On This Day

Monday, August 26, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 38 .689 --
Yankees 69 49 .585 13.0
Browns 65 57 .533 19.0
Indians 63 58 .521 20.5
Tigers 57 65 .467 27.0
Senators 53 65 .449 29.0
White Sox 49 73 .402 35.0
Red Sox 43 78 .355 40.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 81 37 .686 --
Pirates 67 50 .573 13.5
Giants 66 55 .545 16.5
Cardinals 60 60 .500 22.0
Robins 54 65 .454 27.5
Reds 52 70 .426 31.0
Phillies 50 69 .420 31.5
Braves 48 72 .400 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 Bernie Friberg 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Spud Davis 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Norm McMillan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Norm McMillan 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Spud Davis 3
4 Chick Hafey 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 0.25
2 Eppa Rixey 0.22
3 Claude Willoughby 0.08
4 Hal Haid 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Dailey 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 3
2 Eppa Rixey 2
3 Hal Haid 1
3 Pat Malone 1
3 Claude Willoughby 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Malone 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .407
2 Lefty O'Doul .391
3 Bill Terry .389
4 Jimmie Foxx .376
5 Lew Fonseca .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Chuck Klein 33
2 Hack Wilson 33
4 Mel Ott 32
5 Jimmie Foxx 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 125
2 Mel Ott 124
2 Al Simmons 124
4 Jim Bottomley 120
5 Babe Ruth 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 32
2 Evar Swanson 27
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Charlie Gehringer 19
5 5 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.47
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.59
3 Guy Bush 2.97
4 Tommy Thomas 3.17
5 Lefty Stewart 3.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 19
2 Guy Bush 18
2 Lefty Grove 18
4 Red Lucas 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 145
2 Pat Malone 121
3 George Earnshaw 115
4 Dazzy Vance 99
5 George Pipgras 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 8
1 Wilcy Moore 8
3 Bill Shores 7
4 Guy Bush 6
5 2 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fresco Thompson .475
2 Bill Terry .469
3 Frankie Frisch .451
4 Lefty O'Doul .444
5 Joe Judge .443

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Frederick 5
1 Lefty O'Doul 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
4 Jimmie Foxx 4
4 Rogers Hornsby 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 17
2 Lefty O'Doul 15
2 Babe Ruth 15
4 Paul Waner 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty McManus 6
2 Jack Rothrock 5
3 Charlie Gehringer 4
4 Kiki Cuyler 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Moss 0.67
2 Danny MacFayden 1.33
3 Pat Malone 1.42
3 Ken Holloway 1.42
3 Bill Sherdel 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 4
2 Danny MacFayden 3
2 Ed Morris 3
2 Ray Moss 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 19
2 Watty Clark 16
3 Dazzy Vance 14
4 Wes Ferrell 13
4 Pat Malone 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Harry Smythe 2
1 Claude Willoughby 2
4 Garland Braxton 1
4 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .459
2 Babe Herman .451
3 Earle Combs .436
4 Lew Fonseca .417
5 Joe Judge .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Rogers Hornsby 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Don Hurst 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Rogers Hornsby 32
3 Dale Alexander 31
4 Riggs Stephenson 29
5 4 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Rothrock 10
2 Marty McManus 8
3 Adam Comorosky 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Sam Rice 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.80
2 Tom Zachary 1.71
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.04
4 Pat Malone 2.17
5 Lefty Stewart 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 6
1 Tommy Thomas 6
3 Guy Bush 5
3 Willis Hudlin 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 30
1 Earl Whitehill 30
3 Watty Clark 29
4 Dazzy Vance 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Garland Braxton 3
2 Wilcy Moore 3
4 Bill Shores 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .397
2 Lefty O'Doul .386
3 Heinie Manush .384
4 Bill Terry .380
5 Rogers Hornsby .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Chuck Klein 40
3 Mel Ott 37
4 Hack Wilson 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 155
2 Al Simmons 148
3 Babe Ruth 145
3 Hack Wilson 145
5 Mel Ott 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Frankie Frisch 36
3 Evar Swanson 27
4 Jack Rothrock 24
5 Buddy Myer 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.45
2 Sad Sam Jones 2.86
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.92
4 Tommy Thomas 2.97
5 Guy Bush 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Guy Bush 22
2 Pat Malone 22
2 Rube Walberg 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 185
2 Pat Malone 152
3 George Earnshaw 149
4 Dazzy Vance 146
5 George Pipgras 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 9
2 Wilcy Moore 8
3 Bill Shores 7
4 Guy Bush 6
5 3 tied 5