On This Day

Sunday, September 30, 1928

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1928 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 4, 1928

St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 101 53 .656 --
Athletics 98 55 .641 2.5
Browns 82 72 .532 19.0
Senators 75 79 .487 26.0
White Sox 72 82 .468 29.0
Tigers 68 86 .442 33.0
Indians 62 92 .403 39.0
Red Sox 57 96 .373 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 59 .617 --
Giants 93 61 .604 2.0
Cubs 91 63 .591 4.0
Pirates 85 67 .559 9.0
Reds 78 74 .513 16.0
Robins 77 76 .503 17.5
Braves 50 103 .327 44.5
Phillies 43 109 .283 51.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Todt 4
2 Harley Boss 3
2 Mike Gonzalez 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 Lefty O'Doul 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
4 Harley Boss 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Barnes 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Mike Gonzalez 1
1 Harvey Hendrick 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Weiland 0.75
2 Watty Clark 0.50
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.50
4 George Blaeholder 0.33
5 Fred Frankhouse 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Percy Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Weiland 9
2 Watty Clark 5
2 Sad Sam Jones 5
4 George Blaeholder 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .387
2 Heinie Manush .378
3 Lou Gehrig .374
4 Paul Waner .370
5 Freddie Lindstrom .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 Jim Bottomley 31
2 Hack Wilson 31
4 Lou Gehrig 27
4 Chick Hafey 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 148
2 Babe Ruth 146
3 Jim Bottomley 139
4 Pie Traynor 123
5 Hack Wilson 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Buddy Myer 30
3 Frankie Frisch 29
4 Johnny Mostil 23
5 Fresco Thompson 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.11
2 Sheriff Blake 2.43
3 Garland Braxton 2.45
4 Art Nehf 2.59
5 Watty Clark 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 25
1 Burleigh Grimes 25
3 Lefty Grove 24
3 George Pipgras 24
5 Waite Hoyt 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 200
2 Lefty Grove 183
3 Pat Malone 159
4 George Pipgras 138
5 Tommy Thomas 130

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 .500
2 Heinie Manush .480
3 Lou Gehrig .440
4 Hack Wilson .432
5 Charlie Gehringer .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 6
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
4 Jim Bottomley 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 19
2 Lou Gehrig 17
2 Harry Heilmann 17
4 Jim Bottomley 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 6
1 Jack Rothrock 6
3 Harvey Hendrick 5
4 Earle Combs 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.33
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.50
3 Watty Clark 0.75
4 Joe Genewich 0.76
5 Lou Koupal 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 4
1 Carl Hubbell 4
1 Sad Sam Jones 4
4 General Crowder 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 25
2 Tommy Thomas 20
3 Watty Clark 15
3 Lefty Grove 15
3 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 2
1 Flint Rhem 2
3 Ownie Carroll 1
3 Joe Dawson 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .486
2 Harry Heilmann .471
3 Rogers Hornsby .403
4 Freddie Lindstrom .394
5 Goose Goslin .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 8
2 Goose Goslin 7
2 Chuck Klein 7
2 Babe Ruth 7
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 32
2 Jim Bottomley 30
3 Chick Hafey 28
3 Shanty Hogan 28
3 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 11
2 Kiki Cuyler 10
3 Joe Judge 8
3 Buddy Myer 8
3 Muddy Ruel 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sad Sam Jones 0.83
2 Dazzy Vance 0.98
3 Watty Clark 1.03
4 Joe Genewich 1.55
5 Jesse Haines 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 7
1 Carl Hubbell 7
3 General Crowder 6
3 Waite Hoyt 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 47
2 Lefty Grove 35
3 Tommy Thomas 32
3 Rube Walberg 32
5 Watty Clark 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 3
2 Ownie Carroll 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
2 Flint Rhem 2
5 24 tied 1