On This Day

Sunday, June 2, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 9 .769 --
Browns 26 16 .619 5.5
Yankees 22 16 .579 7.5
Tigers 24 22 .522 9.5
Indians 20 21 .488 11.0
Senators 14 24 .368 15.5
White Sox 16 28 .364 16.5
Red Sox 12 28 .300 18.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 15 .634 --
Pirates 23 15 .605 1.5
Cubs 22 16 .579 2.5
Phillies 20 17 .541 4.0
Giants 19 17 .528 4.5
Robins 14 22 .389 9.5
Braves 15 24 .385 10.0
Reds 13 26 .333 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Barrett 3
1 Earle Combs 3
1 Jackie Hayes 3
1 Tony Lazzeri 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cedric Durst 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Norm McMillan 1
1 Russ Scarritt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Barrett 2
1 Earle Combs 2
1 Cedric Durst 2
1 Lou Gehrig 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Barrett 1
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 John Kerr 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bump Hadley 1.00
2 George Pipgras 0.56
3 Sheriff Blake 0.33
4 Larry Benton 0.29
5 Joe Shaute 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 George Pipgras 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 7
2 George Pipgras 5
3 Sheriff Blake 3
3 Wes Ferrell 3
5 Larry Benton 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .422
2 Lefty O'Doul .414
3 Harvey Hendrick .384
4 Mickey Cochrane .378
5 Riggs Stephenson .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 13
2 Lou Gehrig 12
3 Chick Hafey 11
3 Mel Ott 11
3 Al Simmons 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 53
2 Harry Heilmann 46
3 Chick Hafey 44
4 Mickey Cochrane 41
4 2 others tied 41

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 1.33
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 George Pipgras 42
3 Pat Malone 38
4 Bump Hadley 37
5 3 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 Jimmie Foxx .537
2 Joe Cronin .491
3 Lefty O'Doul .479
4 Al Simmons .473
5 Johnny Frederick .465

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 6
1 Al Simmons 6
3 Don Hurst 5
3 Chuck Klein 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 26
2 Mickey Cochrane 19
3 Jimmie Foxx 18
3 Chick Hafey 18
3 Babe Ruth 18

Stolen Bases

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

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 Ray Benge 3
1 George Blaeholder 3
1 Clise Dudley 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 17
2 George Earnshaw 16
3 Watty Clark 15
3 Bump Hadley 15
5 George Pipgras 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Eddie Rommel 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Frederick .430
2 Jimmie Foxx .430
3 Lefty O'Doul .413
4 Harvey Hendrick .409
5 Chuck Klein .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Chick Hafey 8
3 Don Hurst 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 36
1 Babe Ruth 36
3 Al Simmons 35
4 Jim Bottomley 31
5 Harry Heilmann 30

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 1.20
3 Willis Hudlin 1.49
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.95
5 Lefty Grove 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 George Uhle 6
3 Syl Johnson 5
3 Claude Willoughby 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 37
2 George Pipgras 36
3 Watty Clark 27
4 George Earnshaw 26
4 3 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 2
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Hal Haid 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .381
2 Lou Gehrig .370
3 Rogers Hornsby .369
4 Paul Waner .361
5 Chick Hafey .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 158
2 Jim Bottomley 143
3 Lou Gehrig 140
4 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 Fresco Thompson 22
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.94
2 Lefty Grove 2.47
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.52
4 Sheriff Blake 2.75
5 Tommy Thomas 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 General Crowder 24
3 Waite Hoyt 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Lefty Grove 182
3 Pat Malone 150
4 George Earnshaw 148
5 George Pipgras 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 7
2 Hal Haid 6
2 Willis Hudlin 6
2 Eddie Rommel 6
5 3 tied 5