Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, August 18, 1928

On This Day

Saturday, August 18, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	79	37	.681	--
Athletics	74	42	.638	5.0
Browns	61	58	.513	19.5
Indians	54	63	.462	25.5
White Sox	53	64	.453	26.5
Senators	53	65	.449	27.0
Tigers	50	65	.435	28.5
Red Sox	43	73	.371	36.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 1

Yankees 8, Indians 5

Athletics 3, Browns 2

Browns 5, Athletics 4

Senators 3, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	70	45	.609	--
Giants	65	43	.602	1.5
Cubs	66	51	.564	5.0
Reds	63	51	.553	6.5
Pirates	62	51	.549	7.0
Robins	56	59	.487	14.0
Braves	34	70	.327	30.5
Phillies	31	77	.287	35.5

Games

Cubs 11, Robins 4

Braves 10, Reds 6

Pirates 9, Phillies 0

Phillies 11, Pirates 8

Giants 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fresco Thompson	5
1	Lloyd Waner	5
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	Jimmy Welsh	4
5	13 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	Ernie Orsatti	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	6
2	Hack Wilson	5
3	Fred Brickell	3
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Andy Cohen	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Willie Kamm	1
1	Earl McNeely	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	General Crowder	0.75
2	Pat Malone	0.73
3	George Blaeholder	0.50
3	George Pipgras	0.50
5	Ed Morris	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Carmen Hill	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	8
2	General Crowder	6
3	Ed Morris	5
4	George Blaeholder	4
4	Dolf Luque	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Bob Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.377
2	Lou Gehrig	.373
3	Al Simmons	.372
4	Paul Waner	.367
5	Freddie Lindstrom	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Hack Wilson	27
3	Jim Bottomley	26
4	Lou Gehrig	22
5	3 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	117
2	Babe Ruth	110
3	Jim Bottomley	104
4	Hack Wilson	94
5	Del Bissonette	89

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	25
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	George Pipgras	20
3	Larry Benton	19
4	Sam Gray	18
4	Lefty Grove	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	142
2	Lefty Grove	134
3	Pat Malone	122
4	Charlie Root	99
5	George Pipgras	98

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Lyons	7
2	Garland Braxton	6
2	Waite Hoyt	6
4	Hal Haid	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.479
2	Mark Koenig	.453
3	Bill Terry	.449
4	Ethan Allen	.415
5	Heinie Manush	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	3
1	Lou Gehrig	3
1	Travis Jackson	3
1	Chuck Klein	3
1	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	24
2	Pie Traynor	23
3	Freddie Lindstrom	17
3	Hack Wilson	17
5	Pinky Whitney	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Willie Kamm	5
3	Max Carey	3
3	Taylor Douthit	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sad Sam Jones	0.00
2	Alex Ferguson	0.52
3	Eddie Rommel	0.69
4	Lefty Grove	0.90
5	Herb Pennock	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	5
2	Lefty Grove	4
3	Burleigh Grimes	3
3	Ray Kremer	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	24
2	General Crowder	19
3	Lefty Grove	18
3	Jimmy Ring	18
5	Dazzy Vance	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Benton	2
1	Alex Ferguson	2
1	George Smith	2
4	Vic Aldridge	1
4	21 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.409
2	Shanty Hogan	.395
3	Bill Terry	.394
4	Joe Sewell	.389
5	Mel Ott	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
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	41
2	Lou Gehrig	33
2	Al Simmons	33
4	Johnny Hodapp	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	13
2	Jackie Tavener	9
3	Max Carey	7
3	Willie Kamm	7
5	Johnny Mostil	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.20
2	Carl Hubbell	1.69
3	Dazzy Vance	1.71
4	Eddie Rommel	1.85
5	Herb Pennock	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Carmen Hill	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	38
2	George Earnshaw	35
2	Lefty Grove	35
2	Pat Malone	35
5	Sam Gray	30

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.388
2	Paul Waner	.368
3	Lou Gehrig	.367
4	Ty Cobb	.353
5	Goose Goslin	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	67
2	Hack Wilson	37
3	Jim Bottomley	33
4	Lou Gehrig	31
5	Chick Hafey	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	168
2	Lou Gehrig	158
3	Jim Bottomley	138
4	Hack Wilson	130
5	Harry Heilmann	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	31
2	Max Carey	26
3	Kiki Cuyler	25
4	Johnny Mostil	22
5	Alex Metzler	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.05
2	Dazzy Vance	2.43
3	Garland Braxton	2.44
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
2	George Pipgras	24
5	Bill Sherdel	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	185
2	Lefty Grove	165
3	George Pipgras	132
4	Charlie Root	126
5	Pat Malone	122

Saves

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