On This Day

Monday, August 27, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 41 .672 --
Athletics 79 44 .642 4.0
Browns 66 60 .524 18.5
White Sox 56 67 .455 27.0
Senators 57 69 .452 27.5
Indians 57 70 .449 28.0
Tigers 56 69 .448 28.0
Red Sox 45 80 .360 39.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 75 48 .610 --
Giants 68 49 .581 4.0
Cubs 72 54 .571 4.5
Reds 70 54 .565 5.5
Pirates 68 54 .557 6.5
Robins 60 64 .484 15.5
Braves 35 77 .313 34.5
Phillies 33 81 .289 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Fothergill 4
1 Bob Meusel 4
1 Fred Schulte 4
4 Otis Brannan 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Schulte 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 4
1 Heinie Manush 4
1 Bob Meusel 4
1 Fred Schulte 4
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 Paul Waner 1
1 Sam West 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Whitehill 0.40
2 Slim Harriss 0.33
2 Danny MacFayden 0.33
2 George Pipgras 0.33
5 Tom Zachary 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Fred Fussell 1
1 Jack Ogden 1
1 George Pipgras 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 4
1 Syl Johnson 4
1 Earl Whitehill 4
4 Danny MacFayden 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Lefty Stewart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .376
2 Lou Gehrig .374
3 Paul Waner .370
4 Al Simmons .366
5 Heinie Manush .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Hack Wilson 30
3 Jim Bottomley 26
4 Lou Gehrig 22
5 Del Bissonette 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 123
2 Babe Ruth 117
3 Jim Bottomley 109
4 Hack Wilson 100
5 Pie Traynor 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 27
2 Johnny Mostil 21
2 Buddy Myer 21
4 Curt Walker 19
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 2.28
2 Dazzy Vance 2.39
3 Garland Braxton 2.41
4 Sheriff Blake 2.58
5 Herb Pennock 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 22
2 Larry Benton 21
2 George Pipgras 21
4 Lefty Grove 19
5 Sam Gray 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 153
2 Lefty Grove 143
3 Pat Malone 128
4 George Pipgras 110
4 Charlie Root 110

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 7
2 Garland Braxton 6
2 Waite Hoyt 6
2 Willis Hudlin 6
5 2 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .507
2 Lou Gehrig .438
3 Fred Schulte .429
4 Ernie Orsatti .424
5 Paul Waner .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Hargrave 3
1 Ernie Orsatti 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Hack Wilson 3
5 5 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 31
2 George Grantham 18
3 Bob Meusel 15
4 Fred Brickell 14
4 Lou Gehrig 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 5
1 Curt Walker 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Ira Flagstead 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 0.00
2 Ben Cantwell 0.75
3 Joe Shaute 0.76
4 Grady Adkins 1.00
5 Art Nehf 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 4
2 Larry Benton 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 18
2 Ed Morris 16
2 George Pipgras 16
4 Pat Malone 14
4 2 others tied 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 .393
3 Babe Ruth .385
4 Lou Gehrig .383
5 Paul Waner .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 7
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Jim Bottomley 4
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 46
2 Lou Gehrig 33
3 George Grantham 32
4 Bob Meusel 30
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Willie Kamm 6
2 Jackie Tavener 6
2 Curt Walker 6
2 Billy Zitzmann 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 1.26
2 Grady Adkins 1.57
3 Eddie Rommel 1.59
4 Clarence Mitchell 1.67
5 Dazzy Vance 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Ray Kremer 6
4 Larry Benton 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Pat Malone 32
3 Lefty Grove 31
4 George Earnshaw 29
5 George Pipgras 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 George Smith 3
3 Larry Benton 2
3 Joe Dawson 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .380
2 Lou Gehrig .370
3 Paul Waner .366
4 Goose Goslin .361
5 George Grantham .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 65
2 Hack Wilson 37
3 Jim Bottomley 33
4 Lou Gehrig 29
5 Chick Hafey 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 164
2 Lou Gehrig 152
3 Jim Bottomley 139
4 Hack Wilson 124
5 Harry Heilmann 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 33
2 Kiki Cuyler 27
3 Max Carey 24
4 Charlie Gehringer 22
4 2 others tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 1.96
2 Garland Braxton 2.15
3 Dazzy Vance 2.40
4 Herb Pennock 2.47
5 Red Lucas 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 29
2 Larry Benton 26
3 George Pipgras 25
4 Lefty Grove 23
4 Herb Pennock 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 188
2 Lefty Grove 172
3 George Pipgras 135
4 Pat Malone 128
5 Charlie Root 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 7
1 Waite Hoyt 7
1 Ted Lyons 7
4 Willis Hudlin 6
4 Bill Sherdel 6