On This Day

Sunday, August 12, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	35	.688	--
Athletics	71	39	.645	5.0
Browns	59	55	.518	19.0
White Sox	51	61	.455	26.0
Indians	51	61	.455	26.0
Tigers	48	61	.440	27.5
Senators	49	64	.434	28.5
Red Sox	40	70	.364	36.0

Games

Yankees 8, Red Sox 0

Browns 7, White Sox 0

Indians 3, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	68	42	.618	--
Giants	62	41	.602	2.5
Cubs	63	49	.563	6.0
Reds	61	48	.560	6.5
Pirates	56	49	.533	9.5
Robins	54	55	.495	13.5
Braves	32	67	.323	30.5
Phillies	28	73	.277	35.5

Games

Robins 3, Braves 1

Reds 6, Phillies 3

Cubs 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
1	Mark Koenig	4
3	Lou Gehrig	3
3	Gabby Hartnett	3
3	Heinie Manush	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Hack Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Manush	3
2	Kiki Cuyler	2
2	Hank DeBerry	2
2	Lou Gehrig	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ethan Allen	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Johnny Mostil	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	General Crowder	1.40
2	Jake Miller	1.00
3	Pat Malone	0.67
4	Earl Whitehill	0.38
5	Herb Pennock	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	Pat Malone	1
1	Herb Pennock	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	General Crowder	7
2	Pat Malone	6
3	Earl Whitehill	5
4	Ted Lyons	4
5	Jake Miller	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.384
2	Rogers Hornsby	.379
3	Lou Gehrig	.367
4	Paul Waner	.362
5	Tony Lazzeri	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Hack Wilson	27
3	Jim Bottomley	25
4	Lou Gehrig	21
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	109
2	Babe Ruth	106
3	Jim Bottomley	100
4	Hack Wilson	87
5	Del Bissonette	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	23
2	Johnny Mostil	21
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	Herb Pennock	2.60
5	Sheriff Blake	2.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	139
2	Lefty Grove	130
3	Pat Malone	114
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	Bill Terry	.481
2	Carl Lind	.436
3	Shanty Hogan	.435
4	Al Simmons	.412
5	Marty McManus	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	4
2	Kiki Cuyler	3
2	George Grantham	3
2	Mule Haas	3
2	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddie Lindstrom	21
2	Glenn Wright	19
3	Lou Gehrig	18
4	Al Simmons	16
5	Pie Traynor	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Willie Kamm	5
3	Bill Cissell	4
3	Johnny Mostil	4
3	Lance Richbourg	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sad Sam Jones	1.00
1	Dazzy Vance	1.00
3	Carl Hubbell	1.01
4	Herb Pennock	1.06
5	Clarence Mitchell	1.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
2	Joe Genewich	3
2	Sam Gray	3
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Lefty Grove	18
2	Pat Malone	18
2	Tommy Thomas	18
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Dawson	2
1	Willis Hudlin	2
1	Eddie Rommel	2
4	Grady Adkins	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shanty Hogan	.418
2	Max Bishop	.413
3	Hughie Critz	.412
4	Chick Hafey	.400
4	Heinie Manush	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Don Hurst	8
3	Chick Hafey	7
4	Kiki Cuyler	6
5	5 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	34
2	Lou Gehrig	31
3	Babe Ruth	30
4	Chick Hafey	29
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	14
2	Johnny Mostil	8
3	Max Carey	7
3	Bill Cissell	7
3	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Howard Ehmke	1.32
2	Lefty Grove	1.41
3	Carl Hubbell	1.59
4	Herb Pennock	1.61
5	Fred Fussell	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	7
2	Sam Gray	6
2	Lefty Grove	6
4	Joe Genewich	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	39
2	Dazzy Vance	36
3	Pat Malone	31
4	Sam Gray	30
5	George Earnshaw	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Rommel	3
2	Vic Aldridge	2
2	Joe Dawson	2
2	Joe Genewich	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.389
2	Paul Waner	.365
3	Lou Gehrig	.362
4	George Grantham	.355
5	Goose Goslin	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	67
2	Hack Wilson	37
3	Jim Bottomley	32
4	Lou Gehrig	30
5	Chick Hafey	28

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	170
2	Lou Gehrig	150
3	Jim Bottomley	138
4	Harry Heilmann	125
4	Hack Wilson	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	31
2	Max Carey	26
3	Kiki Cuyler	23
4	Johnny Mostil	22
4	Lance Richbourg	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.05
2	Garland Braxton	2.39
3	Dazzy Vance	2.41
4	Herb Pennock	2.45
5	Red Lucas	2.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	185
2	Lefty Grove	165
3	Charlie Root	133
4	George Pipgras	130
5	Burleigh Grimes	120

Saves

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