On This Day

Friday, August 17, 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 63 .457 25.5
Senators 52 65 .444 27.0
Tigers 50 64 .439 27.5
Red Sox 42 73 .365 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 44 .614 --
Giants 64 43 .598 2.5
Cubs 65 51 .560 6.0
Reds 63 50 .558 6.5
Pirates 61 50 .550 7.5
Robins 56 58 .491 14.0
Braves 33 70 .320 31.5
Phillies 30 76 .283 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pie Traynor 7
2 Paul Waner 6
3 Rollie Hemsley 4
3 Lloyd Waner 4
5 2 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 8
2 Rollie Hemsley 2
2 Mack Hillis 2
2 Ted Lyons 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 Marty McManus 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sheriff Blake 0.62
2 Earl Whitehill 0.57
3 Eppa Rixey 0.50
4 Doug McWeeny 0.27
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 8
2 Sheriff Blake 5
3 Doug McWeeny 3
3 Clarence Mitchell 3
3 Claude Willoughby 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .379
2 Rogers Hornsby .376
3 Lou Gehrig .374
4 Paul Waner .368
5 Freddie Lindstrom .356

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 104
4 Del Bissonette 89
4 Hack Wilson 89

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 2.42
2 Garland Braxton 2.49
3 Dazzy Vance 2.50
4 Sheriff Blake 2.51
5 Larry Benton 2.59

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 .500
2 Joe Sewell .435
3 Bill Terry .431
4 Pie Traynor .426
5 Freddie Lindstrom .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Travis Jackson 3
1 Chuck Klein 3
1 Freddie Lindstrom 3
1 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 22
2 Pie Traynor 20
3 Freddie Lindstrom 19
4 Al Simmons 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Willie Kamm 4
3 Max Carey 3
3 Taylor Douthit 3
3 2 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 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 4
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Sam Gray 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 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 .409
2 Shanty Hogan .405
3 Pie Traynor .403
4 Al Simmons .400
5 Lou Gehrig .396

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 Pie Traynor 36
2 Al Simmons 35
3 Lou Gehrig 32
4 Johnny Hodapp 30
5 George Grantham 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 1.24
2 Carl Hubbell 1.59
3 Dazzy Vance 1.84
4 Herb Pennock 1.86
5 Eddie Rommel 1.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 38
2 George Earnshaw 33
2 Lefty Grove 33
4 Sam Gray 29
5 Pat Malone 27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .387
2 Paul Waner .369
3 Lou Gehrig .369
4 Goose Goslin .353
5 Ty Cobb .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 67
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 167
2 Lou Gehrig 156
3 Jim Bottomley 138
4 Hack Wilson 125
5 Harry Heilmann 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 31
2 Max Carey 26
3 Kiki Cuyler 24
4 Johnny Mostil 22
5 Alex Metzler 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 2.05
2 Garland Braxton 2.42
3 Dazzy Vance 2.43
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 185
2 Lefty Grove 163
3 George Pipgras 129
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 4 tied 5