On This Day

Tuesday, August 6, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	76	28	.731	--
Yankees	62	37	.626	11.5
Browns	55	48	.534	20.5
Indians	55	48	.534	20.5
Tigers	49	54	.476	26.5
Senators	40	60	.400	34.0
White Sox	40	63	.388	35.5
Red Sox	31	70	.307	43.5

Games

Indians 6, Tigers 5

Senators 13, Yankees 9

Yankees 8, Senators 0

Browns 8, Athletics 3

Athletics 11, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	67	32	.677	--
Pirates	59	39	.602	7.5
Giants	58	46	.558	11.5
Cardinals	53	50	.515	16.0
Robins	44	59	.427	25.0
Reds	43	59	.422	25.5
Braves	43	61	.413	26.5
Phillies	40	61	.396	28.0

Games

Robins 5, Cubs 4

Giants 5, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lu Blue	6
2	Jim Cronin	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Sammy Hale	4
2	Buddy Myer	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
3	Joe Cronin	1
3	Cedric Durst	1
3	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Sam West	5
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
4	Cedric Durst	3
4	Buddy Myer	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Doc Farrell	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	Ed Morgan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	General Crowder	0.75
2	Bump Hadley	0.46
3	Bobby Burke	0.33
4	Ed Wells	0.22
5	2 tied	0.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Fred Heimach	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	General Crowder	6
1	Bump Hadley	6
3	Bobby Burke	4
4	Pat Malone	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.413
2	Jimmie Foxx	.390
3	Bill Terry	.381
4	Lefty O'Doul	.379
5	Al Simmons	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	33
2	Hack Wilson	30
3	Mel Ott	29
4	Babe Ruth	27
5	2 tied	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	113
2	Hack Wilson	112
3	Mel Ott	110
4	Jim Bottomley	108
5	2 tied	97

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	29
2	Evar Swanson	25
3	Frankie Frisch	23
4	Lew Fonseca	17
4	Babe Herman	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.38
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.49
3	Guy Bush	2.95
4	George Earnshaw	3.29
5	Rube Walberg	3.32

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	131
2	Pat Malone	108
3	George Earnshaw	99
4	George Pipgras	88
5	Charlie Root	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Shores	6
2	Guy Bush	5
2	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Wilcy Moore	5
2	Charlie Root	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earle Combs	.545
2	Babe Herman	.500
2	Ernie Orsatti	.500
4	George Sisler	.483
5	Al Simmons	.452

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Don Hurst	7
2	Hack Wilson	7
4	Babe Ruth	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	26
2	Jimmie Foxx	21
2	Al Simmons	21
4	Don Hurst	19
4	Buddy Myer	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Dressen	4
1	Heinie Manush	4
1	Buddy Myer	4
1	Andy Reese	4
1	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	0.00
1	Ken Ash	0.00
3	Red Faber	1.25
4	Lefty Stewart	1.71
5	Guy Bush	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	3
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	Willis Hudlin	3
1	Pat Malone	3
1	Rube Walberg	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	16
2	Guy Bush	15
2	George Earnshaw	15
4	Bump Hadley	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Blaeholder	2
1	Guy Bush	2
3	Ken Ash	1
3	Ray Benge	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.458
2	Taylor Douthit	.424
3	Bill Terry	.408
4	Bill Dickey	.406
5	Lefty O'Doul	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	12
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Hack Wilson	11
4	Don Hurst	10
4	Babe Ruth	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	40
2	Chuck Klein	37
3	Jimmie Foxx	36
4	Rogers Hornsby	32
5	3 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Evar Swanson	11
2	Chuck Dressen	7
3	Kiki Cuyler	6
3	Sam Rice	6
3	Jack Rothrock	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	1.02
2	Red Faber	2.17
3	Jesse Petty	2.41
4	Firpo Marberry	2.44
5	Hal Haid	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	7
2	Wes Ferrell	6
3	Guy Bush	5
3	Hal Carlson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	36
2	Dazzy Vance	33
3	Lefty Grove	30
4	Wes Ferrell	29
4	Charlie Root	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Ash	2
1	Ray Benge	2
1	George Blaeholder	2
1	Guy Bush	2
1	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.393
2	Heinie Manush	.391
3	Harry Heilmann	.376
4	Rogers Hornsby	.373
5	Bill Terry	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	42
2	Babe Ruth	38
3	Hack Wilson	37
4	Mel Ott	35
5	Lou Gehrig	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	153
2	Hack Wilson	152
3	Jim Bottomley	149
4	Harry Heilmann	136
5	2 tied	134

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	46
2	Frankie Frisch	37
3	Buddy Myer	27
4	Evar Swanson	25
5	Denny Sothern	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.33
2	Carmen Hill	2.91
3	Tommy Thomas	3.05
4	Sad Sam Jones	3.08
5	Rube Walberg	3.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	26
2	Pat Malone	23
3	Burleigh Grimes	22
4	Jesse Haines	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	187
2	Pat Malone	162
3	George Earnshaw	154
4	Dazzy Vance	149
5	George Pipgras	139

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	6
1	Bill Shores	6
3	Guy Bush	5
3	Waite Hoyt	5
3	4 others tied	5