On This Day

Tuesday, July 9, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	54	20	.730	--
Yankees	46	27	.630	7.5
Browns	45	30	.600	9.5
Tigers	41	38	.519	15.5
Indians	37	37	.500	17.0
Senators	28	44	.389	25.0
White Sox	28	51	.354	28.5
Red Sox	23	55	.295	33.0

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 4

Senators 2, Tigers 1

Yankees 8, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	47	26	.644	--
Cubs	44	26	.629	1.5
Giants	45	32	.584	4.0
Cardinals	38	37	.507	10.0
Robins	33	40	.452	14.0
Phillies	32	42	.432	15.5
Braves	31	46	.403	18.0
Reds	26	47	.356	21.0

Games

Pirates 3, Robins 1

Braves 6, Cubs 2

Giants 8, Reds 5

Cardinals 7, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lefty O'Doul	5
2	Chuck Klein	4
3	Earle Combs	3
3	Taylor Douthit	3
3	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	2
1	High Pockets Kelly	2
3	Del Bissonette	1
3	Andy Cohen	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	5
2	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Freddie Lindstrom	4
4	Andy Cohen	3
5	6 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Earl Clark	1
1	Roy Johnson	1
1	Joe Judge	1
1	Pinky Whitney	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Dailey	0.33
1	Lefty Stewart	0.33
3	Red Faber	0.30
4	Ed Wells	0.29
5	Garland Braxton	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mike Cvengros	5
2	Sam Dailey	4
3	Red Faber	3
3	Lefty Stewart	3
3	Carroll Yerkes	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Herb Pennock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.401
2	Heinie Manush	.397
3	Babe Herman	.393
4	Lefty O'Doul	.377
5	Bill Terry	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	24
2	Jim Bottomley	22
2	Lou Gehrig	22
4	Chick Hafey	21
4	Chuck Klein	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	94
2	Mel Ott	87
3	Al Simmons	85
4	Chick Hafey	83
5	Hack Wilson	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	24
2	Frankie Frisch	19
3	Babe Herman	15
3	Evar Swanson	15
5	Bill Cissell	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.01
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.42
3	Guy Bush	3.15
4	Willis Hudlin	3.27
5	Fred Heimach	3.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	14
1	Lefty Grove	14
3	Sam Gray	11
3	Pat Malone	11
3	Rube Walberg	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	107
2	Pat Malone	81
3	George Pipgras	70
4	George Earnshaw	63
5	Charlie Root	62

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	Harry Heilmann	.545
2	Heinie Manush	.500
3	Rogers Hornsby	.491
4	Babe Herman	.462
5	Freddy Leach	.458

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	9
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Dale Alexander	5
3	Rogers Hornsby	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	31
2	Rogers Hornsby	21
3	Dale Alexander	17
3	High Pockets Kelly	17
3	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Denny Sothern	5
3	Bill Cissell	4
3	Freddy Leach	4
3	Fred Schulte	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.00
2	Herb Pennock	1.07
3	Jack Russell	1.69
4	Lefty Grove	1.91
5	2 tied	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	3
1	General Crowder	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	George Earnshaw	19
3	Johnny Morrison	18
4	Charlie Root	14
5	2 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Heimach	2
1	Bob McGraw	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	.479
2	Bing Miller	.425
3	Babe Herman	.413
4	Hack Wilson	.409
5	Babe Ruth	.408

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	49
2	Jim Bottomley	48
3	Freddie Lindstrom	42
4	Pie Traynor	33
4	Hack Wilson	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Frankie Frisch	9
3	Charlie Gehringer	8
3	Denny Sothern	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.74
2	Johnny Morrison	1.86
3	Ray Kolp	2.03
4	Carmen Hill	2.42
5	Watty Clark	2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	40
2	Pat Malone	36
3	Ray Benge	28
3	George Earnshaw	28
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	4
2	Wilcy Moore	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Fred Heimach	2
3	Bob McGraw	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.408
2	Pie Traynor	.370
3	Rogers Hornsby	.367
4	Harry Heilmann	.363
5	Chick Hafey	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Chick Hafey	38
3	Jim Bottomley	35
4	Mel Ott	33
5	Chuck Klein	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	162
2	Al Simmons	161
3	Chick Hafey	154
4	Pie Traynor	153
5	Babe Ruth	137

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	55
2	Frankie Frisch	33
3	Buddy Myer	28
4	Bill Cissell	22
4	Harvey Hendrick	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.99
2	Dazzy Vance	2.43
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.77
4	Eddie Rommel	2.82
5	Tommy Thomas	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	29
2	Burleigh Grimes	27
3	General Crowder	21
3	Jesse Haines	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	200
2	Pat Malone	159
3	George Earnshaw	150
4	Dazzy Vance	147
5	George Pipgras	132

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