On This Day

Monday, September 2, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	89	41	.685	--
Yankees	74	53	.583	13.5
Indians	67	59	.532	20.0
Browns	66	61	.520	21.5
Tigers	60	67	.472	27.5
Senators	58	69	.457	29.5
White Sox	51	76	.402	36.5
Red Sox	45	84	.349	43.5

Games

Senators 10, Red Sox 7

Red Sox 7, Senators 2

Indians 2, Browns 1

Indians 9, Browns 5

Tigers 10, White Sox 8

Athletics 10, Yankees 3

Athletics 6, Yankees 5

White Sox 8, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	86	41	.677	--
Pirates	73	53	.579	12.5
Giants	68	59	.535	18.0
Cardinals	61	63	.492	23.5
Robins	58	68	.460	27.5
Phillies	57	70	.449	29.0
Reds	53	74	.417	33.0
Braves	49	77	.389	36.5

Games

Robins 6, Braves 2

Robins 10, Braves 0

Cubs 11, Cardinals 7

Cubs 12, Cardinals 10

Giants 11, Phillies 4

Phillies 4, Giants 3

Reds 7, Pirates 5

Pirates 9, Reds 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Elliot Bigelow	7
2	Jim Bottomley	6
2	Adam Comorosky	6
2	Woody English	6
2	5 others tied	6

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Mel Ott	2
3	Earl Averill	1
3	Jim Bottomley	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	7
1	Hack Wilson	7
3	Del Bissonette	5
3	Charlie Gehringer	5
3	2 others tied	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Babe Herman	3
2	Charlie Gehringer	2
2	Willie Kamm	2
4	Ethan Allen	1
4	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Watty Clark	3.00
2	Pat Malone	0.56
3	Bump Hadley	0.40
4	Carl Hubbell	0.38
5	Percy Jones	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	10
2	Watty Clark	6
2	Myles Thomas	6
4	Carl Hubbell	5
5	5 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Skinny Graham	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.396
2	Lefty O'Doul	.392
3	Bill Terry	.376
4	Jimmie Foxx	.374
5	Pie Traynor	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Chuck Klein	37
3	Mel Ott	35
3	Hack Wilson	35
5	Rogers Hornsby	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	136
2	Mel Ott	131
3	Al Simmons	130
4	Babe Ruth	129
5	3 tied	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	34
2	Evar Swanson	28
3	Frankie Frisch	25
4	Charlie Gehringer	22
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.49
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.95
3	Tommy Thomas	3.17
4	Guy Bush	3.29
5	Lefty Stewart	3.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	154
2	Pat Malone	140
3	George Earnshaw	124
4	Watty Clark	109
5	George Pipgras	106

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fresco Thompson	.467
2	Riggs Stephenson	.439
3	Rogers Hornsby	.427
4	Pie Traynor	.417
5	Lance Richbourg	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Goose Goslin	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
4	Chuck Klein	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	24
2	Chuck Klein	21
3	Hack Wilson	20
4	Kiki Cuyler	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Rothrock	6
2	Charlie Gehringer	5
3	Babe Herman	4
3	Marty McManus	4
5	7 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	1.00
2	Sam Gray	1.03
3	Harry Smythe	1.05
4	Ken Holloway	1.09
5	Phil Collins	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Myles Thomas	4
2	Phil Collins	3
2	Wes Ferrell	3
2	Sad Sam Jones	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	23
2	Watty Clark	20
3	Charlie Root	16
3	Myles Thomas	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	3
2	Phil Collins	2
2	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Harry Smythe	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pinky Hargrave	.421
1	Riggs Stephenson	.421
3	Lefty O'Doul	.417
4	Lew Fonseca	.404
5	Pie Traynor	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Rogers Hornsby	10
3	Jimmie Foxx	8
4	Joe Cronin	6
4	5 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Rogers Hornsby	35
3	Goose Goslin	31
4	Kiki Cuyler	30
4	Lefty O'Doul	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Rothrock	10
2	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Charlie Gehringer	7
2	Marty McManus	7
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Smythe	1.03
2	Sad Sam Jones	1.91
3	Syl Johnson	2.16
4	Phil Collins	2.17
5	Danny MacFayden	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	6
1	Myles Thomas	6
1	Tommy Thomas	6
4	Ed Morris	5
4	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	35
2	Watty Clark	33
3	Earl Whitehill	32
4	George Earnshaw	27
4	2 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Wilcy Moore	3
4	Garland Braxton	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.391
2	Babe Herman	.388
3	Heinie Manush	.387
4	Rogers Hornsby	.374
5	Bill Terry	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Chuck Klein	44
3	Mel Ott	39
4	Hack Wilson	36
5	Rogers Hornsby	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	156
2	Hack Wilson	154
3	Jim Bottomley	151
4	Al Simmons	148
5	Mel Ott	146

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	44
2	Frankie Frisch	34
3	Evar Swanson	28
4	Jack Rothrock	27
5	Charlie Gehringer	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.55
2	Sad Sam Jones	2.90
3	Tommy Thomas	3.03
4	Burleigh Grimes	3.09
5	Dazzy Vance	3.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Malone	24
2	Guy Bush	22
2	Lefty Grove	22
4	George Earnshaw	21
4	Carl Hubbell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	185
2	Pat Malone	169
3	George Earnshaw	149
4	Dazzy Vance	142
5	Watty Clark	139

Saves

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