On This Day

Thursday, June 20, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 40 13 .755 --
Yankees 33 21 .611 7.5
Browns 33 24 .579 9.0
Tigers 33 29 .532 11.5
Indians 26 29 .473 15.0
Senators 20 33 .377 20.0
White Sox 22 38 .367 21.5
Red Sox 19 39 .328 23.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 34 20 .630 --
Pirates 34 21 .618 0.5
Cardinals 35 25 .583 2.0
Giants 31 24 .564 3.5
Phillies 23 30 .434 10.5
Braves 22 32 .407 12.0
Robins 22 33 .400 12.5
Reds 20 36 .357 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Cissell 4
2 Freddy Leach 3
2 Edd Roush 3
2 Hack Wilson 3
5 27 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 2
2 Dale Alexander 1
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Andy High 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 3
1 Hack Wilson 3
3 Dale Alexander 2
3 Earl Averill 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Red Barron 1
2 Moe Berg 1
2 Lew Fonseca 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Watty Clark 0.83
2 Jimmy Zinn 0.41
3 General Crowder 0.36
4 Pete Alexander 0.33
5 Art Nehf 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Percy Jones 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 7
1 Jimmy Zinn 7
3 Watty Clark 5
4 General Crowder 4
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .396
2 Bill Terry .395
3 Tony Lazzeri .392
4 Lefty O'Doul .391
5 Mickey Cochrane .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 19
2 Chick Hafey 18
2 Chuck Klein 18
4 Mel Ott 17
5 Hack Wilson 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 71
2 Al Simmons 68
3 Mel Ott 65
4 Jim Bottomley 59
5 Hack Wilson 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 21
2 Frankie Frisch 13
2 Babe Herman 13
4 Harvey Hendrick 12
4 Evar Swanson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.12
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.47
3 Fred Heimach 2.77
4 George Uhle 2.91
5 Dolf Luque 2.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 76
2 Pat Malone 69
3 George Pipgras 53
4 Carl Hubbell 50
5 2 tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Koupal 4
1 Bill Shores 4
1 Lil Stoner 4
4 Hal Haid 3
4 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .518
2 Bing Miller .513
3 Tony Lazzeri .481
4 Edd Roush .462
5 Red Kress .460

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
1 Hack Wilson 7
3 Chick Hafey 5
3 Mel Ott 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 27
2 Chick Hafey 22
2 Hack Wilson 22
4 Bob Fothergill 21
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Lew Fonseca 4
2 Curt Walker 4
4 Dave Bancroft 3
4 11 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 0.67
2 Ray Kolp 1.26
3 Red Lucas 1.67
4 Milt Gaston 1.80
4 Lefty Grove 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Malone 4
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Vic Sorrell 3
5 25 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 27
2 Ray Benge 17
3 Waite Hoyt 14
3 Jakie May 14
5 Guy Bush 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
1 Jimmy Zinn 2
4 Guy Bush 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Lazzeri .442
2 Mickey Cochrane .439
3 Al Simmons .438
4 Heinie Manush .432
5 Edd Roush .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 13
2 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Chuck Klein 10
4 Jim Bottomley 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 44
1 Mel Ott 44
3 Al Simmons 40
4 Mickey Cochrane 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 12
2 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Harvey Hendrick 8
4 Adam Comorosky 7
5 Bill Cissell 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.09
2 Ken Holloway 2.65
3 Vic Sorrell 2.85
4 Ray Kremer 2.89
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 6
1 Vic Sorrell 6
3 Ray Benge 5
3 George Blaeholder 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 36
2 Lefty Grove 33
3 Watty Clark 28
4 Ray Benge 27
4 George Earnshaw 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
1 Charlie Root 3
3 Guy Bush 2
3 General Crowder 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .391
2 Chick Hafey .366
3 Pie Traynor .363
4 Bill Terry .363
5 Lou Gehrig .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Chick Hafey 38
3 Hack Wilson 35
4 Lou Gehrig 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 161
2 Chick Hafey 156
3 Lou Gehrig 143
4 Jim Bottomley 141
5 Pie Traynor 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 53
2 Buddy Myer 30
3 Frankie Frisch 27
4 Bill Cissell 22
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.16
2 Lefty Grove 2.21
3 Eddie Rommel 2.58
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.66
5 Sheriff Blake 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 26
1 Lefty Grove 26
3 General Crowder 22
3 Jesse Haines 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 181
2 Pat Malone 169
3 Dazzy Vance 160
4 George Earnshaw 154
5 George Pipgras 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 8
2 Willis Hudlin 6
2 Eddie Rommel 6
4 Larry Benton 5
4 5 others tied 5