On This Day

Monday, September 3, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	86	44	.662	--
Athletics	84	47	.641	2.5
Browns	72	61	.541	15.5
Senators	61	70	.466	25.5
White Sox	59	71	.454	27.0
Tigers	59	74	.444	28.5
Indians	59	75	.440	29.0
Red Sox	47	85	.356	40.0

Games

White Sox 5, Tigers 2

Yankees 8, Red Sox 7

Red Sox 4, Yankees 3

Browns 5, Indians 3

Browns 16, Indians 10

Senators 6, Athletics 1

Senators 5, Athletics 4

White Sox 7, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	79	51	.608	--
Giants	72	53	.576	4.5
Cubs	76	57	.571	4.5
Pirates	73	58	.557	6.5
Reds	72	58	.554	7.0
Robins	62	65	.488	15.5
Braves	41	80	.339	33.5
Phillies	36	89	.288	40.5

Games

Reds 6, Cardinals 5

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Giants 9, Phillies 3

Pirates 16, Cubs 1

Pirates 6, Cubs 3

Reds 8, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Bartell	6
1	Lu Blue	6
1	Heinie Manush	6
1	Paul Waner	6
1	Jimmy Welsh	6

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	2
1	Bill Terry	2
3	Kiki Cuyler	1
3	Lou Gehrig	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	7
2	Lu Blue	5
2	Paul Waner	5
4	Charlie Hargreaves	4
4	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bing Miller	2
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	George Blackerby	1
2	Lu Blue	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Blaeholder	0.75
2	Bump Hadley	0.73
3	George Earnshaw	0.67
4	Hank Johnson	0.60
5	Erv Brame	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Grady Adkins	1
1	Ken Ash	1
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Erv Brame	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	8
2	George Blaeholder	6
2	George Earnshaw	6
2	Hank Johnson	6
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	Ed Morris	1
1	Ed Strelecki	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.380
2	Paul Waner	.379
3	Lou Gehrig	.377
4	Heinie Manush	.362
5	Al Simmons	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Hack Wilson	30
3	Jim Bottomley	27
4	Lou Gehrig	23
5	Chick Hafey	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	127
2	Babe Ruth	121
3	Jim Bottomley	116
4	Pie Traynor	109
5	Hack Wilson	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	27
2	Buddy Myer	24
3	Frankie Frisch	21
3	Johnny Mostil	21
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	2.49
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	Charlie Root	114
5	George Pipgras	112

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Max Bishop	.472
2	Paul Waner	.456
3	Heinie Manush	.439
4	Pie Traynor	.432
5	Bob Meusel	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Terry	4
2	Kiki Cuyler	3
2	Chick Hafey	3
2	Pinky Hargrave	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	25
2	Paul Waner	21
3	Heinie Manush	17
3	Bill Terry	17
5	George Grantham	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Myer	6
2	Frankie Frisch	5
3	Ira Flagstead	4
3	Denny Sothern	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kolp	0.00
2	Rube Walberg	0.82
3	Claude Willoughby	0.91
4	Waite Hoyt	0.93
5	Jesse Haines	0.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	4
2	General Crowder	3
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	Jesse Haines	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	22
2	Lefty Grove	18
3	Bump Hadley	17
3	Dazzy Vance	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Ed Morris	2
3	George Blaeholder	1
3	Hal Carlson	1
3	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.444
2	Heinie Manush	.427
3	Paul Waner	.419
4	Pie Traynor	.413
5	Lance Richbourg	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	6
1	Bill Terry	6
1	Hack Wilson	6
4	Chick Hafey	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	48
2	Lou Gehrig	34
3	Bill Terry	30
4	Paul Waner	27
5	George Grantham	26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Rommel	1.09
2	Waite Hoyt	1.29
3	Clarence Mitchell	1.38
4	Lefty Grove	1.54
5	Bump Hadley	1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	37
2	George Earnshaw	36
2	Lefty Grove	36
4	Dazzy Vance	34
5	General Crowder	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Smith	3
2	Larry Benton	2
2	Alex Ferguson	2
2	Burleigh Grimes	2
2	7 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.383
2	Paul Waner	.372
3	Lou Gehrig	.369
4	Heinie Manush	.361
5	Al Simmons	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	63
2	Hack Wilson	37
3	Jim Bottomley	34
4	Chick Hafey	30
5	Lou Gehrig	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	162
2	Jim Bottomley	146
3	Lou Gehrig	145
4	Pie Traynor	126
5	Hack Wilson	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	35
2	Kiki Cuyler	27
3	Buddy Myer	25
4	Max Carey	24
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.03
2	Garland Braxton	2.29
3	Dazzy Vance	2.43
4	Herb Pennock	2.54
5	Lefty Grove	2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	186
2	Lefty Grove	171
3	Pat Malone	135
4	George Pipgras	133
5	Charlie Root	127

Saves

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