On This Day

Friday, September 21, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 50 .655 --
Athletics 93 52 .641 2.0
Browns 79 67 .541 16.5
Senators 70 76 .479 25.5
White Sox 69 77 .473 26.5
Tigers 64 82 .438 31.5
Indians 60 85 .414 35.0
Red Sox 52 93 .359 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 89 56 .614 --
Giants 87 58 .600 2.0
Cubs 85 60 .586 4.0
Pirates 81 64 .559 8.0
Reds 77 68 .531 12.0
Robins 72 73 .497 17.0
Braves 47 98 .324 42.0
Phillies 42 103 .290 47.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Judge 5
2 Freddy Leach 4
2 Lance Richbourg 4
2 John Stone 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Freddy Leach 1
2 Harry Rice 1
2 Red Ruffing 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Rice 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 Red Ruffing 3
2 John Stone 3
2 Glenn Wright 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Muddy Ruel 2
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Jake Flowers 1
2 Goose Goslin 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 2.75
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.44
3 Red Ruffing 0.40
4 Eppa Rixey 0.33
5 Vern Underhill 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Joe Dawson 1
1 Art Delaney 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 11
2 Joe Dawson 5
3 Grady Adkins 4
3 Sad Sam Jones 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .388
2 Paul Waner .382
3 Heinie Manush .370
4 Lou Gehrig .369
5 Al Simmons .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Hack Wilson 30
3 Jim Bottomley 29
4 Chick Hafey 27
5 Lou Gehrig 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 135
1 Babe Ruth 135
3 Jim Bottomley 129
4 Pie Traynor 118
5 Hack Wilson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 35
2 Buddy Myer 27
3 Frankie Frisch 23
4 Johnny Mostil 22
5 Fresco Thompson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.15
2 Sheriff Blake 2.33
3 Garland Braxton 2.48
4 Herb Pennock 2.60
5 Art Nehf 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 24
1 Burleigh Grimes 24
3 Lefty Grove 23
3 George Pipgras 23
5 Dazzy Vance 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 193
2 Lefty Grove 174
3 Pat Malone 148
4 George Pipgras 133
5 Tommy Thomas 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 8
2 Willis Hudlin 7
2 Ted Lyons 7
4 Garland Braxton 6
5 4 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .488
2 Rogers Hornsby .457
3 Heinie Manush .440
4 Sam West .426
5 Carl Reynolds .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 4
2 George Harper 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
4 Del Bissonette 2
4 16 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shanty Hogan 17
2 Les Bell 14
2 Harry Heilmann 14
2 Pinky Whitney 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
1 Muddy Ruel 7
3 Jake Flowers 5
4 Joe Judge 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.33
2 Guy Bush 0.50
2 Slim Harriss 0.50
4 Watty Clark 0.86
5 Jack Quinn 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 Jesse Haines 4
1 Carl Hubbell 4
1 Hank Johnson 4
5 4 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 28
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 George Pipgras 19
4 Carmen Hill 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .439
2 Heinie Manush .437
3 Rogers Hornsby .425
4 Joe Judge .407
5 Gabby Hartnett .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 8
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
2 Bill Terry 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 31
2 Paul Waner 30
3 Bill Terry 28
4 Freddy Leach 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
1 Buddy Myer 9
3 Joe Judge 7
3 Muddy Ruel 7
5 Frankie Frisch 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kolp 0.81
2 Dazzy Vance 0.82
3 Watty Clark 1.05
4 Jesse Haines 1.17
5 Eddie Rommel 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 6
1 Jesse Haines 6
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
3 Lefty Grove 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 48
2 Lefty Grove 40
3 George Pipgras 35
4 Rube Walberg 32
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Willis Hudlin 2
1 Syl Johnson 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .388
2 Paul Waner .379
3 Heinie Manush .367
4 Lou Gehrig .366
5 Al Simmons .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 55
2 Hack Wilson 33
3 Chick Hafey 31
4 Jim Bottomley 30
5 Lou Gehrig 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 149
2 Lou Gehrig 141
3 Jim Bottomley 136
4 Pie Traynor 127
5 Hack Wilson 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 35
2 Frankie Frisch 30
3 Buddy Myer 27
4 Johnny Mostil 23
5 Fresco Thompson 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.14
2 Sheriff Blake 2.32
3 Garland Braxton 2.38
4 Herb Pennock 2.50
5 Art Nehf 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 25
1 Burleigh Grimes 25
3 George Pipgras 24
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 23
4 Lefty Grove 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 200
2 Lefty Grove 175
3 Pat Malone 148
4 George Pipgras 140
5 Tommy Thomas 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 9
2 Willis Hudlin 7
2 Ted Lyons 7
4 Garland Braxton 6
4 Bill Sherdel 6