On This Day

Thursday, August 16, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 37 .678 --
Athletics 73 41 .640 4.5
Browns 60 57 .513 19.0
Indians 54 62 .466 24.5
White Sox 53 62 .461 25.0
Tigers 50 63 .442 27.0
Senators 51 65 .440 27.5
Red Sox 41 73 .360 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 43 .619 --
Giants 63 43 .594 3.5
Cubs 65 50 .565 6.0
Reds 62 50 .554 7.5
Pirates 59 50 .541 9.0
Robins 55 58 .487 15.0
Braves 33 69 .324 31.5
Phillies 30 74 .288 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Denny Sothern 4
1 Fresco Thompson 4
1 Lloyd Waner 4
4 Hughie Critz 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Pinky Hargrave 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Richbourg 6
2 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Earl McNeely 4
3 Bob Meusel 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Rothrock 2
2 Del Bissonette 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Jake Flowers 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.82
2 Waite Hoyt 0.50
3 Ed Brandt 0.33
3 Jumbo Elliott 0.33
5 Art Nehf 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 9
2 Vic Aldridge 3
2 Ed Brandt 3
2 Jumbo Elliott 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Johnny Miljus 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .379
2 Al Simmons .379
3 Lou Gehrig .374
4 Paul Waner .361
5 Freddie Lindstrom .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Hack Wilson 27
3 Jim Bottomley 26
4 Lou Gehrig 21
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 115
2 Babe Ruth 109
3 Jim Bottomley 103
4 Del Bissonette 89
4 Hack Wilson 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 24
2 Johnny Mostil 21
3 Harry Rice 18
4 Bill Cissell 17
4 Buddy Myer 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 2.42
2 Garland Braxton 2.49
3 Dazzy Vance 2.50
4 Sheriff Blake 2.60
5 Herb Pennock 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 21
2 Larry Benton 19
2 George Pipgras 19
4 Sam Gray 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 142
2 Lefty Grove 132
3 Pat Malone 114
4 Charlie Root 99
5 George Pipgras 95

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 Lou Gehrig .490
2 Freddie Lindstrom .423
3 Joe Sewell .420
3 Bill Terry .420
5 Ossie Orwoll .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 George Grantham 3
1 Travis Jackson 3
1 Chuck Klein 3
1 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 23
2 Freddie Lindstrom 19
3 Glenn Wright 18
4 Al Simmons 15
4 Pie Traynor 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Willie Kamm 4
3 Fred Brickell 3
3 Max Carey 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Rommel 0.60
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.67
3 Carl Hubbell 0.83
4 Lefty Grove 0.86
5 General Crowder 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
1 Carmen Hill 4
3 Joe Genewich 3
3 Sam Gray 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 17
2 Sam Gray 16
2 Lefty Grove 16
2 Pat Malone 16
5 Jimmy Ring 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Dawson 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 George Smith 2
4 Vic Aldridge 1
4 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hughie Critz .414
2 Lou Gehrig .404
3 Chick Hafey .398
4 Shanty Hogan .398
5 Al Simmons .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Chick Hafey 8
2 Don Hurst 8
4 Jim Bottomley 6
4 Al Simmons 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 36
2 Lou Gehrig 34
3 Johnny Hodapp 30
4 Harry Heilmann 29
4 Pie Traynor 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 12
2 Jackie Tavener 9
3 Max Carey 7
3 Johnny Mostil 7
5 Willie Kamm 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.20
2 Carl Hubbell 1.59
3 Herb Pennock 1.86
4 Eddie Rommel 1.91
5 Art Nehf 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 7
1 Lefty Grove 7
3 Carmen Hill 6
3 Dazzy Vance 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 41
2 Dazzy Vance 39
3 George Earnshaw 33
4 Sam Gray 29
5 Pat Malone 27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .389
2 Lou Gehrig .368
3 Paul Waner .365
4 Goose Goslin .356
5 Ty Cobb .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 68
2 Hack Wilson 37
3 Jim Bottomley 33
4 Lou Gehrig 30
5 Chick Hafey 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 168
2 Lou Gehrig 156
3 Jim Bottomley 138
4 Hack Wilson 126
5 Harry Heilmann 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 30
2 Max Carey 26
3 Kiki Cuyler 24
4 Johnny Mostil 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 2.05
2 Garland Braxton 2.46
3 Dazzy Vance 2.50
4 Herb Pennock 2.50
5 Red Lucas 2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 188
2 Lefty Grove 167
3 George Pipgras 131
4 Charlie Root 126
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 3 tied 5