On This Day

Thursday, September 20, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	94	50	.653	--
Athletics	93	51	.646	1.0
Browns	79	66	.545	15.5
White Sox	69	76	.476	25.5
Senators	68	76	.472	26.0
Tigers	63	82	.434	31.5
Indians	60	83	.420	33.5
Red Sox	51	93	.354	43.0

Games

White Sox 4, Yankees 3

Athletics 6, Tigers 1

Browns 5, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	89	56	.614	--
Giants	87	58	.600	2.0
Cubs	85	59	.590	3.5
Pirates	80	64	.556	8.5
Reds	76	67	.531	12.0
Robins	71	73	.493	17.5
Braves	46	97	.322	42.0
Phillies	42	102	.292	46.5

Games

Cardinals 8, Giants 5

Giants 7, Cardinals 4

Pirates 6, Phillies 4

Reds 7, Braves 2

Braves 9, Reds 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ethan Allen	6
2	Les Bell	4
2	Hughie Critz	4
2	Chuck Dressen	4
2	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	3
2	Chick Hafey	2
2	Shanty Hogan	2
4	Les Bell	1
4	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shanty Hogan	6
2	Les Bell	5
2	George Harper	5
4	Hughie Critz	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Bill Hunnefield	1
1	Heinie Manush	1
1	Carl Reynolds	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Pipgras	0.58
2	Bill Sherdel	0.42
3	Earl Whitehill	0.40
4	Ed Morris	0.33
5	2 tied	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Carmen Hill	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Pipgras	7
2	Ed Morris	5
2	Bill Sherdel	5
4	Carmen Hill	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.386
2	Paul Waner	.381
3	Heinie Manush	.370
4	Lou Gehrig	.369
5	Al Simmons	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Hack Wilson	30
3	Jim Bottomley	29
4	Chick Hafey	27
5	Lou Gehrig	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	135
1	Babe Ruth	135
3	Jim Bottomley	129
4	Pie Traynor	118
5	Hack Wilson	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	34
2	Buddy Myer	27
3	Frankie Frisch	23
4	Johnny Mostil	22
5	Fresco Thompson	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.22
2	Sheriff Blake	2.33
3	Lefty Grove	2.54
4	Garland Braxton	2.55
5	Herb Pennock	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	24
1	Burleigh Grimes	24
3	Lefty Grove	23
3	George Pipgras	23
5	4 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	182
2	Lefty Grove	173
3	Pat Malone	148
4	George Pipgras	133
5	Tommy Thomas	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	8
2	Willis Hudlin	7
2	Ted Lyons	7
4	Garland Braxton	6
5	4 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.457
2	Gabby Hartnett	.455
3	Riggs Stephenson	.447
4	Rogers Hornsby	.446
5	Hack Wilson	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	5
2	George Harper	4
3	Babe Ruth	3
4	Del Bissonette	2
4	12 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shanty Hogan	17
2	Chick Hafey	15
3	George Harper	14
4	Jim Bottomley	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Muddy Ruel	5
3	Jake Flowers	4
3	Joe Judge	4
3	Carl Reynolds	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.50
1	Slim Harriss	0.50
1	Dazzy Vance	0.50
4	Watty Clark	0.86
5	Jack Quinn	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
1	Jesse Haines	4
1	Carl Hubbell	4
1	Hank Johnson	4
5	4 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	21
2	George Pipgras	19
3	Tommy Thomas	18
4	Dazzy Vance	17
5	Carmen Hill	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.435
2	Heinie Manush	.431
3	Rogers Hornsby	.417
4	Gabby Hartnett	.405
5	Babe Herman	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	8
2	Bill Terry	6
3	Chuck Klein	5
3	Babe Ruth	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	31
2	Paul Waner	30
3	Bill Terry	29
4	Jim Bottomley	25
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
1	Buddy Myer	9
3	Frankie Frisch	7
3	Joe Judge	7
5	Freddie Lindstrom	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kolp	0.81
2	Dazzy Vance	0.98
3	Watty Clark	1.05
4	Jesse Haines	1.17
5	Sheriff Blake	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	6
1	Jesse Haines	6
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	5
3	Lefty Grove	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	39
2	Dazzy Vance	37
3	George Pipgras	35
4	Rube Walberg	32
5	2 tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Watty Clark	2
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	Willis Hudlin	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.386
2	Paul Waner	.377
3	Lou Gehrig	.367
4	Heinie Manush	.367
5	Al Simmons	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	56
2	Hack Wilson	33
3	Chick Hafey	31
4	Jim Bottomley	30
5	Lou Gehrig	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	150
2	Lou Gehrig	141
3	Jim Bottomley	136
4	Pie Traynor	127
5	Hack Wilson	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	34
2	Frankie Frisch	30
3	Buddy Myer	27
4	Johnny Mostil	23
5	Fresco Thompson	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.20
2	Sheriff Blake	2.32
3	Garland Braxton	2.44
4	Herb Pennock	2.50
5	Watty Clark	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	25
1	Burleigh Grimes	25
3	George Pipgras	24
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	23
4	Lefty Grove	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	189
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Pat Malone	148
4	George Pipgras	140
5	Tommy Thomas	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	9
2	Willis Hudlin	7
2	Ted Lyons	7
4	Garland Braxton	6
4	Bill Sherdel	6