On This Day

Monday, July 29, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 26 .729 --
Yankees 58 33 .637 9.5
Browns 52 43 .547 17.5
Indians 49 46 .516 20.5
Tigers 47 48 .495 22.5
White Sox 38 59 .392 32.5
Senators 35 56 .385 32.5
Red Sox 28 66 .298 41.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 61 30 .670 --
Pirates 58 34 .630 3.5
Giants 54 44 .551 10.5
Cardinals 47 48 .495 16.0
Robins 42 52 .447 20.5
Braves 41 56 .423 23.0
Reds 39 56 .411 24.0
Phillies 36 58 .383 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rabbit Maranville 5
2 Babe Herman 4
3 Dave Bancroft 3
3 Adam Comorosky 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Hurst 2
2 Cliff Heathcote 1
2 Rogers Hornsby 1
2 Mel Ott 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Hurst 5
2 Larry Benton 3
2 Adam Comorosky 3
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 Eddie Moore 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Reese 3
2 Mickey Cochrane 1
2 Woody English 1
2 Johnny Frederick 1
2 Carl Reynolds 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Petty 0.27
2 Red Faber 0.20
3 George Earnshaw 0.15
4 Ray Benge 0.15
5 2 tied 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Percy Jones 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Ray Moss 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Benge 3
1 Fred Frankhouse 3
1 Jesse Petty 3
4 Art Delaney 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Ted Lyons 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .404
2 Jimmie Foxx .388
3 Lefty O'Doul .383
4 Bill Terry .378
5 Heinie Manush .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 31
2 Mel Ott 29
3 Hack Wilson 28
4 Lou Gehrig 25
5 Babe Ruth 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 105
2 Hack Wilson 102
3 Jim Bottomley 101
4 Al Simmons 99
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 Guy Bush 3.14
4 Tommy Thomas 3.20
5 George Earnshaw 3.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 125
2 Pat Malone 100
3 George Earnshaw 91
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 Babe Herman .455
2 Bill Dickey .439
3 Taylor Douthit .439
4 Bill Terry .420
5 Cliff Heathcote .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 8
2 Hack Wilson 6
3 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 Babe Ruth 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 26
2 Hack Wilson 24
3 Rogers Hornsby 21
4 Curt Walker 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 0.96
2 Tom Zachary 1.13
3 Red Faber 1.64
4 Ed Walsh 1.69
5 2 tied 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
2 Bobby Burke 3
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Red Faber 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Firpo Marberry 23
2 George Earnshaw 21
3 Wes Ferrell 20
4 Dazzy Vance 19
5 Red Ruffing 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 2
1 Charlie Root 2
3 Ken Ash 1
3 Ray Benge 1
3 19 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .437
2 Harry Heilmann .429
3 Chuck Klein .416
4 Hack Wilson .404
5 Rogers Hornsby .403

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 42
2 Chuck Klein 38
2 Hack Wilson 38
4 Jim Bottomley 37
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 11
2 Bill Cissell 6
2 Chuck Dressen 6
2 Lew Fonseca 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.72
2 Lefty Grove 2.21
3 Carl Mays 2.28
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.44
5 Hal Carlson 2.48

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 39
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 .390
2 Babe Herman .388
3 Bill Terry .373
4 Harry Heilmann .372
5 Rogers Hornsby .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 42
2 Babe Ruth 38
3 Mel Ott 36
3 Hack Wilson 36
5 Lou Gehrig 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 150
2 Hack Wilson 148
3 Al Simmons 147
4 Pie Traynor 140
5 Chick Hafey 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 47
2 Frankie Frisch 35
3 Evar Swanson 24
4 Buddy Myer 23
5 2 tied 21

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 Burleigh Grimes 3.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Burleigh Grimes 25
3 Pat Malone 23
4 Jesse Haines 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 196
2 Pat Malone 163
3 Dazzy Vance 155
4 George Earnshaw 154
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