On This Day

Saturday, August 10, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	78	30	.722	--
Yankees	65	38	.631	10.5
Browns	56	51	.523	21.5
Indians	55	51	.519	22.0
Tigers	51	55	.481	26.0
Senators	43	60	.417	32.5
White Sox	42	65	.393	35.5
Red Sox	32	72	.308	44.0

Games

Red Sox 10, White Sox 7

Yankees 4, Indians 2

Athletics 6, Tigers 5

Senators 4, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	69	32	.683	--
Pirates	63	40	.612	7.0
Giants	59	48	.551	13.0
Cardinals	54	53	.505	18.0
Robins	45	60	.429	26.0
Reds	44	60	.423	26.5
Braves	43	62	.410	28.0
Phillies	41	63	.394	29.5

Games

Pirates 6, Robins 4

Robins 6, Pirates 3

Cubs 4, Braves 1

Reds 7, Giants 2

Phillies 7, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 11, Phillies 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bernie Friberg	5
1	Charlie Gelbert	5
1	Lefty O'Doul	5
1	Pinky Whitney	5
5	5 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Simmons	2
2	Chick Hafey	1
2	Harry Heilmann	1
2	Butch Henline	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	5
2	Lefty O'Doul	4
3	Ethan Allen	3
3	Earl Sheely	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adam Comorosky	2
2	Rollie Hemsley	1
2	Johnny Hodapp	1
2	John Kerr	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Claude Willoughby	0.78
2	Firpo Marberry	0.57
3	Earl Whitehill	0.45
4	Socks Seibold	0.40
5	Tom Zachary	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Claude Willoughby	7
2	Ed Morris	5
2	Earl Whitehill	5
4	Firpo Marberry	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Carmen Hill	1
1	Wilcy Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.413
2	Jimmie Foxx	.389
3	Lefty O'Doul	.383
4	Al Simmons	.379
5	Bill Terry	.378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	117
2	Mel Ott	113
3	Jim Bottomley	112
3	Hack Wilson	112
5	Harry Heilmann	103

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	Burleigh Grimes	2.49
2	Lefty Grove	2.52
3	Guy Bush	3.09
4	George Earnshaw	3.19
5	Red Lucas	3.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	18
2	Lefty Grove	17
3	Guy Bush	16
3	Burleigh Grimes	16
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	133
2	Pat Malone	108
3	George Earnshaw	105
4	George Pipgras	93
5	Dazzy Vance	85

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earle Combs	.579
2	Babe Herman	.533
3	Al Simmons	.500
4	George Sisler	.477
5	Harvey Hendrick	.460

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Don Hurst	7
1	Babe Ruth	7
3	Dale Alexander	4
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	21
1	Al Simmons	21
3	Don Hurst	19
3	Red Kress	19
3	2 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Rothrock	5
2	Adam Comorosky	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	0.00
1	Wilcy Moore	0.00
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.69
4	Tom Zachary	0.84
5	Red Faber	1.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	3
1	Lloyd Brown	3
1	Guy Bush	3
1	George Earnshaw	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	16
2	Red Ruffing	15
3	Jesse Petty	14
3	Dazzy Vance	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
4	Ken Ash	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.459
2	Al Simmons	.420
3	Earle Combs	.408
4	Jimmy Dykes	.402
5	Bill Terry	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	11
1	Chuck Klein	11
1	Babe Ruth	11
4	Hack Wilson	10
5	Don Hurst	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	39
2	Jimmie Foxx	36
3	Chuck Klein	35
4	Tony Lazzeri	32
4	2 others tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Evar Swanson	10
2	Jack Rothrock	8
3	Chuck Dressen	7
3	Carl Reynolds	7
5	Sam Rice	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	1.37
2	Red Faber	1.81
3	Firpo Marberry	2.10
4	Hal Haid	2.41
5	Jesse Petty	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	8
2	Red Lucas	6
3	Sheriff Blake	5
3	Guy Bush	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	42
2	Dazzy Vance	37
3	Firpo Marberry	31
4	Wes Ferrell	27
4	2 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
1	Wilcy Moore	3
3	Ken Ash	2
3	Ray Benge	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.395
2	Heinie Manush	.390
3	Harry Heilmann	.376
4	Lefty O'Doul	.374
5	Rogers Hornsby	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	41
2	Babe Ruth	40
3	Mel Ott	36
4	Hack Wilson	35
5	Lou Gehrig	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	152
2	Al Simmons	151
3	Hack Wilson	147
4	Babe Ruth	140
5	Harry Heilmann	139

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	44
2	Frankie Frisch	38
3	Buddy Myer	27
4	Evar Swanson	25
5	Jack Rothrock	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.41
2	Carmen Hill	2.92
3	Tommy Thomas	3.06
4	George Earnshaw	3.08
5	Ray Kolp	3.10

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	188
2	Pat Malone	159
3	George Earnshaw	158
4	Dazzy Vance	153
5	George Pipgras	143

Saves

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