On This Day

Saturday, July 6, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 53 18 .746 --
Yankees 44 26 .629 8.5
Browns 44 28 .611 9.5
Tigers 39 36 .520 16.0
Indians 35 36 .493 18.0
Senators 26 42 .382 25.5
White Sox 26 50 .342 29.5
Red Sox 22 53 .293 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 44 26 .629 --
Cubs 42 25 .627 0.5
Giants 41 32 .562 4.5
Cardinals 37 36 .507 8.5
Robins 33 37 .471 11.0
Phillies 31 41 .431 14.0
Braves 30 44 .405 16.0
Reds 26 43 .377 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Bottomley 7
2 Taylor Douthit 6
2 Chick Hafey 6
2 Andy High 6
5 2 tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Chick Hafey 1
2 Chuck Klein 1
2 Al Simmons 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 11
2 Chick Hafey 5
3 Fred Frankhouse 4
3 Jimmie Wilson 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 Babe Herman 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Watty Clark 0.50
2 Sam Gray 0.31
3 Herb Pennock 0.29
4 Carl Hubbell 0.23
5 Bill Sherdel 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Gray 4
1 Bill Sherdel 4
3 Carl Hubbell 3
4 Ray Benge 2
4 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Elliott 1
1 Jakie May 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .407
2 Heinie Manush .393
3 Babe Herman .390
4 Tony Lazzeri .371
5 Bill Terry .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 24
2 Lou Gehrig 21
2 Chick Hafey 21
2 Chuck Klein 21
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 87
2 Mel Ott 84
3 Chick Hafey 83
3 Al Simmons 83
5 Hack Wilson 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 23
2 Frankie Frisch 19
3 Babe Herman 15
4 Bill Cissell 14
4 Evar Swanson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.01
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.32
3 George Earnshaw 2.96
4 Guy Bush 3.15
5 Red Lucas 3.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 13
1 Lefty Grove 13
3 Sam Gray 11
3 Pat Malone 11
3 Rube Walberg 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 101
2 Pat Malone 81
3 George Pipgras 65
4 George Earnshaw 63
5 Watty Clark 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Shores 5
2 Fred Heimach 4
2 Lou Koupal 4
2 Wilcy Moore 4
2 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .491
2 Harry Heilmann .489
3 Babe Herman .467
4 Heinie Manush .452
5 Jimmie Foxx .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 7
2 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 Babe Ruth 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 28
2 Red Kress 19
2 Mel Ott 19
4 Charlie Grimm 18
4 Freddie Lindstrom 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 7
2 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Denny Sothern 6
4 Bill Cissell 5
5 Fred Schulte 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Morrison 0.74
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.00
3 Herb Pennock 1.08
4 George Earnshaw 1.37
5 Bobby Burke 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 Rip Collins 3
1 Dutch Henry 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 20
2 Lefty Grove 19
3 Johnny Morrison 17
4 Rube Walberg 13
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Heimach 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
3 Guy Bush 1
3 Phil Collins 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .483
2 Bing Miller .426
3 Bob Fothergill .419
4 Rogers Hornsby .410
5 Babe Herman .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 12
2 Jim Bottomley 10
2 Hack Wilson 10
4 Lou Gehrig 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 46
2 Jim Bottomley 44
3 Freddie Lindstrom 38
4 Hack Wilson 36
5 Chick Hafey 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Frankie Frisch 9
2 Denny Sothern 9
4 Bill Cissell 8
4 Charlie Gehringer 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Morrison 1.57
2 Lefty Grove 1.70
3 Ray Kolp 1.85
4 George Earnshaw 2.23
5 Bobby Burke 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Morrison 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 George Earnshaw 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 39
2 Lefty Grove 34
3 George Earnshaw 32
4 Ray Benge 29
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 4
2 Wilcy Moore 3
3 Guy Bush 2
3 Fred Heimach 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .406
2 Rogers Hornsby .372
3 Pie Traynor .364
4 Harry Heilmann .362
5 Jimmie Foxx .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Chick Hafey 39
3 Mel Ott 33
4 Jim Bottomley 32
4 Chuck Klein 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 159
1 Al Simmons 159
3 Jim Bottomley 158
4 Pie Traynor 150
5 Babe Ruth 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 54
2 Frankie Frisch 33
3 Buddy Myer 28
4 Bill Cissell 23
5 Harvey Hendrick 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.99
2 Dazzy Vance 2.40
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.77
4 Eddie Rommel 2.81
5 Tommy Thomas 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Burleigh Grimes 26
3 Waite Hoyt 22
4 General Crowder 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 194
2 Pat Malone 165
3 George Earnshaw 150
3 Dazzy Vance 150
5 George Pipgras 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 7
2 Eddie Rommel 6
3 Willis Hudlin 5
3 Lou Koupal 5
3 3 others tied 5