On This Day

Tuesday, September 3, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 41 .687 --
Yankees 74 54 .578 14.5
Indians 67 59 .532 20.5
Browns 66 61 .520 22.0
Tigers 60 67 .472 28.0
Senators 59 69 .461 29.5
White Sox 51 76 .402 37.0
Red Sox 45 85 .346 44.5

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 Sam West 3
3 Elliot Bigelow 2
3 Mickey Cochrane 2
3 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Joe Judge 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Judge 4
1 Al Simmons 4
3 Jimmy Dykes 2
3 Bobby Reeves 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bing Miller 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.71
2 Firpo Marberry 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 5
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
4 Ed Carroll 2
5 Roy Sherid 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .396
2 Lefty O'Doul .392
3 Bill Terry .376
4 Jimmie Foxx .373
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 Al Simmons 134
3 Mel Ott 131
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 George Earnshaw 3.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 20
2 Lefty Grove 19
2 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 129
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 .441
2 Riggs Stephenson .439
3 Rogers Hornsby .427
4 Lance Richbourg .415
5 Johnny Hodapp .413

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 Hack Wilson 20
3 Chuck Klein 19
4 Kiki Cuyler 18
5 Babe Ruth 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Rothrock 6
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Babe Herman 4
4 Kiki Cuyler 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.00
2 Sam Gray 1.03
3 Ken Holloway 1.19
4 Harry Smythe 1.31
5 Sad Sam Jones 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Myles Thomas 4
2 Phil Collins 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Ted Lyons 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 23
2 Watty Clark 20
3 George Earnshaw 17
4 Charlie Root 16
4 Myles Thomas 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 3
2 Phil Collins 2
3 Garland Braxton 1
3 Skinny Graham 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .431
2 Pinky Hargrave .421
3 Riggs Stephenson .419
4 Fresco Thompson .407
5 Lew Fonseca .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Rogers Hornsby 10
3 Jimmie Foxx 7
4 Joe Cronin 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Rogers Hornsby 35
3 Goose Goslin 32
4 Lefty O'Doul 30
5 3 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Rothrock 10
2 Charlie Gehringer 7
2 Marty McManus 7
4 Kiki Cuyler 6
5 3 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
3 Ed Morris 5
3 Ray Moss 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 35
2 Watty Clark 33
3 Earl Whitehill 32
4 George Earnshaw 31
5 Dazzy Vance 27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .391
2 Babe Herman .390
3 Heinie Manush .386
4 Rogers Hornsby .375
5 Harry Heilmann .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Chuck Klein 43
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 Al Simmons 152
4 Jim Bottomley 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 Burleigh Grimes 3.08
4 Tommy Thomas 3.10
5 Dazzy Vance 3.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Malone 23
2 Guy Bush 22
2 George Earnshaw 22
2 Lefty Grove 22
5 Carl Hubbell 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 185
2 Pat Malone 164
3 George Earnshaw 154
4 Dazzy Vance 142
5 Watty Clark 136

Saves

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