On This Day

Wednesday, July 17, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	61	24	.718	--
Yankees	51	30	.630	8.0
Browns	49	36	.576	12.0
Tigers	45	41	.523	16.5
Indians	42	41	.506	18.0
Senators	31	49	.388	27.5
White Sox	31	56	.356	31.0
Red Sox	26	59	.306	35.0

Games

Senators 6, White Sox 2

Indians 5, Athletics 2

Tigers 9, Yankees 8

Browns 4, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	53	28	.654	--
Cubs	50	29	.633	2.0
Giants	49	38	.563	7.0
Cardinals	42	42	.500	12.5
Robins	38	44	.463	15.5
Phillies	33	49	.402	20.5
Braves	34	51	.400	21.0
Reds	32	50	.390	21.5

Games

Robins 10, Reds 5

Braves 7, Pirates 4

Pirates 13, Braves 5

Cardinals 6, Giants 1

Cubs 16, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Bell	5
2	Dale Alexander	4
2	George Grantham	4
2	Charlie Hargreaves	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ethan Allen	1
1	Les Bell	1
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	Charlie Grimm	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Grantham	5
2	Taylor Douthit	4
2	Lloyd Waner	4
4	Cliff Heathcote	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Bissonette	1
1	Fred Brickell	1
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Kremer	0.64
2	Jake Miller	0.62
3	Charlie Root	0.50
4	Sam Gray	0.38
5	Doug McWeeny	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Burke	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Hal Haid	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Kremer	7
2	Charlie Root	6
3	Jake Miller	5
4	Sam Gray	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.404
2	Lefty O'Doul	.392
3	Heinie Manush	.391
4	Jimmie Foxx	.390
5	Bill Terry	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	28
2	Mel Ott	25
3	Hack Wilson	23
4	Jim Bottomley	22
4	3 others tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	97
2	Mel Ott	94
3	Al Simmons	92
4	Chick Hafey	89
5	Hack Wilson	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	26
2	Frankie Frisch	20
2	Evar Swanson	20
4	Babe Herman	16
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.94
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.53
3	George Earnshaw	3.09
4	Willis Hudlin	3.10
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	3 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	114
2	Pat Malone	89
3	George Earnshaw	76
4	George Pipgras	74
5	Charlie Root	71

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	5
1	Bill Shores	5
3	Hal Haid	4
3	Fred Heimach	4
3	4 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.556
2	Lefty O'Doul	.515
3	Babe Herman	.482
4	Norm McMillan	.453
5	Pie Traynor	.450

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	9
2	Jim Bottomley	8
3	Babe Ruth	6
4	Bibb Falk	5
4	Marty McManus	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	26
2	Adam Comorosky	21
2	Chuck Klein	21
4	George Grantham	20
5	4 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Evar Swanson	6
2	Bill Cissell	4
2	Ray Gardner	4
2	Pinky Pittenger	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willis Hudlin	0.86
2	Eppa Rixey	1.05
3	Carmen Hill	1.26
4	Joe Shaute	1.33
5	Hal Carlson	1.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	4
2	Larry Benton	3
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Watty Clark	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Johnny Morrison	19
2	Charlie Root	19
4	George Uhle	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob McGraw	2
1	Cy Moore	2
3	Ken Ash	1
3	Ray Benge	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.441
2	Harry Heilmann	.436
3	Heinie Manush	.421
4	Rogers Hornsby	.411
5	Hack Wilson	.404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	42
1	Mel Ott	42
3	Hack Wilson	39
4	Babe Ruth	37
5	Dale Alexander	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Evar Swanson	8
4	Charlie Gehringer	7
4	Denny Sothern	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carmen Hill	1.40
2	Herb Pennock	1.96
3	Lefty Grove	2.02
4	Garland Braxton	2.45
5	Eppa Rixey	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	7
2	Guy Bush	6
2	Johnny Morrison	6
4	Watty Clark	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	38
2	George Earnshaw	34
2	Charlie Root	34
4	Pat Malone	30
4	Johnny Morrison	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
2	Guy Bush	2
2	Fred Heimach	2
2	Carl Mays	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.403
2	Babe Herman	.372
3	Pie Traynor	.370
4	Lefty O'Doul	.369
5	Chuck Klein	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Chuck Klein	39
3	Chick Hafey	38
4	Mel Ott	34
5	Jim Bottomley	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	158
2	Jim Bottomley	156
3	Chick Hafey	151
3	Pie Traynor	151
5	Babe Ruth	143

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	51
2	Frankie Frisch	34
3	Buddy Myer	26
4	Denny Sothern	21
5	4 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.93
2	Dazzy Vance	2.72
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.81
4	Tommy Thomas	3.04
5	Rube Walberg	3.07

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	206
2	Pat Malone	161
3	Dazzy Vance	158
4	George Earnshaw	152
5	George Pipgras	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	6
1	Wilcy Moore	6
1	Eddie Rommel	6
4	Hal Haid	5
4	4 others tied	5