On This Day

Wednesday, August 21, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	83	35	.703	--
Yankees	69	45	.605	12.0
Indians	61	55	.526	21.0
Browns	61	57	.517	22.0
Tigers	56	62	.475	27.0
Senators	50	64	.439	31.0
White Sox	46	72	.390	37.0
Red Sox	40	76	.345	42.0

Games

White Sox 4, Yankees 3

Indians 3, Senators 1

Tigers 13, Red Sox 2

Browns 7, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	76	36	.679	--
Pirates	66	47	.584	10.5
Giants	63	54	.538	15.5
Cardinals	57	58	.496	20.5
Robins	52	63	.452	25.5
Reds	50	66	.431	28.0
Phillies	48	66	.421	29.0
Braves	47	69	.405	31.0

Games

Robins 1, Cardinals 0

Braves 7, Reds 1

Reds 8, Braves 7

Cubs 9, Giants 2

Phillies 10, Pirates 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
1	George Sisler	5
3	Hughie Critz	4
3	Lance Richbourg	4
3	Jimmy Welsh	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Samuel Byrd	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Walt French	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Bell	3
1	Adam Comorosky	3
1	Marty McManus	3
1	Earl McNeely	3
1	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Fothergill	2
2	George Harper	1
2	Ski Melillo	1
2	Riggs Stephenson	1
2	Curt Walker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Uhle	0.80
2	Charlie Root	0.73
3	Wes Ferrell	0.71
4	Larry Benton	0.67
5	Clise Dudley	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Bruce Cunningham	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	8
2	Wes Ferrell	5
3	Larry Benton	4
3	Rip Collins	4
3	George Uhle	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jakie May	1
1	Harry Smythe	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.411
2	Lefty O'Doul	.397
3	Bill Terry	.386
4	Jimmie Foxx	.382
5	Lew Fonseca	.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	Hack Wilson	118
3	Mel Ott	117
4	Jim Bottomley	116
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	3.09
4	Tommy Thomas	3.31
5	Willis Hudlin	3.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	142
2	Pat Malone	117
3	George Earnshaw	115
4	George Pipgras	96
4	Dazzy Vance	96

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.527
2	Fresco Thompson	.463
3	Pinky Hargrave	.439
4	Dale Alexander	.435
5	Bill Terry	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Frederick	6
1	Babe Ruth	6
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Lefty O'Doul	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	21
2	Dale Alexander	20
3	Lefty O'Doul	17
4	Goose Goslin	14
5	Pie Traynor	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty McManus	5
2	Adam Comorosky	4
2	Jack Rothrock	4
4	Bob Fothergill	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	0.00
2	Hal Carlson	0.90
3	Myles Thomas	0.98
4	Carl Hubbell	1.00
5	Jack Quinn	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Thomas	4
2	Wes Ferrell	3
2	Ed Morris	3
2	Ray Moss	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Whitehill	20
2	George Earnshaw	16
3	Dazzy Vance	15
4	Roy Sherid	14
5	3 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
2	Garland Braxton	2
2	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Harry Smythe	2
2	Claude Willoughby	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earle Combs	.462
2	Babe Herman	.448
3	Bill Terry	.429
4	George Sisler	.421
5	Lefty O'Doul	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	12
2	Babe Ruth	11
3	Don Hurst	9
4	Rogers Hornsby	8
4	Hack Wilson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	35
2	Hack Wilson	32
3	Al Simmons	30
4	Dale Alexander	29
4	3 others tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Rothrock	8
2	Carl Reynolds	7
3	Adam Comorosky	6
3	Marty McManus	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	1.13
2	Tom Zachary	1.71
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.93
4	Hal Carlson	2.04
5	Firpo Marberry	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	6
2	George Earnshaw	5
2	Willis Hudlin	5
2	Ed Morris	5
2	Tommy Thomas	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	31
2	Red Ruffing	29
3	Earl Whitehill	26
4	Dazzy Vance	25
5	Guy Bush	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
1	Wilcy Moore	3
4	George Blaeholder	2
4	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.403
2	Lefty O'Doul	.385
3	Heinie Manush	.382
4	Rogers Hornsby	.374
5	Bill Terry	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Chuck Klein	40
3	Mel Ott	36
4	Hack Wilson	34
5	Lou Gehrig	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	151
1	Al Simmons	151
3	Babe Ruth	147
4	Hack Wilson	142
5	Mel Ott	138

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	Burleigh Grimes	2.99
3	Tommy Thomas	3.05
4	Guy Bush	3.10
5	Rube Walberg	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Pat Malone	22
2	Rube Walberg	22
4	Guy Bush	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	191
2	George Earnshaw	156
3	Pat Malone	154
4	Dazzy Vance	151
5	George Pipgras	136

Saves

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