On This Day

Monday, July 1, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 48 17 .738 --
Browns 41 26 .612 8.0
Yankees 39 26 .600 9.0
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 49 .310 29.0

Games

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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Footsie Blair 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Charlie Gelbert 3
1 Riggs Stephenson 3
5 6 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Riggs Stephenson 2
2 Footsie Blair 1
2 Ben Paschal 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Riggs Stephenson 7
2 Charlie Gelbert 3
3 Ben Paschal 2
4 Benny Bengough 1
4 11 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bayne 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Haines 4
2 Bill Bayne 2
3 Pat Malone 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Heimach 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .415
2 Babe Herman .386
3 Heinie Manush .384
4 Tony Lazzeri .371
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 74
4 Jim Bottomley 71
5 Hack Wilson 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 23
2 Frankie Frisch 17
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 77
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 Harry Heilmann .481
2 Rogers Hornsby .471
3 Jimmie Foxx .438
4 Heinie Manush .426
5 Ski Melillo .422

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 28
2 Hack Wilson 23
3 Freddie Lindstrom 22
4 Bill Terry 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Charlie Gehringer 6
3 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Denny Sothern 5
5 Russ Scarritt 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Morrison 1.07
2 Ray Kolp 1.38
3 Bobby Burke 1.50
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.50
3 Myles Thomas 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Morrison 4
2 Ray Kremer 3
2 Red Lucas 3
2 Bob Smith 3
2 Rube Walberg 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 18
2 Lefty Grove 14
3 Watty Clark 13
3 Bob Smith 13
5 George Pipgras 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
4 Phil Collins 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .440
2 Babe Herman .430
3 Bob Fothergill .422
4 Bing Miller .408
5 Earle Combs .406

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 47
2 Freddie Lindstrom 42
3 Hack Wilson 34
4 Jim Bottomley 33
5 3 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Charlie Gehringer 8
2 Denny Sothern 8
4 Frankie Frisch 7
4 Harvey Hendrick 7

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 39
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 .399
2 Rogers Hornsby .369
3 Al Simmons .366
4 Pie Traynor .363
5 Jimmie Foxx .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Chick Hafey 37
3 Hack Wilson 34
4 Lou Gehrig 32
5 Mel Ott 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 167
2 Chick Hafey 153
3 Jim Bottomley 148
4 Pie Traynor 146
5 Lou Gehrig 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 55
2 Frankie Frisch 31
3 Buddy Myer 29
4 Fresco Thompson 23
5 Harvey Hendrick 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.02
2 Dazzy Vance 2.44
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.67
4 Eddie Rommel 2.67
5 Tommy Thomas 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Burleigh Grimes 25
3 Waite Hoyt 23
4 Pat Malone 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 189
2 Pat Malone 166
3 Dazzy Vance 153
4 George Earnshaw 149
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 5 others tied 5