On This Day

Sunday, September 9, 1928

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	90	47	.657	--
Athletics	89	49	.645	1.5
Browns	74	62	.544	15.5
White Sox	64	72	.471	25.5
Senators	65	74	.468	26.0
Tigers	61	77	.442	29.5
Indians	59	79	.428	31.5
Red Sox	48	90	.348	42.5

Games

Browns 8, Tigers 6

Yankees 5, Athletics 0

Yankees 7, Athletics 3

White Sox 10, Indians 1

Red Sox 3, Senators 2

Senators 5, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	81	53	.604	--
Cubs	80	57	.584	2.5
Giants	75	56	.573	4.5
Pirates	75	61	.551	7.0
Reds	72	61	.541	8.5
Robins	66	68	.493	15.0
Braves	44	85	.341	34.5
Phillies	40	92	.303	40.0

Games

Robins 3, Giants 2

Cubs 2, Reds 0

Pirates 8, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam West	6
2	Paul Waner	4
3	Earle Combs	3
3	Jimmy Dykes	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Harvey Hendrick	1
1	Marty McManus	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Alex Metzler	5
1	Bob Meusel	5
3	Lu Blue	3
3	Marty McManus	3
3	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Carl Lind	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.11
2	Rube Walberg	0.86
3	George Pipgras	0.64
4	Guy Bush	0.50
5	Bobby Burke	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Joe Dawson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	10
2	George Pipgras	7
3	Rube Walberg	6
4	Willis Hudlin	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Ogden	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.381
2	Rogers Hornsby	.377
3	Lou Gehrig	.374
4	Heinie Manush	.361
5	Al Simmons	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Hack Wilson	30
3	Jim Bottomley	28
4	Chick Hafey	25
5	Lou Gehrig	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	130
2	Babe Ruth	127
3	Jim Bottomley	119
4	Pie Traynor	112
5	Hack Wilson	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	31
2	Buddy Myer	26
3	Frankie Frisch	21
3	Johnny Mostil	21
5	Fresco Thompson	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.26
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
1	George Pipgras	23
3	Burleigh Grimes	22
3	Lefty Grove	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	175
2	Lefty Grove	163
3	Pat Malone	142
4	George Pipgras	121
5	Charlie Root	116

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	Paul Waner	.482
2	Gabby Hartnett	.478
3	Willie Kamm	.444
4	Jimmy Dykes	.412
4	Heinie Manush	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	6
2	Chuck Klein	4
2	Bill Terry	4
2	Cy Williams	4
5	2 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddy Leach	18
1	Bill Terry	18
3	Paul Waner	17
4	Al Simmons	16
4	Pie Traynor	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Myer	6
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
3	Denny Sothern	4
3	Fresco Thompson	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Firpo Marberry	0.45
2	Tommy Thomas	0.65
3	Lefty Grove	0.67
4	Ray Kolp	0.96
5	Bob Smith	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	3
1	General Crowder	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	George Pipgras	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	22
1	Dazzy Vance	22
3	Lefty Grove	20
4	Rube Walberg	18
5	Bump Hadley	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	Ed Morris	2
3	George Blaeholder	1
3	Hal Carlson	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.434
2	Paul Waner	.417
3	Heinie Manush	.392
4	Lloyd Waner	.379
5	Pie Traynor	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	7
2	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	Bill Terry	31
3	Lou Gehrig	30
4	Paul Waner	29
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Myer	10
2	Kiki Cuyler	9
3	Denny Sothern	7
4	Frankie Frisch	6
4	Curt Walker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.26
2	Bump Hadley	1.35
3	Sheriff Blake	1.40
4	Ray Kolp	1.44
5	Eddie Rommel	1.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Waite Hoyt	6
2	Ray Kremer	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	43
2	George Earnshaw	41
3	Lefty Grove	35
4	Pat Malone	34
5	George Pipgras	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Watty Clark	2
1	Alex Ferguson	2
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	Syl Johnson	2
1	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.377
2	Rogers Hornsby	.374
3	Lou Gehrig	.363
4	Goose Goslin	.361
5	Al Simmons	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	59
2	Hack Wilson	35
3	Jim Bottomley	34
4	Chick Hafey	33
5	Lou Gehrig	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	152
2	Jim Bottomley	143
3	Lou Gehrig	141
4	Pie Traynor	126
5	Hack Wilson	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	33
2	Kiki Cuyler	31
3	Buddy Myer	27
4	Max Carey	25
5	2 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	2.22
2	Dazzy Vance	2.37
3	Garland Braxton	2.47
4	Herb Pennock	2.56
5	Sheriff Blake	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	26
1	George Pipgras	26
3	Larry Benton	25
4	Lefty Grove	23
4	Dazzy Vance	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	199
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Pat Malone	142
4	George Pipgras	140
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