On This Day

Friday, August 16, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 31 .726 --
Yankees 66 43 .606 14.0
Indians 58 53 .523 23.0
Browns 58 55 .513 24.0
Tigers 54 58 .482 27.5
Senators 47 62 .431 33.0
White Sox 44 69 .389 38.0
Red Sox 36 74 .327 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 72 35 .673 --
Pirates 65 43 .602 7.5
Giants 61 50 .550 13.0
Cardinals 55 54 .505 18.0
Robins 49 61 .445 24.5
Reds 47 63 .427 26.5
Braves 45 66 .405 29.0
Phillies 43 65 .398 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pie Traynor 4
2 Les Bell 3
2 Fred Brickell 3
2 Bill Dickey 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 Lefty O'Doul 1
1 Carl Reynolds 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Brickell 4
1 Bill Dickey 4
3 Les Bell 3
3 Ed Morgan 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Freddie Maguire 1
1 Pinky Pittenger 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 0.30
2 Ed Wells 0.27
3 General Crowder 0.25
4 Tommy Thomas 0.18
5 Ray Moss 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 Ray Moss 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 3
1 Tommy Thomas 3
1 Ed Wells 3
4 Bobby Burke 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Ehrhardt 1
1 Bill Shores 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .412
2 Lefty O'Doul .386
3 Jimmie Foxx .382
4 Bill Terry .379
5 Al Simmons .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 33
2 Babe Ruth 32
3 Mel Ott 31
4 Hack Wilson 30
5 Jimmie Foxx 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 121
2 Mel Ott 115
3 Jim Bottomley 114
3 Hack Wilson 114
5 Babe Ruth 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 31
2 Frankie Frisch 25
2 Evar Swanson 25
4 Lew Fonseca 17
4 Babe Herman 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.41
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.49
3 Guy Bush 3.15
4 Firpo Marberry 3.25
5 Rube Walberg 3.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 19
2 Lefty Grove 18
3 Guy Bush 17
4 Burleigh Grimes 16
4 Rube Walberg 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 141
2 George Earnshaw 112
3 Pat Malone 110
4 George Pipgras 96
5 Dazzy Vance 91

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Fullis .485
2 Earle Combs .452
3 Frankie Frisch .452
4 Lew Fonseca .449
4 Babe Herman .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Johnny Frederick 4
3 Harry Heilmann 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 27
2 Dale Alexander 20
3 Harry Heilmann 19
4 Bibb Falk 18
4 Goose Goslin 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Jack Rothrock 4
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Buddy Myer 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.00
2 Percy Jones 0.50
3 Firpo Marberry 0.63
4 Ed Morris 1.25
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Thomas 4
1 Earl Whitehill 4
3 Ed Morris 3
4 Sheriff Blake 2
4 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 18
2 Earl Whitehill 17
3 General Crowder 15
3 George Earnshaw 15
3 Sam Gray 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .445
2 Earle Combs .411
3 Al Simmons .403
4 Lew Fonseca .402
5 Bill Dickey .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 11
1 Babe Ruth 11
3 Rogers Hornsby 9
3 Don Hurst 9
5 Hack Wilson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 34
2 Bibb Falk 33
3 Jimmie Foxx 31
3 Babe Ruth 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 8
1 Jack Rothrock 8
3 Chuck Dressen 6
3 Frankie Frisch 6
3 Evar Swanson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 1.58
2 Firpo Marberry 1.74
3 Tom Zachary 1.85
4 Red Faber 1.89
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 7
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Tommy Thomas 5
2 Rube Walberg 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 36
2 Red Ruffing 31
3 Dazzy Vance 30
4 Lefty Grove 27
5 Firpo Marberry 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
3 George Blaeholder 2
3 Guy Bush 2
3 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .402
2 Heinie Manush .385
3 Lefty O'Doul .374
4 Pie Traynor .371
5 Harry Heilmann .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 41
1 Babe Ruth 41
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Hack Wilson 34
5 Lou Gehrig 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 152
2 Jim Bottomley 150
3 Babe Ruth 146
4 Hack Wilson 145
5 Harry Heilmann 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 45
2 Frankie Frisch 39
3 Buddy Myer 27
4 Evar Swanson 25
5 Jack Rothrock 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.42
2 Tommy Thomas 3.06
3 Rube Walberg 3.10
4 Ray Kolp 3.10
5 Firpo Marberry 3.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 George Earnshaw 22
2 Jesse Haines 22
2 Pat Malone 22
2 Rube Walberg 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 192
2 George Earnshaw 164
3 Pat Malone 155
4 Dazzy Vance 149
5 George Pipgras 139

Saves

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