 0.75
4 Joe Shaute 0.76
5 Grady Adkins 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 4
2 Larry Benton 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 20
2 George Earnshaw 18
3 Ed Morris 16
4 General Crowder 15
4 Earl Whitehill 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Ferguson 2
1 George Smith 2
3 Bill Bayne 1
3 Larry Benton 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .462
2 Max Bishop .409
3 Lou Gehrig .389
4 Babe Ruth .378
5 Joe Sewell .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 7
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Jim Bottomley 5
4 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 10 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 45
2 Lou Gehrig 32
3 George Grantham 30
4 Fred Brickell 28
5 Johnny Hodapp 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Ossie Bluege 6
2 Willie Kamm 6
2 Jackie Tavener 6
2 2 others tied 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 Clarence Mitchell 2.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 41
2 Lefty Grove 35
3 Pat Malone 32
4 George Earnshaw 29
5 Ed Morris 27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .380
2 Lou Gehrig .370
3 Paul Waner .365
4 George Grantham .359
5 Goose Goslin .359

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 166
2 Lou Gehrig 153
3 Jim Bottomley 135
4 Hack Wilson 125
5 Harry Heilmann 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 33
2 Kiki Cuyler 27
3 Max Carey 24
4 Charlie Gehringer 22
4 Johnny Mostil 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 1.96
2 Garland Braxton 2.15
3 Dazzy Vance 2.40
4 Herb Pennock 2.47
5 Red Lucas 2.61

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 132
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