On This Day

Thursday, July 25, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 25 .731 --
Yankees 55 33 .625 10.5
Browns 52 40 .565 15.5
Indians 46 46 .500 21.5
Tigers 45 47 .489 22.5
Senators 35 53 .398 30.5
White Sox 37 57 .394 31.5
Red Sox 27 64 .297 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 56 30 .651 --
Pirates 56 32 .636 1.0
Giants 51 43 .543 9.0
Cardinals 46 45 .505 12.5
Robins 41 48 .461 16.5
Braves 39 54 .419 20.5
Phillies 36 53 .404 21.5
Reds 35 55 .389 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Evar Swanson 5
2 Charlie Gelbert 4
2 Red Lucas 4
4 Max Bishop 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
2 Lefty Grove 1
2 Mule Haas 1
2 Chuck Klein 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Chuck Dressen 3
3 Jimmy Dykes 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Boley 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 Bing Miller 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Haines 0.50
1 Firpo Marberry 0.50
3 Sheriff Blake 0.44
4 Lefty Grove 0.23
5 Larry Benton 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cvengros 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Hal McKain 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Sheriff Blake 4
3 Lefty Grove 3
3 Jesse Haines 3
5 Larry Benton 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 Bob Weiland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .396
2 Lefty O'Doul .394
3 Jimmie Foxx .390
4 Heinie Manush .383
5 Bill Terry .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 30
2 Mel Ott 27
3 Hack Wilson 26
4 Lou Gehrig 23
5 5 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 100
2 Mel Ott 98
3 Al Simmons 95
4 Hack Wilson 94
5 Chick Hafey 90

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 2.03
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.49
3 George Earnshaw 2.95
4 Tommy Thomas 3.20
5 Red Lucas 3.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 17
2 Burleigh Grimes 16
3 George Earnshaw 15
4 Guy Bush 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 125
2 Pat Malone 95
3 George Earnshaw 89
4 George Pipgras 81
5 Firpo Marberry 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 5
1 Charlie Root 5
1 Bill Shores 5
4 Guy Bush 4
4 6 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .482
2 Bill Dickey .442
3 Chuck Klein .423
4 Evar Swanson .418
5 Babe Herman .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 8
2 Jimmie Foxx 7
3 Hack Wilson 6
4 Goose Goslin 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Hack Wilson 21
3 Chuck Klein 20
4 Babe Herman 19
5 Tony Lazzeri 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Haid 0.75
2 Bob Smith 0.95
3 Carl Mays 0.98
4 Bobby Burke 1.33
5 Charlie Root 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 5
2 Red Lucas 4
3 Bobby Burke 3
3 Wes Ferrell 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 26
1 Firpo Marberry 26
3 Dazzy Vance 23
4 Wes Ferrell 18
4 Lefty Grove 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Moore 2
1 Charlie Root 2
3 Ken Ash 1
3 Ray Benge 1
3 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .431
2 Rogers Hornsby .427
3 Harry Heilmann .418
4 Lefty O'Doul .414
5 Heinie Manush .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Jim Bottomley 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Rogers Hornsby 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 37
2 Rogers Hornsby 35
3 Chuck Klein 32
4 Jimmie Foxx 31
4 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 10
2 Lew Fonseca 7
2 Frankie Frisch 7
4 Ray Gardner 6
4 Denny Sothern 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Morris 1.95
2 Lefty Grove 2.03
3 Hal Carlson 2.22
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.44
5 2 tied 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 7
2 Guy Bush 6
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Ray Kremer 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 45
2 Lefty Grove 43
3 Firpo Marberry 33
4 Johnny Morrison 29
4 Dazzy Vance 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 2
1 Fred Heimach 2
1 Jakie May 2
1 Bob McGraw 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .401
2 Babe Herman .380
3 Harry Heilmann .372
4 Rogers Hornsby .370
5 Lefty O'Doul .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 41
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Hack Wilson 35
4 Chick Hafey 34
4 Mel Ott 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 156
2 Al Simmons 151
3 Harry Heilmann 143
4 Pie Traynor 142
4 Hack Wilson 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 48
2 Frankie Frisch 34
3 Buddy Myer 23
4 Evar Swanson 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.05
2 Dazzy Vance 2.60
3 Tommy Thomas 2.79
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.87
5 Eddie Rommel 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 29
2 Burleigh Grimes 26
3 Jesse Haines 21
3 Pat Malone 21
3 Rube Walberg 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 204
2 Pat Malone 160
3 Dazzy Vance 159
4 George Earnshaw 155
5 George Pipgras 138

Saves

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