On This Day

Sunday, August 5, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 34 .679 --
Athletics 68 37 .648 3.5
Browns 55 54 .505 18.5
Indians 49 57 .462 23.0
White Sox 49 58 .458 23.5
Senators 47 60 .439 25.5
Tigers 44 60 .423 27.0
Red Sox 40 64 .385 31.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 37 .644 --
Giants 58 41 .586 6.5
Cubs 61 45 .575 7.0
Reds 59 46 .562 8.5
Pirates 52 47 .525 12.5
Robins 52 51 .505 14.5
Braves 29 65 .309 33.0
Phillies 24 70 .255 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Blades 3
1 Chick Hafey 3
1 Babe Herman 3
4 Del Bissonette 2
4 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Travis Jackson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 3
2 Ray Blades 2
2 Bibb Falk 2
2 Lou Gehrig 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 2.20
2 Red Ruffing 1.00
3 Dazzy Vance 0.70
4 Ed Walsh 0.64
5 Vic Sorrell 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 11
2 Ed Walsh 9
3 Red Ruffing 7
3 Dazzy Vance 7
5 Vic Sorrell 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .382
2 Paul Waner .368
3 George Grantham .363
4 Lou Gehrig .358
5 Tony Lazzeri .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Jim Bottomley 24
2 Hack Wilson 24
4 Lou Gehrig 19
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 104
2 Jim Bottomley 98
3 Lou Gehrig 96
4 Del Bissonette 85
5 Hack Wilson 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 20
2 Johnny Mostil 19
3 Bill Cissell 17
3 Harry Rice 17
5 Buddy Myer 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 2.25
2 Art Nehf 2.40
3 Dazzy Vance 2.48
4 Sheriff Blake 2.50
5 Larry Benton 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 19
2 George Pipgras 18
3 Larry Benton 17
4 Sam Gray 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 132
2 Lefty Grove 127
3 Pat Malone 105
4 Charlie Root 92
5 George Pipgras 87

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hughie Critz .483
2 Pie Traynor .450
3 Shanty Hogan .449
4 Max Bishop .444
5 Joe Sewell .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Hurst 6
2 Chick Hafey 5
3 Jim Bottomley 4
3 Babe Ruth 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 22
2 Johnny Hodapp 18
2 Heinie Manush 18
2 Bob Meusel 18
2 4 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Tavener 6
2 Ossie Bluege 5
2 Bill Cissell 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Flint Rhem 0.00
2 Bob McGraw 0.87
3 Jake Miller 1.00
4 Bill Sherdel 1.08
5 Dazzy Vance 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
1 Bill Sherdel 4
1 Dazzy Vance 4
4 Joe Genewich 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 28
2 Lefty Grove 23
3 Ed Brandt 16
4 Sam Gray 14
4 Hank Johnson 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Rommel 3
2 Joe Dawson 2
3 Grady Adkins 1
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .456
2 Al Simmons .426
3 Pie Traynor .417
4 Paul Waner .400
5 George Sisler .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Chick Hafey 9
3 George Harper 8
4 Don Hurst 7
4 Al Simmons 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 38
2 Al Simmons 36
3 Babe Ruth 31
3 Pie Traynor 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 14
2 Bill Cissell 8
2 Johnny Mostil 8
4 Harry Rice 7
4 Jackie Tavener 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 1.50
2 Lefty Grove 1.58
3 Howard Ehmke 1.80
4 Art Nehf 1.90
5 Bob McGraw 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 7
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Bill Sherdel 6
4 Dazzy Vance 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 37
2 Dazzy Vance 34
3 George Earnshaw 32
4 Pat Malone 30
5 Red Ruffing 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Herb Pennock 3
1 Eddie Rommel 3
3 Joe Dawson 2
3 Waite Hoyt 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .390
2 Paul Waner .368
3 Goose Goslin .360
4 Ty Cobb .355
5 George Grantham .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 68
2 Hack Wilson 35
3 Jim Bottomley 33
4 Lou Gehrig 29
5 Chick Hafey 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 172
2 Jim Bottomley 140
3 Lou Gehrig 138
4 Hack Wilson 122
5 Harry Heilmann 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 32
2 Max Carey 23
3 Charlie Gehringer 21
4 Kiki Cuyler 20
4 6 others tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 2.01
2 Garland Braxton 2.23
3 Dazzy Vance 2.54
4 Red Lucas 2.57
5 Herb Pennock 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 29
2 Larry Benton 25
3 Herb Pennock 23
4 George Pipgras 22
4 Bill Sherdel 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Lefty Grove 171
3 Charlie Root 135
4 George Pipgras 127
5 Burleigh Grimes 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 7
2 Waite Hoyt 6
2 Ted Lyons 6
2 Wilcy Moore 6
5 4 tied 5