On This Day

Tuesday, August 14, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	36	.681	--
Athletics	72	40	.643	4.5
Browns	59	56	.513	19.0
White Sox	52	61	.460	25.0
Indians	52	62	.456	25.5
Tigers	49	62	.441	27.0
Senators	50	64	.439	27.5
Red Sox	41	71	.366	35.5

Games

Indians 2, Red Sox 1

White Sox 5, Yankees 2

Tigers 4, Athletics 1

Senators 3, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	69	42	.622	--
Giants	63	41	.606	2.5
Cubs	63	50	.558	7.0
Reds	61	49	.555	7.5
Pirates	58	49	.542	9.0
Robins	54	57	.486	15.0
Braves	32	68	.320	31.5
Phillies	29	73	.284	35.5

Games

Giants 10, Cubs 2

Phillies 6, Reds 4

Pirates 4, Robins 2

Cardinals 6, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Brickell	3
1	Chick Hafey	3
1	Sam Rice	3
1	Sam West	3
5	35 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pinky Hargrave	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Jimmy Welsh	1
1	Billy Zitzmann	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lefty O'Doul	3
1	Denny Sothern	3
1	Pinky Whitney	3
4	Del Bissonette	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Freddy Leach	1
1	Bing Miller	1
1	Ossie Orwoll	1
1	Jackie Tavener	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sad Sam Jones	0.50
2	Carmen Hill	0.33
2	Charlie Root	0.33
4	Elam Vangilder	0.25
5	Grady Adkins	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Grady Adkins	1
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Grady Adkins	3
2	Fred Heimach	3
2	Carmen Hill	3
2	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.381
2	Al Simmons	.380
3	Lou Gehrig	.369
4	Paul Waner	.359
5	Tony Lazzeri	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
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	107
3	Jim Bottomley	100
4	Del Bissonette	88
4	Hack Wilson	88

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	Larry Benton	19
2	George Pipgras	19
4	Sam Gray	18
5	2 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	139
2	Lefty Grove	132
3	Pat Malone	114
4	Charlie Root	99
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	.458
2	Shanty Hogan	.455
3	Lou Gehrig	.434
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.434
5	Heinie Manush	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Grantham	3
1	Travis Jackson	3
1	Chuck Klein	3
1	Freddie Lindstrom	3
1	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddie Lindstrom	19
1	Glenn Wright	19
3	Lou Gehrig	18
4	Al Simmons	16
5	Bob Meusel	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Rommel	0.53
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.67
3	Dazzy Vance	1.00
4	Carl Hubbell	1.05
5	Herb Pennock	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
1	Carmen Hill	4
3	Joe Genewich	3
3	Sam Gray	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Lefty Grove	20
3	Pat Malone	16
4	Tommy Thomas	14
5	3 tied	13

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	.415
2	Max Bishop	.408
3	Chick Hafey	.395
4	Hughie Critz	.395
5	Heinie Manush	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
2	Don Hurst	8
3	Chick Hafey	7
4	Jim Bottomley	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	35
2	Lou Gehrig	31
2	Babe Ruth	31
4	Harry Heilmann	29
4	Pie Traynor	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	12
2	Jackie Tavener	8
3	Max Carey	7
3	Bill Cissell	7
3	Johnny Mostil	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.20
2	Carl Hubbell	1.59
3	Herb Pennock	1.61
4	Fred Fussell	1.73
5	Eddie Rommel	1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	41
2	Dazzy Vance	36
3	George Earnshaw	27
3	Pat Malone	27
5	Sam Gray	26

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	.390
2	Lou Gehrig	.363
3	Paul Waner	.363
4	Goose Goslin	.353
5	Ty Cobb	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	68
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	168
2	Lou Gehrig	150
3	Jim Bottomley	137
4	Harry Heilmann	126
5	Hack Wilson	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	31
2	Max Carey	26
3	Kiki Cuyler	23
4	Johnny Mostil	22
5	4 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.05
2	Red Lucas	2.35
3	Dazzy Vance	2.41
4	Garland Braxton	2.44
5	Herb Pennock	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	29
2	Herb Pennock	25
3	Larry Benton	24
4	George Pipgras	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	185
2	Lefty Grove	167
3	Charlie Root	135
4	George Pipgras	130
5	Burleigh Grimes	118

Saves

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