On This Day

Saturday, June 8, 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 18 32 .360 18.0
Red Sox 14 31 .311 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 28 15 .651 --
Cardinals 29 19 .604 1.5
Cubs 26 18 .591 2.5
Giants 24 18 .571 3.5
Phillies 21 22 .488 7.0
Braves 17 27 .386 11.5
Reds 16 29 .356 13.0
Robins 15 28 .349 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Russ Scarritt 5
2 Pie Traynor 4
3 Dave Bancroft 3
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Grantham 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 George Harper 1
1 Andy High 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 4
2 George Grantham 3
2 George Harper 3
2 Ted Lyons 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Moe Berg 1
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Adam Comorosky 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Syl Johnson 0.64
2 Ted Lyons 0.50
3 Dolf Luque 0.33
3 Bob Smith 0.33
5 Phil Collins 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Syl Johnson 7
2 Ted Lyons 4
2 Bob Smith 4
4 Bill Bayne 2
4 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .408
2 Bill Terry .385
3 Lefty O'Doul .384
4 Mickey Cochrane .383
5 Babe Herman .382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 59
2 Chick Hafey 53
3 Mickey Cochrane 49
4 Harry Heilmann 48
5 Jim Bottomley 46

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 Burleigh Grimes 10
2 Sam Gray 9
2 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 3 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 Dave Bancroft .480
2 Jimmie Foxx .463
2 George Sisler .463
4 Tony Lazzeri .455
5 Paul Waner .453

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 8
2 Chuck Klein 6
3 Johnny Frederick 5
3 Harvey Hendrick 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 23
2 Al Simmons 20
3 Mickey Cochrane 18
3 Tony Lazzeri 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adam Comorosky 6
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Harvey Hendrick 5
4 Bill Cissell 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Zinn 0.47
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.36
3 Hal McKain 1.72
4 Ray Benge 1.86
5 Lefty Grove 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 3
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Erv Brame 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Syl Johnson 20
2 George Earnshaw 19
3 Lefty Grove 18
4 Garland Braxton 16
5 Watty Clark 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 General Crowder 1
2 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .423
2 Johnny Frederick .414
3 Mickey Cochrane .413
4 Tony Lazzeri .404
5 Paul Waner .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Chick Hafey 10
3 Don Hurst 9
4 Jim Bottomley 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 39
2 Mickey Cochrane 35
2 Chuck Klein 35
4 Jim Bottomley 34
5 Chick Hafey 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 12
2 Frankie Frisch 9
3 Babe Herman 8
4 Evar Swanson 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willis Hudlin 1.90
2 Jimmy Zinn 1.93
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.96
4 Lefty Grove 2.01
5 Syl Johnson 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 7
2 Syl Johnson 6
3 George Earnshaw 5
3 Sam Gray 5
3 Lefty Grove 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 42
2 George Pipgras 34
3 Watty Clark 31
4 George Earnshaw 30
5 Syl Johnson 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 .378
2 Paul Waner .366
3 Chick Hafey .366
4 Lou Gehrig .363
5 Pie Traynor .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Chick Hafey 37
3 Jim Bottomley 32
4 Hack Wilson 31
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 163
2 Chick Hafey 146
3 Jim Bottomley 143
4 Lou Gehrig 138
5 Babe Ruth 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 49
2 Buddy Myer 29
3 Frankie Frisch 27
4 Harvey Hendrick 24
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.05
2 Lefty Grove 2.33
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.52
4 Sheriff Blake 2.68
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 28
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 General Crowder 23
3 Jesse Haines 23
3 Waite Hoyt 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 187
2 Lefty Grove 176
3 Pat Malone 151
4 George Earnshaw 150
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 5 tied 5