On This Day

Wednesday, September 4, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	90	41	.687	--
Yankees	74	54	.578	14.5
Indians	68	59	.535	20.0
Browns	67	61	.523	21.5
Tigers	60	68	.469	28.5
Senators	59	70	.457	30.0
White Sox	51	77	.398	37.5
Red Sox	46	85	.351	44.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Senators 1

Browns 7, White Sox 2

Indians 7, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	87	42	.674	--
Pirates	73	54	.575	13.0
Giants	68	60	.531	18.5
Cardinals	62	64	.492	23.5
Robins	60	68	.469	26.5
Phillies	57	72	.442	30.0
Reds	54	74	.422	32.5
Braves	50	77	.394	36.0

Games

Reds 5, Pirates 4

Braves 8, Giants 7

Robins 4, Phillies 3

Robins 9, Phillies 7

Cardinals 14, Cubs 8

Cubs 8, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Taylor Douthit	4
1	Johnny Frederick	4
1	Bernie Friberg	4
1	Chuck Klein	4
1	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Johnny Hodapp	1
1	Shanty Hogan	1
1	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	5
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Lefty O'Doul	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Les Bell	1
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	Charlie Gelbert	1
1	John Kerr	1
1	George Sisler	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sad Sam Jones	0.67
2	Jack Ogden	0.40
3	Syl Johnson	0.29
3	Jack Russell	0.29
5	Earl Whitehill	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Hal Haid	1
1	Ray Kolp	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Wes Ferrell	3
2	Earl Whitehill	3
4	Fred Frankhouse	2
4	5 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.395
2	Lefty O'Doul	.391
3	Bill Terry	.380
4	Jimmie Foxx	.373
5	Pie Traynor	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Chuck Klein	37
3	Mel Ott	36
3	Hack Wilson	36
5	Rogers Hornsby	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	141
2	Al Simmons	134
3	Mel Ott	133
4	Babe Ruth	129
5	Rogers Hornsby	128

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	3.27
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	5 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	Johnny Morrison	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Riggs Stephenson	.500
2	Pie Traynor	.426
3	Rogers Hornsby	.425
4	Johnny Hodapp	.422
5	Jim Bottomley	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Goose Goslin	5
3	Mel Ott	5
3	Hack Wilson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	28
2	Hack Wilson	24
3	Kiki Cuyler	18
3	Chuck Klein	18
3	Lefty O'Doul	18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	1.00
1	Ken Holloway	1.00
3	Sam Gray	1.03
4	Dazzy Vance	1.38
5	Phil Collins	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	4
2	Phil Collins	3
2	Ted Lyons	3
2	Pat Malone	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	23
2	Watty Clark	20
3	Wes Ferrell	18
3	Charlie Root	18
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	3
2	Phil Collins	2
3	Garland Braxton	1
3	Skinny Graham	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.433
2	Pinky Hargrave	.411
3	Fresco Thompson	.406
4	Pie Traynor	.403
5	Riggs Stephenson	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Rogers Hornsby	11
3	Jimmie Foxx	7
3	Mel Ott	7
5	5 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Rogers Hornsby	38
3	Lefty O'Doul	34
4	Hack Wilson	31
5	Goose Goslin	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Rothrock	10
2	Charlie Gehringer	7
2	Marty McManus	7
4	Adam Comorosky	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	0.96
2	Harry Smythe	1.83
3	Phil Collins	2.00
4	Sad Sam Jones	2.03
5	Danny MacFayden	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	7
2	Myles Thomas	6
3	Ray Moss	5
3	Tommy Thomas	5
5	9 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	35
2	George Earnshaw	31
2	Earl Whitehill	31
4	Watty Clark	30
5	Dazzy Vance	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Wilcy Moore	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.389
2	Lefty O'Doul	.388
3	Heinie Manush	.380
4	Harry Heilmann	.378
5	Rogers Hornsby	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Chuck Klein	42
3	Mel Ott	40
4	Hack Wilson	37
5	Rogers Hornsby	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	159
2	Babe Ruth	154
3	Al Simmons	152
4	Jim Bottomley	150
5	Mel Ott	148

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	44
2	Frankie Frisch	33
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	2.88
3	Burleigh Grimes	3.08
4	Tommy Thomas	3.10
5	Dazzy Vance	3.21

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	148
4	Dazzy Vance	144
5	Watty Clark	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	8
1	Firpo Marberry	8
1	Wilcy Moore	8
4	Bill Shores	7
5	Johnny Morrison	6