On This Day

Thursday, July 12, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 23 .716 --
Athletics 48 34 .585 10.5
Browns 43 41 .512 16.5
Indians 38 44 .463 20.5
White Sox 37 45 .451 21.5
Senators 36 46 .439 22.5
Red Sox 33 45 .423 23.5
Tigers 33 48 .407 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 52 30 .634 --
Giants 43 32 .573 5.5
Reds 47 35 .573 5.0
Cubs 47 37 .560 6.0
Robins 42 36 .538 8.0
Pirates 37 40 .481 12.5
Braves 24 52 .316 25.0
Phillies 21 51 .292 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Bishop 4
1 Sammy Hale 4
3 Bill Cissell 3
3 Charlie Grimm 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Harper 1
1 Hank Johnson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 3
2 Lu Blue 2
2 Sammy Hale 2
2 George Harper 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Lu Blue 1
2 Mark Koenig 1
2 Gene Robertson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 0.83
2 George Uhle 0.38
3 Dolf Luque 0.33
4 Rube Walberg 0.31
5 Danny MacFayden 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 5
1 Rube Walberg 5
3 Garland Buckeye 3
3 George Uhle 3
5 7 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .401
2 Lou Gehrig .370
3 Paul Waner .361
4 Tony Lazzeri .356
5 Babe Herman .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Hack Wilson 22
3 Jim Bottomley 20
4 Lou Gehrig 18
5 Del Bissonette 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 78
2 Jim Bottomley 77
3 Babe Ruth 76
4 Del Bissonette 71
5 Hack Wilson 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 15
2 Johnny Mostil 13
2 Harry Rice 13
4 Buddy Myer 12
4 Fresco Thompson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 1.83
2 Sheriff Blake 2.14
3 Red Lucas 2.26
4 Dazzy Vance 2.51
5 Larry Benton 2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 103
2 Lefty Grove 91
3 Pat Malone 83
4 Charlie Root 77
5 George Pipgras 76

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 Simmons .466
2 George Harper .465
3 Gabby Hartnett .447
4 Al Wingo .444
5 Lou Gehrig .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 8
2 Jim Bottomley 5
2 George Harper 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 25
2 Al Simmons 22
3 Lou Gehrig 18
4 Jim Bottomley 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 5
1 Harry Rice 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Carl Reynolds 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 0.67
2 Elam Vangilder 0.75
3 Garland Braxton 1.04
4 Earl Whitehill 1.06
5 Willis Hudlin 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willis Hudlin 4
2 General Crowder 3
2 Slim Harriss 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 27
2 Red Ruffing 22
3 Hank Johnson 19
4 Dazzy Vance 18
5 Pat Malone 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Ted Lyons 2
1 Herb Pennock 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .422
2 Al Simmons .414
3 Chick Hafey .409
4 Chuck Dressen .400
4 Goose Goslin .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 11
1 Babe Ruth 11
1 Hack Wilson 11
4 Chick Hafey 7
4 Don Hurst 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 34
2 Lou Gehrig 33
2 Pinky Whitney 33
4 Hack Wilson 32
5 Jim Bottomley 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 10
2 Bill Hunnefield 7
2 Buddy Myer 7
4 Harry Rice 6
5 10 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 1.55
2 Dazzy Vance 1.63
3 Sheriff Blake 1.82
4 Art Nehf 1.91
5 Sad Sam Jones 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Morris 7
2 General Crowder 6
2 Willis Hudlin 6
2 Dazzy Vance 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 51
2 Hank Johnson 37
3 George Earnshaw 33
4 Red Ruffing 31
5 Pat Malone 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Hal Haid 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .386
2 Harry Heilmann .372
3 Goose Goslin .371
4 Paul Waner .368
5 Lou Gehrig .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 63
2 Hack Wilson 37
3 Lou Gehrig 36
4 Jim Bottomley 30
5 Rogers Hornsby 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 163
2 Lou Gehrig 148
3 Hack Wilson 132
4 Jim Bottomley 128
5 Harry Heilmann 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 38
2 Harvey Hendrick 30
3 Max Carey 26
4 Tony Lazzeri 22
5 Goose Goslin 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 2.09
2 Red Lucas 2.35
3 Dazzy Vance 2.51
4 Sheriff Blake 2.65
5 Jack Quinn 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Larry Benton 25
3 Waite Hoyt 23
4 Herb Pennock 22
4 George Pipgras 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 180
2 Lefty Grove 157
3 Charlie Root 142
4 George Pipgras 132
5 Rube Walberg 126

Saves

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