On This Day

Tuesday, June 11, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 35 11 .761 --
Yankees 28 18 .609 7.0
Browns 28 22 .560 9.0
Tigers 29 25 .537 10.0
Indians 24 24 .500 12.0
Senators 18 28 .391 17.0
White Sox 18 34 .346 20.0
Red Sox 15 33 .313 21.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 29 17 .630 --
Cardinals 32 19 .627 -0.5
Cubs 28 18 .609 1.0
Giants 25 20 .556 3.5
Phillies 21 25 .457 8.0
Reds 18 30 .375 12.0
Braves 17 29 .370 12.0
Robins 17 29 .370 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Rube Bressler 3
2 Samuel Byrd 3
2 Earle Combs 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Lefty O'Doul 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Hayes 5
2 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Jimmy Dykes 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Wally Gilbert 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.67
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.43
3 Firpo Marberry 0.27
4 George Pipgras 0.25
5 3 tied 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 6
2 Dolf Luque 4
2 George Pipgras 4
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
4 Firpo Marberry 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .407
2 Lefty O'Doul .385
3 Babe Herman .380
4 Tony Lazzeri .378
5 Frankie Frisch .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 15
1 Chuck Klein 15
3 Lou Gehrig 14
4 Al Simmons 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 62
2 Chick Hafey 61
3 Jim Bottomley 50
4 Mickey Cochrane 49
5 Harry Heilmann 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 14
2 Babe Herman 12
2 Evar Swanson 12
4 Frankie Frisch 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 1.97
2 Syl Johnson 2.03
3 Lefty Grove 2.08
4 George Uhle 2.24
5 Jake Miller 2.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 71
2 George Pipgras 48
3 Pat Malone 45
4 Bump Hadley 43
5 2 tied 41

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 Chick Hafey .525
2 George Sisler .511
3 Bibb Falk .487
4 Dave Bancroft .482
5 Tony Lazzeri .464

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 8
2 Harvey Hendrick 6
2 Don Hurst 6
2 Chuck Klein 6
2 Al Simmons 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 30
2 Al Simmons 22
3 Don Hurst 18
4 Jimmie Foxx 17
4 Heinie Manush 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adam Comorosky 5
1 Frankie Frisch 5
1 Harvey Hendrick 5
4 Bill Cissell 4
4 Frank O'Rourke 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Zinn 0.47
2 Lefty Grove 1.16
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.33
4 Hank Johnson 1.88
5 Ted Lyons 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
2 Erv Brame 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Milt Gaston 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 25
2 Bump Hadley 18
3 Lefty Grove 16
3 Hank Johnson 16
3 Syl Johnson 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Lazzeri .419
2 Jimmie Foxx .417
2 Heinie Manush .417
4 Paul Waner .412
5 Chick Hafey .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 11
2 Chuck Klein 10
3 Al Simmons 9
4 Jim Bottomley 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 41
2 Chick Hafey 40
3 Jim Bottomley 35
4 Mickey Cochrane 32
5 Harvey Hendrick 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
1 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Babe Herman 8
3 Evar Swanson 8
5 Adam Comorosky 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.81
2 Willis Hudlin 1.90
3 Ken Holloway 1.93
3 Jimmy Zinn 1.93
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 George Earnshaw 5
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
2 Sam Gray 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 39
2 George Pipgras 33
3 George Earnshaw 31
4 Carl Hubbell 27
5 Bump Hadley 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lil Stoner 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 2
2 Lou Koupal 2
2 Wilcy Moore 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .381
2 Chick Hafey .372
3 Paul Waner .365
4 Lou Gehrig .362
5 Al Simmons .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Chick Hafey 38
3 Jim Bottomley 32
4 Hack Wilson 31
5 Lou Gehrig 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 164
2 Chick Hafey 154
3 Jim Bottomley 143
4 Lou Gehrig 139
5 Babe Ruth 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 47
2 Buddy Myer 30
3 Frankie Frisch 27
4 Harvey Hendrick 24
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.99
2 Lefty Grove 2.29
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.52
4 Sheriff Blake 2.58
5 Art Nehf 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 General Crowder 23
3 Jesse Haines 23
3 Waite Hoyt 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 182
2 Lefty Grove 180
3 George Earnshaw 153
4 Pat Malone 151
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 4 tied 5