Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 8, 1928

On This Day

Saturday, September 8, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	89	47	.654	--
Yankees	88	47	.652	0.5
Browns	73	62	.541	15.5
Senators	64	73	.467	25.5
White Sox	63	72	.467	25.5
Tigers	61	76	.445	28.5
Indians	59	78	.431	30.5
Red Sox	47	89	.346	42.0

Games

Athletics 7, Red Sox 6

Athletics 7, Red Sox 4

White Sox 8, Indians 7

Tigers 6, Browns 2

Yankees 6, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	81	52	.609	--
Cubs	79	57	.581	3.5
Giants	75	55	.577	4.5
Pirates	74	61	.548	8.0
Reds	72	60	.545	8.5
Robins	65	68	.489	16.0
Braves	44	85	.341	35.0
Phillies	40	92	.303	40.5

Games

Giants 2, Robins 1

Robins 4, Giants 3

Cubs 2, Reds 1

Phillies 10, Braves 6

Pirates 4, Cardinals 2

Phillies 4, Braves 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Dykes	5
2	Joe Boley	4
2	Rube Bressler	4
2	Eddie Brown	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	George Sisler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Al Simmons	4
3	Bill Deitrick	3
3	Freddy Leach	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	1
1	Jake Flowers	1
1	Luther Harvel	1
1	Joe Judge	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Earnshaw	0.78
2	Hank Johnson	0.64
3	Carmen Hill	0.56
4	Garland Braxton	0.50
5	2 tied	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Grady Adkins	1
1	Earl Caldwell	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Carmen Hill	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	7
1	Hank Johnson	7
1	Pat Malone	7
4	Garland Braxton	6
5	Carmen Hill	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Tommy Thomas	1
1	Claude Willoughby	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.377
2	Rogers Hornsby	.377
3	Lou Gehrig	.372
4	Heinie Manush	.361
5	Al Simmons	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Hack Wilson	30
3	Jim Bottomley	27
4	Chick Hafey	24
5	Lou Gehrig	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	129
2	Babe Ruth	127
3	Jim Bottomley	117
4	Pie Traynor	111
5	Hack Wilson	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	30
2	Buddy Myer	25
3	Frankie Frisch	21
3	Johnny Mostil	21
5	Fresco Thompson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.35
2	Sheriff Blake	2.37
3	Art Nehf	2.46
4	Lefty Grove	2.49
5	Garland Braxton	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	23
2	Burleigh Grimes	22
2	Lefty Grove	22
2	George Pipgras	22
5	Sam Gray	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	165
2	Lefty Grove	163
3	Pat Malone	142
4	Charlie Root	116
5	George Pipgras	114

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	Gabby Hartnett	.500
2	Heinie Manush	.440
3	Travis Jackson	.429
3	Paul Waner	.429
5	Bob Meusel	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	5
2	Chuck Klein	4
2	Bill Terry	4
2	Cy Williams	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddy Leach	19
2	Al Simmons	17
3	Bill Terry	16
3	Pie Traynor	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Myer	7
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Denny Sothern	4
2	Fresco Thompson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Thomas	0.61
2	Bob Smith	1.24
3	Dazzy Vance	1.29
4	Eddie Rommel	1.30
5	Bump Hadley	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	Eddie Rommel	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	27
2	Lefty Grove	21
3	Dazzy Vance	20
4	Hank Johnson	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Ed Morris	2
1	Tommy Thomas	2
4	George Blaeholder	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.423
2	Paul Waner	.405
3	Heinie Manush	.392
4	Max Bishop	.391
5	Gabby Hartnett	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	6
1	Bill Terry	6
3	Pinky Hargrave	5
3	Chuck Klein	5
3	Babe Ruth	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	45
2	Lou Gehrig	30
3	Bill Terry	29
4	Al Simmons	27
4	Paul Waner	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Myer	9
2	Kiki Cuyler	8
3	Denny Sothern	7
4	Frankie Frisch	6
4	Curt Walker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Rommel	0.84
2	Ray Kolp	1.23
3	Lefty Grove	1.26
4	Bump Hadley	1.35
5	Sheriff Blake	1.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	41
2	Lefty Grove	35
3	Pat Malone	34
4	Dazzy Vance	33
5	Ed Morris	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Watty Clark	2
1	Alex Ferguson	2
1	Burleigh Grimes	2
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.374
2	Paul Waner	.372
3	Al Simmons	.360
4	Lou Gehrig	.360
5	Goose Goslin	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	59
2	Hack Wilson	35
3	Jim Bottomley	33
4	Chick Hafey	32
5	Lou Gehrig	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	156
2	Jim Bottomley	141
3	Lou Gehrig	140
4	Pie Traynor	125
5	Hack Wilson	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	35
2	Kiki Cuyler	30
3	Buddy Myer	26
4	Max Carey	25
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.22
2	Garland Braxton	2.44
3	Dazzy Vance	2.44
4	Herb Pennock	2.56
5	Sheriff Blake	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	27
2	Larry Benton	25
2	George Pipgras	25
4	Lefty Grove	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	189
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Pat Malone	142
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