On This Day

Friday, August 2, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 26 .740 --
Yankees 60 35 .632 11.5
Browns 53 46 .535 20.5
Indians 53 47 .530 21.0
Tigers 47 52 .475 26.5
Senators 38 57 .400 33.5
White Sox 39 62 .386 35.5
Red Sox 30 69 .303 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 64 31 .674 --
Pirates 59 37 .615 5.5
Giants 56 46 .549 11.5
Cardinals 51 49 .510 15.5
Robins 43 56 .434 23.0
Braves 42 59 .416 25.0
Reds 41 58 .414 25.0
Phillies 39 59 .398 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Heilmann 4
1 Ernie Orsatti 4
3 Dale Alexander 3
3 Stu Clarke 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Heilmann 2
2 Dale Alexander 1
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Bibb Falk 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 5
2 Harry Heilmann 4
3 Dale Alexander 3
3 Bibb Falk 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Dressen 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 Jack Rothrock 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 0.50
2 George Pipgras 0.33
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.20
3 Bump Hadley 0.20
3 Jack Russell 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry French 5
2 George Pipgras 3
3 Ownie Carroll 2
3 General Crowder 2
3 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .409
2 Jimmie Foxx .389
3 Lefty O'Doul .384
4 Bill Terry .375
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 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 108
2 Jim Bottomley 107
3 Mel Ott 106
3 Al Simmons 106
5 Chuck Klein 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 27
2 Evar Swanson 25
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 2.98
4 Rube Walberg 3.20
5 George Earnshaw 3.23

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 129
2 Pat Malone 105
3 George Earnshaw 97
4 George Pipgras 88
5 Charlie Root 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Shores 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Wilcy Moore 5
2 Charlie Root 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Evar Swanson .446
2 George Sisler .441
3 Babe Herman .431
4 Joe Judge .425
5 Lou Gehrig .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Hurst 7
1 Hack Wilson 7
3 Jimmie Foxx 6
4 Chuck Klein 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 23
2 Lew Fonseca 22
3 Bibb Falk 18
3 Jimmie Foxx 18
3 Chuck Klein 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Dressen 6
2 Carl Reynolds 5
2 Jack Rothrock 5
2 Evar Swanson 5
5 Andy Reese 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Ash 0.00
2 Ed Wells 0.86
3 Rube Walberg 1.00
4 Tom Zachary 1.13
5 Red Faber 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 5
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Willis Hudlin 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 21
2 Wes Ferrell 19
3 Pat Malone 16
4 Lefty Grove 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 2
2 Ken Ash 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .452
2 Chick Hafey .444
3 Chuck Klein .434
4 Lefty O'Doul .431
5 Taylor Douthit .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 14
2 Hack Wilson 11
3 Jim Bottomley 10
3 Don Hurst 10
5 Babe Ruth 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 40
2 Hack Wilson 39
3 Jim Bottomley 36
3 Rogers Hornsby 36
3 Don Hurst 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 11
2 Chuck Dressen 7
2 Carl Reynolds 7
4 Bill Cissell 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.72
2 Lefty Grove 2.09
3 Red Faber 2.15
4 Hal Haid 2.23
5 Eppa Rixey 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 7
2 Guy Bush 6
3 Larry Benton 5
3 Watty Clark 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 39
2 George Earnshaw 34
2 Wes Ferrell 34
4 Pat Malone 28
5 3 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Ash 2
1 Guy Bush 2
1 Jakie May 2
1 Carl Mays 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .394
2 Babe Herman .386
3 Harry Heilmann .373
4 Lefty O'Doul .373
5 Rogers Hornsby .372

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 Jim Bottomley 151
1 Al Simmons 151
1 Hack Wilson 151
4 Pie Traynor 137
5 Chick Hafey 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 45
2 Frankie Frisch 36
3 Buddy Myer 25
3 Evar Swanson 25
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.09
2 Tommy Thomas 3.02
3 Sad Sam Jones 3.02
4 Carmen Hill 3.05
5 Rube Walberg 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Burleigh Grimes 24
2 Pat Malone 24
4 Jesse Haines 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 196
2 Pat Malone 166
3 George Earnshaw 154
4 Dazzy Vance 149
5 George Pipgras 142

Saves

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