On This Day

Wednesday, September 12, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 91 48 .655 --
Athletics 90 50 .643 1.5
Browns 76 62 .551 14.5
White Sox 65 73 .471 25.5
Senators 65 75 .464 26.5
Tigers 62 78 .443 29.5
Indians 59 81 .421 32.5
Red Sox 49 90 .353 42.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 54 .606 --
Giants 79 56 .585 3.0
Cubs 81 58 .583 3.0
Pirates 76 62 .551 7.5
Reds 73 63 .537 9.5
Robins 69 70 .496 15.0
Braves 44 89 .331 37.0
Phillies 42 95 .307 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Herman 4
2 Del Bissonette 3
2 Rube Bressler 3
2 Mickey Cochrane 3
2 Mark Koenig 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Bishop 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rube Bressler 2
2 Max Bishop 1
2 Del Bissonette 1
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 12 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Jake Flowers 1
1 Chick Hafey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Watty Clark 0.57
2 Howard Ehmke 0.46
3 Waite Hoyt 0.29
4 Pete Donohue 0.17
5 Ray Benge 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Ossie Orwoll 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 6
2 Watty Clark 4
2 Waite Hoyt 4
4 Augie Walsh 2
5 7 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Walberg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .383
2 Rogers Hornsby .375
3 Lou Gehrig .370
4 Heinie Manush .363
5 Al Simmons .354

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 121
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 122
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 .520
2 Willie Kamm .500
3 Heinie Manush .458
4 Gabby Hartnett .436
5 Rube Bressler .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
3 Cy Williams 4
4 Harry Heilmann 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddy Leach 19
2 Bill Terry 18
3 Al Simmons 17
4 Freddie Lindstrom 14
4 Paul Waner 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Lu Blue 3
3 Jake Flowers 3
3 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.35
2 Sheriff Blake 0.44
3 Joe Genewich 0.90
4 Ray Kolp 0.96
5 Watty Clark 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 Jesse Haines 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 22
1 Dazzy Vance 22
3 Lefty Grove 20
4 Rube Walberg 19
5 Bump Hadley 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Morris 2
2 Larry Benton 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .452
2 Pie Traynor .397
3 Heinie Manush .394
4 Lloyd Waner .393
5 Lou Gehrig .383

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 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 10
2 Kiki Cuyler 8
3 Frankie Frisch 6
3 Denny Sothern 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 1.05
2 Ray Kolp 1.38
3 Sheriff Blake 1.45
4 Eddie Rommel 1.58
5 Watty Clark 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Ray Kremer 6
3 Larry Benton 5
3 Jesse Haines 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 40
2 Lefty Grove 38
3 Dazzy Vance 36
4 Pat Malone 31
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 .382
2 Rogers Hornsby .368
3 Lou Gehrig .363
4 Al Simmons .360
5 Goose Goslin .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 Jim Bottomley 33
2 Hack Wilson 33
4 Chick Hafey 32
5 Lou Gehrig 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 153
2 Jim Bottomley 143
3 Lou Gehrig 142
4 Pie Traynor 126
5 Hack Wilson 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 32
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 2.49
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 139
5 Charlie Root 122

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