On This Day

Monday, August 20, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 38 .678 --
Athletics 74 43 .632 5.5
Browns 62 58 .517 19.0
Indians 55 64 .462 25.5
White Sox 54 64 .458 26.0
Senators 53 66 .445 27.5
Tigers 51 65 .440 28.0
Red Sox 43 74 .368 36.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 43 .609 --
Cardinals 71 46 .607 -0.5
Cubs 67 52 .563 4.5
Reds 64 52 .552 6.0
Pirates 62 52 .544 7.0
Robins 56 61 .479 14.5
Braves 35 71 .330 30.0
Phillies 32 77 .294 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Manush 4
1 Frank O'Rourke 4
1 Art Shires 4
1 Fresco Thompson 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Freddy Leach 1
1 Augie Walsh 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Bell 3
1 Heinie Manush 3
1 George Sisler 3
1 Pie Traynor 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Reese 1
1 Wally Schang 1
1 Jack Smith 1
1 Zack Taylor 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Frankhouse 0.60
2 Percy Jones 0.50
3 Alex Ferguson 0.43
4 Dazzy Vance 0.33
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Frankhouse 6
2 Percy Jones 5
3 Red Ruffing 4
3 Augie Walsh 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Delaney 1
1 Augie Walsh 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .376
2 Lou Gehrig .375
3 Al Simmons .368
4 Paul Waner .367
5 Heinie Manush .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Hack Wilson 28
3 Jim Bottomley 26
4 Lou Gehrig 22
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 118
2 Babe Ruth 112
3 Jim Bottomley 104
4 Hack Wilson 96
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 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 2.42
2 Dazzy Vance 2.48
3 Garland Braxton 2.49
4 Sheriff Blake 2.51
5 Larry Benton 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 21
2 Larry Benton 20
2 George Pipgras 20
4 Sam Gray 18
4 Lefty Grove 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 145
2 Lefty Grove 134
3 Pat Malone 122
4 Charlie Root 106
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 .522
2 Heinie Manush .442
3 Mark Koenig .436
4 Lance Richbourg .420
5 Bill Terry .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 4
2 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Les Bell 2
3 Lu Blue 2
3 10 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 22
1 Pie Traynor 22
3 Pinky Whitney 16
3 Hack Wilson 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Taylor Douthit 4
2 Willie Kamm 4
2 Curt Walker 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.86
2 Carl Hubbell 1.00
2 Herb Pennock 1.00
4 Grady Adkins 1.13
5 Carmen Hill 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 4
2 Larry Benton 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Willis Hudlin 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 17
2 Jimmy Ring 15
2 Earl Whitehill 15
4 Sheriff Blake 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Smith 3
2 Alex Ferguson 2
3 Vic Aldridge 1
3 Bill Bayne 1
3 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .426
2 Heinie Manush .415
3 Lou Gehrig .393
4 Shanty Hogan .387
5 Bill Terry .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 7
1 Don Hurst 7
1 Babe Ruth 7
4 Jim Bottomley 6
4 Hack Wilson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 43
2 Lou Gehrig 34
3 Harry Heilmann 32
4 Bob Meusel 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 12
2 Jackie Tavener 8
3 Willie Kamm 7
4 Max Carey 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.20
2 Herb Pennock 1.62
3 Carl Hubbell 1.69
4 Dazzy Vance 1.77
5 Art Nehf 1.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 41
2 Lefty Grove 35
3 Pat Malone 28
4 Sam Gray 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Rommel 3
1 George Smith 3
3 Larry Benton 2
3 Joe Dawson 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .386
2 Lou Gehrig .370
3 Paul Waner .367
4 Goose Goslin .361
5 George Grantham .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 66
2 Hack Wilson 38
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 157
3 Jim Bottomley 135
4 Hack Wilson 129
5 Harry Heilmann 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 31
2 Max Carey 26
3 Kiki Cuyler 25
4 Johnny Mostil 22
5 3 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 2.05
2 Dazzy Vance 2.43
3 Garland Braxton 2.46
4 Herb Pennock 2.50
5 Red Lucas 2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 188
2 Lefty Grove 164
3 George Pipgras 132
4 Charlie Root 130
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 3 tied 5