On This Day

Tuesday, September 11, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 91 47 .659 --
Athletics 89 50 .640 2.5
Browns 76 62 .551 15.0
White Sox 65 73 .471 26.0
Senators 65 75 .464 27.0
Tigers 62 78 .443 30.0
Indians 59 81 .421 33.0
Red Sox 49 90 .353 42.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 82 54 .603 --
Giants 79 56 .585 2.5
Cubs 81 58 .583 2.5
Pirates 76 62 .551 7.0
Reds 73 62 .541 8.5
Robins 68 70 .493 15.0
Braves 44 89 .331 36.5
Phillies 42 94 .309 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddie Lindstrom 8
2 George Sisler 6
3 Harvey Hendrick 4
3 Shanty Hogan 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank O'Rourke 6
2 Rube Bressler 4
2 Pat Malone 4
2 John Stone 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 2
2 Rube Bressler 1
2 Bruce Caldwell 1
2 Jake Flowers 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jumbo Elliott 0.50
2 Lefty Grove 0.45
3 John Milligan 0.44
4 Jesse Haines 0.33
4 Jack Scott 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jumbo Elliott 5
1 Lefty Grove 5
3 Ownie Carroll 4
3 Jesse Haines 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Elam Vangilder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .383
2 Rogers Hornsby .375
3 Lou Gehrig .373
4 Heinie Manush .363
5 Al Simmons .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Hack Wilson 30
3 Jim Bottomley 28
4 Chick Hafey 25
5 Lou Gehrig 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 131
2 Babe Ruth 129
3 Jim Bottomley 120
4 Pie Traynor 112
5 Hack Wilson 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 31
2 Buddy Myer 26
3 Frankie Frisch 21
3 Johnny Mostil 21
3 Fresco Thompson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.30
2 Sheriff Blake 2.36
3 Garland Braxton 2.57
4 Lefty Grove 2.59
5 Herb Pennock 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 23
1 Burleigh Grimes 23
1 George Pipgras 23
4 Lefty Grove 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 175
2 Lefty Grove 168
3 Pat Malone 145
4 George Pipgras 121
5 Charlie Root 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 7
1 Ted Lyons 7
3 Garland Braxton 6
3 Willis Hudlin 6
5 4 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .492
2 Willie Kamm .472
3 Heinie Manush .426
4 Gabby Hartnett .419
5 Chuck Klein .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
3 Bill Terry 4
3 Cy Williams 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddy Leach 21
2 Bill Terry 20
3 Al Simmons 17
3 Paul Waner 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Denny Sothern 4
4 Lu Blue 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.35
2 Sheriff Blake 0.44
3 Ray Kolp 1.08
4 Sad Sam Jones 1.33
5 Watty Clark 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Jesse Haines 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 George Earnshaw 22
2 Dazzy Vance 22
4 Rube Walberg 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Morris 2
1 Elam Vangilder 2
3 Larry Benton 1
3 George Blaeholder 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .452
2 Lou Gehrig .415
3 Heinie Manush .404
4 Pie Traynor .397
5 Lloyd Waner .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 7
2 Chuck Klein 6
2 Babe Ruth 6
4 Pinky Hargrave 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 45
2 Bill Terry 31
3 Paul Waner 30
4 Freddy Leach 28
5 Bob Meusel 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 10
2 Kiki Cuyler 9
3 Denny Sothern 7
4 Frankie Frisch 6
4 Curt Walker 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 1.05
2 Ray Kolp 1.44
3 Sheriff Blake 1.45
4 Eddie Rommel 1.58
5 Waite Hoyt 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Ray Kremer 6
1 Pat Malone 6
4 Larry Benton 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 40
2 Lefty Grove 38
3 Pat Malone 37
4 Dazzy Vance 36
5 Ed Morris 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 2
1 Watty Clark 2
1 Alex Ferguson 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .380
2 Rogers Hornsby .372
3 Lou Gehrig .366
4 Heinie Manush .359
5 Goose Goslin .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 Jim Bottomley 34
2 Hack Wilson 34
4 Chick Hafey 32
5 Lou Gehrig 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 153
2 Jim Bottomley 144
3 Lou Gehrig 142
4 Pie Traynor 126
5 Hack Wilson 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 33
2 Kiki Cuyler 31
3 Buddy Myer 27
4 Max Carey 24
5 Fresco Thompson 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.32
2 Herb Pennock 2.40
3 Art Nehf 2.44
4 Garland Braxton 2.53
5 Sheriff Blake 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 George Pipgras 26
3 Larry Benton 25
4 Lefty Grove 23
4 Dazzy Vance 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 194
2 Lefty Grove 179
3 Pat Malone 145
4 George Pipgras 138
5 Charlie Root 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 8
2 Garland Braxton 7
2 Ted Lyons 7
4 Larry Benton 6
4 2 others tied 6