On This Day

Monday, July 23, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 25 .725 --
Athletics 56 36 .609 10.5
Browns 49 46 .516 19.0
White Sox 42 49 .462 24.0
Senators 41 51 .446 25.5
Indians 40 53 .430 27.0
Red Sox 37 51 .420 27.5
Tigers 35 55 .389 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 58 33 .637 --
Cubs 55 38 .591 4.0
Reds 53 39 .576 5.5
Giants 47 37 .560 7.5
Robins 47 44 .516 11.0
Pirates 45 43 .511 11.5
Braves 25 59 .298 29.5
Phillies 22 59 .272 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Manush 4
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Ira Flagstead 3
2 Frank O'Rourke 3
2 Sam Rice 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Todt 4
2 Ossie Bluege 3
2 Otis Brannan 3
2 Heinie Manush 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 1
1 Frank O'Rourke 1
1 Lloyd Waner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Fussell 0.50
2 Milt Gaston 0.38
3 George Blaeholder 0.33
3 Doug McWeeny 0.33
5 Eddie Rommel 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Fred Fussell 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Fussell 3
1 Milt Gaston 3
1 Doug McWeeny 3
1 Myles Thomas 3
1 Rube Walberg 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .392
2 Lou Gehrig .371
3 Paul Waner .364
4 George Grantham .357
5 Tony Lazzeri .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Hack Wilson 22
3 Jim Bottomley 20
4 Lou Gehrig 19
5 Del Bissonette 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 90
2 Lou Gehrig 84
3 Jim Bottomley 82
4 Del Bissonette 79
5 Hack Wilson 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 15
1 Frankie Frisch 15
1 Johnny Mostil 15
4 Harry Rice 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 1.95
2 Sheriff Blake 2.22
3 Red Lucas 2.30
4 Art Nehf 2.31
5 Dazzy Vance 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 17
2 Larry Benton 15
2 Burleigh Grimes 15
4 Sam Gray 14
4 Herb Pennock 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 112
2 Lefty Grove 104
3 Pat Malone 94
4 Charlie Root 86
5 George Pipgras 81

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 .481
1 Denny Sothern .481
3 Mickey Cochrane .455
4 Al Simmons .448
5 Johnny Mostil .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 George Harper 6
3 Al Simmons 5
4 Chick Hafey 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 20
2 Chick Hafey 19
3 Clyde Beck 15
3 Babe Ruth 15
5 Pie Traynor 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Max Carey 5
3 Pie Traynor 4
4 Dick Bartell 3
4 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Moss 0.00
2 Milt Gaston 0.62
3 Art Nehf 0.82
4 Herb Pennock 1.01
5 General Crowder 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Red Faber 3
1 Milt Gaston 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 21
2 Lefty Grove 14
2 Ed Morris 14
2 Charlie Root 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .476
2 Lou Gehrig .394
3 Freddie Lindstrom .393
4 Al Simmons .393
5 George Harper .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Hack Wilson 10
3 George Harper 8
4 Chick Hafey 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 34
2 Hack Wilson 30
3 Clyde Beck 29
3 Chick Hafey 29
5 Babe Ruth 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 11
2 Kiki Cuyler 10
3 Bill Cissell 7
4 Max Carey 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 1.34
2 Garland Braxton 1.73
3 Milt Gaston 1.97
4 Dazzy Vance 2.34
5 Lefty Grove 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
1 Willis Hudlin 6
3 General Crowder 5
3 Burleigh Grimes 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 46
2 Dazzy Vance 35
3 Hank Johnson 34
4 Pat Malone 33
4 Red Ruffing 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 Percy Jones 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .391
2 Paul Waner .374
3 Goose Goslin .369
4 Lou Gehrig .360
5 Lloyd Waner .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 70
2 Hack Wilson 36
3 Lou Gehrig 35
4 Jim Bottomley 29
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 170
2 Lou Gehrig 140
3 Hack Wilson 129
4 Jim Bottomley 128
5 Rogers Hornsby 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 34
2 Harvey Hendrick 31
3 Max Carey 28
4 Goose Goslin 21
4 Tony Lazzeri 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 2.06
2 Red Lucas 2.50
3 Dazzy Vance 2.54
4 Sheriff Blake 2.59
5 Watty Clark 2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 173
2 Lefty Grove 159
3 Charlie Root 137
4 George Pipgras 130
5 Rube Walberg 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 8
1 Wilcy Moore 8
3 Bill Sherdel 7
4 Ted Lyons 6
4 Lil Stoner 6