On This Day

Friday, August 10, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	35	.682	--
Athletics	70	39	.642	4.5
Browns	57	55	.509	19.0
White Sox	51	59	.464	24.0
Indians	50	60	.455	25.0
Tigers	47	60	.439	26.5
Senators	49	63	.438	27.0
Red Sox	40	68	.370	34.0

Games

Yankees 5, Red Sox 2

White Sox 5, Browns 3

Tigers 8, Indians 7

Athletics 8, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	68	40	.630	--
Giants	61	41	.598	4.0
Cubs	61	49	.555	8.0
Reds	59	48	.551	8.5
Pirates	56	48	.538	10.0
Robins	53	54	.495	14.5
Braves	31	66	.320	31.5
Phillies	28	71	.283	35.5

Games

Robins 5, Braves 1

Giants 8, Phillies 4

Cardinals 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Cissell	3
1	Lou Gehrig	3
1	Fred Hofmann	3
1	Don Hurst	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Bissonette	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Don Hurst	1
1	Freddie Lindstrom	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddie Lindstrom	5
2	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Bud Clancy	3
3	Mickey Cochrane	3
3	Bill Terry	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fred Brickell	1
1	Hank DeBerry	1
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	Mike Gazella	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	0.88
2	George Pipgras	0.55
3	Fred Fussell	0.40
4	Ted Blankenship	0.36
5	Red Ruffing	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Ken Holloway	1
1	Clarence Mitchell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	7
2	George Pipgras	6
3	Ted Blankenship	4
3	Fred Fussell	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	Bill Sherdel	1
1	Elam Vangilder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.386
2	Rogers Hornsby	.378
3	Paul Waner	.366
4	Lou Gehrig	.363
5	George Grantham	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Hack Wilson	26
3	Jim Bottomley	24
4	Lou Gehrig	20
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	105
2	Lou Gehrig	104
3	Jim Bottomley	99
4	Del Bissonette	86
5	Hack Wilson	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	22
2	Johnny Mostil	20
3	Harry Rice	18
4	Bill Cissell	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.37
2	Art Nehf	2.45
3	Garland Braxton	2.45
4	Larry Benton	2.64
5	Sheriff Blake	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	20
2	George Pipgras	19
3	Larry Benton	18
4	Sam Gray	17
5	Herb Pennock	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	139
2	Lefty Grove	128
3	Pat Malone	108
4	Charlie Root	97
5	George Pipgras	94

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Lyons	7
2	Garland Braxton	6
3	Hal Haid	5
3	Waite Hoyt	5
3	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shanty Hogan	.471
2	Joe Sewell	.463
3	Johnny Hodapp	.462
4	Bill Terry	.441
5	George Sisler	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Hurst	4
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	George Grantham	3
2	Mule Haas	3
2	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddie Lindstrom	22
2	Glenn Wright	20
3	Johnny Hodapp	18
4	Jim Bottomley	16
4	Al Simmons	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Ossie Bluege	5
2	Bill Cissell	5
2	Willie Kamm	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sad Sam Jones	1.00
2	Ownie Carroll	1.24
3	Dazzy Vance	1.25
4	Bob Smith	1.33
5	George Cox	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Genewich	4
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Dazzy Vance	4
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Lefty Grove	20
3	Ed Brandt	14
3	Jimmy Ring	14
5	8 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Dawson	2
1	Willis Hudlin	2
1	Eddie Rommel	2
4	Grady Adkins	1
4	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.423
2	Chick Hafey	.415
2	Shanty Hogan	.415
4	Max Bishop	.410
5	Hughie Critz	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Don Hurst	8
2	Al Simmons	8
4	Chick Hafey	7
5	George Harper	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	42
2	Chick Hafey	32
3	Babe Ruth	30
3	Pie Traynor	30
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	15
2	Willie Kamm	8
2	Johnny Mostil	8
4	Bill Cissell	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howard Ehmke	1.32
2	Lefty Grove	1.71
3	Fred Fussell	1.73
4	Herb Pennock	1.84
5	Dazzy Vance	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	7
2	Lefty Grove	6
3	Joe Genewich	5
3	Sam Gray	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	38
2	Dazzy Vance	36
3	George Earnshaw	34
4	Sam Gray	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Rommel	3
2	Vic Aldridge	2
2	Joe Dawson	2
2	Joe Genewich	2
2	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.386
2	Paul Waner	.363
3	Lou Gehrig	.358
4	George Grantham	.356
5	Goose Goslin	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	67
2	Hack Wilson	36
3	Jim Bottomley	33
4	Lou Gehrig	29
5	Chick Hafey	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	169
2	Lou Gehrig	145
3	Jim Bottomley	140
4	Harry Heilmann	125
5	Hack Wilson	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	32
2	Max Carey	25
3	Kiki Cuyler	22
4	Charlie Gehringer	21
4	4 others tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.05
2	Dazzy Vance	2.37
3	Garland Braxton	2.39
4	Herb Pennock	2.54
5	Red Lucas	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	30
2	Larry Benton	25
3	Herb Pennock	24
4	George Pipgras	23
5	Bill Sherdel	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	191
2	Lefty Grove	163
3	Charlie Root	137
4	George Pipgras	133
5	Burleigh Grimes	119

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	7
1	Ted Lyons	7
3	Waite Hoyt	6
3	Bill Sherdel	6
5	4 tied	5