On This Day

Tuesday, May 28, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 9 .735 --
Browns 24 13 .649 2.5
Yankees 20 13 .606 4.5
Tigers 22 19 .537 6.5
Indians 17 19 .472 9.0
White Sox 15 24 .385 12.5
Red Sox 11 24 .314 14.5
Senators 10 23 .303 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 21 12 .636 --
Cubs 21 12 .636 0.0
Cardinals 21 15 .583 1.5
Phillies 16 16 .500 4.5
Giants 15 16 .484 5.0
Braves 14 21 .400 8.0
Robins 13 20 .394 8.0
Reds 12 21 .364 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Mule Haas 4
3 Earle Combs 3
3 Bibb Falk 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Spud Davis 1
1 Wally Gilbert 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 4
2 Bob Barrett 3
2 Mule Haas 3
2 Mark Koenig 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 2
2 Bob Barrett 1
2 Wally Gilbert 1
2 Goose Goslin 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Watty Clark 0.64
2 Joe Shaute 0.33
3 Milt Gaston 0.31
4 Bump Hadley 0.29
4 Rube Walberg 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Watty Clark 7
2 Milt Gaston 4
2 Joe Shaute 4
4 Lloyd Brown 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 Claude Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .414
2 Lefty O'Doul .409
3 Harvey Hendrick .396
4 Andy High .393
5 Mickey Cochrane .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 11
2 Lou Gehrig 10
3 Travis Jackson 9
3 Chuck Klein 9
3 Babe Ruth 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 41
2 Harry Heilmann 38
3 Babe Ruth 36
4 Dale Alexander 35
4 Jim Bottomley 35

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 Sam Gray 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 7
4 Lefty Grove 6
4 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 .489
2 Lefty O'Doul .480
3 Roy Johnson .471
4 Curt Walker .462
5 Harvey Hendrick .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 6
2 Johnny Frederick 4
2 Travis Jackson 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 Mel Ott 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 20
2 Mickey Cochrane 17
3 Chuck Klein 16
4 Jim Bottomley 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
1 Babe Herman 6
3 Dick Bartell 4
3 Evar Swanson 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
2 Ownie Carroll 0.69
3 Willis Hudlin 0.84
4 Ken Holloway 1.32
5 Rip Collins 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 3
1 Sam Gray 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 Watty Clark 16
3 Carl Hubbell 16
5 Milt Gaston 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
2 Watty Clark 1
2 Dick Coffman 1
2 Phil Collins 1
2 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .431
2 Harvey Hendrick .429
3 Lefty O'Doul .400
4 Chuck Klein .398
5 Andy High .397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 33
1 Al Simmons 33
3 Jim Bottomley 30
4 Mickey Cochrane 28
5 Charlie Grimm 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Evar Swanson 10
3 Babe Herman 7
4 Hughie Critz 5
4 Frankie Frisch 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 Pipgras 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 5
1 Lefty Grove 5
1 Charlie Root 5
1 George Uhle 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 43
2 George Pipgras 30
3 Watty Clark 27
3 Dazzy Vance 27
5 Charlie Root 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Shores 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 2
2 Hal Haid 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Lil Stoner 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .384
2 Rogers Hornsby .372
3 Lou Gehrig .369
4 Paul Waner .361
5 Goose Goslin .356

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 149
2 Jim Bottomley 142
3 Lou Gehrig 141
3 Babe Ruth 141
5 2 tied 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 46
2 Buddy Myer 28
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Harvey Hendrick 22
4 Johnny Mostil 22

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