On This Day

Saturday, May 18, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 8 .680 --
Yankees 15 9 .625 1.5
Browns 16 10 .615 1.5
Tigers 18 13 .581 2.0
Indians 12 14 .462 5.5
White Sox 11 17 .393 7.5
Senators 8 16 .333 8.5
Red Sox 8 18 .308 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 17 8 .680 --
Cardinals 16 10 .615 1.5
Pirates 13 10 .565 3.0
Braves 14 12 .538 3.5
Phillies 11 13 .458 5.5
Reds 11 14 .440 6.0
Giants 9 14 .391 7.0
Robins 8 18 .308 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Frederick 7
2 Babe Herman 6
3 Rube Bressler 5
3 Harvey Hendrick 5
3 2 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 2
1 Mel Ott 2
3 Earl Clark 1
3 Adam Comorosky 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 7
2 Babe Herman 6
3 Harvey Hendrick 5
4 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 Hank DeBerry 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Elliot Bigelow 1
2 Babe Herman 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Pipgras 3.00
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.80
3 Milt Gaston 0.56
4 Doug McWeeny 0.50
5 Bill Walker 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Judd 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Ray Moss 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 9
2 Milt Gaston 5
2 Jakie May 5
2 Doug McWeeny 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Lou Koupal 1
1 Bill Shores 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Riggs Stephenson .404
2 Taylor Douthit .400
2 Willie Kamm .400
4 Lloyd Waner .394
5 Harvey Hendrick .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 10
2 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Chuck Klein 8
4 Lefty O'Doul 7
4 Hack Wilson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 34
2 Dale Alexander 27
2 Charlie Gehringer 27
2 Charlie Grimm 27
2 Al Simmons 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
1 Evar Swanson 8
3 Jake Flowers 7
4 Ethan Allen 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Miller 0.87
2 George Uhle 1.43
3 Lefty Stewart 1.71
4 Dolf Luque 1.80
5 Lefty Grove 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Pat Malone 5
2 Charlie Root 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 43
2 Dazzy Vance 34
3 Pat Malone 31
4 George Pipgras 28
5 Sam Gray 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 3
1 Lou Koupal 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Bill Shores 3
5 2 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taylor Douthit .467
2 Willie Kamm .446
3 Harvey Hendrick .440
4 Lloyd Waner .436
5 Bernie Friberg .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 7
1 Mel Ott 7
3 Lou Gehrig 5
4 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 19
1 Chuck Klein 19
1 Lefty O'Doul 19
4 Babe Ruth 18
5 Harry Heilmann 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 8
2 Kiki Cuyler 7
3 Woody English 4
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Roy Johnson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.00
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
3 Jake Miller 0.34
4 Sheriff Blake 1.11
5 Red Lucas 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 4
2 Larry French 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 Red Lucas 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 22
2 Dazzy Vance 21
3 Lefty Grove 20
4 Pat Malone 19
5 Earl Whitehill 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Bill Shores 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .383
2 Lou Gehrig .373
3 Rogers Hornsby .370
4 Goose Goslin .362
5 Paul Waner .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Hack Wilson 33
3 Jim Bottomley 32
4 Lou Gehrig 29
4 Chick Hafey 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 144
1 Lou Gehrig 144
3 Babe Ruth 140
4 Al Simmons 137
5 Hack Wilson 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Buddy Myer 28
3 Frankie Frisch 26
4 Johnny Mostil 24
5 Fresco Thompson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.92
2 Lefty Grove 2.57
3 Sheriff Blake 2.66
4 Tommy Thomas 2.68
5 Sad Sam Jones 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 26
2 Waite Hoyt 25
3 General Crowder 24
3 Lefty Grove 24
5 Bill Sherdel 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 198
2 Lefty Grove 188
3 Pat Malone 154
4 George Earnshaw 132
5 George Pipgras 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 8
2 Hal Haid 7
3 Willis Hudlin 6
4 Larry Benton 5
4 3 others tied 5