On This Day

Thursday, August 8, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 30 .720 --
Yankees 64 38 .627 10.5
Browns 55 50 .524 21.0
Indians 55 50 .524 21.0
Tigers 51 54 .486 25.0
Senators 42 60 .412 32.5
White Sox 42 63 .400 34.0
Red Sox 31 72 .301 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 67 32 .677 --
Pirates 61 39 .610 6.5
Giants 58 47 .552 12.0
Cardinals 53 51 .510 16.5
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

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Reynolds 6
2 Dale Alexander 5
2 Bill Cissell 5
2 Heinie Manush 5
5 Red Kress 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Reynolds 4
2 Harry Heilmann 3
3 Dale Alexander 2
3 Earl Averill 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 Red Kress 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Milt Gaston 0.45
1 Tommy Thomas 0.45
3 Lloyd Brown 0.38
4 Erv Brame 0.33
5 Sam Gray 0.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Gaston 5
1 Tommy Thomas 5
3 Sam Gray 4
4 Lloyd Brown 3
4 Jack Quinn 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1
1 Vic Sorrell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .413
2 Jimmie Foxx .387
3 Lefty O'Doul .379
4 Bill Terry .378
5 Al Simmons .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 33
2 Hack Wilson 30
3 Mel Ott 29
4 Babe Ruth 28
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 114
2 Hack Wilson 112
3 Mel Ott 111
4 Jim Bottomley 108
5 Harry Heilmann 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 29
2 Evar Swanson 25
3 Frankie Frisch 24
4 Lew Fonseca 17
4 Babe Herman 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.37
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.49
3 Guy Bush 2.95
4 George Earnshaw 3.19
5 Tommy Thomas 3.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 18
2 Lefty Grove 17
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
4 Guy Bush 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 132
2 Pat Malone 108
3 George Earnshaw 105
4 George Pipgras 93
5 Charlie Root 82

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earle Combs .548
2 Babe Herman .509
3 George Sisler .490
4 Ernie Orsatti .471
5 Al Simmons .469

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
1 Don Hurst 6
1 Babe Ruth 6
4 Hack Wilson 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 21
1 Hack Wilson 21
3 Babe Ruth 20
4 Buddy Myer 19
5 4 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Dressen 4
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Goose Goslin 4
1 Heinie Manush 4
1 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.00
1 Tom Zachary 0.00
1 Wilcy Moore 0.00
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.53
5 Red Faber 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Pat Malone 3
5 27 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 16
2 Red Ruffing 15
3 Bump Hadley 14
4 Milt Gaston 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Ken Ash 1
3 Ray Benge 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .452
2 Taylor Douthit .419
3 Al Simmons .411
4 Lefty O'Doul .410
5 Earle Combs .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Babe Ruth 11
2 Hack Wilson 11
5 Don Hurst 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 40
2 Jimmie Foxx 38
3 Chuck Klein 37
4 Tony Lazzeri 33
4 Babe Ruth 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 10
2 Chuck Dressen 7
2 Jack Rothrock 7
4 Sam Rice 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.02
2 Red Faber 2.15
3 Firpo Marberry 2.38
4 Jesse Petty 2.41
5 Hal Haid 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 8
2 Wes Ferrell 6
3 Guy Bush 5
3 Red Faber 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 42
2 Dazzy Vance 33
3 Wes Ferrell 29
4 Pat Malone 27
4 2 others tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Ken Ash 2
2 Ray Benge 2
2 George Blaeholder 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .394
2 Heinie Manush .391
3 Harry Heilmann .374
4 Rogers Hornsby .373
5 Lefty O'Doul .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 42
2 Babe Ruth 39
3 Mel Ott 35
3 Hack Wilson 35
5 Lou Gehrig 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 152
2 Jim Bottomley 149
3 Hack Wilson 147
4 Babe Ruth 139
5 Harry Heilmann 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Frankie Frisch 38
3 Buddy Myer 27
4 Evar Swanson 25
5 Jack Rothrock 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.30
2 Carmen Hill 2.98
3 Tommy Thomas 3.06
4 George Earnshaw 3.08
5 Waite Hoyt 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 26
2 Pat Malone 23
3 George Earnshaw 21
3 Burleigh Grimes 21
3 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 187
2 Pat Malone 159
3 George Earnshaw 158
4 Dazzy Vance 149
5 George Pipgras 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 7
2 Wilcy Moore 6
2 Bill Shores 6
4 Guy Bush 5
4 4 others tied 5