On This Day

Friday, September 28, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 100 52 .658 --
Athletics 97 54 .642 2.5
Browns 81 71 .533 19.0
Senators 74 78 .487 26.0
White Sox 71 81 .467 29.0
Tigers 67 85 .441 33.0
Indians 62 90 .408 38.0
Red Sox 55 96 .364 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 94 58 .618 --
Giants 92 60 .605 2.0
Cubs 89 63 .586 5.0
Pirates 85 67 .559 9.0
Reds 78 73 .517 15.5
Robins 76 76 .500 18.0
Braves 50 102 .329 44.0
Phillies 43 108 .285 50.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bing Miller 5
2 Freddie Lindstrom 4
2 Alex Metzler 4
4 Charlie Gehringer 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Woody English 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Woody English 3
1 Andy High 3
4 Kiki Cuyler 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wes Ferrell 0.50
2 Pete Alexander 0.33
3 Grady Adkins 0.20
4 Guy Bush 0.17
4 George Pipgras 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 George Pipgras 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Bob Smith 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Flint Rhem 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .388
2 Heinie Manush .377
3 Lou Gehrig .371
4 Paul Waner .370
5 Freddie Lindstrom .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 53
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 144
2 Babe Ruth 143
3 Jim Bottomley 138
4 Pie Traynor 123
5 Hack Wilson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Buddy Myer 30
3 Frankie Frisch 27
4 Johnny Mostil 23
5 Fresco Thompson 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.11
2 Garland Braxton 2.45
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
3 George Pipgras 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 200
2 Lefty Grove 183
3 Pat Malone 159
4 George Pipgras 138
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 .511
2 Heinie Manush .481
3 Rogers Hornsby .463
4 Sam West .442
5 Freddie Lindstrom .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 George Harper 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 17
1 Goose Goslin 17
1 Shanty Hogan 17
4 Chick Hafey 16
5 Harry Heilmann 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Joe Judge 5
2 Carl Reynolds 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.33
2 Watty Clark 0.60
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.67
4 Joe Genewich 1.11
5 Lou Koupal 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
1 Jesse Haines 4
3 Garland Braxton 3
3 Guy Bush 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 25
2 Tommy Thomas 20
3 Red Ruffing 17
4 George Pipgras 16
4 Bill Sherdel 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Ownie Carroll 1
2 Joe Dawson 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .490
2 Harry Heilmann .434
3 Riggs Stephenson .408
4 Freddie Lindstrom .400
5 Rogers Hornsby .398

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 29
2 Goose Goslin 28
2 Shanty Hogan 28
4 Chick Hafey 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.98
2 Sad Sam Jones 1.00
3 Watty Clark 1.03
4 Joe Genewich 1.55
5 Jesse Haines 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 7
2 General Crowder 6
2 Carl Hubbell 6
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 47
2 Lefty Grove 35
3 Rube Walberg 33
4 Tommy Thomas 32
5 Pat Malone 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 3
2 Ownie Carroll 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 Ed Morris 2
5 25 tied 1