On This Day

Sunday, May 26, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	25	8	.758	--
Browns	22	13	.629	4.0
Yankees	19	13	.594	5.5
Tigers	22	16	.579	5.5
Indians	16	18	.471	9.5
White Sox	13	23	.361	13.5
Senators	10	22	.313	14.5
Red Sox	10	24	.294	15.5

Games

Yankees 15, Red Sox 4

White Sox 2, Tigers 0

Browns 1, Indians 0

Athletics 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	21	11	.656	--
Cardinals	21	13	.618	1.0
Pirates	19	12	.613	1.5
Giants	14	16	.467	6.0
Phillies	13	16	.448	6.5
Braves	14	18	.438	7.0
Robins	13	19	.406	8.0
Reds	11	21	.344	10.0

Games

Robins 5, Phillies 4

Cubs 5, Reds 1

Giants 15, Braves 8

Pirates 12, Cardinals 8

Pirates 7, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Taylor Douthit	7
2	Mickey Cochrane	5
2	Paul Waner	5
4	Dick Bartell	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	2
2	Les Bell	1
2	Pat Crawford	1
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Taylor Douthit	6
2	Les Bell	4
2	Jim Bottomley	4
2	Pat Crawford	4
2	3 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
1	Babe Herman	2
1	Paul Waner	2
4	Dick Bartell	1
4	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	2.00
2	Ownie Carroll	0.83
3	Doug McWeeny	0.60
4	Willis Hudlin	0.38
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Fred Fussell	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Doug McWeeny	6
2	Garland Braxton	5
2	Ownie Carroll	5
4	Red Lucas	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Burleigh Grimes	2
2	Carl Hubbell	1
2	Roy Sherid	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.403
2	Lefty O'Doul	.402
3	Andy High	.394
4	Harvey Hendrick	.392
5	Mickey Cochrane	.385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	40
2	Harry Heilmann	37
3	Jim Bottomley	34
3	Mickey Cochrane	34
3	Babe Ruth	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Babe Herman	10
2	Evar Swanson	10
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	1.34
4	George Uhle	1.63
5	Rip Collins	1.77

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	George Pipgras	36
4	Sam Gray	34
4	Dazzy Vance	34

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	Johnny Frederick	.476
2	Lefty O'Doul	.465
3	Heinie Manush	.446
4	Roy Johnson	.441
5	Mickey Cochrane	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	6
2	Johnny Frederick	4
2	Travis Jackson	4
2	Chuck Klein	4
2	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	19
1	Al Simmons	19
3	Mickey Cochrane	17
4	Chuck Klein	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Babe Herman	6
2	Evar Swanson	6
4	Frankie Frisch	5
5	Paul Waner	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Syl Johnson	0.00
2	Ownie Carroll	0.69
3	Ken Holloway	1.32
4	Dan Dugan	1.38
5	Willis Hudlin	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	3
1	Red Faber	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Syl Johnson	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	23
2	George Pipgras	21
3	Carl Hubbell	19
4	Doug McWeeny	15
5	Sam Gray	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Burleigh Grimes	2
1	Lil Stoner	2
3	Watty Clark	1
3	Dick Coffman	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harvey Hendrick	.432
2	Jimmie Foxx	.400
2	Willie Kamm	.400
4	Andy High	.397
5	Mickey Cochrane	.394

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	37
2	Babe Ruth	32
3	Jim Bottomley	31
4	Mickey Cochrane	29
5	Chuck Klein	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Evar Swanson	10
3	Babe Herman	8
4	Ethan Allen	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Syl Johnson	0.00
2	Jake Miller	1.25
3	Eddie Rommel	1.73
4	Rip Collins	1.77
5	George Uhle	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	6
2	Burleigh Grimes	5
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Charlie Root	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	49
2	George Pipgras	34
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	Burleigh Grimes	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.384
2	Rogers Hornsby	.373
3	Lou Gehrig	.372
4	Paul Waner	.357
5	Goose Goslin	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Jim Bottomley	32
3	Chick Hafey	30
4	Lou Gehrig	29
4	Hack Wilson	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	148
2	Jim Bottomley	141
2	Babe Ruth	141
4	Lou Gehrig	139
5	Chick Hafey	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	46
2	Buddy Myer	28
3	Frankie Frisch	26
4	Johnny Mostil	22
5	Harvey Hendrick	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	1.87
2	Sad Sam Jones	2.55
3	Lefty Grove	2.60
4	Eddie Rommel	2.61
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 Pipgras	134
5	George Earnshaw	133

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