On This Day

Friday, May 31, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 9 .763 --
Browns 25 15 .625 5.0
Yankees 20 16 .556 8.0
Tigers 24 21 .533 8.5
Indians 19 20 .487 10.5
White Sox 16 26 .381 15.0
Senators 13 23 .361 15.0
Red Sox 11 27 .289 18.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 15 .634 --
Pirates 23 14 .622 1.0
Cubs 22 14 .611 1.5
Phillies 19 17 .528 4.5
Giants 17 17 .500 5.5
Braves 15 23 .395 9.5
Robins 14 22 .389 9.5
Reds 12 26 .316 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmie Foxx 3
1 Lefty O'Doul 3
1 Harry Rice 3
4 Jim Bottomley 2
4 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Lefty O'Doul 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 Chuck Klein 3
2 Lefty O'Doul 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Bernie Friberg 1
1 Wally Shaner 1
1 Fresco Thompson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howard Ehmke 0.60
2 Fred Frankhouse 0.30
3 Larry French 0.12
4 Claude Willoughby 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Claude Willoughby 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 6
1 Dutch Kemner 6
3 Fred Frankhouse 3
4 Larry French 1
4 3 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob McGraw 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .434
2 Lefty O'Doul .421
3 Mickey Cochrane .384
4 Harvey Hendrick .384
5 Riggs Stephenson .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Chick Hafey 11
2 Mel Ott 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 49
2 Harry Heilmann 46
3 Chick Hafey 44
4 Mickey Cochrane 40
5 2 tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 12
2 Frankie Frisch 10
2 Babe Herman 10
2 Evar Swanson 10
5 Ethan Allen 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.45
2 Jake Miller 1.21
3 George Uhle 1.96
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.96
5 Lefty Grove 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 9
2 Burleigh Grimes 8
3 Sam Gray 7
3 Lefty Grove 7
3 Claude Willoughby 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 60
2 Pat Malone 38
3 George Pipgras 37
4 Sam Gray 34
4 2 others tied 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 .527
2 Jimmie Foxx .508
3 Johnny Frederick .492
4 Earl Clark .467
5 Paul Waner .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 7
1 Chuck Klein 7
3 Johnny Frederick 5
3 Travis Jackson 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 25
2 Al Simmons 24
3 Mickey Cochrane 22
4 Chick Hafey 20
5 Jimmie Foxx 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Frankie Frisch 6
3 Babe Herman 5
4 Dick Bartell 4
4 Bill Cissell 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.78
2 Willis Hudlin 1.19
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.36
4 Howard Ehmke 1.50
5 Sam Gray 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 4
2 Clise Dudley 3
2 Red Faber 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 26
2 George Pipgras 18
3 Watty Clark 15
4 Earl Whitehill 14
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Eddie Rommel 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 22 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .462
2 Johnny Frederick .430
3 Lefty O'Doul .424
4 Chuck Klein .413
5 Harvey Hendrick .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 11
2 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Chick Hafey 8
2 Mel Ott 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 37
2 Chuck Klein 34
3 Babe Ruth 33
4 Jim Bottomley 32
5 Chick Hafey 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Evar Swanson 10
3 Frankie Frisch 9
4 Babe Herman 7
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.51
2 Jake Miller 1.02
3 Willis Hudlin 1.49
4 Lefty Grove 1.87
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 George Uhle 6
4 Syl Johnson 5
4 Claude Willoughby 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 48
2 George Pipgras 31
3 Watty Clark 27
4 Carl Hubbell 26
4 Pat Malone 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Shores 3
2 Ray Benge 2
2 Burleigh Grimes 2
2 Hal Haid 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .382
2 Rogers Hornsby .373
3 Lou Gehrig .368
4 Paul Waner .363
5 Chick Hafey .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Chick Hafey 34
3 Jim Bottomley 32
4 Hack Wilson 29
5 Lou Gehrig 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 154
2 Jim Bottomley 144
3 Lou Gehrig 138
3 Babe Ruth 138
5 Chick Hafey 137

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.94
2 Lefty Grove 2.47
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.52
4 Tommy Thomas 2.76
5 Art Nehf 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 28
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 General Crowder 24
4 Waite Hoyt 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Lefty Grove 182
3 Pat Malone 150
4 George Earnshaw 142
5 George Pipgras 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 7
2 Hal Haid 6
2 Willis Hudlin 6
2 Eddie Rommel 6
5 4 tied 5