On This Day

Thursday, September 27, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	99	52	.656	--
Athletics	96	54	.640	2.5
Browns	80	71	.530	19.0
Senators	74	77	.490	25.0
White Sox	71	80	.470	28.0
Tigers	67	84	.444	32.0
Indians	62	89	.411	37.0
Red Sox	54	96	.360	44.5

Games

Athletics 5, White Sox 3

Yankees 4, Tigers 3

Yankees 8, Tigers 5

Senators 6, Browns 5

Indians 14, Red Sox 10

Red Sox 7, Indians 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	93	58	.616	--
Giants	92	59	.609	1.0
Cubs	88	63	.583	5.0
Pirates	85	67	.559	8.5
Reds	78	73	.517	15.0
Robins	76	76	.500	17.5
Braves	50	101	.331	43.0
Phillies	43	108	.285	50.0

Games

Robins 7, Pirates 6

Robins 8, Pirates 1

Cardinals 8, Braves 3

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Giants 2, Cubs 0

Reds 6, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lloyd Waner	6
2	Clyde Beck	4
2	Del Bissonette	4
2	Rube Bressler	4
2	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Bissonette	2
1	Wally Pipp	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
4	Adam Comorosky	1
4	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Bissonette	7
2	Red Dorman	4
2	Babe Herman	4
4	Lou Gehrig	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	2
2	Del Bissonette	1
2	Red Dorman	1
2	Jimmy Dykes	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	1.29
2	Carl Hubbell	0.67
3	Jesse Haines	0.45
4	Red Ruffing	0.38
5	Joe Genewich	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	George Grant	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	9
2	Red Ruffing	8
3	Jesse Haines	5
4	Bump Hadley	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.390
2	Heinie Manush	.374
3	Paul Waner	.370
4	Lou Gehrig	.370
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	52
2	Jim Bottomley	31
3	Hack Wilson	30
4	Chick Hafey	27
5	2 tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	142
2	Babe Ruth	141
3	Jim Bottomley	135
4	Pie Traynor	123
5	Hack Wilson	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Buddy Myer	30
3	Frankie Frisch	26
4	Johnny Mostil	22
4	Fresco Thompson	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.11
2	Garland Braxton	2.41
3	Sheriff Blake	2.45
4	Art Nehf	2.59
5	Herb Pennock	2.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	200
2	Lefty Grove	183
3	Pat Malone	159
4	George Pipgras	136
5	Tommy Thomas	130

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	.512
2	Rogers Hornsby	.500
2	Heinie Manush	.500
4	Sam West	.438
5	Lance Richbourg	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Manush	4
2	Del Bissonette	3
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Goose Goslin	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shanty Hogan	20
2	Les Bell	15
2	Goose Goslin	15
2	Chick Hafey	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Joe Judge	5
2	Muddy Ruel	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	0.33
2	Watty Clark	0.60
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.67
4	Jack Quinn	0.73
5	Garland Braxton	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Haines	4
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Tommy Thomas	20
3	Red Ruffing	17
4	Bill Sherdel	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	Joe Dawson	1
1	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.462
2	Harry Heilmann	.444
3	Rogers Hornsby	.427
4	Riggs Stephenson	.426
5	Jimmy Dykes	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	8
2	Chuck Klein	7
3	Babe Ruth	6
4	Del Bissonette	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shanty Hogan	28
2	Les Bell	27
2	Chick Hafey	27
2	Freddy Leach	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Buddy Myer	9
3	Frankie Frisch	8
3	Joe Judge	8
3	Muddy Ruel	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	0.98
2	Sad Sam Jones	1.00
3	Watty Clark	1.03
4	Jesse Haines	1.57
5	Joe Dawson	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Haines	7
2	Carl Hubbell	6
3	General Crowder	5
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	47
2	Lefty Grove	40
3	Tommy Thomas	34
4	Red Ruffing	32
5	2 tied	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal Carlson	2
1	Ownie Carroll	2
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	Ed Morris	2
1	Elam Vangilder	2