On This Day

Friday, June 7, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 11 .750 --
Browns 28 19 .596 6.5
Yankees 25 18 .581 7.5
Tigers 27 24 .529 9.5
Indians 23 22 .511 10.5
Senators 16 27 .372 16.5
White Sox 17 31 .354 18.0
Red Sox 13 30 .302 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 27 15 .643 --
Cubs 26 17 .605 1.5
Cardinals 28 19 .596 1.5
Giants 23 18 .561 3.5
Phillies 21 21 .500 6.0
Braves 16 27 .372 11.5
Reds 16 28 .364 12.0
Robins 15 27 .357 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Fothergill 4
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 Heinie Manush 4
1 Johnny Moore 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Red Barnes 1
1 Harvey Hendrick 1
1 Don Hurst 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 7
2 Heinie Manush 6
3 Bob Fothergill 5
4 Charlie Grimm 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Chuck Dressen 1
1 Woody English 1
1 Jackie Hayes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Garland Braxton 0.54
2 Willis Hudlin 0.42
3 Ed Wells 0.27
4 Charlie Root 0.25
5 Sam Gray 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Garland Braxton 7
2 Willis Hudlin 5
3 Ed Brandt 3
3 Pete Donohue 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Earl Whitehill 1
1 Jimmy Zinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .408
2 Bill Terry .388
3 Lefty O'Doul .387
4 Babe Herman .385
5 Mickey Cochrane .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 14
2 Chick Hafey 13
3 Lou Gehrig 12
3 Mel Ott 12
3 Al Simmons 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 59
2 Mickey Cochrane 49
2 Chick Hafey 49
4 Harry Heilmann 48
5 Jim Bottomley 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 14
2 Babe Herman 12
3 Ethan Allen 10
3 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Evar Swanson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Uhle 1.81
2 Jake Miller 1.93
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.97
4 Syl Johnson 2.03
5 Lefty Grove 2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 67
2 Pat Malone 45
3 George Pipgras 44
4 Carl Hubbell 41
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Koupal 4
1 Bill Shores 4
1 Lil Stoner 4
4 Hal Haid 3
4 Firpo Marberry 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .469
2 Mickey Cochrane .466
2 Jimmie Foxx .466
4 Dave Bancroft .449
5 Sam Rice .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 7
2 Jim Bottomley 6
2 Chuck Klein 6
2 Al Simmons 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 24
2 Mickey Cochrane 22
3 Heinie Manush 20
4 Chick Hafey 19
5 Tony Lazzeri 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adam Comorosky 5
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Frankie Frisch 5
1 Harvey Hendrick 5
5 Babe Herman 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 1.13
2 Roy Sherid 1.32
3 Hal McKain 1.72
4 Red Faber 1.73
5 Ray Benge 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
1 Sam Gray 4
3 Ray Benge 3
3 Larry Benton 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 20
2 Lefty Grove 18
3 Watty Clark 17
4 Garland Braxton 16
5 Bump Hadley 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Eddie Rommel 2
1 Lil Stoner 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 21 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .417
2 Johnny Frederick .412
3 Jimmie Foxx .409
4 Tony Lazzeri .407
5 Curt Walker .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Jim Bottomley 9
2 Chick Hafey 9
2 Don Hurst 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 40
2 Mickey Cochrane 36
3 Jim Bottomley 35
3 Chuck Klein 35
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 13
2 Frankie Frisch 9
3 Babe Herman 8
3 Evar Swanson 8
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willis Hudlin 1.76
2 Jimmy Zinn 1.93
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.95
4 Lefty Grove 2.01
5 Syl Johnson 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 George Earnshaw 5
2 Sam Gray 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 42
2 George Pipgras 34
3 Carl Hubbell 31
4 George Earnshaw 30
5 Watty Clark 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Shores 3
1 Lil Stoner 3
3 Burleigh Grimes 2
3 Lou Koupal 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .380
2 Paul Waner .367
3 Chick Hafey .365
4 Lou Gehrig .362
5 Rogers Hornsby .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Chick Hafey 36
3 Jim Bottomley 32
4 Hack Wilson 31
5 Lou Gehrig 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 163
2 Jim Bottomley 142
2 Chick Hafey 142
4 Lou Gehrig 140
5 Babe Ruth 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 49
2 Buddy Myer 29
3 Frankie Frisch 28
4 Harvey Hendrick 24
5 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 Burleigh Grimes 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 General Crowder 24
4 Jesse Haines 23
4 Waite Hoyt 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 187
2 Lefty Grove 178
3 Pat Malone 151
4 George Earnshaw 150
5 George Pipgras 137

Saves

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