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

Browns 8, Red Sox 6

Browns 4, Red Sox 0

Yankees 4, Tigers 3

Yankees 5, Tigers 2

Indians 5, Senators 3

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

Cardinals 11, Cubs 3

Pirates 9, Reds 4

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