On This Day

Wednesday, July 18, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 23 .736 --
Athletics 51 35 .593 12.5
Browns 47 41 .534 17.5
White Sox 41 47 .466 23.5
Indians 39 49 .443 25.5
Senators 36 50 .419 27.5
Red Sox 34 50 .405 28.5
Tigers 34 51 .400 29.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 55 32 .632 --
Cubs 52 37 .584 4.0
Giants 46 34 .575 5.5
Reds 50 38 .568 5.5
Robins 44 40 .524 9.5
Pirates 41 40 .506 11.0
Braves 24 56 .300 27.5
Phillies 21 56 .273 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Del Bissonette 4
1 Hughie Critz 4
1 Harvey Hendrick 4
1 Sam Langford 4
1 Curt Walker 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 4
1 George Grantham 4
1 Harry Riconda 4
4 Chuck Dressen 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Ed Morgan 1
1 Johnny Mostil 1
1 Homer Summa 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jake Miller 0.50
2 Eppa Rixey 0.31
3 Howard Ehmke 0.25
4 Bill Doak 0.22
5 Burleigh Grimes 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Miller 6
2 Eppa Rixey 4
3 Bill Doak 2
3 Howard Ehmke 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jakie May 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .398
2 Paul Waner .372
3 Lou Gehrig .369
4 Jim Bottomley .358
5 Tony Lazzeri .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 36
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 84
1 Babe Ruth 84
3 Jim Bottomley 82
4 Del Bissonette 76
5 Hack Wilson 72

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 1.95
2 Sheriff Blake 2.13
3 Red Lucas 2.24
4 Larry Benton 2.62
5 Art Nehf 2.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 104
2 Lefty Grove 99
3 Pat Malone 87
4 Charlie Root 82
5 George Pipgras 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 .520
2 Freddie Lindstrom .482
3 Paul Waner .467
4 Mickey Cochrane .464
5 Andy High .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Harper 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
1 Hack Wilson 5
4 Jim Bottomley 4
4 Joe Hauser 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Cissell 19
1 Chick Hafey 19
1 Al Simmons 19
4 Jim Bottomley 18
5 Clyde Beck 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Johnny Mostil 5
3 Dave Bancroft 4
3 Bill Cissell 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 0.00
2 Elam Vangilder 0.56
3 George Blaeholder 1.29
4 Red Faber 1.31
5 2 tied 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 Willis Hudlin 3
2 Ray Kolp 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 17
1 Red Ruffing 17
3 George Earnshaw 16
3 Charlie Root 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Herb Pennock 2
4 Sheriff Blake 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .467
2 Freddie Lindstrom .405
3 Al Simmons .395
4 Paul Waner .388
5 Lou Gehrig .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Hack Wilson 10
3 Jim Bottomley 7
4 George Harper 6
4 Gabby Hartnett 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 31
2 Hack Wilson 30
3 Bill Cissell 29
3 Lou Gehrig 29
5 Pinky Whitney 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 12
2 Bill Cissell 7
2 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Buddy Myer 7
2 Harry Rice 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 1.38
2 Elam Vangilder 1.42
3 Firpo Marberry 1.76
4 Art Nehf 1.80
5 Sheriff Blake 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willis Hudlin 7
2 General Crowder 6
2 Burleigh Grimes 6
4 Guy Bush 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 36
2 Red Ruffing 35
3 Hank Johnson 34
4 Pat Malone 31
5 Dazzy Vance 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .396
2 Paul Waner .376
3 Goose Goslin .370
4 Lloyd Waner .360
5 Lou Gehrig .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 66
2 Hack Wilson 37
3 Lou Gehrig 35
4 Jim Bottomley 29
5 Rogers Hornsby 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 168
2 Lou Gehrig 144
3 Hack Wilson 133
4 Jim Bottomley 128
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 37
2 Harvey Hendrick 32
3 Max Carey 24
4 Goose Goslin 22
5 Tony Lazzeri 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 2.00
2 Red Lucas 2.38
3 Dazzy Vance 2.57
4 Sheriff Blake 2.60
5 Jack Quinn 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 28
2 Larry Benton 25
3 Waite Hoyt 23
4 Herb Pennock 22
4 George Pipgras 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 172
2 Lefty Grove 154
3 Charlie Root 140
4 George Pipgras 126
5 Rube Walberg 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 9
1 Wilcy Moore 9
3 Bill Sherdel 8
4 Ted Lyons 6
4 Lil Stoner 6