On This Day

Tuesday, September 4, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	44	.662	--
Athletics	85	47	.644	2.0
Browns	73	61	.545	15.0
White Sox	61	71	.462	26.0
Senators	61	71	.462	26.0
Tigers	59	76	.437	29.5
Indians	59	76	.437	29.5
Red Sox	47	85	.356	40.0

Games

White Sox 3, Tigers 2

White Sox 3, Tigers 2

Browns 9, Indians 6

Athletics 9, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	79	51	.608	--
Giants	73	54	.575	4.5
Cubs	77	57	.575	4.0
Reds	72	58	.554	7.0
Pirates	73	59	.553	7.0
Robins	64	65	.496	14.5
Braves	41	82	.333	34.5
Phillies	37	90	.291	40.5

Games

Robins 3, Braves 2

Robins 9, Braves 2

Giants 9, Phillies 4

Phillies 8, Giants 7

Cubs 9, Pirates 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Willie Kamm	5
1	Chuck Klein	5
1	Freddy Leach	5
1	Mel Ott	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Bissonette	1
1	Adam Comorosky	1
1	Jake Flowers	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Adam Comorosky	6
2	Travis Jackson	5
3	Shanty Hogan	4
4	Del Bissonette	2
4	19 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Woody English	1
1	Wally Gilbert	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	0.60
2	Ken Holloway	0.56
3	Ted Lyons	0.38
4	Art Delaney	0.38
4	Red Faber	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	6
2	Ken Holloway	5
2	Ted Lyons	5
4	Rube Walberg	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Watty Clark	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.382
2	Paul Waner	.380
3	Lou Gehrig	.377
4	Heinie Manush	.363
5	Al Simmons	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Hack Wilson	30
3	Jim Bottomley	27
4	Lou Gehrig	23
5	Chick Hafey	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	127
2	Babe Ruth	121
3	Jim Bottomley	116
4	Pie Traynor	110
5	Hack Wilson	103

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	28
2	Buddy Myer	24
3	Frankie Frisch	21
3	Johnny Mostil	21
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.35
2	Sheriff Blake	2.43
3	Art Nehf	2.46
4	Garland Braxton	2.49
5	Larry Benton	2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	165
2	Lefty Grove	152
3	Pat Malone	135
4	Charlie Root	114
5	George Pipgras	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	7
1	Ted Lyons	7
3	Garland Braxton	6
3	Willis Hudlin	6
5	3 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.463
2	Adam Comorosky	.457
3	Max Bishop	.446
4	Travis Jackson	.433
5	Rogers Hornsby	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Terry	5
2	Kiki Cuyler	3
2	Chick Hafey	3
2	Pinky Hargrave	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	23
2	Paul Waner	21
3	Bill Terry	19
4	Heinie Manush	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Myer	6
2	Frankie Frisch	5
3	Ira Flagstead	4
3	Freddie Lindstrom	4
3	Denny Sothern	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kolp	0.00
2	Claude Willoughby	0.91
3	Waite Hoyt	0.93
4	Jesse Haines	1.00
5	Rube Walberg	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	4
1	Rube Walberg	4
3	General Crowder	3
3	Lefty Grove	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	22
2	Dazzy Vance	20
3	Lefty Grove	18
3	Rube Walberg	18
5	Bump Hadley	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Watty Clark	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Ed Morris	2
4	George Blaeholder	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.457
2	Heinie Manush	.427
3	Paul Waner	.415
4	Pie Traynor	.397
5	Lance Richbourg	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Terry	7
2	Hack Wilson	6
3	Chick Hafey	5
3	Pinky Hargrave	5
3	Chuck Klein	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	45
2	Lou Gehrig	33
3	Bill Terry	31
4	Paul Waner	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
1	Buddy Myer	8
3	Denny Sothern	7
4	Frankie Frisch	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Rommel	0.96
2	Waite Hoyt	1.29
3	Clarence Mitchell	1.38
4	Lefty Grove	1.54
5	Grady Adkins	1.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
1	Ray Kremer	7
3	Dazzy Vance	6
4	Larry Benton	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	40
2	George Earnshaw	36
2	Lefty Grove	36
4	Pat Malone	30
5	Ed Morris	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Smith	3
2	Watty Clark	2
2	Alex Ferguson	2
2	Burleigh Grimes	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.383
2	Paul Waner	.372
3	Lou Gehrig	.369
4	Al Simmons	.362
5	Heinie Manush	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	63
2	Hack Wilson	37
3	Jim Bottomley	34
4	Chick Hafey	30
5	Lou Gehrig	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	162
2	Jim Bottomley	146
3	Lou Gehrig	145
4	Pie Traynor	127
5	Hack Wilson	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	35
2	Kiki Cuyler	28
3	Buddy Myer	25
4	Max Carey	24
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.18
2	Garland Braxton	2.29
3	Dazzy Vance	2.42
4	Herb Pennock	2.54
5	Lefty Grove	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	27
2	Larry Benton	25
2	George Pipgras	25
4	Lefty Grove	23
5	5 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	189
2	Lefty Grove	171
3	Pat Malone	135
4	George Pipgras	133
5	Charlie Root	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	8
2	Garland Braxton	7
2	Ted Lyons	7
4	Willis Hudlin	6
4	Bill Sherdel	6