On This Day

Friday, August 24, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	81	40	.669	--
Athletics	78	43	.645	3.0
Browns	64	59	.520	18.0
White Sox	55	66	.455	26.0
Tigers	55	66	.455	26.0
Senators	55	67	.451	26.5
Indians	55	68	.447	27.0
Red Sox	44	78	.361	37.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Tigers 1

Browns 5, Yankees 2

Browns 3, Yankees 1

Athletics 1, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	72	48	.600	--
Giants	68	47	.591	1.5
Cubs	70	53	.569	3.5
Reds	68	52	.567	4.0
Pirates	66	53	.555	5.5
Robins	58	63	.479	14.5
Braves	35	75	.318	32.0
Phillies	33	79	.295	35.0

Games

Cubs 4, Braves 1

Cubs 4, Braves 3

Pirates 16, Giants 5

Cardinals 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Beauty McGowan	5
2	Red Kress	4
3	Lu Blue	3
3	Fred Brickell	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	Ernie Orsatti	1
1	Wally Schang	1
1	Pie Traynor	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	4
1	Paul Waner	4
3	George Grantham	3
3	Riggs Stephenson	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Mel Ott	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Walberg	0.86
2	Pat Malone	0.75
2	George Pipgras	0.75
4	Joe Shaute	0.56
5	Ray Benge	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Pipgras	9
2	Pat Malone	6
2	Rube Walberg	6
4	Joe Shaute	5
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.376
2	Lou Gehrig	.375
3	Paul Waner	.371
4	Al Simmons	.363
5	George Grantham	.354

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	121
2	Babe Ruth	112
3	Jim Bottomley	104
4	Hack Wilson	96
5	Pie Traynor	95

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	Burleigh Grimes	22
2	Larry Benton	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	128
4	Charlie Root	109
5	George Pipgras	107

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	.511
2	Pie Traynor	.470
3	Dick Bartell	.429
4	Mark Koenig	.423
5	Lloyd Waner	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	3
1	Ernie Orsatti	3
3	Jim Bottomley	2
3	Jimmie Foxx	2
3	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	28
2	Lou Gehrig	21
3	George Grantham	14
4	Bill Terry	13
5	2 tied	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	Waite Hoyt	3
2	Willis Hudlin	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	20
2	George Pipgras	19
3	General Crowder	15
3	Earl Whitehill	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Ferguson	2
1	George Smith	2
3	Bill Bayne	1
3	Larry Benton	1
3	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.446
2	Max Bishop	.412
3	Johnny Hodapp	.393
4	Paul Waner	.391
5	2 tied	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Hurst	6
1	Hack Wilson	6
3	Jim Bottomley	5
3	George Grantham	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	45
2	Lou Gehrig	37
3	Harry Heilmann	34
4	George Grantham	30
5	Freddie Lindstrom	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Rommel	0.98
2	Lefty Grove	1.22
3	Herb Pennock	1.26
4	Grady Adkins	1.63
5	Clarence Mitchell	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	7
1	Lefty Grove	7
3	Larry Benton	5
3	Joe Genewich	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	38
2	Pat Malone	34
3	Dazzy Vance	33
4	George Earnshaw	27
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Rommel	3
1	George Smith	3
3	Larry Benton	2
3	Joe Dawson	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.380
2	Paul Waner	.371
3	Lou Gehrig	.369
4	Goose Goslin	.361
5	George Grantham	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	65
2	Hack Wilson	35
3	Jim Bottomley	33
4	Lou Gehrig	30
5	Chick Hafey	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	165
2	Lou Gehrig	158
3	Jim Bottomley	134
4	Hack Wilson	122
5	Harry Heilmann	120

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	1.96
2	Garland Braxton	2.39
3	Dazzy Vance	2.43
4	Herb Pennock	2.45
5	Red Lucas	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	29
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	George Pipgras	136
4	Charlie Root	133
5	Pat Malone	128

Saves

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