On This Day

Thursday, July 11, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 55 21 .724 --
Yankees 46 28 .622 8.0
Browns 46 31 .597 9.5
Tigers 42 39 .519 15.5
Indians 38 38 .500 17.0
Senators 29 45 .392 25.0
White Sox 29 51 .363 28.0
Red Sox 24 56 .300 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 49 26 .653 --
Cubs 46 27 .630 2.0
Giants 46 34 .575 5.5
Cardinals 39 38 .506 11.0
Robins 34 41 .453 15.0
Phillies 32 44 .421 17.5
Braves 31 48 .392 20.0
Reds 28 47 .373 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Woody English 5
1 Marty McManus 5
1 Bill Terry 5
1 Hack Wilson 5
5 3 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Marty McManus 2
1 Hack Wilson 2
3 Dale Alexander 1
3 Woody English 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 5
2 Johnnie Heving 4
2 Marty McManus 4
2 Norm McMillan 4
2 Bill Narleski 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Cohen 1
1 Hod Ford 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Ernie Orsatti 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Lucas 1.25
2 Pat Malone 0.42
3 Bill Walker 0.40
4 Firpo Marberry 0.33
5 Bill Sherdel 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bayne 1
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Lucas 5
1 Pat Malone 5
1 Bill Sherdel 5
4 Socks Seibold 4
4 Bill Walker 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Mays 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .396
2 Heinie Manush .395
3 Babe Herman .386
4 Lefty O'Doul .376
5 Bill Terry .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 25
2 Jim Bottomley 22
2 Lou Gehrig 22
2 Chick Hafey 22
2 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 94
2 Mel Ott 90
3 Chick Hafey 88
4 Al Simmons 85
5 Hack Wilson 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 26
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 3.07
4 Tommy Thomas 3.23
5 Red Lucas 3.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 14
1 Lefty Grove 14
3 Pat Malone 12
4 Guy Bush 11
4 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 107
2 Pat Malone 86
3 George Pipgras 70
4 George Earnshaw 63
5 2 tied 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 Heinie Manush .500
2 Adam Comorosky .483
3 Hack Wilson .462
4 Rogers Hornsby .441
5 Babe Ruth .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 9
2 Marty McManus 7
3 Dale Alexander 6
4 Rogers Hornsby 5
4 Babe Ruth 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 31
2 Rogers Hornsby 23
3 Marty McManus 19
3 Pie Traynor 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob McGraw 0.61
2 Willis Hudlin 1.19
3 Larry Benton 1.44
4 Herb Pennock 1.65
5 2 tied 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 4
2 George Blaeholder 3
2 Erv Brame 3
2 Watty Clark 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 22
2 Johnny Morrison 17
3 Pat Malone 15
4 Charlie Root 14
5 4 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Heimach 2
1 Bob McGraw 2
3 Guy Bush 1
3 General Crowder 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .475
2 Bing Miller .416
3 Babe Ruth .413
4 Hack Wilson .411
5 Rogers Hornsby .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 13
2 Jim Bottomley 12
3 Hack Wilson 11
4 Lou Gehrig 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 52
2 Jim Bottomley 44
3 Freddie Lindstrom 40
4 Pie Traynor 36
4 Hack Wilson 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 12
2 Frankie Frisch 9
3 Charlie Gehringer 8
4 Bill Cissell 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.87
2 Johnny Morrison 1.99
3 Ray Kolp 2.03
4 Tommy Thomas 2.68
5 George Earnshaw 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 41
2 Lefty Grove 36
3 Ray Benge 28
3 George Earnshaw 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 3
2 Guy Bush 2
2 General Crowder 2
2 Fred Heimach 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .406
2 Pie Traynor .372
3 Harry Heilmann .363
4 Chick Hafey .362
5 Bill Terry .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Chick Hafey 38
3 Jim Bottomley 34
3 Mel Ott 34
5 Chuck Klein 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 160
2 Jim Bottomley 159
3 Chick Hafey 157
4 Pie Traynor 155
5 Babe Ruth 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 56
2 Frankie Frisch 33
3 Buddy Myer 27
4 Bill Cissell 22
4 Harvey Hendrick 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.99
2 Dazzy Vance 2.45
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.74
4 Eddie Rommel 2.85
5 Tommy Thomas 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 29
2 Burleigh Grimes 26
3 Pat Malone 22
4 General Crowder 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 200
2 Pat Malone 162
3 George Earnshaw 150
4 Dazzy Vance 145
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