Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 7, 1929

On This Day

Saturday, September 7, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	91	42	.684	--
Yankees	75	55	.577	14.5
Indians	70	60	.538	19.5
Browns	67	62	.519	22.0
Tigers	61	70	.466	29.0
Senators	60	70	.462	29.5
White Sox	51	78	.395	38.0
Red Sox	47	85	.356	43.5

Games

Red Sox 4, Browns 3

Tigers 5, Yankees 4

Yankees 11, Tigers 7

Athletics 5, Indians 1

Indians 4, Athletics 0

Senators 2, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	89	42	.679	--
Pirates	76	55	.580	13.0
Giants	68	60	.531	19.5
Cardinals	62	65	.488	25.0
Robins	61	70	.466	28.0
Phillies	58	72	.446	30.5
Reds	54	75	.419	34.0
Braves	50	79	.388	38.0

Games

Cubs 13, Braves 6

Cubs 9, Braves 2

Phillies 4, Cardinals 1

Pirates 6, Robins 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dale Alexander	5
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
1	Chick Tolson	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Alexander	2
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Lew Fonseca	1
2	Johnny Hodapp	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Alexander	5
1	Riggs Stephenson	5
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Babe Ruth	4
5	7 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lloyd Waner	2
2	Charlie Gehringer	1
2	Beauty McGowan	1
2	Frank O'Rourke	1
2	Jimmie Wilson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pat Malone	1.38
2	George Uhle	0.78
3	Ray Kremer	0.45
4	Firpo Marberry	0.38
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	Lou Koupal	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	11
2	George Uhle	7
3	Ray Kremer	5
4	General Crowder	4
4	George Pipgras	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.395
2	Lefty O'Doul	.393
3	Bill Terry	.380
4	Rogers Hornsby	.373
5	Pie Traynor	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Chuck Klein	37
3	Mel Ott	36
3	Hack Wilson	36
5	Rogers Hornsby	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	144
2	Al Simmons	137
3	Mel Ott	133
3	Babe Ruth	133
5	Rogers Hornsby	131

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	34
2	Evar Swanson	28
3	Frankie Frisch	25
4	Charlie Gehringer	23
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.44
2	Burleigh Grimes	3.00
3	Tommy Thomas	3.10
4	Guy Bush	3.27
5	George Earnshaw	3.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	20
1	Lefty Grove	20
1	Pat Malone	20
4	Guy Bush	18
5	5 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	157
2	Pat Malone	151
3	George Earnshaw	129
4	Watty Clark	112
5	George Pipgras	110

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dale Alexander	.512
2	Riggs Stephenson	.500
3	Jim Bottomley	.486
4	Rogers Hornsby	.462
5	Pie Traynor	.456

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Mel Ott	5
4	Goose Goslin	4
4	Chuck Klein	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	26
2	Babe Ruth	20
2	Hack Wilson	20
4	Chuck Klein	19
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Rothrock	5
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
2	Babe Herman	4
2	Lloyd Waner	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	0.78
2	Dazzy Vance	1.38
3	Tommy Thomas	1.44
4	Ted Lyons	1.50
4	2 others tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	3
1	Watty Clark	3
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	Ken Holloway	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	31
2	Watty Clark	20
3	Burleigh Grimes	15
4	George Earnshaw	14
4	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	2
1	Phil Collins	2
1	Johnny Morrison	2
4	Garland Braxton	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.438
2	Dale Alexander	.421
3	Pie Traynor	.408
4	Rogers Hornsby	.405
5	Fresco Thompson	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Rogers Hornsby	11
3	Lefty O'Doul	7
3	Mel Ott	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	40
2	Babe Ruth	36
3	Lefty O'Doul	33
4	Hack Wilson	32
5	Chuck Klein	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Rothrock	10
2	Charlie Gehringer	8
3	Marty McManus	7
4	Adam Comorosky	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	0.82
2	Harry Smythe	1.83
3	Carl Hubbell	1.86
4	Phil Collins	2.00
5	Sad Sam Jones	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	6
2	Pat Malone	5
2	Ray Moss	5
2	Jesse Petty	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	43
2	Watty Clark	33
3	Earl Whitehill	30
4	Lefty Grove	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	3
1	Guy Bush	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
1	Wilcy Moore	3
1	Johnny Morrison	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.391
2	Lefty O'Doul	.389
3	Rogers Hornsby	.382
4	Heinie Manush	.379
5	Bill Terry	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Chuck Klein	40
3	Mel Ott	38
4	Rogers Hornsby	37
4	Hack Wilson	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	161
2	Babe Ruth	156
3	Al Simmons	153
4	Jim Bottomley	150
5	Rogers Hornsby	147

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	43
2	Frankie Frisch	33
3	Evar Swanson	28
4	Jack Rothrock	27
5	Charlie Gehringer	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.51
2	Sad Sam Jones	2.99
3	Burleigh Grimes	3.10
4	Tommy Thomas	3.15
5	Guy Bush	3.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Malone	24
2	Lefty Grove	23
3	Guy Bush	22
3	George Earnshaw	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	188
2	Pat Malone	175
3	George Earnshaw	148
4	Dazzy Vance	138
5	Watty Clark	137

Saves

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