On This Day

Wednesday, August 29, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 41 .672 --
Athletics 82 44 .651 2.5
Browns 68 60 .531 17.5
Senators 57 69 .452 27.5
Indians 58 71 .450 28.0
Tigers 57 70 .449 28.0
White Sox 56 70 .444 28.5
Red Sox 45 82 .354 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 76 48 .613 --
Cubs 72 55 .567 5.5
Giants 68 52 .567 6.0
Reds 70 54 .565 6.0
Pirates 70 55 .560 6.5
Robins 60 64 .484 16.0
Braves 38 77 .330 33.5
Phillies 34 83 .291 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Brown 4
1 George Burns 4
1 Mule Haas 4
4 Joe Boley 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 2
2 Bill Hunnefield 1
2 Travis Jackson 1
2 Freddie Lindstrom 1
2 Marty McManus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 5
2 Les Bell 2
2 Joe Boley 2
2 Eddie Brown 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bettencourt 1
1 Carl Lind 1
1 Clyde Manion 1
1 Heinie Manush 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Stewart 0.62
2 Ed Morris 0.38
3 Ben Cantwell 0.33
4 Lil Stoner 0.20
5 2 tied 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Joe Shaute 1
1 Lefty Stewart 1
1 Rube Walberg 1
1 Claude Willoughby 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Morris 5
1 Lefty Stewart 5
3 Ben Cantwell 3
3 Lil Stoner 3
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .382
2 Lou Gehrig .374
3 Paul Waner .372
4 Al Simmons .357
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 Pie Traynor 102
5 Hack Wilson 100

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 20
5 Sam Gray 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 153
2 Lefty Grove 148
3 Pat Malone 130
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 .533
2 Ernie Orsatti .486
3 Paul Waner .451
4 Lloyd Waner .443
5 Fred Schulte .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Marty McManus 3
1 Ernie Orsatti 3
1 Hack Wilson 3
4 George Burns 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 33
2 George Grantham 19
3 Les Bell 17
4 Fred Brickell 16
4 Paul Waner 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 5
1 Curt Walker 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Ira Flagstead 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 0.00
2 Eddie Rommel 1.04
3 Art Nehf 1.29
4 Jack Ogden 1.44
5 Pete Alexander 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gibson 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Ray Kolp 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 18
2 Lefty Grove 16
2 Pat Malone 16
2 Ed Morris 16
2 George Pipgras 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Ferguson 2
1 George Smith 2
3 Bill Bayne 1
3 Larry Benton 1
3 22 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .455
2 Lou Gehrig .412
3 Max Bishop .391
4 Shanty Hogan .386
5 Paul Waner .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
1 Hack Wilson 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Goose Goslin 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 50
2 George Grantham 33
3 Lou Gehrig 32
4 Fred Brickell 29
4 Bob Meusel 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Willie Kamm 6
2 Curt Walker 6
4 Charlie Gehringer 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 1.06
2 Eddie Rommel 1.27
3 Clarence Mitchell 1.38
4 Dazzy Vance 1.73
5 Alex Ferguson 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 Carmen Hill 6
2 Ray Kremer 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 36
1 Dazzy Vance 36
3 Pat Malone 34
4 Ed Morris 32
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Eddie Rommel 3
1 George Smith 3
4 Larry Benton 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .385
2 Paul Waner .368
3 Lou Gehrig .367
4 Pie Traynor .360
5 George Grantham .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 64
2 Hack Wilson 37
3 Jim Bottomley 33
4 Lou Gehrig 28
5 Chick Hafey 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 162
2 Lou Gehrig 148
3 Jim Bottomley 139
4 Hack Wilson 124
5 Pie Traynor 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 32
2 Kiki Cuyler 27
3 Max Carey 24
4 Charlie Gehringer 22
4 2 others tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 1.98
2 Garland Braxton 2.15
3 Dazzy Vance 2.40
4 Herb Pennock 2.53
5 Red Lucas 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 29
2 Larry Benton 25
2 George Pipgras 25
4 Lefty Grove 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 188
2 Lefty Grove 176
3 George Pipgras 135
4 Pat Malone 130
5 Charlie Root 123

Saves

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