On This Day

Saturday, July 7, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	56	18	.757	--
Athletics	45	32	.584	12.5
Browns	38	39	.494	19.5
Indians	36	41	.468	21.5
Senators	34	42	.447	23.0
White Sox	33	43	.434	24.0
Red Sox	30	43	.411	25.5
Tigers	31	45	.408	26.0

Games

Tigers 20, Red Sox 8

Yankees 6, Browns 5

Yankees 1, Browns 0

Indians 2, Athletics 1

Athletics 6, Indians 2

Senators 9, White Sox 1

Tigers 4, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	47	29	.618	--
Giants	42	29	.592	2.5
Reds	44	34	.564	4.0
Cubs	44	35	.557	4.5
Robins	39	35	.527	7.0
Pirates	34	40	.459	12.0
Braves	24	46	.343	20.0
Phillies	21	47	.309	22.0

Games

Robins 5, Cubs 3

Cubs 6, Robins 2

Reds 6, Phillies 5

Pirates 8, Giants 6

Pirates 5, Giants 2

Braves 11, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earle Combs	6
2	Doug Taitt	5
2	Paul Waner	5
2	Al Wingo	5
5	7 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Bissonette	1
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Rice	5
2	Hack Wilson	4
3	Red Barnes	3
3	Lou Gehrig	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Rice	3
2	Red Barnes	1
2	Charlie Gehringer	1
2	Freddy Leach	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Danny MacFayden	0.50
1	Vic Sorrell	0.50
3	Art Nehf	0.44
4	Waite Hoyt	0.36
5	Garland Braxton	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	1
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Art Delaney	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	8
2	Pat Malone	6
3	Waite Hoyt	4
3	Art Nehf	4
3	Elam Vangilder	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pat Malone	1
1	Herb Pennock	1
1	Dazzy Vance	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.396
2	Lou Gehrig	.366
3	Babe Herman	.361
4	Tony Lazzeri	.358
5	Paul Waner	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	31
2	Hack Wilson	22
3	Jim Bottomley	18
3	Lou Gehrig	18
5	Del Bissonette	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	77
2	Babe Ruth	73
3	Hack Wilson	69
4	Del Bissonette	68
4	Jim Bottomley	68

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
2	Harry Rice	13
3	Tony Lazzeri	11
3	Johnny Mostil	11
3	3 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	1.89
2	Sheriff Blake	2.15
3	Red Lucas	2.16
4	Bill Sherdel	2.34
5	Larry Benton	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	15
2	Larry Benton	14
3	Sam Gray	12
3	Burleigh Grimes	12
5	4 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	101
2	Lefty Grove	90
3	Pat Malone	81
4	George Pipgras	76
5	Charlie Root	69

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hack Wilson	.500
2	Frankie Frisch	.471
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.448
4	Joe Sewell	.436
5	Gabby Hartnett	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	10
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Red Barnes	4
3	Del Bissonette	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	27
2	Pinky Whitney	22
3	Lou Gehrig	20
4	Red Barnes	18
5	Bing Miller	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	7
2	Harry Rice	5
3	Bill Cissell	4
3	Goose Goslin	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	1.33
2	Elam Vangilder	1.38
2	Earl Whitehill	1.38
4	Tommy Thomas	1.67
5	Art Nehf	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willis Hudlin	4
2	Grady Adkins	3
2	Larry Benton	3
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	26
2	George Earnshaw	25
3	Dazzy Vance	24
4	Hank Johnson	20
4	Pat Malone	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Ted Lyons	2
1	Pat Malone	2
4	Larry Benton	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goose Goslin	.402
2	Babe Herman	.394
3	Hack Wilson	.393
4	Chuck Dressen	.392
5	Charlie Gehringer	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	13
2	Babe Ruth	12
3	Jim Bottomley	9
3	Don Hurst	9
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	37
2	Pinky Whitney	35
2	Hack Wilson	35
4	Joe Judge	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	8
2	Bill Hunnefield	7
3	Harvey Hendrick	6
3	Buddy Myer	6
3	Harry Rice	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Firpo Marberry	1.80
2	Art Nehf	1.82
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.83
4	Dazzy Vance	1.87
5	Garland Braxton	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Morris	7
2	Larry Benton	6
2	General Crowder	6
2	George Pipgras	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	54
2	Hank Johnson	38
3	Red Ruffing	33
4	George Pipgras	31
5	3 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Hal Haid	2
1	Willis Hudlin	2
1	Ted Lyons	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.376
2	Harry Heilmann	.367
3	Paul Waner	.367
4	Goose Goslin	.362
5	Lou Gehrig	.356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	174
2	Lou Gehrig	153
3	Harry Heilmann	131
3	Hack Wilson	131
5	Jim Bottomley	122

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.05
2	Red Lucas	2.31
3	Dazzy Vance	2.51
4	Sheriff Blake	2.61
5	Lee Meadows	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	27
2	Burleigh Grimes	26
3	Waite Hoyt	23
3	George Pipgras	23
5	Herb Pennock	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	189
2	Lefty Grove	165
3	Charlie Root	136
4	George Pipgras	135
5	Rube Walberg	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	10
1	Wilcy Moore	10
1	Bill Sherdel	10
4	Ted Lyons	7
4	Lil Stoner	7