On This Day

Monday, August 19, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 33 .716 --
Yankees 68 44 .607 13.0
Indians 60 54 .526 22.0
Browns 59 57 .509 24.0
Tigers 55 61 .474 28.0
Senators 49 63 .438 32.0
White Sox 45 71 .388 38.0
Red Sox 39 75 .342 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 74 35 .679 --
Pirates 66 45 .595 9.0
Giants 62 52 .544 14.5
Cardinals 56 56 .500 19.5
Robins 50 62 .446 25.5
Reds 48 65 .425 28.0
Phillies 46 66 .411 29.5
Braves 46 67 .407 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lefty O'Doul 6
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Fresco Thompson 5
4 Dick Bartell 4
4 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Bernie Friberg 1
1 Mule Haas 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Friberg 3
1 Pie Traynor 3
1 Pinky Whitney 3
4 Dale Alexander 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 Marty McManus 1
1 Sam Rice 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Whitehill 0.80
2 Hal McKain 0.56
2 Roy Sherid 0.56
4 Milt Gaston 0.38
5 Jake Miller 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Bob McGraw 1
1 Roy Sherid 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 8
2 Hal McKain 5
2 Roy Sherid 5
4 Jake Miller 4
4 Harry Smythe 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Harry Smythe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .410
2 Lefty O'Doul .395
3 Bill Terry .385
4 Jimmie Foxx .380
5 Al Simmons .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 122
2 Mel Ott 116
2 Hack Wilson 116
4 Jim Bottomley 115
5 Babe Ruth 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 31
2 Frankie Frisch 25
2 Evar Swanson 25
4 Bill Cissell 18
4 2 others tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.40
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.57
3 Guy Bush 3.15
4 Firpo Marberry 3.23
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 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 142
2 Pat Malone 117
3 George Earnshaw 112
4 George Pipgras 96
5 Dazzy Vance 91

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .529
2 Bill Terry .478
3 Pinky Hargrave .450
4 Pinky Pittenger .444
5 Buddy Myer .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Johnny Frederick 5
3 Rogers Hornsby 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 28
2 Dale Alexander 17
2 Goose Goslin 17
4 Lefty O'Doul 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adam Comorosky 4
1 Marty McManus 4
1 Jack Rothrock 4
4 Frankie Frisch 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.00
2 Percy Jones 0.46
3 Firpo Marberry 0.57
4 Jack Quinn 0.89
5 Claude Willoughby 1.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 21
2 Dazzy Vance 17
3 George Earnshaw 14
3 Roy Sherid 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Wilcy Moore 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .427
2 Earle Combs .426
3 Joe Judge .418
4 Bill Terry .412
5 Harvey Hendrick .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 13
2 Babe Ruth 11
3 Rogers Hornsby 9
3 Don Hurst 9
5 Hack Wilson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Jimmie Foxx 32
3 Hack Wilson 31
4 Bibb Falk 30
4 Al Simmons 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 1.13
2 Firpo Marberry 1.40
3 Tom Zachary 1.80
4 Red Faber 2.15
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Willis Hudlin 5
2 Ed Morris 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 32
2 Dazzy Vance 30
3 Lefty Grove 28
3 Pat Malone 28
3 Red Ruffing 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
3 George Blaeholder 2
3 Guy Bush 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .399
2 Heinie Manush .385
3 Lefty O'Doul .383
4 Harry Heilmann .372
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 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 151
2 Jim Bottomley 150
3 Babe Ruth 149
4 Hack Wilson 142
5 Harry Heilmann 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Frankie Frisch 38
3 Buddy Myer 25
3 Evar Swanson 25
5 Jack Rothrock 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.46
2 Rube Walberg 3.04
3 Tommy Thomas 3.05
4 Ray Kolp 3.10
5 Firpo Marberry 3.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 24
2 Jesse Haines 22
2 Pat Malone 22
2 Rube Walberg 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 191
2 Pat Malone 154
3 George Earnshaw 153
4 Dazzy Vance 149
5 George Pipgras 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Wilcy Moore 7
2 Bill Shores 7
4 Guy Bush 5
4 4 others tied 5