On This Day

Monday, July 9, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	57	21	.731	--
Athletics	46	32	.590	11.0
Browns	41	40	.506	17.5
Indians	36	42	.462	21.0
White Sox	35	43	.449	22.0
Senators	34	44	.436	23.0
Red Sox	32	43	.427	23.5
Tigers	31	47	.397	26.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Tigers 0

Red Sox 8, Tigers 2

Yankees 4, Browns 0

Browns 12, Yankees 6

Athletics 14, Indians 4

White Sox 3, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	50	29	.633	--
Giants	42	30	.583	4.5
Reds	46	34	.575	4.5
Cubs	44	37	.543	7.0
Robins	41	35	.539	7.5
Pirates	35	40	.467	13.0
Braves	24	49	.329	23.0
Phillies	21	49	.300	24.5

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 2

Reds 5, Phillies 4

Pirates 5, Giants 3

Cardinals 8, Braves 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Manush	6
2	Bing Miller	5
3	Sammy Hale	4
3	Earl McNeely	4
3	Al Simmons	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Bud Clancy	1
1	George Harper	1
1	Harvey Hendrick	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	4
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Sammy Hale	3
2	Bing Miller	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Williams	2
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Morris	0.86
2	Earl Whitehill	0.71
3	Tommy Thomas	0.57
4	Jim Faulkner	0.33
4	Hal Wiltse	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Ray Kolp	1
1	Ed Morris	1
1	Jack Ogden	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Morris	6
2	Earl Whitehill	5
3	Jim Faulkner	4
3	Burleigh Grimes	4
3	Tommy Thomas	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ossie Orwoll	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.407
2	Lou Gehrig	.369
3	Babe Herman	.366
4	Paul Waner	.361
5	Tony Lazzeri	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Hack Wilson	22
3	Jim Bottomley	19
4	Lou Gehrig	18
5	Del Bissonette	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	77
2	Babe Ruth	75
3	Jim Bottomley	74
4	Hack Wilson	70
5	Del Bissonette	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
2	Harry Rice	13
3	Johnny Mostil	12
3	Buddy Myer	12
5	4 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	1.89
2	Sheriff Blake	2.15
3	Red Lucas	2.31
4	Larry Benton	2.43
5	Dazzy Vance	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	15
2	Larry Benton	14
3	Burleigh Grimes	13
4	Sam Gray	12
4	2 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	103
2	Lefty Grove	90
3	Pat Malone	83
4	George Pipgras	76
5	Charlie Root	72

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	Al Wingo	.528
2	Hack Wilson	.490
3	Joe Sewell	.453
4	Babe Herman	.451
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.450

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	8
2	Jim Bottomley	4
2	Andy Cohen	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
5	10 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	25
2	Pinky Whitney	21
3	Lou Gehrig	19
3	Babe Herman	19
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Earl Whitehill	1.29
2	Garland Braxton	1.33
3	Elam Vangilder	1.38
4	Tommy Thomas	1.50
5	Willis Hudlin	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willis Hudlin	4
1	Tommy Thomas	4
3	Grady Adkins	3
3	Larry Benton	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	26
2	Hank Johnson	23
3	Pat Malone	22
4	George Earnshaw	19
4	Dazzy Vance	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Ted Lyons	2
1	Pat Malone	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goose Goslin	.411
2	Babe Herman	.404
3	Lou Gehrig	.402
4	Chuck Dressen	.400
5	Hack Wilson	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
1	Hack Wilson	12
3	Jim Bottomley	10
4	Don Hurst	9
5	Del Bissonette	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Whitney	36
2	Lou Gehrig	35
2	Hack Wilson	35
4	Jim Bottomley	29
4	3 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	9
2	Bill Hunnefield	7
2	Buddy Myer	7
2	Carl Reynolds	7
5	Harry Rice	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	1.63
2	Sheriff Blake	1.79
3	Art Nehf	1.91
4	Firpo Marberry	2.05
5	Sad Sam Jones	2.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Morris	8
2	General Crowder	6
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	51
2	Hank Johnson	41
3	Red Ruffing	33
4	Pat Malone	30
5	George Pipgras	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Hal Haid	2
1	Willis Hudlin	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.385
2	Paul Waner	.369
3	Harry Heilmann	.367
4	Goose Goslin	.367
5	Lou Gehrig	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	63
2	Lou Gehrig	37
2	Hack Wilson	37
4	Jim Bottomley	29
5	Rogers Hornsby	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	164
2	Lou Gehrig	149
3	Hack Wilson	132
4	Jim Bottomley	126
5	Harry Heilmann	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	41
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
3	Max Carey	27
4	Tony Lazzeri	23
5	3 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.09
2	Red Lucas	2.37
3	Dazzy Vance	2.49
4	Sheriff Blake	2.61
5	Doug McWeeny	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	27
2	Larry Benton	26
3	Waite Hoyt	23
4	Herb Pennock	22
4	George Pipgras	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	191
2	Lefty Grove	158
3	Charlie Root	137
4	George Pipgras	134
5	Rube Walberg	123

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	10
2	Garland Braxton	9
2	Wilcy Moore	9
4	Ted Lyons	7
4	Lil Stoner	7