On This Day

Saturday, September 22, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	95	51	.651	--
Athletics	93	53	.637	2.0
Browns	79	68	.537	16.5
Senators	71	76	.483	24.5
White Sox	70	77	.476	25.5
Tigers	65	82	.442	30.5
Indians	60	86	.411	35.0
Red Sox	53	93	.363	42.0

Games

White Sox 5, Yankees 2

Senators 6, Indians 0

Tigers 5, Athletics 4

Red Sox 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	89	57	.610	--
Giants	88	58	.603	1.0
Cubs	85	61	.582	4.0
Pirates	83	64	.565	6.5
Reds	77	70	.524	12.5
Robins	73	73	.500	16.0
Braves	49	98	.333	40.5
Phillies	42	105	.286	47.5

Games

Robins 4, Cubs 0

Braves 11, Reds 4

Giants 8, Cardinals 5

Braves 9, Reds 6

Pirates 9, Phillies 7

Pirates 5, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Bell	4
1	Hughie Critz	4
1	Hod Ford	4
1	Chuck Klein	4
1	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Todt	2
2	Erv Brame	1
2	Otis Brannan	1
2	Andy Cohen	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Mueller	5
2	Pie Traynor	4
3	Les Bell	3
3	Doc Farrell	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Judge	3
2	Jack Rothrock	2
3	Les Bell	1
3	Moe Berg	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Charlie Root	1.67
2	Tommy Thomas	0.67
3	Ed Strelecki	0.50
4	Hank Johnson	0.44
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	8
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
3	Erv Brame	5
3	Charlie Root	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	Art Delaney	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.390
2	Paul Waner	.380
3	Heinie Manush	.370
4	Lou Gehrig	.368
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.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	131
4	Pie Traynor	122
5	Hack Wilson	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	35
2	Buddy Myer	27
3	Frankie Frisch	23
4	Johnny Mostil	22
4	Fresco Thompson	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.15
2	Sheriff Blake	2.33
3	Garland Braxton	2.48
4	Herb Pennock	2.60
5	Art Nehf	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	25
2	Larry Benton	24
3	Lefty Grove	23
3	George Pipgras	23
5	Dazzy Vance	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	193
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Pat Malone	149
4	George Pipgras	133
5	Tommy Thomas	128

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	Harry Heilmann	.500
2	Rogers Hornsby	.478
3	Heinie Manush	.444
4	Carl Reynolds	.431
5	2 tied	.421

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	3
1	George Harper	3
1	Heinie Manush	3
1	Andy Reese	3
1	Babe Ruth	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shanty Hogan	18
2	Les Bell	16
3	Jim Bottomley	15
3	Harry Heilmann	15
3	Pinky Whitney	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Judge	7
2	Muddy Ruel	6
3	Kiki Cuyler	5
3	Jake Flowers	5
5	Carl Reynolds	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	0.33
2	Guy Bush	0.50
2	Slim Harriss	0.50
4	Watty Clark	0.86
5	Jack Quinn	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Hubbell	5
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
2	Hank Johnson	4
4	General Crowder	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	28
2	Tommy Thomas	20
3	George Pipgras	19
4	Hank Johnson	17
5	Carl Hubbell	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	Art Delaney	1
1	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.439
2	Rogers Hornsby	.429
3	Harry Heilmann	.419
4	Paul Waner	.417
5	Joe Judge	.407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	32
2	Freddy Leach	28
3	Jim Bottomley	27
3	Bill Terry	27
3	Paul Waner	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
1	Joe Judge	9
1	Buddy Myer	9
4	Muddy Ruel	8
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kolp	0.81
2	Dazzy Vance	0.82
3	Jesse Haines	1.17
4	Watty Clark	1.17
5	Sad Sam Jones	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	6
1	Jesse Haines	6
1	Carl Hubbell	6
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	48
2	Lefty Grove	40
3	Tommy Thomas	36
4	George Pipgras	35
5	Rube Walberg	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ownie Carroll	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	.388
2	Paul Waner	.377
3	Heinie Manush	.368
4	Lou Gehrig	.364
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	54
2	Hack Wilson	32
3	Jim Bottomley	30
3	Chick Hafey	30
5	Lou Gehrig	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	147
2	Lou Gehrig	139
3	Jim Bottomley	138
4	Pie Traynor	130
5	Hack Wilson	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	35
2	Frankie Frisch	30
3	Buddy Myer	27
4	Johnny Mostil	23
5	Fresco Thompson	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.14
2	Sheriff Blake	2.32
3	Garland Braxton	2.40
4	Herb Pennock	2.51
5	Art Nehf	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	26
2	Larry Benton	25
3	George Pipgras	24
4	Lefty Grove	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	200
2	Lefty Grove	175
3	Pat Malone	149
4	George Pipgras	140
5	Tommy Thomas	132

Saves

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