On This Day

Thursday, June 13, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	37	11	.771	--
Yankees	29	19	.604	8.0
Browns	29	23	.558	10.0
Tigers	29	26	.527	11.5
Indians	25	25	.500	13.0
Senators	18	30	.375	19.0
White Sox	19	35	.352	21.0
Red Sox	16	33	.327	21.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Browns 1

Yankees 8, Tigers 5

Athletics 10, Indians 3

White Sox 11, Senators 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	31	17	.646	--
Cardinals	32	19	.627	0.5
Cubs	29	18	.617	1.5
Giants	25	22	.532	5.5
Phillies	21	26	.447	9.5
Robins	18	29	.383	12.5
Braves	17	29	.370	13.0
Reds	18	31	.367	13.5

Games

Phillies 0, Cubs 0

Robins 2, Reds 1

Pirates 11, Giants 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Averill	4
1	Mickey Cochrane	4
3	Moe Berg	3
3	Earle Combs	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Mule Haas	1
1	Mel Ott	1
1	Earl Sheely	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	John Kerr	5
2	Jimmy Dykes	3
2	George Grantham	3
2	Rollie Hemsley	3
2	Mel Ott	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Bing Miller	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	0.38
2	Dazzy Vance	0.33
3	Garland Braxton	0.30
4	Jimmy Zinn	0.29
5	Ray Kolp	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	Carmen Hill	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	Eddie Rommel	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	5
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Ray Kolp	3
2	Ed Wells	3
2	Earl Whitehill	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Swetonic	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.415
2	Babe Herman	.388
3	Mickey Cochrane	.383
4	Lefty O'Doul	.381
5	Tony Lazzeri	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	15
1	Chick Hafey	15
1	Chuck Klein	15
4	Al Simmons	14
5	Mel Ott	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	65
2	Chick Hafey	61
3	Mickey Cochrane	54
4	Jim Bottomley	50
5	Harry Heilmann	48

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	14
2	Babe Herman	13
3	Evar Swanson	12
4	Frankie Frisch	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Syl Johnson	2.03
2	Lefty Grove	2.08
3	George Uhle	2.24
4	Burleigh Grimes	2.34
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	2 tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	71
2	Pat Malone	57
3	George Pipgras	48
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	.521
2	George Sisler	.500
3	Dave Bancroft	.490
4	Tony Lazzeri	.481
5	Babe Herman	.453

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	6
1	Chuck Klein	6
1	Al Simmons	6
4	Harvey Hendrick	5
4	Don Hurst	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	25
2	Al Simmons	22
3	Mickey Cochrane	18
4	Jimmie Foxx	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adam Comorosky	5
2	Harvey Hendrick	4
2	Frank O'Rourke	4
4	Ethan Allen	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.16
2	Ray Kolp	1.50
3	Milt Gaston	1.67
4	Hank Johnson	1.88
5	Lloyd Brown	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	3
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
1	Milt Gaston	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	19
2	George Earnshaw	16
2	Lefty Grove	16
2	Bump Hadley	16
2	Hank Johnson	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tony Lazzeri	.442
2	Jimmie Foxx	.427
2	Babe Herman	.427
4	Paul Waner	.411
5	Chick Hafey	.410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	44
2	Chick Hafey	38
3	Mickey Cochrane	37
4	Jim Bottomley	30
4	3 others tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
1	Babe Herman	9
3	Frankie Frisch	8
4	Adam Comorosky	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.81
2	Ken Holloway	1.93
3	Willis Hudlin	2.16
4	Burleigh Grimes	2.60
5	Syl Johnson	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	George Blaeholder	5
2	George Earnshaw	5
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	39
2	Pat Malone	33
2	George Pipgras	33
4	George Earnshaw	29
5	Bump Hadley	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Burleigh Grimes	2
1	Lou Koupal	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Eddie Rommel	2
1	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.382
2	Chick Hafey	.372
3	Paul Waner	.363
4	Babe Herman	.360
5	Lou Gehrig	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Chick Hafey	38
3	Hack Wilson	31
4	Jim Bottomley	30
5	2 tied	27

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	165
2	Chick Hafey	154
3	Jim Bottomley	141
4	Lou Gehrig	137
5	Babe Ruth	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	46
2	Buddy Myer	30
3	Frankie Frisch	27
4	Harvey Hendrick	21
4	2 others tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	1.92
2	Lefty Grove	2.29
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.55
4	Sheriff Blake	2.58
5	Eddie Rommel	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	27
2	Lefty Grove	26
3	Jesse Haines	23
3	Waite Hoyt	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	184
2	Lefty Grove	180
3	Pat Malone	163
4	George Earnshaw	153
5	George Pipgras	131

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	7
2	Hal Haid	6
2	Willis Hudlin	6
2	Eddie Rommel	6
5	4 tied	5