On This Day

Wednesday, July 31, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	72	26	.735	--
Yankees	60	33	.645	9.5
Browns	53	44	.546	18.5
Indians	51	47	.520	21.0
Tigers	47	50	.485	24.5
Senators	36	57	.387	33.5
White Sox	38	61	.384	34.5
Red Sox	29	68	.299	42.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Indians 0

Indians 6, Red Sox 2

Yankees 16, White Sox 2

Athletics 10, Tigers 1

Browns 5, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	63	31	.670	--
Pirates	58	36	.617	5.0
Giants	55	45	.550	11.0
Cardinals	49	49	.500	16.0
Robins	43	54	.443	21.5
Braves	42	58	.420	24.0
Reds	40	57	.412	24.5
Phillies	38	58	.396	26.0

Games

Braves 7, Cubs 1

Cubs 6, Braves 3

Reds 2, Giants 1

Cardinals 5, Robins 2

Robins 8, Cardinals 2

Phillies 6, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Taylor Douthit	4
1	George Harper	4
1	Johnny Hodapp	4
1	Ernie Orsatti	4
1	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	2
2	Dale Alexander	1
2	Del Bissonette	1
2	Clise Dudley	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	5
2	George Harper	4
2	Hack Wilson	4
4	Johnny Frederick	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Taylor Douthit	2
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	Wattie Holm	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Haines	0.86
2	Watty Clark	0.50
3	Pat Malone	0.38
4	Rube Walberg	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	Lou Koupal	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jesse Haines	6
1	Bill Hallahan	6
3	Watty Clark	5
3	Pat Malone	5
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.407
2	Jimmie Foxx	.390
3	Lefty O'Doul	.384
4	Bill Terry	.378
5	Heinie Manush	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	33
2	Hack Wilson	30
3	Mel Ott	29
4	Lou Gehrig	26
5	Babe Ruth	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	108
2	Mel Ott	105
3	Al Simmons	102
4	Jim Bottomley	101
5	Chuck Klein	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	26
2	Evar Swanson	24
3	Frankie Frisch	22
4	Lew Fonseca	17
5	2 tied	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.08
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.49
3	Guy Bush	3.14
4	George Earnshaw	3.18
5	Rube Walberg	3.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	17
2	George Earnshaw	16
2	Burleigh Grimes	16
4	Pat Malone	15
4	Rube Walberg	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	129
2	Pat Malone	105
3	George Earnshaw	91
4	George Pipgras	85
5	Charlie Root	79

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	.463
2	Babe Herman	.439
3	Evar Swanson	.422
4	Lance Richbourg	.417
5	Cliff Heathcote	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	7
2	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Don Hurst	6
4	Rogers Hornsby	5
4	Chuck Klein	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	28
2	Rogers Hornsby	20
3	Jimmie Foxx	19
3	Chuck Klein	19
5	Lew Fonseca	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Dressen	5
1	Carl Reynolds	5
1	Evar Swanson	5
4	Andy Reese	4
4	Jack Rothrock	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Wells	0.86
2	Tom Zachary	1.13
3	Lefty Stewart	1.50
4	Red Faber	1.64
5	Hal Haid	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	4
1	Socks Seibold	4
1	Rube Walberg	4
4	Bobby Burke	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wes Ferrell	19
1	Firpo Marberry	19
3	Red Ruffing	17
4	Pat Malone	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	2
2	Ken Ash	1
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	Ben Cantwell	1
2	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.449
2	Chuck Klein	.448
3	Lefty O'Doul	.434
4	Chick Hafey	.423
5	Hack Wilson	.416

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	14
2	Hack Wilson	11
3	Jimmie Foxx	9
3	Don Hurst	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	41
2	Chuck Klein	40
3	Rogers Hornsby	38
4	Don Hurst	35
5	Jimmie Foxx	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Evar Swanson	10
2	Carl Reynolds	7
3	Bill Cissell	6
3	Adam Comorosky	6
3	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	1.72
2	Lefty Grove	2.09
3	Hal Haid	2.23
4	Red Faber	2.57
5	Eppa Rixey	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	7
2	Guy Bush	6
3	Erv Brame	5
3	Watty Clark	5
3	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	39
2	George Earnshaw	38
3	Wes Ferrell	34
4	Charlie Root	31
5	Pat Malone	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Ash	2
1	Guy Bush	2
1	Fred Heimach	2
1	Jakie May	2
1	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.396
2	Babe Herman	.387
3	Rogers Hornsby	.371
4	Harry Heilmann	.371
5	Bill Terry	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	44
2	Babe Ruth	37
2	Hack Wilson	37
4	Mel Ott	35
5	Lou Gehrig	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	151
2	Jim Bottomley	149
2	Al Simmons	149
4	Chick Hafey	139
5	Pie Traynor	137

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	45
2	Frankie Frisch	36
3	Buddy Myer	24
3	Evar Swanson	24
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.15
2	Dazzy Vance	2.75
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.93
4	Tommy Thomas	3.02
5	Carmen Hill	3.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	28
2	Burleigh Grimes	24
2	Pat Malone	24
4	Jesse Haines	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	200
2	Pat Malone	166
3	Dazzy Vance	156
4	George Earnshaw	148
5	George Pipgras	139

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