On This Day

Friday, June 14, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 38 11 .776 --
Yankees 30 19 .612 8.0
Browns 30 23 .566 10.0
Tigers 29 27 .518 12.5
Indians 25 26 .490 14.0
Senators 19 30 .388 19.0
White Sox 19 36 .345 22.0
Red Sox 16 34 .320 22.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 33 19 .635 --
Pirates 31 18 .633 0.5
Cubs 29 18 .617 1.5
Giants 26 22 .542 5.0
Phillies 21 26 .447 9.5
Robins 19 29 .396 12.0
Braves 17 30 .362 13.5
Reds 18 32 .360 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Mickey Cochrane 3
2 Bob Fothergill 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Fothergill 2
1 Lou Gehrig 2
3 Jim Bottomley 1
3 Earle Combs 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earle Combs 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
3 Mule Haas 3
3 Bill Terry 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Harvey Hendrick 1
1 Freddy Leach 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.83
2 Bump Hadley 0.50
3 Watty Clark 0.40
3 Waite Hoyt 0.40
5 Bill Sherdel 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 5
1 Bump Hadley 5
3 Watty Clark 4
3 Waite Hoyt 4
3 Red Lucas 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .414
2 Tony Lazzeri .391
3 Mickey Cochrane .389
4 Babe Herman .388
5 Lefty O'Doul .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 17
2 Chick Hafey 15
2 Chuck Klein 15
4 Al Simmons 14
5 Mel Ott 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 66
2 Chick Hafey 61
3 Mickey Cochrane 54
4 Jim Bottomley 51
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
4 Harvey Hendrick 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.90
2 Syl Johnson 1.99
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.34
4 Jake Miller 2.57
5 Fred Heimach 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 10
1 Lefty Grove 10
3 Sam Gray 9
3 George Uhle 9
5 3 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 76
2 Pat Malone 57
3 Bump Hadley 48
3 George Pipgras 48
5 Watty Clark 43

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 Tony Lazzeri .519
2 Babe Herman .479
3 Chick Hafey .477
4 Jim Bottomley .475
5 Earle Combs .466

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
1 Harvey Hendrick 6
3 Chick Hafey 5
3 Al Simmons 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 20
1 Al Simmons 20
3 Harvey Hendrick 18
4 Heinie Manush 17
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adam Comorosky 5
1 Harvey Hendrick 5
3 Frank O'Rourke 4
4 Dave Bancroft 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.87
2 Hank Johnson 1.13
3 Ray Kolp 1.50
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.61
5 Milt Gaston 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Milt Gaston 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 19
2 Bump Hadley 18
3 George Earnshaw 16
3 Lefty Grove 16
3 Waite Hoyt 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 General Crowder 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Dutch Kemner 1
1 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Lazzeri .459
2 Jimmie Foxx .431
3 Babe Herman .426
4 Mickey Cochrane .420
5 Heinie Manush .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 11
2 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Chuck Klein 10
4 Jim Bottomley 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 42
2 Chick Hafey 38
3 Mickey Cochrane 36
4 Harvey Hendrick 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
1 Babe Herman 9
3 Frankie Frisch 8
4 Adam Comorosky 7
4 Harvey Hendrick 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.57
2 Willis Hudlin 2.16
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.60
4 Syl Johnson 2.62
5 Ted Lyons 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
3 George Blaeholder 5
3 George Earnshaw 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 42
2 George Pipgras 33
3 Bump Hadley 30
4 George Earnshaw 29
5 Watty Clark 28

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 .384
2 Chick Hafey .369
3 Paul Waner .365
4 Lou Gehrig .360
5 Pie Traynor .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Chick Hafey 36
3 Hack Wilson 31
4 Jim Bottomley 30
5 Lou Gehrig 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 165
2 Chick Hafey 152
3 Jim Bottomley 140
3 Lou Gehrig 140
5 Babe Ruth 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 46
2 Buddy Myer 30
3 Frankie Frisch 27
4 Harvey Hendrick 22
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.92
2 Lefty Grove 2.21
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.55
4 Sheriff Blake 2.58
5 Eddie Rommel 2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 185
2 Dazzy Vance 174
3 Pat Malone 160
4 George Earnshaw 153
5 George Pipgras 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 7
2 Willis Hudlin 6
2 Eddie Rommel 6
4 Larry Benton 5
4 5 others tied 5