On This Day

Saturday, May 25, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 8 .750 --
Browns 21 13 .618 4.0
Tigers 22 15 .595 4.5
Yankees 18 13 .581 5.5
Indians 16 17 .485 8.5
White Sox 12 23 .343 13.5
Senators 10 21 .323 13.5
Red Sox 10 23 .303 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 21 11 .656 --
Cubs 20 11 .645 0.5
Pirates 17 12 .586 2.5
Phillies 13 15 .464 6.0
Braves 14 17 .452 6.5
Giants 13 16 .448 6.5
Robins 12 19 .387 8.5
Reds 11 20 .355 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lyn Lary 6
2 Roy Johnson 5
2 Bill Narleski 5
4 Earle Combs 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Travis Jackson 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 Johnny Frederick 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Dugan 3
1 George Harper 3
1 Travis Jackson 3
1 Lyn Lary 3
1 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Lazzeri 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
3 Dick Bartell 1
3 Rube Bressler 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.55
2 Larry Benton 0.40
3 Ken Holloway 0.30
4 Phil Collins 0.25
5 Tom Zachary 0.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bayne 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Clise Dudley 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Larry Benton 4
2 Syl Johnson 4
2 Tom Zachary 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andy High .407
2 Lefty O'Doul .395
3 Harvey Hendrick .394
4 Jimmie Foxx .392
5 Willie Kamm .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
1 Mel Ott 10
3 Travis Jackson 9
3 Chuck Klein 9
5 Babe Ruth 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 40
2 Harry Heilmann 37
3 Mickey Cochrane 33
4 Dale Alexander 31
4 Charlie Grimm 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 10
2 Kiki Cuyler 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 Eddie Rommel 1.50
4 George Uhle 1.63
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 8
2 Burleigh Grimes 7
3 Sam Gray 6
3 Lefty Grove 6
3 Pat Malone 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 55
2 Pat Malone 37
3 Sam Gray 34
3 Dazzy Vance 34
5 George Pipgras 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 3
1 Lou Koupal 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Bill Shores 3
1 Lil Stoner 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .500
2 Johnny Frederick .462
3 Wally Schang .444
4 Willie Kamm .443
5 Roy Johnson .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 6
2 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Johnny Frederick 4
2 Don Hurst 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 21
2 Al Simmons 20
3 Jim Bottomley 17
3 Mickey Cochrane 17
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 7
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Frankie Frisch 5
4 Babe Herman 4
5 Fred Schulte 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
2 Ken Holloway 1.32
3 Dan Dugan 1.38
4 Charlie Root 1.59
5 George Pipgras 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 George Uhle 3
5 25 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 30
2 George Pipgras 18
3 Watty Clark 16
3 Carl Hubbell 16
5 Sam Gray 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Shores 2
1 Lil Stoner 2
3 Ben Cantwell 1
3 Watty Clark 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Hendrick .437
2 Chuck Klein .411
3 Willie Kamm .411
4 Andy High .410
5 Jimmie Foxx .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 9
1 Chuck Klein 9
1 Mel Ott 9
4 Travis Jackson 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 37
2 Mickey Cochrane 28
2 Babe Ruth 28
4 Jim Bottomley 27
5 Chuck Klein 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 10
2 Kiki Cuyler 9
3 Babe Herman 6
4 Ethan Allen 5
4 Frankie Frisch 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
2 Jake Miller 1.25
3 George Uhle 1.80
4 Sheriff Blake 1.99
5 Red Lucas 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 6
2 Burleigh Grimes 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Charlie Root 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 49
2 George Pipgras 31
3 Dazzy Vance 27
4 Pat Malone 26
4 Charlie Root 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Bill Shores 3
3 Mike Cvengros 2
3 Hal Haid 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .386
2 Rogers Hornsby .373
3 Lou Gehrig .369
4 Paul Waner .357
5 Chick Hafey .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Jim Bottomley 30
2 Lou Gehrig 30
4 Chick Hafey 29
4 Hack Wilson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 148
2 Lou Gehrig 141
2 Babe Ruth 141
4 Jim Bottomley 137
5 Chick Hafey 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Buddy Myer 27
3 Frankie Frisch 26
4 Johnny Mostil 22
5 Fresco Thompson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.87
2 Sad Sam Jones 2.55
3 Lefty Grove 2.60
4 Eddie Rommel 2.69
5 Sheriff Blake 2.69

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 194
2 Lefty Grove 181
3 Pat Malone 159
4 George Earnshaw 133
5 George Pipgras 131

Saves

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