On This Day

Tuesday, July 10, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 21 .731 --
Athletics 46 32 .590 11.0
Browns 42 40 .512 17.0
Senators 36 44 .450 22.0
Indians 36 44 .450 22.0
White Sox 35 43 .449 22.0
Red Sox 32 44 .421 24.0
Tigers 31 47 .397 26.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 51 29 .638 --
Reds 47 34 .580 4.5
Giants 42 31 .575 5.5
Cubs 45 37 .549 7.0
Robins 41 36 .532 8.5
Pirates 36 40 .474 13.0
Braves 24 50 .324 24.0
Phillies 21 50 .296 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ossie Bluege 4
1 George Harper 4
1 Johnny Hodapp 4
1 Joe Judge 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy High 2
2 Chick Hafey 1
2 George Harper 1
2 Rogers Hornsby 1
2 Sam Rice 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bubbles Hargrave 4
1 Bobby Reeves 4
3 Ossie Bluege 3
3 Charlie Hargreaves 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Barnes 1
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Chuck Dressen 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Ring 0.36
2 Ed Holley 0.30
3 Red Ruffing 0.20
4 Ray Kremer 0.15
5 Clarence Mitchell 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Ring 5
2 Ed Holley 3
3 Milt Gaston 2
3 Ray Kremer 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .408
2 Lou Gehrig .369
3 Babe Herman .364
4 Paul Waner .360
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 Del Bissonette 70
4 Hack Wilson 70

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 .472
3 Rogers Hornsby .455
4 Lou Gehrig .448
5 Babe Herman .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 8
2 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Andy Cohen 4
2 Chick Hafey 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 25
2 Lou Gehrig 19
2 Pinky Whitney 19
4 Red Barnes 17
4 Ken Williams 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 6
2 Harry Rice 5
3 Carl Reynolds 4
3 Curt Walker 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 0.67
2 Garland Braxton 1.00
3 Earl Whitehill 1.06
4 Willis Hudlin 1.17
5 Hub Pruett 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Grady Adkins 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 28
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 .422
2 Lou Gehrig .411
3 Chuck Dressen .410
4 Rogers Hornsby .400
5 Babe Herman .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Hack Wilson 11
3 Jim Bottomley 10
4 Don Hurst 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 34
1 Pinky Whitney 34
3 Hack Wilson 32
4 Del Bissonette 29
4 Jim Bottomley 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 Firpo Marberry 1.84
4 Art Nehf 1.91
5 Sad Sam Jones 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Morris 7
2 General Crowder 6
2 Dazzy Vance 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 51
2 Hank Johnson 41
3 Red Ruffing 35
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 .391
2 Paul Waner .368
3 Goose Goslin .367
4 Harry Heilmann .367
5 Lou Gehrig .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 63
2 Lou Gehrig 37
2 Hack Wilson 37
4 Jim Bottomley 29
5 Rogers Hornsby 27

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 40
2 Harvey Hendrick 30
3 Max Carey 26
4 Tony Lazzeri 23
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 2.10
2 Red Lucas 2.37
3 Dazzy Vance 2.49
4 Sheriff Blake 2.61
5 Herb Pennock 2.75

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 156
3 Charlie Root 137
4 George Pipgras 132
5 Rube Walberg 121

Saves

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