On This Day

Friday, September 14, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 91 48 .655 --
Athletics 90 50 .643 1.5
Browns 77 63 .550 14.5
White Sox 66 74 .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 84 55 .604 --
Giants 83 56 .597 1.0
Cubs 82 58 .586 2.5
Pirates 77 62 .554 7.0
Reds 73 64 .533 10.0
Robins 70 70 .500 14.5
Braves 44 93 .321 39.0
Phillies 42 97 .302 42.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lefty O'Doul 5
2 Carl Reynolds 4
2 Lance Richbourg 4
4 Chick Hafey 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Manush 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Harper 4
1 Jimmy Welsh 4
3 Chick Hafey 3
3 Don Hurst 3
3 Heinie Manush 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Blackerby 1
1 Freddie Lindstrom 1
1 Johnny Mostil 1
1 Carl Reynolds 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.78
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.31
3 Bill Sherdel 0.24
4 Bob Smith 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Jack Scott 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 Bill Sherdel 4
4 Ed Baecht 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .386
2 Rogers Hornsby .380
3 Lou Gehrig .370
4 Heinie Manush .368
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 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 131
2 Babe Ruth 129
3 Jim Bottomley 122
4 Pie Traynor 113
5 Hack Wilson 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 32
2 Buddy Myer 26
3 Johnny Mostil 22
4 Frankie Frisch 21
4 Fresco Thompson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.30
2 Sheriff Blake 2.31
3 Larry Benton 2.55
4 Garland Braxton 2.57
5 Lefty Grove 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 24
1 Burleigh Grimes 24
3 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 Willie Kamm .543
2 Paul Waner .519
3 Heinie Manush .491
4 Carl Reynolds .429
5 Gabby Hartnett .425

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Terry 20
2 Freddy Leach 17
2 Freddie Lindstrom 17
4 Al Simmons 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Freddie Lindstrom 4
2 Buddy Myer 4
4 Lu Blue 3
4 9 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 0.35
2 Sheriff Blake 0.61
3 Ray Kolp 0.81
4 Watty Clark 1.26
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 3
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Sheriff Blake 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Lefty Grove 20
3 Rube Walberg 18
4 Bump Hadley 17
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .480
2 Heinie Manush .427
3 Pie Traynor .409
4 Lloyd Waner .407
5 Willie Kamm .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 7
2 Chuck Klein 6
3 Marty McManus 5
3 Babe Ruth 5
3 Bill Terry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 44
2 Bill Terry 32
3 Paul Waner 31
4 Freddy Leach 28
5 Les Bell 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 10
2 Kiki Cuyler 9
3 Frankie Frisch 6
3 Freddie Lindstrom 6
3 Denny Sothern 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bump Hadley 1.05
2 Ray Kolp 1.28
3 Sheriff Blake 1.38
4 Eddie Rommel 1.73
5 Waite Hoyt 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 5
1 Lefty Grove 5
1 Jesse Haines 5
1 Waite Hoyt 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 40
2 Lefty Grove 36
2 Dazzy Vance 36
4 Pat Malone 31
5 George Pipgras 28

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 .385
2 Rogers Hornsby .372
3 Heinie Manush .365
4 Lou Gehrig .364
5 Al Simmons .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 57
2 Hack Wilson 33
3 Jim Bottomley 32
4 Chick Hafey 31
5 Lou Gehrig 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 149
2 Jim Bottomley 141
2 Lou Gehrig 141
4 Pie Traynor 124
5 Hack Wilson 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 32
2 Frankie Frisch 29
3 Buddy Myer 27
4 Johnny Mostil 23
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.20
2 Sheriff Blake 2.37
3 Herb Pennock 2.40
4 Art Nehf 2.49
5 Garland Braxton 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Larry Benton 26
3 George Pipgras 25
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 187
2 Lefty Grove 171
3 Pat Malone 145
4 George Pipgras 131
5 Charlie Root 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 8
2 Ted Lyons 7
3 Larry Benton 6
3 Garland Braxton 6
3 2 others tied 6