Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 15, 1928

On This Day

Saturday, September 15, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	91	49	.650	--
Athletics	91	50	.645	0.5
Browns	78	63	.553	13.5
White Sox	67	74	.475	24.5
Senators	66	75	.468	25.5
Tigers	62	79	.440	29.5
Indians	59	82	.418	32.5
Red Sox	49	91	.350	42.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 3

Athletics 5, Indians 0

Browns 6, Yankees 5

Senators 12, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	86	55	.610	--
Giants	84	56	.600	1.5
Cubs	83	59	.585	3.5
Pirates	78	62	.557	7.5
Reds	73	65	.529	11.5
Robins	70	71	.496	16.0
Braves	45	94	.324	40.0
Phillies	42	99	.298	44.0

Games

Braves 5, Cubs 2

Cubs 6, Braves 1

Giants 5, Robins 4

Cardinals 3, Phillies 2

Cardinals 8, Phillies 6

Pirates 6, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Woody English	6
2	Joe Cronin	4
2	George Sisler	4
2	Denny Sothern	4
2	Hack Wilson	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Freddie Lindstrom	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Pinky Whitney	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Eddie Brown	4
1	Pinky Whitney	4
3	Goose Goslin	3
3	Sam West	3
5	16 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
1	Frankie Frisch	2
3	Clyde Beck	1
3	Jim Bottomley	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carmen Hill	0.67
2	Red Ruffing	0.62
3	General Crowder	0.50
4	Garland Braxton	0.45
5	George Pipgras	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	George Cox	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carmen Hill	6
2	Garland Braxton	5
2	Syl Johnson	5
2	Red Ruffing	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.386
2	Rogers Hornsby	.382
3	Heinie Manush	.369
4	Lou Gehrig	.367
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
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
1	Babe Ruth	131
3	Jim Bottomley	124
4	Pie Traynor	115
5	Hack Wilson	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	34
2	Buddy Myer	26
3	Frankie Frisch	23
4	Johnny Mostil	22
5	Fresco Thompson	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.30
2	Sheriff Blake	2.31
3	Garland Braxton	2.55
4	Larry Benton	2.55
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	125
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	.551
2	Heinie Manush	.509
3	Willie Kamm	.500
4	Harry Heilmann	.457
5	Riggs Stephenson	.455

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	5
1	Chuck Klein	5
3	Del Bissonette	3
3	Babe Ruth	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	20
2	Freddie Lindstrom	18
3	Freddy Leach	16
4	Al Simmons	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Joe Judge	4
2	Freddie Lindstrom	4
2	Muddy Ruel	4
5	9 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	0.35
2	Sheriff Blake	0.61
3	Ray Kolp	0.81
4	Guy Bush	0.92
5	Watty Clark	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
2	Ray Benge	3
2	Larry Benton	3
2	Sheriff Blake	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	20
2	Bump Hadley	17
3	John Milligan	16
3	Dazzy Vance	16
5	5 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.480
2	Heinie Manush	.433
3	Pie Traynor	.415
4	Lloyd Waner	.398
5	Rogers Hornsby	.391

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	46
2	Paul Waner	31
3	Bill Terry	30
4	Freddy Leach	27
5	Heinie Manush	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Buddy Myer	10
3	Frankie Frisch	8
4	Joe Judge	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bump Hadley	1.05
2	Ray Kolp	1.06
3	Dazzy Vance	1.39
4	Sheriff Blake	1.39
5	Eddie Rommel	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Haines	6
2	Larry Benton	5
2	General Crowder	5
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	40
2	Lefty Grove	36
3	Dazzy Vance	33
4	Pat Malone	31
5	George Pipgras	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Benton	2
1	Watty Clark	2
1	Alex Ferguson	2
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.384
2	Rogers Hornsby	.377
3	Heinie Manush	.364
4	Lou Gehrig	.361
5	Al Simmons	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	58
2	Hack Wilson	33
3	Jim Bottomley	32
4	Chick Hafey	30
5	Lou Gehrig	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	151
2	Jim Bottomley	143
3	Lou Gehrig	140
4	Pie Traynor	126
5	Hack Wilson	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	34
2	Frankie Frisch	31
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	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	27
2	Larry Benton	26
3	George Pipgras	25
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	187
2	Lefty Grove	171
3	Pat Malone	145
4	George Pipgras	134
5	Charlie Root	122

Saves

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