On This Day

Saturday, July 13, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	58	22	.725	--
Yankees	49	28	.636	7.5
Browns	47	34	.580	11.5
Tigers	43	39	.524	16.0
Indians	40	38	.513	17.0
Senators	29	47	.382	27.0
White Sox	29	54	.349	30.5
Red Sox	24	57	.296	34.5

Games

Yankees 4, White Sox 2

Yankees 6, White Sox 5

Indians 6, Senators 1

Browns 3, Athletics 1

Athletics 4, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	51	26	.662	--
Cubs	47	28	.627	3.0
Giants	47	35	.573	6.5
Cardinals	39	40	.494	13.0
Robins	36	41	.468	15.0
Phillies	32	46	.410	19.5
Braves	32	49	.395	21.0
Reds	29	48	.377	22.0

Games

Robins 15, Cardinals 8

Braves 7, Reds 6

Cubs 4, Giants 0

Pirates 10, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earle Combs	4
1	Jimmy Dykes	4
3	Earl Averill	3
3	Bill Dickey	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Bissonette	1
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Stu Clarke	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Herman	5
2	Earl Averill	3
2	Del Bissonette	3
4	Rube Bressler	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Les Bell	1
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Jake Flowers	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jake Miller	0.67
2	Rip Collins	0.40
3	Hal Carlson	0.33
3	Dutch Henry	0.33
3	Bill Shores	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Bruce Cunningham	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rip Collins	4
1	Jake Miller	4
1	Johnny Morrison	4
4	Red Faber	3
4	7 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.396
2	Heinie Manush	.392
3	Babe Herman	.388
4	Lefty O'Doul	.379
5	Bill Terry	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	25
2	Chuck Klein	23
3	Jim Bottomley	22
3	Lou Gehrig	22
3	2 others tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	94
2	Mel Ott	91
3	Al Simmons	89
4	Chick Hafey	88
5	Hack Wilson	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	26
2	Frankie Frisch	19
3	Evar Swanson	16
4	Babe Herman	15
5	Bill Cissell	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.89
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.34
3	Guy Bush	3.03
4	Tommy Thomas	3.23
5	Red Lucas	3.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	15
1	Lefty Grove	15
3	Pat Malone	12
4	Guy Bush	11
4	4 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	111
2	Pat Malone	86
3	George Earnshaw	70
3	George Pipgras	70
5	Charlie Root	64

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	Marty McManus	.463
2	Chuck Klein	.459
3	Heinie Manush	.455
4	Hack Wilson	.453
5	Adam Comorosky	.441

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	30
2	Rogers Hornsby	21
2	Don Hurst	21
4	Adam Comorosky	20
5	Marty McManus	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	4
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Frankie Frisch	4
1	Freddy Leach	4
1	Denny Sothern	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob McGraw	0.57
2	Hal Carlson	1.17
3	Willis Hudlin	1.19
4	Guy Bush	1.35
5	Larry Benton	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Ray Kremer	4
3	Larry Benton	3
3	Erv Brame	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	26
2	Johnny Morrison	21
3	George Earnshaw	18
4	Charlie Root	16
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Heimach	2
1	Bob McGraw	2
3	Guy Bush	1
3	General Crowder	1
3	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.464
2	Rogers Hornsby	.414
3	Jimmie Wilson	.408
4	Harry Heilmann	.407
5	Babe Herman	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	13
2	Jim Bottomley	12
3	Hack Wilson	11
4	Rogers Hornsby	9
4	Babe Ruth	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	50
2	Jim Bottomley	44
3	Freddie Lindstrom	36
4	Hack Wilson	35
5	Rogers Hornsby	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	12
2	Frankie Frisch	8
3	Bill Cissell	7
3	Charlie Gehringer	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.60
2	Ray Kolp	2.03
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.34
4	Johnny Morrison	2.53
5	Tommy Thomas	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Morrison	7
2	Lefty Grove	6
2	Ray Kremer	6
4	Larry Benton	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	40
2	George Earnshaw	29
2	Pat Malone	29
4	Ray Benge	28
4	2 others tied	28

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	Rogers Hornsby	.364
4	Jimmie Foxx	.362
5	Bill Terry	.361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	156
2	Al Simmons	155
3	Chick Hafey	154
4	Pie Traynor	153
5	Babe Ruth	140

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	54
2	Frankie Frisch	33
3	Buddy Myer	27
4	Bill Cissell	22
4	Harvey Hendrick	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.90
2	Dazzy Vance	2.63
3	Eddie Rommel	2.90
4	Sad Sam Jones	2.91
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	29
2	Burleigh Grimes	27
3	Pat Malone	22
4	Larry Benton	20
4	5 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	203
2	Pat Malone	162
3	Dazzy Vance	150
4	George Earnshaw	149
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