On This Day

Tuesday, May 7, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 4 .714 --
Athletics 10 5 .667 0.5
Browns 11 6 .647 0.5
Tigers 11 9 .550 2.0
White Sox 7 10 .412 4.5
Indians 7 11 .389 5.0
Red Sox 5 10 .333 5.5
Senators 4 10 .286 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 9 4 .692 --
Cubs 10 6 .625 0.5
Cardinals 9 7 .563 1.5
Pirates 7 7 .500 2.5
Phillies 6 8 .429 3.5
Giants 5 7 .417 3.5
Robins 6 9 .400 4.0
Reds 6 10 .375 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pie Traynor 4
2 Andy Cohen 3
2 Earle Combs 3
2 Bernie Friberg 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Grimm 2
2 Andy Cohen 1
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 Chick Fullis 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Riggs Stephenson 4
2 Charlie Grimm 3
2 Lefty O'Doul 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Woody English 2
1 Evar Swanson 2
3 Clyde Beck 1
3 George Harper 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 General Crowder 0.45
2 Larry French 0.44
3 Jack Russell 0.40
4 Earl Whitehill 0.36
5 Wes Ferrell 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 1
1 Bunny Hearn 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Luther Roy 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 5
2 Larry French 4
2 Kent Greenfield 4
2 Bunny Hearn 4
2 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Bruce Cunningham 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Riggs Stephenson .455
2 Andy High .447
3 Jimmie Foxx .407
4 Lefty O'Doul .404
5 Bud Clancy .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Travis Jackson 5
2 Lefty O'Doul 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 24
2 Dale Alexander 19
2 Chick Hafey 19
2 Al Simmons 19
2 Hack Wilson 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Flowers 7
2 Ethan Allen 5
2 Woody English 5
4 Earl Averill 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Haid 0.60
2 George Uhle 0.75
3 Eddie Rommel 1.08
4 Jake Miller 1.13
5 Ad Liska 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 4
1 Pat Malone 4
1 George Uhle 4
4 Garland Braxton 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 Dazzy Vance 22
3 Rube Walberg 21
4 Sam Gray 19
4 Charlie Root 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 3
2 Lou Koupal 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Larry Benton 1
3 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .393
2 Lou Gehrig .380
3 Heinie Manush .380
4 Goose Goslin .373
5 Paul Waner .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 53
2 Hack Wilson 32
3 Jim Bottomley 30
3 Lou Gehrig 30
3 Chick Hafey 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 147
2 Babe Ruth 143
3 Jim Bottomley 132
4 Al Simmons 129
5 Hack Wilson 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Buddy Myer 29
3 Frankie Frisch 23
3 Johnny Mostil 23
5 Fresco Thompson 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.78
2 Lefty Grove 2.53
3 Sheriff Blake 2.67
4 Art Nehf 2.70
5 Herb Pennock 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 25
1 Waite Hoyt 25
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 General Crowder 23
4 Dazzy Vance 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 197
2 Lefty Grove 190
3 Pat Malone 149
4 Red Ruffing 123
5 2 tied 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 8
1 Waite Hoyt 8
3 Willis Hudlin 6
3 Ted Lyons 6
5 2 tied 5