On This Day

Monday, September 24, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	96	52	.649	--
Athletics	94	54	.635	2.0
Browns	80	69	.537	16.5
Senators	72	77	.483	24.5
White Sox	71	78	.477	25.5
Tigers	67	82	.450	29.5
Indians	61	87	.412	35.0
Red Sox	53	95	.358	43.0

Games

Senators 8, White Sox 4

Indians 4, Yankees 3

Browns 6, Athletics 2

Tigers 8, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	91	57	.615	--
Giants	90	58	.608	1.0
Cubs	86	61	.585	4.5
Pirates	84	65	.564	7.5
Reds	77	72	.517	14.5
Robins	73	75	.493	18.0
Braves	50	99	.336	41.5
Phillies	42	106	.284	49.0

Games

Cardinals 9, Robins 2

Pirates 3, Braves 1

Giants 7, Reds 4

Cubs 7, Phillies 6

Braves 4, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Bell	4
2	Taylor Douthit	3
2	Chuck Dressen	3
2	Goose Goslin	3
2	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lefty O'Doul	2
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	4
2	Otis Brannan	3
2	Travis Jackson	3
2	Lefty O'Doul	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Myer	2
2	Moe Berg	1
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Bill Cissell	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	General Crowder	0.67
1	Sam Gibson	0.67
3	Ray Kolp	0.45
4	George Pipgras	0.33
5	Jake Miller	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Kolp	5
2	General Crowder	4
2	Sam Gibson	4
4	Larry Benton	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Carlson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.391
2	Paul Waner	.376
3	Heinie Manush	.373
4	Lou Gehrig	.367
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Jim Bottomley	31
3	Hack Wilson	30
4	Chick Hafey	27
5	Lou Gehrig	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	137
1	Babe Ruth	137
3	Jim Bottomley	135
4	Pie Traynor	123
5	Hack Wilson	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	35
2	Buddy Myer	30
3	Frankie Frisch	25
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	2.41
4	Herb Pennock	2.60
5	Art Nehf	2.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	193
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Pat Malone	149
4	George Pipgras	136
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	.523
2	Heinie Manush	.491
3	Rogers Hornsby	.478
4	Carl Reynolds	.440
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	3
1	George Harper	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	Travis Jackson	3
1	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shanty Hogan	19
2	Les Bell	17
3	Jim Bottomley	16
4	Goose Goslin	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Judge	6
1	Muddy Ruel	6
3	Kiki Cuyler	4
3	Jake Flowers	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	0.50
2	Jack Quinn	0.73
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.00
4	Garland Braxton	1.14
5	Watty Clark	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
1	Jesse Haines	4
1	Carl Hubbell	4
4	Garland Braxton	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	20
2	Dazzy Vance	18
3	Dolf Luque	17
4	Watty Clark	15
4	2 others tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.464
2	Harry Heilmann	.443
3	Gabby Hartnett	.438
4	Rogers Hornsby	.432
5	Paul Waner	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	8
2	Jim Bottomley	5
2	Chuck Klein	5
2	Mel Ott	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	31
2	Les Bell	28
2	Freddy Leach	28
2	Pie Traynor	28
5	2 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Myer	12
2	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Joe Judge	9
4	Frankie Frisch	8
4	Muddy Ruel	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	0.82
2	Jesse Haines	1.33
3	Watty Clark	1.34
4	Joe Dawson	1.71
5	Sad Sam Jones	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	6
1	Jesse Haines	6
1	Carl Hubbell	6
4	Garland Braxton	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	48
2	Lefty Grove	32
2	Tommy Thomas	32
4	George Earnshaw	31
5	George Pipgras	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Carlson	2
1	Ownie Carroll	2
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	Willis Hudlin	2
1	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.394
2	Paul Waner	.377
3	Heinie Manush	.373
4	Lou Gehrig	.365
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	54
2	Jim Bottomley	32
3	Hack Wilson	31
4	Chick Hafey	28
5	Lou Gehrig	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	149
2	Jim Bottomley	141
2	Lou Gehrig	141
4	Pie Traynor	127
5	2 tied	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	35
2	Frankie Frisch	31
3	Buddy Myer	30
4	Johnny Mostil	23
5	Fresco Thompson	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.18
2	Garland Braxton	2.33
3	Sheriff Blake	2.33
4	Herb Pennock	2.51
5	Art Nehf	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	26
1	Burleigh Grimes	26
3	Lefty Grove	23
3	George Pipgras	23
5	Dazzy Vance	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	197
2	Lefty Grove	175
3	Pat Malone	149
4	George Pipgras	136
5	Tommy Thomas	131

Saves

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