Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, July 2, 1929

On This Day

Tuesday, July 2, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	50	17	.746	--
Yankees	40	26	.606	9.5
Browns	41	27	.603	9.5
Tigers	39	33	.542	13.5
Indians	33	34	.493	17.0
Senators	26	39	.400	23.0
White Sox	23	48	.324	29.0
Red Sox	22	50	.306	30.5

Games

Indians 4, White Sox 3

Indians 5, White Sox 4

Yankees 4, Red Sox 3

Athletics 7, Senators 4

Athletics 4, Senators 1

Tigers 10, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	40	23	.635	--
Pirates	41	25	.621	0.5
Giants	39	30	.565	4.0
Cardinals	36	31	.537	6.0
Robins	31	36	.463	11.0
Phillies	28	39	.418	14.0
Braves	28	42	.400	15.5
Reds	24	41	.369	17.0

Games

Giants 6, Braves 3

Braves 3, Giants 2

Cubs 5, Reds 4

Pirates 5, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lew Fonseca	4
1	Shanty Hogan	4
1	Carl Reynolds	4
4	Dale Alexander	3
4	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Alexander	2
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	Mel Ott	1
2	Joe Sewell	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Alexander	6
2	Joe Boley	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
4	Les Bell	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lew Fonseca	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Willie Kamm	1
1	John Kerr	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Earnshaw	1.00
2	Willis Hudlin	0.67
3	Charlie Root	0.57
4	Earl Whitehill	0.54
5	Bill Walker	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	10
2	Earl Whitehill	7
3	Willis Hudlin	6
4	Ed Morris	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.413
2	Heinie Manush	.389
3	Babe Herman	.386
4	Al Simmons	.368
5	Tony Lazzeri	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	23
2	Lou Gehrig	21
3	Chuck Klein	19
3	Hack Wilson	19
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	81
1	Al Simmons	81
3	Chick Hafey	74
4	Jim Bottomley	71
5	Hack Wilson	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	23
2	Frankie Frisch	18
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	George Earnshaw	2.96
4	Red Lucas	2.98
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
3	Rube Walberg	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	90
2	Pat Malone	77
3	George Earnshaw	63
3	George Pipgras	63
5	Watty Clark	56

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	Rogers Hornsby	.481
2	Harry Heilmann	.458
3	Heinie Manush	.451
4	Jimmie Foxx	.440
5	Lew Fonseca	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	9
2	Hack Wilson	8
3	Babe Ruth	6
4	Rogers Hornsby	5
4	Freddy Leach	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	29
2	Hack Wilson	24
3	Freddie Lindstrom	22
4	Dale Alexander	19
4	Bill Terry	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Charlie Gehringer	6
4	Denny Sothern	5
5	Lew Fonseca	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Morrison	1.07
2	Bobby Burke	1.50
2	Burleigh Grimes	1.50
2	Myles Thomas	1.50
5	Red Lucas	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Morrison	4
1	Rube Walberg	4
3	Guy Bush	3
3	Red Lucas	3
3	Bob Smith	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	21
2	Pat Malone	18
3	Charlie Root	15
4	Lefty Grove	14
5	3 tied	13

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	.462
2	Babe Herman	.430
3	Bob Fothergill	.427
4	Lew Fonseca	.413
5	Earle Combs	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	12
1	Hack Wilson	12
3	Lou Gehrig	10
4	Rogers Hornsby	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	48
2	Freddie Lindstrom	41
3	Hack Wilson	36
4	Jim Bottomley	33
5	2 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Charlie Gehringer	8
2	Denny Sothern	8
5	2 tied	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	Rube Walberg	6
2	George Earnshaw	5
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Carl Hubbell	5
2	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	39
2	George Earnshaw	32
3	Lefty Grove	30
4	Ray Benge	27
5	George Pipgras	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	4
2	Wilcy Moore	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Charlie Root	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.404
2	Rogers Hornsby	.370
3	Al Simmons	.366
4	Jimmie Foxx	.365
5	Pie Traynor	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Chick Hafey	37
3	Hack Wilson	34
4	Mel Ott	32
5	3 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	166
2	Chick Hafey	153
3	Pie Traynor	147
4	Jim Bottomley	146
5	Hack Wilson	139

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	55
2	Frankie Frisch	32
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	Eddie Rommel	2.67
4	Sad Sam Jones	2.74
5	Tommy Thomas	2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	189
2	Pat Malone	166
3	George Earnshaw	155
4	Dazzy Vance	153
5	George Pipgras	131

Saves

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