On This Day

Thursday, July 26, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	68	28	.708	--
Athletics	59	36	.621	8.5
Browns	52	47	.525	17.5
Indians	44	53	.454	24.5
White Sox	42	52	.447	25.0
Senators	42	54	.438	26.0
Tigers	38	56	.404	29.0
Red Sox	37	56	.398	29.5

Games

Athletics 5, White Sox 1

Indians 4, Red Sox 2

Indians 4, Red Sox 3

Yankees 12, Tigers 1

Tigers 13, Yankees 10

Browns 7, Senators 5

Senators 6, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	60	34	.638	--
Reds	56	40	.583	5.0
Cubs	55	40	.579	5.5
Giants	49	38	.563	7.5
Robins	48	46	.511	12.0
Pirates	46	45	.505	12.5
Braves	27	59	.314	29.0
Phillies	23	62	.271	32.5

Games

Cardinals 6, Robins 1

Braves 7, Cubs 6

Pirates 7, Giants 5

Reds 6, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Meusel	5
2	Lu Blue	4
2	Ossie Bluege	4
2	Earle Combs	4
2	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Pinky Hargrave	1
1	George Harper	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	8
2	Hughie Critz	4
3	Lu Blue	3
3	Ossie Bluege	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ed Morgan	2
2	Bud Clancy	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Bill Hunnefield	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jakie May	0.67
2	Waite Hoyt	0.56
3	Sam Gray	0.44
4	Bill Bayne	0.43
5	Lefty Grove	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Bill Bayne	1
1	George Grant	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Smith	7
2	Waite Hoyt	5
3	Lloyd Brown	4
3	Sam Gray	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Ken Holloway	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.394
2	Lou Gehrig	.372
3	Paul Waner	.369
4	George Grantham	.357
5	Heinie Manush	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Hack Wilson	23
3	Jim Bottomley	21
4	Lou Gehrig	19
5	Del Bissonette	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	94
2	Lou Gehrig	90
3	Jim Bottomley	83
4	Del Bissonette	80
5	Hack Wilson	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	16
1	Johnny Mostil	16
1	Buddy Myer	16
4	Frankie Frisch	15
4	Harry Rice	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	1.95
2	Sheriff Blake	2.22
3	Art Nehf	2.31
4	Red Lucas	2.53
5	Dazzy Vance	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Pipgras	17
2	Larry Benton	16
2	Burleigh Grimes	16
4	Sam Gray	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	112
2	Lefty Grove	108
3	Pat Malone	96
4	Charlie Root	87
5	George Pipgras	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
1	Ted Lyons	6
3	Waite Hoyt	5
4	Hal Haid	4
4	Bill Sherdel	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hughie Critz	.459
2	Denny Sothern	.456
3	Chick Hafey	.453
4	Buddy Myer	.441
5	Max Bishop	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	George Harper	5
3	Chick Hafey	4
3	Don Hurst	4
5	2 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	19
2	Chick Hafey	18
2	Babe Ruth	18
4	Clyde Beck	14
4	3 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Max Carey	4
2	Alex Metzler	4
2	Ed Morgan	4
2	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Moss	0.00
2	Howard Ehmke	0.50
3	Lefty Grove	0.64
4	Doug McWeeny	0.69
5	Art Nehf	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gray	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Eppa Rixey	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	17
2	George Earnshaw	16
3	Sam Gray	15
3	Charlie Root	15
5	3 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	2
2	Vic Aldridge	1
2	Ray Benge	1
2	Lloyd Brown	1
2	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chick Hafey	.452
2	Al Simmons	.420
3	Lou Gehrig	.417
4	Hughie Critz	.407
5	Buddy Myer	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	George Harper	9
2	Hack Wilson	9
4	Chick Hafey	8
5	Al Simmons	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	40
2	Lou Gehrig	32
3	Chick Hafey	29
3	Babe Ruth	29
3	Hack Wilson	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Johnny Mostil	10
3	Buddy Myer	7
3	Harry Rice	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	1.42
2	Garland Braxton	1.70
3	Milt Gaston	1.97
4	Lefty Grove	1.98
5	Eppa Rixey	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Guy Bush	5
2	General Crowder	5
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	43
2	Red Ruffing	37
3	Hank Johnson	35
3	Pat Malone	35
5	2 tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	3
2	Joe Genewich	2
2	Lefty Grove	2
2	Syl Johnson	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.394
2	Paul Waner	.372
3	Goose Goslin	.369
4	Lou Gehrig	.360
5	George Grantham	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	67
2	Hack Wilson	36
3	Lou Gehrig	34
4	Jim Bottomley	30
5	Chick Hafey	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	169
2	Lou Gehrig	142
3	Hack Wilson	130
4	Jim Bottomley	128
5	Harry Heilmann	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	33
2	Harvey Hendrick	27
3	Max Carey	25
4	Buddy Myer	22
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	2.05
2	Red Lucas	2.33
3	Dazzy Vance	2.54
4	Sheriff Blake	2.66
5	Doug McWeeny	2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	173
2	Lefty Grove	161
3	Charlie Root	138
4	George Pipgras	129
5	Rube Walberg	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	8
2	Wilcy Moore	7
2	Bill Sherdel	7
4	Waite Hoyt	6
4	2 others tied	6