On This Day

Sunday, September 23, 1928

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 51 .653 --
Athletics 94 53 .639 2.0
Browns 79 69 .534 17.5
White Sox 71 77 .480 25.5
Senators 71 77 .480 25.5
Tigers 66 82 .446 30.5
Indians 60 87 .408 36.0
Red Sox 53 94 .361 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 90 57 .612 --
Giants 89 58 .605 1.0
Cubs 85 61 .582 4.5
Pirates 83 64 .565 7.0
Reds 77 71 .520 13.5
Robins 73 74 .497 17.0
Braves 49 98 .333 41.0
Phillies 42 105 .286 48.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Heinie Manush 4
1 Buddy Myer 4
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Joe Hauser 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Joe Hauser 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Jimmy Dykes 3
3 Mule Haas 2
3 Joe Hauser 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Haines 1.00
2 Joe Genewich 0.75
3 Ted Lyons 0.55
4 Dolf Luque 0.43
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Genewich 6
1 Dolf Luque 6
1 Ted Lyons 6
4 George Blaeholder 5
4 Joe Shaute 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .390
2 Paul Waner .380
3 Heinie Manush .374
4 Lou Gehrig .369
5 Freddie Lindstrom .354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 136
1 Babe Ruth 136
3 Jim Bottomley 134
4 Pie Traynor 122
5 Hack Wilson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 35
2 Buddy Myer 28
3 Frankie Frisch 24
4 Johnny Mostil 22
4 Fresco Thompson 22

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 Burleigh Grimes 25
2 Larry Benton 24
3 Lefty Grove 23
3 George Pipgras 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 193
2 Lefty Grove 174
3 Pat Malone 149
4 George Pipgras 133
5 Tommy Thomas 128

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 .523
2 Heinie Manush .509
3 Rogers Hornsby .475
4 Carl Reynolds .440
5 Freddie Lindstrom .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Chick Hafey 3
1 George Harper 3
1 Heinie Manush 3
1 Andy Reese 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shanty Hogan 19
2 Jim Bottomley 17
3 Les Bell 15
3 Harry Heilmann 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Judge 6
1 Muddy Ruel 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 5
4 Jake Flowers 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.33
2 Guy Bush 0.50
2 Slim Harriss 0.50
4 Jack Quinn 1.16
5 Watty Clark 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 Jesse Haines 4
1 Carl Hubbell 4
4 General Crowder 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 28
2 Tommy Thomas 20
3 George Pipgras 19
4 Dolf Luque 17
5 Rube Walberg 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 Art Delaney 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .455
2 Harry Heilmann .448
3 Rogers Hornsby .429
4 Paul Waner .425
5 Joe Judge .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 8
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
2 Bill Terry 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pie Traynor 31
2 Jim Bottomley 30
3 Freddy Leach 28
4 Heinie Manush 27
4 Al Simmons 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 10
2 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Joe Judge 9
4 Muddy Ruel 8
5 Frankie Frisch 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.82
2 Ray Kolp 1.01
3 Jesse Haines 1.14
4 Watty Clark 1.34
5 Sad Sam Jones 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 7
2 General Crowder 6
2 Carl Hubbell 6
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 48
2 George Pipgras 35
3 Rube Walberg 34
4 Lefty Grove 32
4 Tommy Thomas 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ownie Carroll 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 .392
2 Paul Waner .379
3 Heinie Manush .372
4 Lou Gehrig .365
5 Freddie Lindstrom .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 Hack Wilson 32
3 Jim Bottomley 31
4 Chick Hafey 29
5 Lou Gehrig 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 148
2 Jim Bottomley 141
3 Lou Gehrig 140
4 Pie Traynor 126
5 Hack Wilson 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 35
2 Frankie Frisch 30
3 Buddy Myer 28
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 2.40
4 Herb Pennock 2.51
5 Art Nehf 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 26
2 Larry Benton 25
3 George Pipgras 24
4 Lefty Grove 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 200
2 Lefty Grove 175
3 Pat Malone 149
4 George Pipgras 140
5 Tommy Thomas 131

Saves

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