On This Day

Sunday, September 2, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	85	43	.664	--
Athletics	84	45	.651	1.5
Browns	70	61	.534	16.5
Senators	59	70	.457	26.5
Tigers	59	72	.450	27.5
Indians	59	73	.447	28.0
White Sox	57	71	.445	28.0
Red Sox	46	84	.354	40.0

Games

White Sox 3, Indians 1

Browns 5, Tigers 4

Senators 2, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	79	49	.617	--
Cubs	76	55	.580	4.5
Giants	70	53	.569	6.5
Pirates	71	58	.550	8.5
Reds	70	58	.547	9.0
Robins	62	65	.488	16.5
Braves	41	80	.339	34.5
Phillies	36	87	.293	40.5

Games

Cardinals 5, Reds 3

Giants 5, Braves 2

Robins 6, Phillies 5

Cubs 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chuck Klein	4
2	Ossie Bluege	3
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Eddie Brown	3
2	Willie Kamm	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	Jackie Tavener	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Del Bissonette	2
2	Chuck Dressen	2
2	Jake Flowers	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ethan Allen	1
1	Pinky Hargrave	1
1	Clyde Manion	1
1	Beauty McGowan	1
1	Marty McManus	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Firpo Marberry	1.00
2	Sam Gray	0.50
3	Tommy Thomas	0.44
4	Fred Frankhouse	0.43
5	John Milligan	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Firpo Marberry	6
2	Sam Gray	5
2	Pat Malone	5
2	John Milligan	5
5	Tommy Thomas	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.380
2	Lou Gehrig	.374
3	Paul Waner	.373
4	Al Simmons	.360
5	Heinie Manush	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Hack Wilson	30
3	Jim Bottomley	27
4	Lou Gehrig	22
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	124
2	Babe Ruth	119
3	Jim Bottomley	115
4	Pie Traynor	107
5	Hack Wilson	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	27
2	Buddy Myer	24
3	Johnny Mostil	21
4	Frankie Frisch	20
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.31
2	Dazzy Vance	2.37
3	Sheriff Blake	2.46
4	Garland Braxton	2.48
5	Larry Benton	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	22
1	Burleigh Grimes	22
1	George Pipgras	22
4	Lefty Grove	21
5	Sam Gray	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	159
2	Lefty Grove	152
3	Pat Malone	135
4	George Pipgras	112
4	Charlie Root	112

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Max Bishop	.523
2	Pie Traynor	.455
3	Paul Waner	.417
4	Bob Meusel	.415
5	Kiki Cuyler	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pinky Hargrave	3
1	Hack Wilson	3
3	George Burns	2
3	Kiki Cuyler	2
3	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	23
2	Paul Waner	16
3	George Grantham	15
4	Les Bell	14
4	Pinky Hargrave	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Myer	6
2	Ira Flagstead	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Denny Sothern	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	0.54
2	Rube Walberg	0.82
3	Claude Willoughby	0.91
4	Ray Kolp	0.93
5	Jesse Haines	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	3
1	General Crowder	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Jesse Haines	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	18
2	Dazzy Vance	17
3	George Earnshaw	16
4	Sam Gray	14
4	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	2
2	Bill Bayne	1
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	Hal Carlson	1
2	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.440
2	Lou Gehrig	.436
3	Max Bishop	.416
4	Heinie Manush	.394
5	Paul Waner	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	6
2	Pinky Hargrave	5
2	Chuck Klein	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	49
2	Lou Gehrig	31
3	George Grantham	26
4	Fred Brickell	25
4	2 others tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
1	Buddy Myer	8
3	Denny Sothern	7
4	Curt Walker	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Rommel	0.88
2	Clarence Mitchell	1.38
3	Lefty Grove	1.54
4	Waite Hoyt	1.72
5	Dazzy Vance	1.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Carmen Hill	6
2	Ray Kremer	6
4	Larry Benton	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	37
2	Lefty Grove	36
3	Dazzy Vance	34
4	Sam Gray	31
4	Ed Morris	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Willis Hudlin	3
1	George Smith	3
3	Larry Benton	2
3	Alex Ferguson	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.382
2	Paul Waner	.370
3	Lou Gehrig	.363
4	Goose Goslin	.358
5	Heinie Manush	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	63
2	Hack Wilson	37
3	Jim Bottomley	34
4	Chick Hafey	28
5	Lou Gehrig	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	160
2	Jim Bottomley	145
3	Lou Gehrig	142
4	Pie Traynor	126
5	Hack Wilson	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	34
2	Kiki Cuyler	27
3	Buddy Myer	25
4	Max Carey	24
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.02
2	Garland Braxton	2.22
3	Dazzy Vance	2.43
4	Herb Pennock	2.53
5	Lefty Grove	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	28
2	Larry Benton	26
3	George Pipgras	25
4	Lefty Grove	24
5	Bill Sherdel	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	186
2	Lefty Grove	180
3	Pat Malone	135
4	George Pipgras	133
5	Charlie Root	125

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	8
2	Garland Braxton	7
2	Ted Lyons	7
4	Willis Hudlin	6
4	Bill Sherdel	6