On This Day

Saturday, June 15, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 39 11 .780 --
Yankees 30 20 .600 9.0
Browns 31 23 .574 10.0
Tigers 30 27 .526 12.5
Indians 25 27 .481 15.0
Senators 19 31 .380 20.0
White Sox 20 36 .357 22.0
Red Sox 16 35 .314 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 34 19 .642 --
Cubs 30 18 .625 1.5
Pirates 31 19 .620 1.5
Giants 27 22 .551 5.0
Phillies 21 27 .438 10.5
Robins 20 29 .408 12.0
Braves 17 31 .354 14.5
Reds 18 33 .353 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lloyd Waner 6
2 Edd Roush 5
3 Rollie Hemsley 4
3 Travis Jackson 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Travis Jackson 2
2 Adam Comorosky 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Spud Davis 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Travis Jackson 7
2 Spud Davis 4
2 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Mel Ott 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 2
2 Les Bell 1
2 Bill Cissell 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jakie May 0.44
2 Willis Hudlin 0.38
3 Ed Walsh 0.36
4 George Pipgras 0.33
5 Guy Bush 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Hal Haid 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 4
1 Carl Mays 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
4 Guy Bush 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .410
2 Mickey Cochrane .388
3 Tony Lazzeri .385
4 Babe Herman .383
5 Lefty O'Doul .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 17
2 Chick Hafey 16
2 Chuck Klein 16
4 Al Simmons 14
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 66
2 Chick Hafey 63
3 Mickey Cochrane 54
4 Jim Bottomley 52
4 Harry Heilmann 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 15
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 Dolf Luque 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 10
1 Lefty Grove 10
3 Sam Gray 9
3 Pat Malone 9
3 George Uhle 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 76
2 Pat Malone 59
3 George Pipgras 51
4 Bump Hadley 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 .491
2 Chick Hafey .477
2 Bing Miller .477
4 Moe Berg .471
5 Jim Bottomley .463

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 Heinie Manush 20
2 Chick Hafey 19
3 Harvey Hendrick 18
3 Freddie Lindstrom 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adam Comorosky 5
1 Harvey Hendrick 5
3 Frank O'Rourke 4
4 Dave Bancroft 3
4 8 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.87
2 Hank Johnson 1.13
3 Lloyd Brown 1.26
4 Ray Kolp 1.50
5 Milt Gaston 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
2 Larry Benton 3
2 Milt Gaston 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 21
2 Bump Hadley 18
3 George Earnshaw 17
4 Lefty Grove 16
4 Waite Hoyt 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 2
2 General Crowder 1
2 Wes Ferrell 1
2 Syl Johnson 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Lazzeri .444
2 Jimmie Foxx .434
3 Babe Herman .422
4 Heinie Manush .419
5 Mickey Cochrane .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 12
2 Chuck Klein 11
3 Jim Bottomley 9
3 Lou Gehrig 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 41
2 Chick Hafey 39
3 Mickey Cochrane 36
4 Heinie Manush 34
5 Mel Ott 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Babe Herman 8
4 Bill Cissell 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.57
2 Willis Hudlin 2.15
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.38
4 Syl Johnson 2.62
5 Art Nehf 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 6
1 George Earnshaw 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 42
2 George Pipgras 32
3 George Earnshaw 30
3 Bump Hadley 30
5 Pat Malone 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Lou Koupal 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .385
2 Chick Hafey .369
3 Paul Waner .365
4 Pie Traynor .359
5 Babe Herman .358

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 163
2 Chick Hafey 152
3 Jim Bottomley 141
4 Lou Gehrig 139
5 Pie Traynor 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 47
2 Buddy Myer 29
3 Frankie Frisch 27
4 Bill Cissell 22
4 Harvey Hendrick 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.92
2 Lefty Grove 2.21
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.55
4 Sheriff Blake 2.57
5 Eddie Rommel 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
1 Lefty Grove 27
3 General Crowder 23
3 Waite Hoyt 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 185
2 Dazzy Vance 174
3 Pat Malone 162
4 George Earnshaw 154
5 George Pipgras 134

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