Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, August 17, 1929

On This Day

Saturday, August 17, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	82	32	.719	--
Yankees	67	43	.609	13.0
Indians	59	53	.527	22.0
Browns	58	56	.509	24.0
Tigers	54	59	.478	27.5
Senators	48	62	.436	32.0
White Sox	44	70	.386	38.0
Red Sox	37	74	.333	43.5

Games

Senators 5, White Sox 2

Indians 2, Athletics 1

Yankees 7, Tigers 2

Red Sox 1, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	73	35	.676	--
Pirates	66	43	.606	7.5
Giants	62	51	.549	13.5
Cardinals	56	55	.505	18.5
Robins	49	62	.441	25.5
Reds	48	64	.429	27.0
Braves	45	67	.402	30.0
Phillies	44	66	.400	30.0

Games

Cubs 10, Robins 4

Pirates 3, Braves 2

Giants 9, Cardinals 5

Cardinals 11, Giants 4

Phillies 8, Reds 2

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Taylor Douthit	6
1	Chuck Klein	6
3	Lefty O'Doul	5
4	Frankie Frisch	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frankie Frisch	2
2	Ethan Allen	1
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Andy High	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	5
2	Chuck Klein	4
3	Joe Cronin	3
3	Frankie Frisch	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adam Comorosky	2
2	Bill Cissell	1
2	Earle Combs	1
2	George Grantham	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wes Ferrell	1.00
2	Danny MacFayden	0.40
3	Rube Walberg	0.33
3	Bob Weiland	0.33
5	Pete Donohue	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pete Donohue	4
1	Wes Ferrell	4
1	Bob Weiland	4
4	Eppa Rixey	3
4	Rube Walberg	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Swetonic	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.411
2	Lefty O'Doul	.390
3	Bill Terry	.382
4	Jimmie Foxx	.379
5	Al Simmons	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	121
2	Mel Ott	116
2	Hack Wilson	116
4	Jim Bottomley	114
5	Babe Ruth	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	31
2	Frankie Frisch	25
2	Evar Swanson	25
4	Adam Comorosky	18
5	3 tied	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	3.28

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	Earle Combs	.463
2	Bill Terry	.452
3	Kiki Cuyler	.444
4	Chick Fullis	.442
5	Lefty O'Doul	.440

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
4	Joe Cronin	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	28
2	Goose Goslin	19
3	Dale Alexander	17
4	Riggs Stephenson	16
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adam Comorosky	4
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
3	Frankie Frisch	3
3	Mel Ott	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	0.00
2	Percy Jones	0.46
3	Firpo Marberry	0.63
4	Ed Morris	1.25
5	Fred Heimach	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Thomas	4
1	Earl Whitehill	4
3	Lloyd Brown	3
3	Wes Ferrell	3
3	Ed Morris	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	17
1	Earl Whitehill	17
3	George Earnshaw	15
3	Sam Gray	15
5	Red Ruffing	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
4	Ray Benge	1
4	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.429
2	Earle Combs	.421
3	Harvey Hendrick	.419
4	Bill Terry	.412
5	Lew Fonseca	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	11
1	Babe Ruth	11
3	Rogers Hornsby	9
3	Don Hurst	9
5	Hack Wilson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	33
1	Babe Ruth	33
1	Hack Wilson	33
4	Jimmie Foxx	31
5	Goose Goslin	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carl Reynolds	8
1	Jack Rothrock	8
3	Adam Comorosky	7
4	Chuck Dressen	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	1.29
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	Wes Ferrell	6
3	Guy Bush	5
3	Tommy Thomas	5
3	Rube Walberg	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	36
2	Dazzy Vance	30
3	Red Ruffing	28
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	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.401
2	Heinie Manush	.386
3	Lefty O'Doul	.377
4	Harry Heilmann	.374
5	Rogers Hornsby	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Chuck Klein	41
3	Mel Ott	36
4	Hack Wilson	35
5	Lou Gehrig	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	151
2	Jim Bottomley	150
3	Babe Ruth	148
4	Hack Wilson	147
5	2 tied	138

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	44
2	Frankie Frisch	39
3	Buddy Myer	26
4	Evar Swanson	25
5	Jack Rothrock	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.42
2	Tommy Thomas	3.06
3	Rube Walberg	3.08
4	Ray Kolp	3.10
5	Firpo Marberry	3.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	Jesse Haines	22
2	Pat Malone	22
2	Rube Walberg	22
5	3 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	192
2	George Earnshaw	155
2	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