On This Day

Wednesday, May 29, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	26	9	.743	--
Browns	24	14	.632	3.5
Yankees	20	14	.588	5.5
Tigers	23	19	.548	6.5
Indians	18	19	.486	9.0
White Sox	15	25	.375	13.5
Senators	11	23	.324	14.5
Red Sox	11	25	.306	15.5

Games

Athletics 7, Red Sox 1

Indians 11, White Sox 1

Tigers 7, Browns 6

Senators 8, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	22	12	.647	--
Cubs	21	13	.618	1.0
Cardinals	23	15	.605	1.0
Phillies	17	16	.515	4.5
Giants	15	17	.469	6.0
Robins	14	20	.412	8.0
Braves	14	22	.389	9.0
Reds	12	23	.343	10.5

Games

Robins 4, Giants 1

Phillies 12, Braves 2

Cardinals 4, Reds 3

Cardinals 6, Reds 2

Pirates 7, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bibb Falk	4
1	Lew Fonseca	4
1	Chick Hafey	4
1	Sam West	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lew Fonseca	2
1	Chick Hafey	2
3	Taylor Douthit	1
3	Jimmie Foxx	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	4
2	Spud Davis	3
2	Bernie Friberg	3
2	Luke Sewell	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	3
2	Eddie Moore	2
2	Sam West	2
4	Kiki Cuyler	1
4	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Earnshaw	1.12
2	Firpo Marberry	0.60
3	Clise Dudley	0.50
3	Syl Johnson	0.50
5	Danny MacFayden	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Clise Dudley	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Hal Haid	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	9
2	Firpo Marberry	6
3	Phil Collins	4
3	Syl Johnson	4
3	Danny MacFayden	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carmen Hill	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.424
2	Lefty O'Doul	.419
3	Harvey Hendrick	.394
4	Mickey Cochrane	.376
5	Andy High	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
1	Mel Ott	11
3	Chick Hafey	9
3	Travis Jackson	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	43
2	Harry Heilmann	40
3	Jim Bottomley	36
3	Mickey Cochrane	36
3	2 others tied	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	12
2	Babe Herman	10
2	Evar Swanson	10
4	Frankie Frisch	9
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Syl Johnson	0.45
2	Jake Miller	1.21
3	Eddie Rommel	1.34
4	Rip Collins	1.77
5	George Uhle	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	9
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	38
3	George Pipgras	37
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	Lefty O'Doul	.500
2	Jimmie Foxx	.473
3	Curt Walker	.462
4	Johnny Frederick	.460
5	Heinie Manush	.459

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	6
2	Chick Hafey	5
3	Johnny Frederick	4
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	19
2	Mickey Cochrane	18
3	Chuck Klein	17
4	Jim Bottomley	16
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Babe Herman	6
4	Dick Bartell	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Rommel	0.60
2	Ownie Carroll	0.69
2	Syl Johnson	0.69
4	Willis Hudlin	0.84
5	Ken Holloway	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Syl Johnson	4
2	George Blaeholder	3
2	Clise Dudley	3
2	Sam Gray	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Pipgras	22
2	Lefty Grove	21
3	Watty Clark	16
3	Carl Hubbell	16
5	Earl Whitehill	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Burleigh Grimes	2
2	Watty Clark	1
2	Dick Coffman	1
2	Phil Collins	1
2	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.455
2	Lefty O'Doul	.426
3	Harvey Hendrick	.425
4	Heinie Manush	.396
5	Chuck Klein	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Chuck Klein	8
2	Mel Ott	8
4	Jim Bottomley	7
4	2 others tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	34
2	Jim Bottomley	31
2	Babe Ruth	31
4	Mickey Cochrane	30
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Evar Swanson	10
3	Frankie Frisch	8
4	Babe Herman	7
5	Sam West	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Syl Johnson	0.51
2	Jake Miller	1.02
3	Rip Collins	1.77
4	Joe Shaute	1.99
5	Lefty Grove	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	6
2	Burleigh Grimes	5
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Syl Johnson	5
2	Charlie Root	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	43
2	George Pipgras	31
3	Watty Clark	27
3	Dazzy Vance	27
5	2 tied	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	.386
2	Rogers Hornsby	.375
3	Lou Gehrig	.370
4	Paul Waner	.360
5	Goose Goslin	.359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	148
2	Jim Bottomley	143
3	Lou Gehrig	141
4	Babe Ruth	138
5	Chick Hafey	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	47
2	Frankie Frisch	28
2	Buddy Myer	28
4	Harvey Hendrick	22
4	Johnny Mostil	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	1.94
2	Lefty Grove	2.52
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.55
4	Eddie Rommel	2.62
5	Tommy Thomas	2.82

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	177
3	Pat Malone	155
4	George Earnshaw	142
5	George Pipgras	135

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