On This Day

Sunday, July 29, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 30 .697 --
Athletics 62 36 .633 6.5
Browns 52 50 .510 18.5
Indians 46 54 .460 23.5
Senators 46 55 .455 24.0
White Sox 43 56 .434 26.0
Tigers 40 57 .412 28.0
Red Sox 38 58 .396 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 62 35 .639 --
Reds 59 40 .596 4.0
Cubs 57 42 .576 6.0
Giants 52 39 .571 7.0
Robins 49 48 .505 13.0
Pirates 46 46 .500 13.5
Braves 27 60 .310 30.0
Phillies 23 65 .261 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Hodapp 5
1 Sam Rice 5
1 Luke Sewell 5
4 Bibb Falk 4
4 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Mule Haas 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Lind 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Johnny Hodapp 4
4 Freddie Lindstrom 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 Joe Cronin 1
2 Johnny Hodapp 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.50
2 Vic Aldridge 0.33
2 Guy Bush 0.33
4 Grady Adkins 0.30
5 Percy Jones 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Grady Adkins 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Josh Billings 6
1 George Earnshaw 6
3 Percy Jones 4
4 Grady Adkins 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .391
2 Paul Waner .367
3 Lou Gehrig .364
4 George Grantham .360
5 Tony Lazzeri .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Hack Wilson 24
3 Jim Bottomley 23
4 Lou Gehrig 19
5 Del Bissonette 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 97
2 Lou Gehrig 91
3 Jim Bottomley 90
4 Del Bissonette 83
5 Hack Wilson 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 18
2 Johnny Mostil 17
3 Buddy Myer 16
4 Frankie Frisch 15
4 Harry Rice 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 1.95
2 Sheriff Blake 2.14
3 Art Nehf 2.30
4 Dazzy Vance 2.58
5 Red Lucas 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 17
1 George Pipgras 17
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
4 Sam Gray 15
4 Herb Pennock 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 117
2 Lefty Grove 112
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 .485
2 Jimmie Foxx .455
2 Chick Hafey .455
4 Max Bishop .442
5 Riggs Stephenson .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Chick Hafey 6
3 Don Hurst 5
4 George Harper 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Harry Heilmann 19
3 Ed Morgan 18
3 Al Simmons 18
5 Joe Judge 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Jackie Tavener 6
3 Max Carey 4
3 Alex Metzler 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Howard Ehmke 0.50
2 Lefty Grove 0.60
3 Art Nehf 1.08
4 Joe Genewich 1.13
4 Josh Billings 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Milt Gaston 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 22
2 Lefty Grove 21
3 Dazzy Vance 14
4 Jesse Haines 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Ray Kolp 2
3 Vic Aldridge 1
3 Ray Benge 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .484
2 Al Simmons .424
3 Hughie Critz .417
4 George Sisler .383
5 Lou Gehrig .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Harper 10
1 Babe Ruth 10
1 Hack Wilson 10
4 Chick Hafey 9
5 Jim Bottomley 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 40
2 Chick Hafey 32
2 Hack Wilson 32
4 Jim Bottomley 30
4 Lou Gehrig 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 13
2 Johnny Mostil 9
3 Buddy Myer 7
3 Harry Rice 7
5 7 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.27
2 Art Nehf 1.62
3 Garland Braxton 1.70
4 Eddie Rommel 2.08
5 Herb Pennock 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willis Hudlin 6
2 Larry Benton 5
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Burleigh Grimes 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 39
2 Red Ruffing 32
2 Dazzy Vance 32
4 Hank Johnson 31
5 Lefty Grove 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
3 Syl Johnson 2
3 Percy Jones 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .389
2 Goose Goslin .374
3 Paul Waner .369
4 Lou Gehrig .358
5 Ty Cobb .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 66
2 Hack Wilson 36
3 Lou Gehrig 33
4 Jim Bottomley 32
5 Chick Hafey 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 168
2 Lou Gehrig 140
3 Jim Bottomley 132
4 Hack Wilson 129
5 Harry Heilmann 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 32
2 Harvey Hendrick 25
3 Max Carey 24
4 Goose Goslin 21
4 Buddy Myer 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 2.07
2 Red Lucas 2.39
3 Dazzy Vance 2.53
4 Sheriff Blake 2.59
5 Watty Clark 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Larry Benton 26
3 Herb Pennock 23
4 Waite Hoyt 22
4 George Pipgras 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 177
2 Lefty Grove 165
3 Charlie Root 134
4 George Pipgras 126
5 Rube Walberg 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 8
2 Wilcy Moore 7
3 Waite Hoyt 6
3 Ted Lyons 6
3 2 others tied 6