On This Day

Saturday, July 20, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	64	24	.727	--
Yankees	53	32	.624	9.5
Browns	50	39	.562	14.5
Indians	44	43	.506	19.5
Tigers	45	44	.506	19.5
Senators	34	50	.405	28.0
White Sox	34	56	.378	31.0
Red Sox	26	62	.295	38.0

Games

White Sox 4, Red Sox 3

Indians 8, Yankees 4

Yankees 11, Indians 6

Athletics 6, Tigers 2

Senators 3, Browns 2

Senators 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	53	29	.646	--
Pirates	54	30	.643	0.0
Giants	51	39	.567	6.0
Cardinals	43	43	.500	12.0
Robins	38	47	.447	16.5
Phillies	36	49	.424	18.5
Braves	35	52	.402	20.5
Reds	32	53	.376	22.5

Games

Cubs 6, Robins 5

Cubs 4, Robins 1

Braves 5, Cardinals 1

Pirates 5, Giants 2

Giants 8, Pirates 4

Phillies 9, Reds 4

Phillies 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Evar Swanson	6
1	Fresco Thompson	6
3	Goose Goslin	5
3	Gene Robertson	5
3	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	2
2	Lew Fonseca	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
2	Lew Fonseca	4
3	Bill Dickey	3
3	Jimmie Foxx	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adam Comorosky	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Bibb Falk	1
1	Ray Gardner	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	0.80
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.75
3	Bobby Burke	0.71
4	Jack Ogden	0.62
5	Vic Sorrell	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Bobby Burke	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Firpo Marberry	7
3	Johnny Miljus	6
3	Vic Sorrell	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Swetonic	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.397
2	Lefty O'Doul	.392
3	Jimmie Foxx	.386
4	Heinie Manush	.381
5	Bill Terry	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	29
2	Mel Ott	26
3	Lou Gehrig	23
3	Hack Wilson	23
5	3 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	97
2	Mel Ott	96
3	Al Simmons	92
4	Chick Hafey	89
5	Hack Wilson	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	26
2	Evar Swanson	21
3	Frankie Frisch	20
4	Lew Fonseca	17
5	Babe Herman	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.95
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.49
3	George Earnshaw	3.01
4	Guy Bush	3.18
5	Red Lucas	3.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	16
1	Lefty Grove	16
3	Guy Bush	13
3	George Earnshaw	13
5	4 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	122
2	Pat Malone	89
3	George Earnshaw	80
4	George Pipgras	77
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	5 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.525
2	Taylor Douthit	.516
3	Chick Hafey	.491
4	Chuck Klein	.459
5	Babe Herman	.443

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	9
2	Jim Bottomley	6
3	Babe Ruth	5
4	Bibb Falk	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	21
1	Chuck Klein	21
3	George Grantham	20
4	Tony Lazzeri	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Evar Swanson	7
2	Lew Fonseca	5
2	Ray Gardner	5
4	Cliff Heathcote	4
4	Pinky Pittenger	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Haid	1.00
2	Jake Miller	1.50
3	Eppa Rixey	1.60
4	Syl Johnson	1.64
5	Lefty Grove	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Thomas	4
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Hal Carlson	3
2	Watty Clark	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	21
1	Firpo Marberry	21
3	George Uhle	19
4	Wes Ferrell	18
4	Charlie Root	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Moore	2
2	Ken Ash	1
2	Ray Benge	1
2	General Crowder	1
2	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.422
2	Rogers Hornsby	.416
3	Taylor Douthit	.414
4	Lloyd Waner	.408
5	Harry Heilmann	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Chuck Klein	11
3	Jim Bottomley	9
3	Rogers Hornsby	9
3	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	38
2	Babe Ruth	37
3	Rogers Hornsby	34
3	Mel Ott	34
5	George Grantham	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lew Fonseca	9
1	Evar Swanson	9
3	Kiki Cuyler	8
4	Frankie Frisch	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.66
2	Eppa Rixey	2.01
3	Jack Russell	2.13
4	Hal Carlson	2.22
5	Bobby Burke	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	6
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Ray Kremer	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	46
2	George Earnshaw	38
3	Charlie Root	34
4	Johnny Morrison	32
5	Firpo Marberry	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Heimach	2
1	Bob McGraw	2
1	Cy Moore	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.402
2	Babe Herman	.373
3	Pie Traynor	.371
4	Harry Heilmann	.368
5	2 tied	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	40
2	Babe Ruth	38
3	Chick Hafey	37
4	Mel Ott	35
5	Jim Bottomley	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	154
2	Al Simmons	151
3	Pie Traynor	149
4	Chick Hafey	146
5	Harry Heilmann	144

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	51
2	Frankie Frisch	34
3	Buddy Myer	26
4	Denny Sothern	21
4	Evar Swanson	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.96
2	Dazzy Vance	2.56
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.78
4	Tommy Thomas	2.81
5	George Earnshaw	3.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	206
2	Pat Malone	161
3	Dazzy Vance	157
4	George Earnshaw	156
5	George Pipgras	138

Saves

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