On This Day

Monday, July 15, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 60 23 .723 --
Yankees 50 29 .633 8.0
Browns 48 35 .578 12.0
Tigers 44 40 .524 16.5
Indians 41 40 .506 18.0
Senators 30 48 .385 27.5
White Sox 30 55 .353 31.0
Red Sox 25 58 .301 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 52 26 .667 --
Cubs 49 28 .636 2.5
Giants 49 36 .576 6.5
Cardinals 40 42 .488 14.0
Robins 37 42 .468 15.5
Phillies 32 48 .400 21.0
Braves 32 50 .390 22.0
Reds 30 49 .380 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lefty O'Doul 7
2 Chuck Klein 6
3 Lew Fonseca 5
3 Norm McMillan 5
5 Jimmy Dykes 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 3
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Rube Bressler 1
2 Taylor Douthit 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 9
2 Chick Fullis 3
2 Norm McMillan 3
4 Rube Bressler 2
4 17 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ray Gardner 3
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Bill Barrett 1
2 Jimmy Dykes 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Scott 0.71
2 Wes Ferrell 0.64
3 Firpo Marberry 0.50
4 George Earnshaw 0.46
5 Lefty Stewart 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 7
2 Ray Benge 6
2 George Earnshaw 6
4 Ownie Carroll 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .392
2 Jimmie Foxx .391
3 Heinie Manush .391
4 Lefty O'Doul .390
5 Bill Terry .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 26
2 Mel Ott 25
3 Hack Wilson 23
4 Jim Bottomley 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 96
2 Mel Ott 94
3 Al Simmons 91
4 Chick Hafey 88
5 Hack Wilson 80

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.89
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.34
3 George Earnshaw 3.09
4 Willis Hudlin 3.12
5 Guy Bush 3.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 15
1 Lefty Grove 15
3 Guy Bush 12
3 George Earnshaw 12
3 Pat Malone 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 111
2 Pat Malone 86
3 George Earnshaw 76
4 George Pipgras 73
5 Charlie Root 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Shores 5
2 Hal Haid 4
2 Fred Heimach 4
2 Lou Koupal 4
2 4 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .564
2 Lefty O'Doul .526
3 Norm McMillan .481
4 Adam Comorosky .444
5 Hack Wilson .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 8
2 Chuck Klein 7
3 Dale Alexander 5
3 Marty McManus 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 26
2 Adam Comorosky 21
3 Dale Alexander 18
3 Rogers Hornsby 18
3 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 4
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Bill Barrett 3
3 Lu Blue 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Benton 0.62
2 Lefty Grove 1.00
3 Willis Hudlin 1.16
4 Hal Carlson 1.42
5 Ray Kremer 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 4
2 Larry Benton 3
2 Erv Brame 3
2 Watty Clark 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 23
2 Lefty Grove 21
3 Charlie Root 17
4 Johnny Morrison 16
4 George Uhle 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Heimach 2
1 Bob McGraw 2
3 Ken Ash 1
3 General Crowder 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .448
2 Harry Heilmann .430
3 Lefty O'Doul .403
4 Rogers Hornsby .402
5 Lloyd Waner .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 12
1 Hack Wilson 12
3 Jim Bottomley 11
3 Chuck Klein 11
5 Babe Ruth 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 48
2 Jim Bottomley 45
3 Hack Wilson 37
4 Freddie Lindstrom 35
5 Rogers Hornsby 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 12
2 Frankie Frisch 8
3 Lew Fonseca 7
3 Charlie Gehringer 7
3 Denny Sothern 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.87
2 George Earnshaw 2.31
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.34
4 Garland Braxton 2.45
5 Johnny Morrison 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
1 Ray Kremer 6
1 Johnny Morrison 6
4 Watty Clark 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 35
1 Lefty Grove 35
3 Ray Benge 34
4 Pat Malone 29
5 Charlie Root 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 3
2 Guy Bush 2
2 General Crowder 2
2 Fred Heimach 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .404
2 Pie Traynor .370
3 Lefty O'Doul .367
4 Chuck Klein .365
5 Rogers Hornsby .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Chick Hafey 38
3 Chuck Klein 37
4 Mel Ott 34
5 Jim Bottomley 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 157
1 Al Simmons 157
3 Pie Traynor 152
4 Chick Hafey 151
5 Babe Ruth 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 52
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 Sad Sam Jones 2.91
4 Burleigh Grimes 3.02
5 Tommy Thomas 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 29
2 Burleigh Grimes 26
3 Jesse Haines 21
3 Pat Malone 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 203
2 Pat Malone 158
3 George Earnshaw 155
4 Dazzy Vance 150
5 George Pipgras 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 7
2 Eddie Rommel 6
3 Hal Haid 5
3 Willis Hudlin 5
3 4 others tied 5