On This Day

Sunday, June 30, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	48	17	.738	--
Browns	41	26	.612	8.0
Yankees	38	26	.594	9.5
Tigers	38	33	.535	13.0
Indians	31	34	.477	17.0
Senators	26	37	.413	21.0
White Sox	23	46	.333	27.0
Red Sox	22	48	.314	28.5

Games

Yankees 6, Red Sox 4

Tigers 11, Indians 10

Senators 12, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	39	23	.629	--
Pirates	40	25	.615	0.5
Giants	38	29	.567	3.5
Cardinals	36	30	.545	5.0
Robins	31	36	.463	10.5
Phillies	28	39	.418	13.5
Braves	27	41	.397	15.0
Reds	24	40	.375	16.0

Games

Robins 5, Braves 3

Braves 10, Robins 6

Pirates 7, Reds 6

Giants 14, Phillies 2

Phillies 4, Giants 2

Cubs 14, Cardinals 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Clark	5
1	Johnny Frederick	5
3	Andy Cohen	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Travis Jackson	2
2	Del Bissonette	1
2	Johnny Frederick	1
2	Charlie Gehringer	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Bissonette	5
2	Travis Jackson	4
2	Freddie Lindstrom	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
5	10 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tony Kaufmann	2
1	Freddy Leach	2
3	Ossie Bluege	1
3	Earl Clark	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Firpo Marberry	0.56
2	Syl Johnson	0.54
3	Danny MacFayden	0.33
3	Claude Willoughby	0.33
5	2 tied	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Syl Johnson	7
2	Firpo Marberry	5
3	Danny MacFayden	4
3	Bob Smith	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Heinie Meine	1
1	Wilcy Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.415
2	Babe Herman	.386
3	Heinie Manush	.384
4	Tony Lazzeri	.376
5	Al Simmons	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	22
2	Lou Gehrig	21
3	Chuck Klein	19
3	Hack Wilson	19
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	81
2	Mel Ott	80
3	Chick Hafey	73
4	Jim Bottomley	70
5	Hack Wilson	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	22
2	Frankie Frisch	16
3	Babe Herman	14
3	Evar Swanson	14
5	Harvey Hendrick	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.08
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.34
3	Red Lucas	2.98
4	George Earnshaw	3.14
5	George Uhle	3.24

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	90
2	Pat Malone	76
3	George Pipgras	63
4	Watty Clark	56
5	2 tied	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Shores	5
2	Lou Koupal	4
2	Wilcy Moore	4
2	Johnny Morrison	4
2	Lil Stoner	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.462
2	Ken Williams	.447
3	Harry Heilmann	.446
4	Rogers Hornsby	.440
5	Lew Fonseca	.435

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	9
2	Hack Wilson	8
3	Freddie Lindstrom	6
3	Babe Ruth	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	30
2	Freddie Lindstrom	24
2	Hack Wilson	24
4	Bill Terry	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Charlie Gehringer	6
3	Frankie Frisch	5
3	Russ Scarritt	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Morrison	1.07
2	Ray Kolp	1.35
3	Bobby Burke	1.50
3	Myles Thomas	1.50
5	Red Lucas	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Morrison	4
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	Ray Kremer	3
2	Red Lucas	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Benge	24
2	Pat Malone	17
3	Lefty Grove	14
4	Watty Clark	13
4	2 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Johnny Morrison	2
4	Phil Collins	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.440
2	Babe Herman	.430
3	Bob Fothergill	.429
4	Tony Lazzeri	.416
5	Earle Combs	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	12
2	Mel Ott	11
3	Lou Gehrig	10
4	Al Simmons	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	47
2	Freddie Lindstrom	42
3	Al Simmons	35
4	Hack Wilson	34
5	Jim Bottomley	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Charlie Gehringer	8
2	Denny Sothern	8
4	Harvey Hendrick	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kolp	1.42
2	Johnny Morrison	1.70
3	Lefty Grove	1.74
4	Lloyd Brown	1.86
5	Vic Sorrell	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	5
1	Lefty Grove	5
1	Carl Hubbell	5
1	Red Lucas	5
1	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	38
2	Ray Benge	30
2	Lefty Grove	30
4	George Earnshaw	28
5	George Pipgras	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	4
2	Wilcy Moore	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	General Crowder	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.398
2	Rogers Hornsby	.366
3	Al Simmons	.365
4	Pie Traynor	.364
5	Lou Gehrig	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Chick Hafey	37
3	Hack Wilson	36
4	Lou Gehrig	32
5	Mel Ott	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	168
2	Chick Hafey	152
3	Jim Bottomley	148
4	Pie Traynor	146
5	Lou Gehrig	142

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	54
2	Frankie Frisch	30
3	Buddy Myer	29
4	Fresco Thompson	23
5	Harvey Hendrick	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.02
2	Dazzy Vance	2.46
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.67
4	Eddie Rommel	2.67
5	Tommy Thomas	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	28
2	Burleigh Grimes	26
3	Waite Hoyt	23
3	Pat Malone	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	189
2	Pat Malone	168
3	Dazzy Vance	162
4	George Earnshaw	149
5	George Pipgras	132

Saves

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