On This Day

Sunday, July 21, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	65	24	.730	--
Yankees	53	33	.616	10.5
Browns	51	39	.567	14.5
Indians	45	43	.511	19.5
Tigers	45	45	.500	20.5
Senators	34	51	.400	29.0
White Sox	35	56	.385	31.0
Red Sox	26	63	.292	39.0

Games

White Sox 10, Red Sox 0

Indians 6, Yankees 4

Athletics 10, Tigers 7

Browns 8, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	55	30	.647	--
Cubs	53	30	.639	1.0
Giants	51	40	.560	7.0
Cardinals	43	45	.489	13.5
Robins	39	47	.453	16.5
Phillies	36	50	.419	19.5
Braves	37	52	.416	20.0
Reds	33	53	.384	22.5

Games

Robins 3, Cubs 1

Braves 4, Cardinals 2

Braves 4, Cardinals 3

Reds 8, Phillies 5

Pirates 5, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Bell	6
2	Bing Miller	5
2	Lance Richbourg	5
4	Charlie Gehringer	4
4	Chick Hafey	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Alexander	1
1	Les Bell	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Carl Reynolds	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Bell	5
2	Mule Haas	3
2	High Pockets Kelly	3
2	Bing Miller	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Dressen	2
2	Hod Ford	1
2	Charlie Gehringer	1
2	Sad Sam Jones	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	2.00
2	Pat Malone	1.50
3	Ted Lyons	0.50
4	Jake Miller	0.29
4	Bob Smith	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	10
2	Pat Malone	6
3	George Earnshaw	4
3	Jake Miller	4
3	Red Ruffing	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wes Ferrell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.398
2	Lefty O'Doul	.390
3	Jimmie Foxx	.386
4	Heinie Manush	.384
5	Bill Terry	.375

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	90
5	Hack Wilson	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	26
2	Evar Swanson	22
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	2.95
4	Guy Bush	3.18
5	Tommy Thomas	3.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	16
1	Lefty Grove	16
3	George Earnshaw	14
4	Guy Bush	13
4	Sam Gray	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	122
2	Pat Malone	95
3	George Earnshaw	84
4	George Pipgras	77
5	Charlie Root	72

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	.500
2	Chick Hafey	.490
3	Chuck Klein	.455
4	Taylor Douthit	.443
5	Babe Herman	.433

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	8
2	Babe Ruth	5
3	Bibb Falk	4
3	Goose Goslin	4
3	5 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Grantham	21
2	Chuck Klein	20
3	Tony Lazzeri	19
4	Babe Herman	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Evar Swanson	8
2	Lew Fonseca	5
2	Ray Gardner	5
4	Pinky Pittenger	4
5	11 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Haid	1.42
2	Eppa Rixey	1.60
3	Lefty Grove	1.69
4	Syl Johnson	1.77
5	Tom Zachary	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	4
1	Ray Kremer	4
3	Guy Bush	3
3	Hal Carlson	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	George Earnshaw	21
2	Lefty Grove	21
2	Firpo Marberry	21
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Moore	2
2	Ken Ash	1
2	Ray Benge	1
2	General Crowder	1
2	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.444
2	Harry Heilmann	.409
3	Rogers Hornsby	.408
4	Lloyd Waner	.400
5	Heinie Manush	.397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	38
2	Babe Ruth	37
3	George Grantham	34
3	Rogers Hornsby	34
5	2 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Evar Swanson	10
2	Lew Fonseca	8
2	Charlie Gehringer	8
4	Frankie Frisch	7
4	Denny Sothern	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	George Earnshaw	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	7
2	Guy Bush	6
2	George Earnshaw	6
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Lefty Grove	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	46
2	George Earnshaw	42
3	Dazzy Vance	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	Johnny Morrison	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.404
2	Babe Herman	.375
3	Pie Traynor	.371
4	Rogers Hornsby	.370
5	Harry Heilmann	.369

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	148
4	Chick Hafey	147
5	Harry Heilmann	144

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	50
2	Frankie Frisch	34
3	Buddy Myer	26
4	Evar Swanson	22
5	Denny Sothern	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.96
2	Dazzy Vance	2.50
3	Tommy Thomas	2.81
4	Sad Sam Jones	2.87
5	Burleigh Grimes	3.11

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	206
2	Dazzy Vance	167
3	Pat Malone	160
4	George Earnshaw	150
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