On This Day

Sunday, July 28, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 25 .737 --
Yankees 58 33 .637 10.0
Browns 52 43 .547 18.0
Indians 49 46 .516 21.0
Tigers 47 48 .495 23.0
White Sox 37 59 .385 33.5
Senators 35 56 .385 33.0
Red Sox 28 66 .298 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 60 30 .667 --
Pirates 58 33 .637 2.5
Giants 53 44 .546 10.5
Cardinals 47 47 .500 15.0
Robins 41 52 .441 20.5
Braves 40 56 .417 23.0
Reds 39 55 .415 23.0
Phillies 36 57 .387 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ethan Allen 4
1 Babe Herman 4
1 Joe Judge 4
1 Freddie Lindstrom 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Len Dondero 1
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Len Dondero 3
2 Bibb Falk 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Dressen 2
2 Bill Barrett 1
2 Johnny Frederick 1
2 Goose Goslin 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Watty Clark 0.60
2 Guy Bush 0.43
3 Dolf Luque 0.22
4 Les Sweetland 0.18
5 Dutch Henry 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Skinny Graham 1
1 Dutch Henry 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Watty Clark 3
4 Wes Ferrell 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Ash 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .398
2 Jimmie Foxx .392
3 Lefty O'Doul .384
4 Bill Terry .375
5 Heinie Manush .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 31
2 Mel Ott 28
3 Hack Wilson 27
4 Lou Gehrig 25
5 Babe Ruth 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 104
2 Jim Bottomley 100
2 Hack Wilson 100
4 Al Simmons 98
5 Chick Hafey 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 26
2 Evar Swanson 24
3 Frankie Frisch 21
4 Lew Fonseca 17
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.03
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.49
3 George Earnshaw 2.95
4 Guy Bush 3.14
5 Tommy Thomas 3.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 17
2 Burleigh Grimes 16
3 George Earnshaw 15
4 Guy Bush 14
4 Rube Walberg 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 125
2 Pat Malone 99
3 George Earnshaw 89
4 George Pipgras 85
5 Charlie Root 77

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 5
1 Wilcy Moore 5
1 Charlie Root 5
1 Bill Shores 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Dickey .444
1 Babe Herman .444
3 Evar Swanson .424
4 Chick Hafey .410
5 Lefty O'Doul .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 8
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
2 Hack Wilson 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 25
2 Hack Wilson 22
3 Curt Walker 20
4 Jimmie Foxx 18
4 Rogers Hornsby 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 8
2 Chuck Dressen 6
3 Lew Fonseca 5
3 Ray Gardner 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Mays 1.02
2 Tom Zachary 1.13
3 George Earnshaw 1.50
4 Red Faber 1.59
5 Ed Walsh 1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Firpo Marberry 23
2 Wes Ferrell 20
3 George Earnshaw 19
3 Dazzy Vance 19
5 Red Ruffing 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Ash 2
1 Guy Bush 2
1 Charlie Root 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .426
2 Babe Herman .421
3 Harry Heilmann .420
4 Lefty O'Doul .403
5 Rogers Hornsby .399

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 13
2 Babe Ruth 11
3 Jim Bottomley 9
3 Rogers Hornsby 9
3 Hack Wilson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 41
2 Jim Bottomley 37
2 Chuck Klein 37
2 Hack Wilson 37
5 High Pockets Kelly 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 12
2 Lew Fonseca 7
3 Bill Cissell 6
3 Chuck Dressen 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.72
2 Lefty Grove 2.21
3 Carl Mays 2.28
4 George Earnshaw 2.44
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
1 George Earnshaw 6
1 Ray Kremer 6
4 Erv Brame 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 40
2 George Earnshaw 37
3 Firpo Marberry 32
4 Wes Ferrell 29
4 2 others tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 3
2 Ken Ash 2
2 Fred Heimach 2
2 Jakie May 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .389
2 Babe Herman .386
3 Harry Heilmann .374
4 Bill Terry .371
5 Pie Traynor .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 42
2 Babe Ruth 38
3 Mel Ott 35
3 Hack Wilson 35
5 Chick Hafey 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 155
2 Al Simmons 147
3 Hack Wilson 146
4 Chick Hafey 143
5 Pie Traynor 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 47
2 Frankie Frisch 35
3 Evar Swanson 24
4 Buddy Myer 23
5 Bill Cissell 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.13
2 Dazzy Vance 2.74
3 Tommy Thomas 2.82
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.84
5 George Earnshaw 2.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Burleigh Grimes 25
3 Pat Malone 22
3 Rube Walberg 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 196
2 Pat Malone 162
3 Dazzy Vance 155
4 George Earnshaw 152
5 George Pipgras 141

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