On This Day

Wednesday, May 8, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 11 4 .733 --
Athletics 11 5 .688 0.5
Browns 11 7 .611 1.5
Tigers 12 9 .571 2.0
Indians 8 11 .421 5.0
White Sox 7 11 .389 5.5
Red Sox 5 11 .313 6.5
Senators 4 11 .267 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 11 6 .647 --
Braves 9 5 .643 0.5
Cardinals 10 7 .588 1.0
Phillies 7 8 .467 3.0
Pirates 7 8 .467 3.0
Giants 6 7 .462 3.0
Robins 6 10 .375 4.5
Reds 6 11 .353 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Taylor Douthit 4
1 Chick Hafey 4
3 Andy Cohen 3
3 Sammy Hale 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Rube Bressler 1
2 Andy Cohen 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 4
2 Earl Averill 2
2 Jim Bottomley 2
2 Andy Cohen 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Hank DeBerry 1
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 4.00
2 Waite Hoyt 0.56
3 Doug McWeeny 0.50
4 Phil Collins 0.44
5 Guy Bush 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Kremer 6
2 Waite Hoyt 5
3 Guy Bush 4
3 Phil Collins 4
3 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andy High .434
2 Riggs Stephenson .429
3 Charlie Jamieson .409
4 Mel Ott .405
5 Lefty O'Doul .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Mel Ott 6
3 Travis Jackson 5
3 Lefty O'Doul 5
3 Babe Ruth 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 26
2 Dale Alexander 20
2 Chick Hafey 20
2 Al Simmons 20
2 Hack Wilson 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Flowers 7
2 Ethan Allen 5
2 Woody English 5
2 Roy Johnson 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Rommel 1.08
2 Jake Miller 1.13
3 Ad Liska 1.16
4 George Uhle 1.20
5 Dazzy Vance 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 5
2 Sam Gray 4
2 Waite Hoyt 4
2 Pat Malone 4
5 13 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 Dazzy Vance 22
3 Rube Walberg 21
4 Sam Gray 19
4 2 others tied 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 .381
3 Heinie Manush .376
4 Goose Goslin .370
5 Paul Waner .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 53
2 Hack Wilson 32
3 Jim Bottomley 31
3 Lou Gehrig 31
5 Chick Hafey 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 148
2 Babe Ruth 142
3 Jim Bottomley 134
4 Al Simmons 130
5 Hack Wilson 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
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 2.62
3 Sheriff Blake 2.67
4 Tommy Thomas 2.70
4 Art Nehf 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 26
2 Burleigh Grimes 25
3 General Crowder 23
3 Lefty Grove 23
3 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 197
2 Lefty Grove 181
3 Pat Malone 149
4 Red Ruffing 123
5 George Earnshaw 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