On This Day

Thursday, August 23, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	38	.681	--
Athletics	77	43	.642	4.5
Browns	62	59	.512	20.0
Tigers	55	65	.458	26.5
White Sox	55	66	.455	27.0
Senators	55	67	.451	27.5
Indians	55	67	.451	27.5
Red Sox	43	78	.355	39.0

Games

Athletics 3, Indians 1

Senators 4, White Sox 3

Tigers 2, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	71	48	.597	--
Giants	68	46	.596	0.5
Reds	68	52	.567	3.5
Cubs	68	53	.562	4.0
Pirates	65	53	.551	5.5
Robins	58	63	.479	14.0
Braves	35	73	.324	30.5
Phillies	33	78	.297	34.0

Games

Reds 2, Robins 0

Reds 6, Robins 1

Giants 6, Pirates 3

Pirates 13, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Bartell	4
1	Chuck Dressen	4
1	George Grantham	4
1	Curt Walker	4
5	6 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Grantham	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Lefty O'Doul	1
1	Lloyd Waner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
1	Lloyd Waner	4
3	George Grantham	3
3	Rollie Hemsley	3
5	7 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Curt Walker	2
2	Max Bishop	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Mickey Cochrane	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	0.89
2	Firpo Marberry	0.71
3	Fred Fussell	0.57
4	Ray Kolp	0.50
5	Ken Ash	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ken Ash	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	Fred Fussell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Firpo Marberry	5
3	Fred Fussell	4
3	Tommy Thomas	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Scott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.377
2	Rogers Hornsby	.376
3	Paul Waner	.370
4	Al Simmons	.363
5	Heinie Manush	.356

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	119
2	Babe Ruth	112
3	Jim Bottomley	104
4	Hack Wilson	96
5	Pie Traynor	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	26
2	Johnny Mostil	21
3	Curt Walker	19
4	Buddy Myer	18
4	Harry Rice	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.28
2	Sheriff Blake	2.46
3	Dazzy Vance	2.48
4	Garland Braxton	2.49
5	Lefty Grove	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	21
1	Burleigh Grimes	21
3	George Pipgras	20
4	Lefty Grove	19
5	Sam Gray	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	145
2	Lefty Grove	142
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	.535
2	Pie Traynor	.455
3	Mark Koenig	.438
4	Fred Schulte	.421
5	Pinky Whitney	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	3
2	Jim Bottomley	2
2	Jimmie Foxx	2
2	Pinky Hargrave	2
2	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	25
2	Lou Gehrig	20
3	George Grantham	13
3	Bill Terry	13
5	Les Bell	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Curt Walker	6
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
3	Mickey Cochrane	3
3	Taylor Douthit	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Rommel	0.00
2	Lefty Grove	0.62
2	Waite Hoyt	0.62
4	Grady Adkins	1.00
5	Sheriff Blake	1.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	Larry Benton	3
2	Carmen Hill	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Morris	15
1	Earl Whitehill	15
3	George Earnshaw	14
3	Lefty Grove	14
3	Pat Malone	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Ferguson	2
1	George Smith	2
3	Bill Bayne	1
3	Larry Benton	1
3	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.450
2	Max Bishop	.407
3	Johnny Hodapp	.398
4	Bill Terry	.398
5	Lou Gehrig	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	6
1	Don Hurst	6
1	Hack Wilson	6
4	George Grantham	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	42
2	Lou Gehrig	35
3	Harry Heilmann	34
4	Freddie Lindstrom	29
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Jackie Tavener	9
3	Willie Kamm	7
4	Johnny Mostil	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Rommel	0.98
2	Lefty Grove	1.22
3	Herb Pennock	1.62
4	Grady Adkins	1.63
5	Clarence Mitchell	2.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	38
2	Dazzy Vance	33
3	Pat Malone	28
4	George Earnshaw	27
5	Sam Gray	26

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	.380
2	Lou Gehrig	.372
3	Paul Waner	.370
4	Goose Goslin	.361
5	George Grantham	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	65
2	Hack Wilson	38
3	Jim Bottomley	33
4	Lou Gehrig	30
5	Chick Hafey	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	166
2	Lou Gehrig	157
3	Jim Bottomley	134
4	Hack Wilson	128
5	Harry Heilmann	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	32
2	Max Carey	26
2	Kiki Cuyler	26
4	Johnny Mostil	22
5	Charlie Gehringer	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	1.96
2	Dazzy Vance	2.43
3	Herb Pennock	2.45
4	Garland Braxton	2.46
5	Red Lucas	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	28
2	Larry Benton	26
3	Herb Pennock	24
3	George Pipgras	24
5	Lefty Grove	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	188
2	Lefty Grove	171
3	Charlie Root	130
4	George Pipgras	127
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