On This Day

Friday, July 26, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 25 .734 --
Yankees 56 33 .629 10.5
Browns 52 41 .559 16.5
Indians 47 46 .505 21.5
Tigers 46 47 .495 22.5
Senators 35 54 .393 31.5
White Sox 37 58 .389 32.5
Red Sox 27 65 .293 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 57 30 .655 --
Pirates 57 32 .640 1.0
Giants 51 44 .537 10.0
Cardinals 47 45 .511 12.5
Robins 41 49 .456 17.5
Braves 39 55 .415 21.5
Phillies 36 54 .400 22.5
Reds 36 55 .396 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cliff Heathcote 5
2 Fresco Thompson 4
3 Chuck Klein 3
3 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Dickey 2
2 Stu Clarke 1
2 Jimmy Dykes 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 George Grantham 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
1 Pinky Whitney 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 2
2 Chuck Dressen 1
2 Bill Hunnefield 1
2 Carl Reynolds 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jakie May 1.00
2 Jake Miller 0.43
3 Ray Kremer 0.33
3 Ed Wells 0.33
5 Ownie Carroll 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 6
2 Milt Gaston 4
2 Ray Kremer 4
4 Ownie Carroll 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .392
2 Jimmie Foxx .390
3 Lefty O'Doul .390
4 Heinie Manush .379
5 Chuck Klein .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 31
2 Mel Ott 27
3 Hack Wilson 26
4 Lou Gehrig 24
5 5 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 100
2 Mel Ott 99
3 Hack Wilson 97
4 Al Simmons 96
5 Chick Hafey 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 26
2 Evar Swanson 24
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 Guy Bush 3.20

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 Guy Bush 5
1 Wilcy Moore 5
1 Charlie Root 5
1 Bill Shores 5
5 6 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .464
2 Bill Dickey .447
3 Chuck Klein .444
4 Evar Swanson .431
5 Babe Herman .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 7
3 Bill Dickey 4
3 Goose Goslin 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 24
2 Jimmie Foxx 23
3 Babe Herman 19
3 Hack Wilson 19
5 Tony Lazzeri 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 9
2 Lew Fonseca 5
2 Ray Gardner 5
4 Chuck Dressen 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Haid 0.75
2 Carl Mays 1.15
3 Bobby Burke 1.33
4 Bob Smith 1.37
5 Charlie Root 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 5
2 Jake Miller 4
3 Bobby Burke 3
3 Hal Carlson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 2
1 Cy Moore 2
1 Charlie Root 2
4 Ken Ash 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .435
2 Rogers Hornsby .426
3 Harry Heilmann .410
4 Babe Herman .410
5 Heinie Manush .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 13
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Jim Bottomley 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Rogers Hornsby 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 38
2 Jim Bottomley 37
3 Chuck Klein 36
4 Hack Wilson 34
5 High Pockets Kelly 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 12
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 2.21
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.44
4 George Earnshaw 2.45
4 Bobby Burke 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 7
2 Guy Bush 6
2 Ray Kremer 6
4 Hal Carlson 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 45
2 Lefty Grove 40
3 Firpo Marberry 33
4 Dazzy Vance 29
5 Johnny Morrison 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .394
2 Babe Herman .378
3 Harry Heilmann .373
4 Pie Traynor .370
5 Lefty O'Doul .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 42
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Chick Hafey 34
3 Mel Ott 34
3 Hack Wilson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 156
2 Al Simmons 146
3 Hack Wilson 144
4 Chick Hafey 143
5 Harry Heilmann 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 48
2 Frankie Frisch 34
3 Evar Swanson 24
4 Buddy Myer 23
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 2.84
5 George Earnshaw 2.99

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 Dazzy Vance 159
3 Pat Malone 158
4 George Earnshaw 152
5 George Pipgras 137

Saves

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