On This Day

Wednesday, July 3, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	51	17	.750	--
Yankees	41	26	.612	9.5
Browns	42	27	.609	9.5
Tigers	39	34	.534	14.5
Indians	33	35	.485	18.0
Senators	26	40	.394	24.0
White Sox	24	48	.333	29.0
Red Sox	22	51	.301	31.5

Games

White Sox 6, Indians 3

Yankees 6, Red Sox 5

Athletics 9, Senators 7

Browns 8, Tigers 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	41	23	.641	--
Pirates	42	25	.627	0.5
Giants	40	30	.571	4.0
Cardinals	36	32	.529	7.0
Robins	31	36	.463	11.5
Phillies	28	39	.418	14.5
Braves	28	43	.394	16.5
Reds	24	42	.364	18.0

Games

Giants 11, Braves 3

Cubs 7, Reds 5

Pirates 13, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Andy Reese	5
1	Bill Terry	5
3	Burleigh Grimes	4
3	Charlie Hargreaves	4
3	Paul Waner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	George Harper	1
1	Fred Heimach	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Grimm	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Bill Terry	4
4	Burleigh Grimes	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carl Reynolds	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Bill Barrett	1
2	Earle Combs	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wes Ferrell	0.29
2	General Crowder	0.27
3	Percy Jones	0.25
3	Red Lucas	0.25
5	Myles Thomas	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Fred Heimach	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wes Ferrell	6
2	Red Lucas	4
3	Ben Cantwell	3
3	General Crowder	3
3	Percy Jones	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.410
2	Heinie Manush	.389
3	Babe Herman	.386
4	Bill Terry	.376
5	Tony Lazzeri	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	23
2	Lou Gehrig	21
3	Chick Hafey	19
3	Chuck Klein	19
3	Hack Wilson	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	82
2	Al Simmons	81
3	Chick Hafey	75
4	Jim Bottomley	71
5	2 tied	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	23
2	Frankie Frisch	18
3	Babe Herman	14
3	Evar Swanson	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.08
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.32
3	George Earnshaw	2.96
4	Guy Bush	3.19
5	Red Lucas	3.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	13
2	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	.509
2	Jimmie Foxx	.468
3	Harry Heilmann	.460
4	Heinie Manush	.446
5	Hack Wilson	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	8
2	Babe Ruth	7
3	Freddy Leach	6
3	Hack Wilson	6
5	Rogers Hornsby	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	27
2	Freddie Lindstrom	22
2	Babe Ruth	22
4	Charlie Grimm	20
4	Freddy Leach	20

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Morrison	0.47
2	Bobby Burke	1.50
3	Burleigh Grimes	1.67
4	George Earnshaw	1.75
5	Lefty Grove	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	4
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	Dutch Henry	3
2	Johnny Morrison	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Johnny Morrison	2
3	Guy Bush	1
3	Phil Collins	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.466
2	Bob Fothergill	.433
3	Babe Herman	.430
4	Bing Miller	.413
5	Lew Fonseca	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	12
1	Hack Wilson	12
3	Lou Gehrig	9
4	Chick Hafey	8
4	Rogers Hornsby	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	49
2	Freddie Lindstrom	41
3	Hack Wilson	37
4	Bill Terry	36
5	Jim Bottomley	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Charlie Gehringer	9
3	Frankie Frisch	8
3	Denny Sothern	8
5	3 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	Guy Bush	5
2	George Earnshaw	5
2	Burleigh Grimes	5
2	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	39
2	George Earnshaw	32
3	Lefty Grove	30
4	Ray Benge	27
5	Watty Clark	25

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	.373
3	Pie Traynor	.364
4	Paul Waner	.364
5	Jimmie Foxx	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Chick Hafey	38
3	Hack Wilson	34
4	Mel Ott	32
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	164
2	Chick Hafey	154
3	Pie Traynor	148
4	Jim Bottomley	146
5	2 tied	136

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	54
2	Frankie Frisch	32
3	Buddy Myer	29
4	Harvey Hendrick	22
4	Fresco Thompson	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.02
2	Dazzy Vance	2.44
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.74
4	Eddie Rommel	2.78
5	Tommy Thomas	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	27
2	Burleigh Grimes	26
3	General Crowder	22
3	Waite Hoyt	22
3	Pat Malone	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	184
2	Pat Malone	166
3	George Earnshaw	155
4	Dazzy Vance	153
5	George Pipgras	128

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