On This Day

Tuesday, September 25, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 52 .651 --
Athletics 95 54 .638 2.0
Browns 80 70 .533 17.5
Senators 73 77 .487 24.5
White Sox 71 79 .473 26.5
Tigers 67 82 .450 30.0
Indians 61 88 .409 36.0
Red Sox 53 95 .358 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 92 57 .617 --
Giants 91 58 .611 1.0
Cubs 86 62 .581 5.5
Pirates 85 65 .567 7.5
Reds 77 73 .513 15.5
Robins 73 76 .490 19.0
Braves 50 100 .333 42.5
Phillies 43 106 .289 49.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Dykes 5
2 Rollie Hemsley 4
2 Pinky Whitney 4
4 Del Bissonette 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Dykes 3
1 George Grantham 3
1 Frank O'Rourke 3
4 Sparky Adams 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Sparky Adams 1
2 Fred Brickell 1
2 Mickey Cochrane 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Claude Willoughby 0.60
2 Doug McWeeny 0.33
3 Bill Sherdel 0.31
4 Red Faber 0.30
5 Erv Brame 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Jack Scott 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Claude Willoughby 6
2 Watty Clark 5
2 Bill Sherdel 5
4 Sheriff Blake 4
4 Erv Brame 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Dawson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .391
2 Paul Waner .375
3 Heinie Manush .373
4 Lou Gehrig .369
5 Freddie Lindstrom .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Jim Bottomley 31
3 Hack Wilson 30
4 Chick Hafey 27
5 Lou Gehrig 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 139
2 Babe Ruth 138
3 Jim Bottomley 135
4 Pie Traynor 123
5 Hack Wilson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
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 Garland Braxton 2.41
3 Sheriff Blake 2.45
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 Rogers Hornsby .500
2 Heinie Manush .481
3 Freddie Lindstrom .464
4 Sam West .442
5 John Stone .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 George Harper 3
1 Travis Jackson 3
1 Heinie Manush 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 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Joe Judge 5
2 Muddy Ruel 5
4 Earle Combs 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.50
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.67
3 Jack Quinn 0.73
4 Watty Clark 0.75
5 Garland Braxton 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 4
1 Carl Hubbell 4
3 Garland Braxton 3
3 General Crowder 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Thomas 20
2 Dazzy Vance 18
3 Dolf Luque 17
4 Bill Sherdel 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .455
2 Harry Heilmann .434
3 Rogers Hornsby .430
4 Gabby Hartnett .420
5 Paul Waner .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 8
2 Chuck Klein 6
3 Jim Bottomley 5
3 Mel Ott 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 31
2 Chick Hafey 28
3 Les Bell 27
3 Goose Goslin 27
3 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Buddy Myer 10
3 Joe Judge 8
3 Muddy Ruel 8
5 Frankie Frisch 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.98
2 Sad Sam Jones 1.00
3 Watty Clark 1.03
4 Jesse Haines 1.33
5 Joe Dawson 1.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 40
2 Tommy Thomas 32
3 Lefty Grove 31
3 Rube Walberg 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 3 others tied 2