On This Day

Monday, May 27, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 8 .758 --
Browns 23 13 .639 3.5
Yankees 19 13 .594 5.5
Tigers 22 18 .550 6.5
Indians 16 19 .457 10.0
White Sox 15 23 .395 12.5
Senators 10 22 .313 14.5
Red Sox 10 24 .294 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 21 12 .636 --
Pirates 20 12 .625 0.5
Cardinals 21 14 .600 1.0
Phillies 15 16 .484 5.0
Giants 14 16 .467 5.5
Braves 14 20 .412 7.5
Robins 13 19 .406 7.5
Reds 12 21 .364 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Alexander 4
1 Chick Autry 4
1 Hughie Critz 4
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 Alex Metzler 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Grantham 2
2 Chick Autry 1
2 Bill Cissell 1
2 George Harper 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Autry 4
1 George Grantham 4
3 Dale Alexander 3
3 Dutch Hoffman 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Adam Comorosky 1
1 Bill Hunnefield 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Whitehill 0.62
2 Ed Walsh 0.45
3 Bill Hallahan 0.43
3 Claude Willoughby 0.43
5 Ben Cantwell 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 Hal McKain 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 5
1 Earl Whitehill 5
3 Ben Cantwell 4
4 Bill Hallahan 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tommy Thomas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .407
2 Jimmie Foxx .403
3 Andy High .397
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 35
4 Dale Alexander 34
4 3 others tied 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 Jake Miller 1.21
2 Eddie Rommel 1.34
3 George Uhle 1.63
4 Rip Collins 1.77
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 8
2 Burleigh Grimes 7
3 Sam Gray 6
3 Lefty Grove 6
3 2 others tied 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 .469
3 Harvey Hendrick .457
4 Roy Johnson .455
4 Curt Walker .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 6
2 Johnny Frederick 4
2 Travis Jackson 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
5 12 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 20
2 Al Simmons 19
3 Mickey Cochrane 17
4 Chuck Klein 16
5 Lefty O'Doul 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
1 Babe Herman 6
3 Evar Swanson 5
4 Dick Bartell 4
4 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 George Blaeholder 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 George Pipgras 21
3 Carl Hubbell 16
4 Sam Gray 14
4 Earl Whitehill 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
2 Watty Clark 1
2 Dick Coffman 1
2 Phil Collins 1
2 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Hendrick .432
2 Jimmie Foxx .412
3 Chuck Klein .408
4 Andy High .400
5 Lefty O'Doul .394

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 37
2 Jim Bottomley 31
2 Babe Ruth 31
4 Mickey Cochrane 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Evar Swanson 10
3 Babe Herman 7
4 Ethan Allen 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
2 Jake Miller 1.20
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
2 Claude Willoughby 5

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 Burleigh Grimes 2
3 Hal Haid 2
3 Lil Stoner 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .383
2 Rogers Hornsby .373
3 Lou Gehrig .371
4 Paul Waner .358
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 142
3 Lou Gehrig 139
3 Babe Ruth 139
5 2 tied 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 46
2 Buddy Myer 28
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Johnny Mostil 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.94
2 Sad Sam Jones 2.55
3 Lefty Grove 2.60
4 Eddie Rommel 2.62
5 Tommy Thomas 2.72

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 189
2 Lefty Grove 181
3 Pat Malone 154
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