On This Day

Wednesday, May 15, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 14 8 .636 --
Yankees 13 8 .619 0.5
Browns 14 10 .583 1.0
Tigers 16 12 .571 1.0
Indians 12 12 .500 3.0
White Sox 10 15 .400 5.5
Senators 8 13 .381 5.5
Red Sox 7 16 .304 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 8 .652 --
Cubs 15 8 .652 0.0
Pirates 11 9 .550 2.5
Braves 11 10 .524 3.0
Reds 11 12 .478 4.0
Phillies 9 11 .450 4.5
Giants 7 11 .389 5.5
Robins 6 16 .273 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Adam Comorosky 3
1 Hod Ford 3
1 Bernie Friberg 3
1 Harvey Hendrick 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Stripp 2
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Bernie Friberg 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Reynolds 4
1 Joe Stripp 4
3 Babe Herman 3
3 Eddie Phillips 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Stewart 0.88
2 George Pipgras 0.80
3 Vic Sorrell 0.45
4 Red Lucas 0.44
5 Red Ruffing 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cvengros 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Stewart 7
2 Vic Sorrell 5
3 Mike Cvengros 4
3 Red Lucas 4
3 George Pipgras 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Riggs Stephenson .418
2 Frankie Frisch .417
3 Bernie Friberg .413
4 Charlie Jamieson .395
5 Taylor Douthit .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Mel Ott 7
3 Babe Ruth 6
3 Hack Wilson 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 30
2 Dale Alexander 26
3 Al Simmons 25
4 Chick Hafey 24
4 Riggs Stephenson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Flowers 7
1 Evar Swanson 7
3 Ethan Allen 6
3 Woody English 6
3 Roy Johnson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Miller 0.82
2 George Uhle 1.17
3 Lefty Stewart 1.71
4 Dazzy Vance 1.80
4 Dolf Luque 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 6
2 Burleigh Grimes 5
2 Pat Malone 5
4 Garland Braxton 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 34
2 Pat Malone 31
3 Dazzy Vance 30
4 Sam Gray 26
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Mike Cvengros 2
3 Lou Koupal 2
3 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bernie Friberg .500
2 Babe Ruth .486
3 Taylor Douthit .453
4 Frankie Frisch .431
5 Harvey Hendrick .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Taylor Douthit 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Jim Bottomley 14
2 Harry Heilmann 14
2 Bob Meusel 14
2 Riggs Stephenson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 7
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Woody English 4
2 Roy Johnson 4
5 Hughie Critz 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Miller 0.00
2 Sheriff Blake 1.17
3 Red Lucas 1.33
3 George Uhle 1.33
5 Larry Benton 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Red Lucas 3
1 Charlie Root 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 22
2 Pat Malone 19
3 Dazzy Vance 17
4 George Pipgras 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Bill Shores 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .380
2 Lou Gehrig .379
3 Rogers Hornsby .374
4 Goose Goslin .369
5 Chick Hafey .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Hack Wilson 33
3 Jim Bottomley 30
3 Lou Gehrig 30
5 Chick Hafey 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 146
2 Babe Ruth 141
3 Jim Bottomley 138
4 Al Simmons 135
5 Hack Wilson 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 40
2 Buddy Myer 28
3 Frankie Frisch 24
3 Johnny Mostil 24
5 Fresco Thompson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.82
2 Lefty Grove 2.63
3 Sheriff Blake 2.72
4 Tommy Thomas 2.74
5 Larry Benton 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 26
1 Waite Hoyt 26
3 Bill Sherdel 24
4 General Crowder 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 197
2 Lefty Grove 179
3 Pat Malone 158
4 George Earnshaw 129
5 Red Ruffing 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 8
2 Hal Haid 7
3 Willis Hudlin 6
3 Ted Lyons 6
5 4 tied 5