On This Day

Tuesday, August 28, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	84	41	.672	--
Athletics	81	44	.648	3.0
Browns	67	60	.528	18.0
Tigers	57	69	.452	27.5
Senators	57	69	.452	27.5
White Sox	56	69	.448	28.0
Indians	57	71	.445	28.5
Red Sox	45	81	.357	39.5

Games

Browns 8, Red Sox 6

Athletics 1, White Sox 0

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

Tigers 8, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	76	48	.613	--
Giants	68	51	.571	5.5
Cubs	72	55	.567	5.5
Reds	70	54	.565	6.0
Pirates	70	54	.565	6.0
Robins	60	64	.484	16.0
Braves	37	77	.325	34.0
Phillies	33	83	.284	39.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Cubs 0

Braves 3, Giants 2

Braves 7, Giants 5

Pirates 9, Phillies 2

Pirates 16, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Shanty Hogan	6
1	Rogers Hornsby	6
1	Lloyd Waner	6
4	Pie Traynor	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Max Bishop	1
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	Shanty Hogan	1
1	Mel Ott	1
1	Bill Terry	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	4
2	Bob Fothergill	3
2	Rollie Hemsley	3
2	Phil Todt	3
2	Paul Waner	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Boley	1
1	Fred Brickell	1
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	0.50
2	Red Ruffing	0.46
3	Tommy Thomas	0.40
4	Clarence Mitchell	0.38
5	Carmen Hill	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Joe Dawson	1
1	Sam Gibson	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	6
2	Lefty Grove	5
3	Sam Gibson	3
3	Sam Gray	3
3	Clarence Mitchell	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Elam Vangilder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.385
2	Lou Gehrig	.374
3	Paul Waner	.369
4	Al Simmons	.360
5	Heinie Manush	.354

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	123
2	Babe Ruth	117
3	Jim Bottomley	109
4	Pie Traynor	102
5	Hack Wilson	100

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	27
2	Johnny Mostil	21
2	Buddy Myer	21
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	2.58
5	Herb Pennock	2.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	153
2	Lefty Grove	148
3	Pat Malone	130
4	George Pipgras	110
4	Charlie Root	110

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Lyons	7
2	Garland Braxton	6
2	Waite Hoyt	6
2	Willis Hudlin	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.526
2	Ernie Orsatti	.486
3	Rogers Hornsby	.448
4	Lou Gehrig	.438
4	Lloyd Waner	.438

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	34
2	George Grantham	19
3	Fred Brickell	16
3	Paul Waner	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Myer	5
1	Curt Walker	5
3	Kiki Cuyler	4
3	Ira Flagstead	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Waite Hoyt	0.00
2	Ben Cantwell	0.75
3	Joe Shaute	0.76
4	Eddie Rommel	1.08
5	Art Nehf	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	3
1	Sam Gibson	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Carmen Hill	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	18
2	Lefty Grove	16
2	Pat Malone	16
2	George Pipgras	16
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Ferguson	2
1	George Smith	2
3	Bill Bayne	1
3	Larry Benton	1
3	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.457
2	Lou Gehrig	.393
3	Max Bishop	.391
4	Fred Schulte	.384
5	Shanty Hogan	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	7
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Kiki Cuyler	4
3	Goose Goslin	4
3	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	50
2	George Grantham	33
3	Lou Gehrig	32
4	Fred Brickell	29
4	Bob Meusel	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Willie Kamm	6
2	Curt Walker	6
2	Billy Zitzmann	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	1.06
2	Clarence Mitchell	1.38
3	Eddie Rommel	1.41
4	Dazzy Vance	1.73
5	Alex Ferguson	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Carmen Hill	6
2	Ray Kremer	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	36
1	Dazzy Vance	36
3	Pat Malone	34
4	George Earnshaw	29
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Willis Hudlin	3
1	George Smith	3
3	Larry Benton	2
3	Joe Dawson	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.386
2	Lou Gehrig	.369
3	Paul Waner	.365
4	Pie Traynor	.359
5	George Grantham	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	64
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	162
2	Lou Gehrig	151
3	Jim Bottomley	139
4	Hack Wilson	124
5	Pie Traynor	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	33
2	Kiki Cuyler	27
3	Max Carey	24
4	Charlie Gehringer	22
4	2 others tied	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	25
4	Lefty Grove	23
4	Herb Pennock	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	188
2	Lefty Grove	176
3	George Pipgras	135
4	Pat Malone	130
5	Charlie Root	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	7
1	Waite Hoyt	7
1	Ted Lyons	7
4	Willis Hudlin	6
4	Bill Sherdel	6