On This Day

Monday, June 3, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	31	9	.775	--
Browns	27	16	.628	5.5
Yankees	23	16	.590	7.5
Tigers	24	23	.511	10.5
Indians	20	21	.488	11.5
Senators	14	25	.359	16.5
White Sox	16	29	.356	17.5
Red Sox	12	28	.300	19.0

Games

Yankees 1, White Sox 0

Athletics 3, Tigers 2

Browns 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	27	15	.643	--
Pirates	24	15	.615	1.5
Cubs	22	17	.564	3.5
Giants	20	17	.541	4.5
Phillies	20	18	.526	5.0
Robins	14	23	.378	10.5
Braves	15	25	.375	11.0
Reds	14	26	.350	12.0

Games

Giants 8, Cubs 1

Reds 12, Braves 3

Cardinals 9, Robins 8

Pirates 14, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chuck Dressen	3
1	Hod Ford	3
1	Jimmie Foxx	3
1	Johnny Frederick	3
1	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	Harvey Hendrick	1
1	Walt Lerian	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
2	George Grantham	4
3	Adam Comorosky	3
3	Charlie Hargreaves	3
3	Heinie Manush	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adam Comorosky	2
2	Bud Clancy	1
2	Hod Ford	1
2	Harvey Hendrick	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Wells	1.00
2	Lefty Grove	0.78
3	Carl Hubbell	0.60
4	Garland Braxton	0.50
5	Ted Lyons	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Carl Hubbell	6
2	George Uhle	6
4	Pat Malone	4
4	Bill Sherdel	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Kemner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.425
2	Lefty O'Doul	.403
3	Harvey Hendrick	.388
4	Johnny Frederick	.377
5	Riggs Stephenson	.373

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	Jake Miller	1.33
2	Syl Johnson	1.64
3	George Uhle	1.81
4	Burleigh Grimes	1.97
5	Lefty Grove	2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	67
2	Pat Malone	42
2	George Pipgras	42
4	Carl Hubbell	40
5	Bump Hadley	37

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	.527
2	Johnny Frederick	.489
3	Al Simmons	.456
4	Joe Cronin	.455
5	Sam Rice	.452

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	6
1	Al Simmons	6
3	Johnny Frederick	5
3	Don Hurst	5
3	Chuck Klein	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	25
2	Mickey Cochrane	18
2	Chick Hafey	18
4	Jimmie Foxx	17
4	Chuck Klein	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Dick Bartell	4
2	Adam Comorosky	4
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Babe Herman	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willis Hudlin	1.19
2	Howard Ehmke	1.50
3	Pete Alexander	1.61
4	Burleigh Grimes	1.64
5	Hal McKain	1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Carl Hubbell	17
3	George Earnshaw	16
4	Watty Clark	15
4	Bump Hadley	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Burleigh Grimes	2
1	Eddie Rommel	2
3	Ray Benge	1
3	Guy Bush	1
3	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Frederick	.446
2	Jimmie Foxx	.434
3	Harvey Hendrick	.413
4	Lefty O'Doul	.398
5	Chuck Klein	.393

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	32
5	3 tied	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jake Miller	1.20
2	Willis Hudlin	1.49
3	Syl Johnson	1.85
4	Lefty Grove	1.90
5	Burleigh Grimes	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	7
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Syl Johnson	5
2	George Uhle	5
2	Claude Willoughby	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	44
2	George Pipgras	36
3	Carl Hubbell	32
4	Pat Malone	30
5	Watty Clark	27

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	.384
2	Lou Gehrig	.368
3	Paul Waner	.365
4	Rogers Hornsby	.365
5	Chick Hafey	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Chick Hafey	34
3	Jim Bottomley	30
4	Lou Gehrig	29
4	Hack Wilson	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	157
2	Jim Bottomley	140
2	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	Harvey Hendrick	22
4	Fresco Thompson	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	1.88
2	Lefty Grove	2.44
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.52
4	Sheriff Blake	2.75
5	Tommy Thomas	2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	187
2	Lefty Grove	178
3	Pat Malone	154
4	George Earnshaw	148
5	George Pipgras	135

Saves

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