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Tuesday, October 9, 1928

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1928 World Series

New York wins series 4 - 0

New York Yankees 7
St. Louis Cardinals 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy High 3
1 Tony Lazzeri 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Earl Smith 3
5 2 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Cedric Durst 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 3
2 Earle Combs 1
2 Cedric Durst 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Waite Hoyt 0.57
2 Bill Sherdel 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 8
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Bill Sherdel 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .625
2 Lou Gehrig .545
3 Rabbit Maranville .308
4 Andy High .294
5 Tony Lazzeri .250

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Babe Ruth 3
3 Jim Bottomley 1
3 Cedric Durst 1
3 Bob Meusel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Babe Ruth 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Bob Meusel 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 2
1 Tony Lazzeri 2
1 Bob Meusel 2
4 Rabbit Maranville 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 1.50
2 Clarence Mitchell 1.59
3 George Pipgras 2.00
4 Tom Zachary 3.00
5 Jesse Haines 4.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 2
2 George Pipgras 1
2 Tom Zachary 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 14
2 George Pipgras 8
3 Tom Zachary 7
4 Jesse Haines 3
4 Bill Sherdel 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .625
2 Lou Gehrig .545
3 Rabbit Maranville .308
4 Andy High .294
5 Tony Lazzeri .250

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Babe Ruth 3
3 Jim Bottomley 1
3 Cedric Durst 1
3 Bob Meusel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Babe Ruth 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Bob Meusel 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 2
1 Tony Lazzeri 2
1 Bob Meusel 2
4 Rabbit Maranville 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 1.50
2 Clarence Mitchell 1.59
3 George Pipgras 2.00
4 Tom Zachary 3.00
5 Jesse Haines 4.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 2
2 George Pipgras 1
2 Tom Zachary 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 14
2 George Pipgras 8
3 Tom Zachary 7
4 Jesse Haines 3
4 Bill Sherdel 3

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