On This Day

Saturday, August 31, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	87	40	.685	--
Yankees	73	51	.589	12.5
Browns	66	58	.532	19.5
Indians	64	59	.520	21.0
Tigers	58	66	.468	27.5
Senators	56	68	.452	29.5
White Sox	50	74	.403	35.5
Red Sox	44	82	.349	42.5

Games

Indians 8, White Sox 5

Yankees 4, Senators 0

Yankees 13, Senators 3

Athletics 9, Red Sox 4

Tigers 13, Browns 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	83	41	.669	--
Pirates	71	52	.577	11.5
Giants	67	57	.540	16.0
Cardinals	61	60	.504	20.5
Robins	56	66	.459	26.0
Phillies	54	69	.439	28.5
Reds	52	72	.419	31.0
Braves	48	75	.390	34.5

Games

Robins 9, Giants 2

Phillies 9, Braves 5

Cardinals 3, Reds 2

Cubs 7, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pinky Hargrave	5
2	Mule Haas	4
2	Lyn Lary	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	George Burns	1
2	Mickey Cochrane	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Adam Comorosky	5
3	Harry Heilmann	4
4	Earl Averill	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Woody English	1
1	Jake Flowers	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Wells	3.50
2	Syl Johnson	1.00
3	Watty Clark	0.55
4	Charlie Root	0.50
5	Wes Ferrell	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Sam Dailey	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Wells	7
2	Watty Clark	6
2	Wes Ferrell	6
2	Syl Johnson	6
2	Red Ruffing	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Augie Prudhomme	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.399
2	Lefty O'Doul	.388
3	Bill Terry	.382
4	Jimmie Foxx	.378
5	Pie Traynor	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Chuck Klein	35
3	Mel Ott	33
3	Hack Wilson	33
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	128
2	Babe Ruth	127
2	Al Simmons	127
4	Mel Ott	126
5	Jim Bottomley	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	33
2	Evar Swanson	28
3	Frankie Frisch	25
4	Jack Rothrock	21
5	Charlie Gehringer	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.49
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.75
3	Tommy Thomas	3.17
4	Guy Bush	3.30
5	Red Lucas	3.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	19
1	Lefty Grove	19
3	Guy Bush	18
3	Pat Malone	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	154
2	Pat Malone	130
3	George Earnshaw	124
4	George Pipgras	106
5	Watty Clark	103

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fresco Thompson	.463
2	Chuck Klein	.455
3	Lance Richbourg	.408
3	Bill Terry	.408
5	Frankie Frisch	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
4	Lefty O'Doul	3
4	Hack Wilson	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	19
2	Rogers Hornsby	18
2	Paul Waner	18
4	Chuck Klein	17
5	Kiki Cuyler	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Rothrock	7
2	Marty McManus	5
3	Charlie Gehringer	4
4	Frank O'Rourke	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Pipgras	0.00
2	Harry Smythe	0.54
3	Lloyd Brown	0.64
4	Ted Lyons	1.00
4	Bill Sherdel	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	4
2	Sam Gray	3
2	Ted Lyons	3
2	Pat Malone	3
2	Myles Thomas	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Watty Clark	21
2	Pat Malone	20
3	Wes Ferrell	19
4	Charlie Root	16
5	Earl Whitehill	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	2
1	Phil Collins	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Harry Smythe	2
1	Steve Swetonic	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lew Fonseca	.411
2	Frankie Frisch	.402
3	Pie Traynor	.402
4	Lefty O'Doul	.400
4	Bill Terry	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Rogers Hornsby	8
3	Jimmie Foxx	7
4	Johnny Frederick	6
4	Lefty O'Doul	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Goose Goslin	31
3	Dale Alexander	30
4	Kiki Cuyler	27
4	3 others tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Rothrock	11
2	Marty McManus	8
3	Kiki Cuyler	7
4	Charlie Gehringer	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	1.10
2	Tom Zachary	1.95
3	Syl Johnson	2.16
4	Ben Cantwell	2.25
5	Ed Morris	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	6
1	Tommy Thomas	6
3	Ed Morris	5
3	Jesse Petty	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	33
2	Earl Whitehill	32
3	Dazzy Vance	28
4	Watty Clark	27
4	Red Ruffing	27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.392
2	Heinie Manush	.386
3	Lefty O'Doul	.385
4	Bill Terry	.376
5	Harry Heilmann	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Chuck Klein	42
3	Mel Ott	37
4	Hack Wilson	34
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	155
2	Jim Bottomley	150
2	Al Simmons	150
4	Hack Wilson	148
5	Mel Ott	141

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	43
2	Frankie Frisch	36
3	Evar Swanson	28
4	Jack Rothrock	27
5	Buddy Myer	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.54
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.93
3	Sad Sam Jones	3.01
4	Tommy Thomas	3.02
5	Dazzy Vance	3.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	23
1	Pat Malone	23
3	Guy Bush	22
4	George Earnshaw	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	189
2	Pat Malone	159
3	George Earnshaw	149
4	Dazzy Vance	148
5	George Pipgras	134

Saves

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