On This Day

Wednesday, May 22, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 20 8 .714 --
Browns 19 11 .633 2.0
Yankees 16 11 .593 3.5
Tigers 19 15 .559 4.0
Indians 14 15 .483 6.5
White Sox 12 20 .375 10.0
Senators 10 17 .370 9.5
Red Sox 8 21 .276 12.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 19 9 .679 --
Cardinals 19 10 .655 0.5
Pirates 15 12 .556 3.5
Phillies 13 13 .500 5.0
Braves 14 14 .500 5.0
Giants 10 16 .385 8.0
Reds 11 18 .379 8.5
Robins 10 19 .345 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chuck Klein 6
1 Lefty O'Doul 6
3 Earle Combs 5
3 Buddy Myer 5
3 Pinky Whitney 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buck Crouse 1
1 Spud Davis 1
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 5
1 Pinky Whitney 5
3 Goose Goslin 4
3 Chuck Klein 4
3 Ed Morgan 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Lindstrom 1
1 Harry Rice 1
1 Bill Terry 1
1 Fresco Thompson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.86
2 Ray Benge 0.50
3 Rip Collins 0.40
4 Larry Benton 0.33
4 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Clise Dudley 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Ray Benge 5
3 Rip Collins 4
3 Jake Miller 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ossie Orwoll 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .410
2 Andy High .407
3 Harvey Hendrick .407
4 Willie Kamm .395
5 Frankie Frisch .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 10
2 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Chuck Klein 8
4 Lefty O'Doul 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 36
2 Al Simmons 33
3 Chick Hafey 30
4 Dale Alexander 28
4 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
1 Evar Swanson 9
3 Babe Herman 8
4 Ethan Allen 7
4 Jake Flowers 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
2 Jake Miller 1.25
3 George Uhle 1.43
4 Eddie Rommel 1.59
5 Dolf Luque 1.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 49
2 Dazzy Vance 34
3 Pat Malone 33
4 Sam Gray 28
4 2 others tied 28

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 Chuck Klein .471
2 Harry Heilmann .449
3 Taylor Douthit .439
4 Kiki Cuyler .438
5 2 tied .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 6
1 Mel Ott 6
3 Don Hurst 4
3 Wally Schang 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 21
2 Jim Bottomley 17
3 Earl Sheely 16
4 Earl Averill 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Evar Swanson 7
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Babe Herman 4
5 13 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
2 Dolf Luque 0.64
3 Fred Heimach 0.75
4 Jake Miller 1.37
5 Charlie Root 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Charlie Root 3
1 George Uhle 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 24
2 George Pipgras 18
3 Pat Malone 16
4 Carl Hubbell 14
5 Earl Whitehill 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Bill Shores 2
3 Ben Cantwell 1
3 Watty Clark 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .382
2 Rogers Hornsby .373
3 Lou Gehrig .370
4 Chick Hafey .358
5 Goose Goslin .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Lou Gehrig 30
2 Hack Wilson 30
4 Jim Bottomley 29
4 Chick Hafey 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 144
2 Al Simmons 143
3 Babe Ruth 142
4 Jim Bottomley 136
5 Chick Hafey 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Buddy Myer 27
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Johnny Mostil 23
5 Fresco Thompson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.92
2 Sheriff Blake 2.66
3 Lefty Grove 2.68
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.69
5 Tommy Thomas 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 General Crowder 25
3 Lefty Grove 24
3 Waite Hoyt 24
5 Bill Sherdel 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 198
2 Lefty Grove 183
3 Pat Malone 155
4 George Earnshaw 132
5 George Pipgras 130

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