On This Day

Wednesday, July 4, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	54	18	.750	--
Athletics	43	31	.581	12.0
Browns	38	37	.507	17.5
Indians	35	40	.467	20.5
Senators	33	41	.446	22.0
White Sox	32	42	.432	23.0
Red Sox	30	40	.429	23.0
Tigers	29	45	.392	26.0

Games

Tigers 10, Indians 5

Indians 4, Tigers 3

Athletics 5, Red Sox 4

Athletics 11, Red Sox 3

Senators 5, Yankees 2

Browns 11, White Sox 8

White Sox 1, Browns 0

Yankees 5, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	47	28	.627	--
Giants	41	27	.603	2.5
Reds	43	34	.558	5.0
Cubs	42	34	.553	5.5
Robins	38	33	.535	7.0
Pirates	32	39	.451	13.0
Braves	23	46	.333	21.0
Phillies	21	46	.313	22.0

Games

Robins 8, Giants 3

Reds 6, Pirates 0

Reds 11, Pirates 3

Phillies 10, Braves 6

Giants 5, Robins 2

Cardinals 11, Cubs 6

Cubs 16, Cardinals 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Freddie Lindstrom	6
1	Riggs Stephenson	6
3	Kiki Cuyler	5
3	Taylor Douthit	5
3	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	2
1	Joe Hauser	2
1	Hack Wilson	2
4	Red Barnes	1
4	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Curt Walker	6
2	Hack Wilson	5
3	Red Barnes	4
3	Jim Bottomley	4
3	5 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	2
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Bill Cissell	1
2	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Thomas	0.83
2	Hank Johnson	0.55
3	Bill Walker	0.45
4	General Crowder	0.43
4	Charlie Root	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Hank Johnson	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	General Crowder	6
1	Hank Johnson	6
3	Pat Malone	5
3	Tommy Thomas	5
3	Bill Walker	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	3 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.391
2	Tony Lazzeri	.368
3	Lou Gehrig	.364
4	Babe Herman	.362
5	Paul Waner	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	31
2	Hack Wilson	19
3	Jim Bottomley	18
3	Lou Gehrig	18
5	Del Bissonette	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	74
2	Babe Ruth	73
3	Jim Bottomley	68
4	Del Bissonette	66
5	Hack Wilson	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
2	Tony Lazzeri	11
2	Johnny Mostil	11
2	Jimmie Wilson	11
5	5 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sheriff Blake	1.92
2	Garland Braxton	2.10
3	Red Lucas	2.16
4	Larry Benton	2.16
5	Bill Sherdel	2.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	14
1	George Pipgras	14
3	Sam Gray	12
3	Burleigh Grimes	12
5	3 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	98
2	Lefty Grove	90
3	Pat Malone	75
4	George Pipgras	73
5	Charlie Root	69

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
2	Ted Lyons	5
3	Hal Haid	4
3	Bill Sherdel	4
5	5 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hack Wilson	.453
2	Chuck Dressen	.449
3	Charlie Gehringer	.433
4	Frankie Frisch	.431
5	Babe Herman	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	7
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Red Barnes	4
3	Andy Cohen	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Whitney	21
2	Charlie Gehringer	20
3	Lou Gehrig	19
3	Hack Wilson	19
5	Bing Miller	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	8
2	Bill Hunnefield	5
3	Bill Cissell	4
3	Goose Goslin	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Fred Fussell	0.57
2	Garland Braxton	1.33
3	Sheriff Blake	1.42
3	Art Nehf	1.42
5	Willis Hudlin	1.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
1	Willis Hudlin	4
1	Hank Johnson	4
1	Ed Morris	4
5	12 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hank Johnson	25
2	Dazzy Vance	21
3	George Earnshaw	20
3	Red Ruffing	20
5	Tommy Thomas	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Willis Hudlin	2
3	Larry Benton	1
3	George Blaeholder	1
3	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Lazzeri	.418
2	Goose Goslin	.417
3	Babe Herman	.416
4	Chuck Dressen	.396
5	Lou Gehrig	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Hack Wilson	10
3	Jim Bottomley	9
3	Don Hurst	9
5	Otis Brannan	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	35
2	Pinky Whitney	33
3	Del Bissonette	31
4	Jim Bottomley	30
5	Tony Lazzeri	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	8
2	Bill Hunnefield	7
3	Harvey Hendrick	6
4	Tony Lazzeri	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	1.63
2	Firpo Marberry	1.65
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.83
4	Sheriff Blake	1.96
5	Dazzy Vance	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Morris	7
2	Larry Benton	6
2	General Crowder	6
4	Ownie Carroll	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	51
2	Hank Johnson	38
3	Garland Braxton	28
3	General Crowder	28
3	2 others tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Hal Haid	2
1	Willis Hudlin	2
1	Percy Jones	2
1	Bill Sherdel	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.373
2	Paul Waner	.366
3	Harry Heilmann	.366
4	Goose Goslin	.362
5	Lou Gehrig	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	65
2	Lou Gehrig	37
3	Hack Wilson	34
4	Jim Bottomley	28
5	Rogers Hornsby	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	175
2	Lou Gehrig	151
3	Harry Heilmann	134
4	Jim Bottomley	125
4	Hack Wilson	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	42
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
3	Max Carey	27
4	Tony Lazzeri	24
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.31
2	Red Lucas	2.37
3	Sheriff Blake	2.51
4	Dazzy Vance	2.52
5	Lee Meadows	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	27
2	Burleigh Grimes	26
3	Waite Hoyt	22
3	George Pipgras	22
5	Herb Pennock	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	189
2	Lefty Grove	166
3	Charlie Root	136
4	George Pipgras	132
5	Rube Walberg	126

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	10
1	Wilcy Moore	10
1	Bill Sherdel	10
4	Lil Stoner	8
5	Ted Lyons	6