On This Day

Monday, July 16, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	62	23	.729	--
Athletics	49	35	.583	12.5
Browns	46	41	.529	17.0
White Sox	41	45	.477	21.5
Indians	38	48	.442	24.5
Senators	36	49	.424	26.0
Tigers	34	49	.410	27.0
Red Sox	33	49	.402	27.5

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 0

White Sox 9, Red Sox 1

Yankees 7, Indians 3

Yankees 6, Indians 2

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

Tigers 11, Athletics 6

Browns 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	54	32	.628	--
Giants	46	33	.582	4.5
Cubs	51	37	.580	4.0
Reds	47	38	.553	6.5
Robins	44	37	.543	7.5
Pirates	39	40	.494	11.5
Braves	24	54	.308	26.0
Phillies	21	55	.276	28.0

Games

Cubs 10, Phillies 5

Giants 3, Reds 2

Pirates 8, Braves 3

Cardinals 7, Robins 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Cissell	5
1	Willie Kamm	5
3	George Burns	4
3	Earle Combs	4
3	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Pinky Hargrave	1
1	Joe Hauser	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Hargrave	4
1	Freddie Maguire	4
1	Jackie Tavener	4
4	Sammy Hale	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Burns	2
1	Bill Cissell	2
1	Chick Galloway	2
1	Alex Metzler	2
1	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sheriff Blake	0.55
2	Vic Sorrell	0.45
3	General Crowder	0.42
4	Ray Kremer	0.40
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sheriff Blake	6
2	General Crowder	5
2	Red Ruffing	5
2	Vic Sorrell	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.397
2	Paul Waner	.369
3	Lou Gehrig	.363
4	Tony Lazzeri	.356
5	Jim Bottomley	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	35
2	Hack Wilson	22
3	Jim Bottomley	20
4	Lou Gehrig	19
5	Del Bissonette	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	81
1	Babe Ruth	81
3	Jim Bottomley	80
4	Del Bissonette	75
5	Hack Wilson	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	15
2	Johnny Mostil	14
2	Harry Rice	14
4	Buddy Myer	13
5	3 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	1.83
2	Sheriff Blake	2.13
3	Red Lucas	2.24
4	Dazzy Vance	2.51
5	Larry Benton	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	16
2	Larry Benton	15
3	Burleigh Grimes	14
4	Sam Gray	13
4	Herb Pennock	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	103
2	Lefty Grove	91
3	Pat Malone	87
4	George Pipgras	77
4	Charlie Root	77

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
1	Ted Lyons	6
3	Hal Haid	4
3	Waite Hoyt	4
3	Bill Sherdel	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.500
2	Al Simmons	.483
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.456
4	Paul Waner	.439
5	Sammy Hale	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	6
1	Hack Wilson	6
3	Babe Ruth	5
4	Jim Bottomley	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Cissell	22
1	Hack Wilson	22
3	Al Simmons	19
4	Clyde Beck	17
4	Chick Hafey	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Bill Cissell	5
2	Johnny Mostil	5
4	Dave Bancroft	4
4	5 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elam Vangilder	0.56
2	Garland Braxton	1.04
3	Red Faber	1.31
4	Erv Brame	1.38
5	Herb Pennock	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Willis Hudlin	3
2	Art Nehf	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	17
1	Red Ruffing	17
3	George Earnshaw	16
4	General Crowder	15
4	Hank Johnson	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Percy Jones	2
1	Ted Lyons	2
1	Herb Pennock	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.435
2	Al Simmons	.403
3	Chuck Dressen	.394
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.389
5	Paul Waner	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Hack Wilson	10
3	Jim Bottomley	7
4	Del Bissonette	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Whitney	32
2	Hack Wilson	30
3	Bill Cissell	29
3	Lou Gehrig	29
3	Al Simmons	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	11
2	Bill Cissell	7
2	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Bill Hunnefield	7
2	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	1.02
2	Dazzy Vance	1.57
3	Art Nehf	1.80
4	Firpo Marberry	1.82
5	Sheriff Blake	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	6
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Willis Hudlin	6
1	Ed Morris	6
5	10 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	41
2	George Earnshaw	36
3	Red Ruffing	35
4	Hank Johnson	34
5	Pat Malone	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Waite Hoyt	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	.390
2	Goose Goslin	.372
3	Paul Waner	.372
4	Harry Heilmann	.364
5	Lloyd Waner	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	65
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	165
2	Lou Gehrig	146
3	Hack Wilson	133
4	Jim Bottomley	126
5	Harry Heilmann	112

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	37
2	Harvey Hendrick	32
3	Max Carey	25
4	Goose Goslin	22
5	Tony Lazzeri	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	1.94
2	Red Lucas	2.37
3	Dazzy Vance	2.51
4	Sheriff Blake	2.60
5	Jack Quinn	2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	180
2	Lefty Grove	150
3	Charlie Root	137
4	George Pipgras	131
5	Rube Walberg	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	9
1	Wilcy Moore	9
1	Bill Sherdel	9
4	Ted Lyons	6
4	Lil Stoner	6