On This Day

Sunday, June 9, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 11 .750 --
Yankees 26 18 .591 7.0
Browns 28 20 .583 7.0
Tigers 27 25 .519 10.0
Indians 23 23 .500 11.0
Senators 17 27 .386 16.0
White Sox 18 32 .360 18.0
Red Sox 15 31 .326 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 28 16 .636 --
Cardinals 30 19 .612 0.5
Cubs 27 18 .600 1.5
Giants 24 19 .558 3.5
Phillies 21 23 .477 7.0
Braves 17 28 .378 11.5
Reds 17 29 .370 12.0
Robins 16 28 .364 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pinky Whitney 4
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Samuel Byrd 3
2 Adam Comorosky 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Samuel Byrd 1
2 Lloyd Waner 1
2 Paul Waner 1
2 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Samuel Byrd 4
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Hank Johnson 3
2 Pinky Whitney 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 2
2 Cedric Durst 1
2 Wally Gilbert 1
2 Jackie Hayes 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Johnson 0.64
2 Ad Liska 0.40
3 George Uhle 0.31
4 Red Lucas 0.30
5 Ben Cantwell 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clise Dudley 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Hank Johnson 1
1 Ad Liska 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Johnson 7
2 Jesse Haines 4
2 Ad Liska 4
2 George Uhle 4
5 Red Lucas 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .408
2 Lefty O'Doul .392
3 Mickey Cochrane .383
4 Babe Herman .383
5 Bill Terry .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 59
2 Chick Hafey 55
3 Mickey Cochrane 49
4 Harry Heilmann 48
5 Jim Bottomley 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 14
2 Babe Herman 12
2 Evar Swanson 12
4 Ethan Allen 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Miller 1.93
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.97
3 Syl Johnson 2.03
4 Lefty Grove 2.20
5 George Uhle 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 10
2 Sam Gray 9
2 George Uhle 9
4 Lefty Grove 8
4 Jesse Haines 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 67
2 Pat Malone 45
3 George Pipgras 44
4 Carl Hubbell 41
5 George Uhle 40

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 .490
2 Sam Rice .453
2 Paul Waner .453
4 Adam Comorosky .450
5 Jimmie Foxx .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 8
2 Harvey Hendrick 5
2 Don Hurst 5
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Al Simmons 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 25
2 Al Simmons 19
3 Jim Bottomley 17
3 Heinie Manush 17
3 Pie Traynor 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Zinn 0.47
2 Lefty Grove 1.23
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.36
4 Hal McKain 1.72
5 Ray Benge 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Milt Gaston 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 19
2 Garland Braxton 16
2 Hank Johnson 16
2 Syl Johnson 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 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .411
2 Chuck Klein .410
3 Mickey Cochrane .404
4 Paul Waner .402
5 Dave Bancroft .400

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 Chuck Klein 35
3 Jim Bottomley 34
3 Chick Hafey 34
5 Mickey Cochrane 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Frankie Frisch 9
2 Evar Swanson 9
4 Babe Herman 8
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willis Hudlin 1.90
2 Jimmy Zinn 1.93
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.95
4 Lefty Grove 2.01
5 Ray Benge 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Syl Johnson 6
3 Sam Gray 5
3 Lefty Grove 5
3 Jesse Haines 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 42
2 George Pipgras 34
3 Watty Clark 31
4 Syl Johnson 29
5 Carl Hubbell 27

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 .382
2 Chick Hafey .367
3 Paul Waner .366
4 Lou Gehrig .364
5 Pie Traynor .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Chick Hafey 37
3 Jim Bottomley 32
3 Hack Wilson 32
5 Lou Gehrig 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 163
2 Chick Hafey 148
3 Jim Bottomley 141
3 Lou Gehrig 141
5 Babe Ruth 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 49
2 Buddy Myer 30
3 Frankie Frisch 26
4 Harvey Hendrick 24
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.99
2 Lefty Grove 2.33
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.52
4 Sheriff Blake 2.58
5 Art Nehf 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 28
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 Jesse Haines 24
4 General Crowder 23
4 Waite Hoyt 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 182
2 Lefty Grove 176
3 Pat Malone 151
4 George Earnshaw 147
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