On This Day

Friday, June 28, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 48 15 .762 --
Browns 39 26 .600 10.0
Yankees 36 26 .581 11.5
Tigers 37 32 .536 14.0
Indians 30 33 .476 18.0
Senators 25 36 .410 22.0
White Sox 23 44 .343 27.0
Red Sox 21 47 .309 29.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 37 23 .617 --
Pirates 38 24 .613 0.0
Giants 36 27 .571 2.5
Cardinals 36 28 .563 3.0
Robins 28 35 .444 10.5
Phillies 26 37 .413 12.5
Braves 26 38 .406 13.0
Reds 23 38 .377 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Alexander 3
1 Taylor Douthit 3
1 Hod Ford 3
1 Bob Fothergill 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Pie Traynor 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Gooch 3
1 Pat Malone 3
1 Heinie Manush 3
4 Rogers Hornsby 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Lew Fonseca 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 General Crowder 0.50
2 Jesse Haines 0.33
3 Pat Malone 0.29
4 Grady Adkins 0.20
5 George Uhle 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Johnny Miljus 1
1 Jack Russell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 5
2 General Crowder 3
2 Hal Haid 3
4 Jesse Haines 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .403
2 Babe Herman .387
3 Tony Lazzeri .379
4 Heinie Manush .377
5 Lefty O'Doul .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 21
1 Mel Ott 21
3 Hack Wilson 19
4 Chick Hafey 18
4 2 others tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 79
2 Mel Ott 76
3 Chick Hafey 73
4 Jim Bottomley 64
4 2 others tied 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 22
2 Frankie Frisch 15
3 Babe Herman 14
4 Evar Swanson 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.96
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.51
3 Dolf Luque 2.95
4 Red Lucas 2.98
5 Jake Miller 3.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 12
2 Sam Gray 11
2 Burleigh Grimes 11
2 Pat Malone 11
5 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 85
2 Pat Malone 76
3 George Pipgras 60
4 George Earnshaw 52
4 Carl Hubbell 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Shores 5
2 Lou Koupal 4
2 Johnny Morrison 4
2 Lil Stoner 4
5 4 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .473
2 Edd Roush .446
3 Red Kress .434
4 Al Simmons .426
5 Bing Miller .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 8
1 Hack Wilson 8
3 Lou Gehrig 6
4 Rogers Hornsby 5
4 Freddy Leach 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 32
2 Hack Wilson 21
3 Freddy Leach 19
3 Bill Terry 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Charlie Gehringer 6
3 Curt Walker 5
4 Lew Fonseca 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Burke 0.75
2 Johnny Morrison 0.89
3 Myles Thomas 1.50
4 Lefty Grove 1.55
5 George Earnshaw 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Morrison 4
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Red Lucas 3
2 Pat Malone 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Benge 23
2 Pat Malone 19
3 Lefty Grove 14
4 Watty Clark 12
4 George Pipgras 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 3
2 Guy Bush 1
2 Phil Collins 1
2 General Crowder 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .430
2 Bob Fothergill .420
3 Tony Lazzeri .420
4 Babe Herman .417
5 Heinie Manush .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 12
2 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Chick Hafey 11
2 Al Simmons 11
5 Mel Ott 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 47
2 Chick Hafey 41
3 Al Simmons 38
4 Hack Wilson 35
5 2 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Frankie Frisch 9
3 Charlie Gehringer 8
4 Lew Fonseca 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.35
2 Johnny Morrison 1.93
3 Lloyd Brown 1.99
4 George Earnshaw 2.28
5 Bobby Burke 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Vic Sorrell 6
4 Red Lucas 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 39
2 George Earnshaw 36
3 Ray Benge 30
3 Lefty Grove 30
5 George Pipgras 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 4
2 Guy Bush 2
2 General Crowder 2
2 Johnny Miljus 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .395
2 Al Simmons .366
3 Chick Hafey .365
4 Lou Gehrig .363
5 Rogers Hornsby .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Chick Hafey 38
3 Hack Wilson 36
4 Lou Gehrig 32
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 167
2 Chick Hafey 153
3 Jim Bottomley 143
3 Pie Traynor 143
5 Lou Gehrig 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 54
2 Frankie Frisch 29
2 Buddy Myer 29
4 Fresco Thompson 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.96
2 Dazzy Vance 2.44
3 Eddie Rommel 2.58
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.64
5 Tommy Thomas 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Burleigh Grimes 25
3 Waite Hoyt 23
3 Pat Malone 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 186
2 Pat Malone 168
3 Dazzy Vance 161
4 George Earnshaw 158
5 George Pipgras 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 8
2 Eddie Rommel 6
3 Hal Haid 5
3 Willis Hudlin 5
3 4 others tied 5