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Friday, October 5, 1928

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1928 World Series

New York leads series 2 - 0

St. Louis Cardinals 3
New York Yankees 9
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cedric Durst 2
1 Frankie Frisch 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
4 Benny Bengough 1
4 5 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Benny Bengough 1
2 Taylor Douthit 1
2 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 2
2 Bob Meusel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Pipgras 1.00
2 Pete Alexander 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 8
2 Clarence Mitchell 2
3 Pete Alexander 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .714
2 Lou Gehrig .429
3 Jim Bottomley .286
3 Frankie Frisch .286
3 Bob Meusel .286

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Bob Meusel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Bob Meusel 3
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Benny Bengough 1
3 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 2
2 Bob Meusel 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 1.00
2 Clarence Mitchell 1.59
3 George Pipgras 2.00
4 Bill Sherdel 3.86
5 Pete Alexander 30.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 George Pipgras 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 8
2 Waite Hoyt 6
3 Clarence Mitchell 2
3 Bill Sherdel 2
5 Pete Alexander 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .714
2 Lou Gehrig .429
3 Jim Bottomley .286
3 Frankie Frisch .286
3 Bob Meusel .286

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Bob Meusel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Bob Meusel 3
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Benny Bengough 1
3 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 2
2 Bob Meusel 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 1.00
2 Clarence Mitchell 1.59
3 George Pipgras 2.00
4 Bill Sherdel 3.86
5 Pete Alexander 30.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 George Pipgras 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 8
2 Waite Hoyt 6
3 Clarence Mitchell 2
3 Bill Sherdel 2
5 Pete Alexander 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 53 .656 --
Athletics 98 55 .641 2.5
Browns 82 72 .532 19.0
Senators 75 79 .487 26.0
White Sox 72 82 .468 29.0
Tigers 68 86 .442 33.0
Indians 62 92 .403 39.0
Red Sox 57 96 .373 43.5

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 59 .617 --
Giants 93 61 .604 2.0
Cubs 91 63 .591 4.0
Pirates 85 67 .559 9.0
Reds 78 74 .513 16.0
Robins 77 76 .503 17.5
Braves 50 103 .327 44.5
Phillies 43 109 .283 51.0