On This Day

Wednesday, September 11, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	93	42	.689	--
Yankees	77	57	.575	15.5
Indians	70	62	.530	21.5
Browns	70	64	.522	22.5
Tigers	62	73	.459	31.0
Senators	61	72	.459	31.0
White Sox	53	79	.402	38.5
Red Sox	50	87	.365	44.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Tigers 7

Browns 5, Yankees 0

Athletics 7, White Sox 4

Senators 5, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	91	43	.679	--
Pirates	78	58	.574	14.0
Giants	72	61	.541	18.5
Cardinals	65	67	.492	25.0
Robins	62	73	.459	29.5
Phillies	60	74	.448	31.0
Reds	56	77	.421	34.5
Braves	51	82	.383	39.5

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 2

Reds 4, Robins 2

Cardinals 11, Braves 4

Cardinals 7, Braves 1

Giants 2, Pirates 1

Giants 10, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chick Fullis	5
2	Stu Clarke	4
2	Chick Hafey	4
2	Carl Mays	4
2	Ernie Orsatti	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Alexander	1
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Don Hurst	1
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ernie Orsatti	5
2	Russ Scarritt	3
2	Al Simmons	3
4	Moe Berg	2
4	16 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
2	Dale Alexander	1
2	Dick Bartell	1
2	Bill Cissell	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bobo Newsom	0.71
2	Firpo Marberry	0.50
3	Al Grabowski	0.45
4	Heinie Meine	0.38
5	4 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	Al Grabowski	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Grabowski	5
1	Bobo Newsom	5
3	Firpo Marberry	4
3	Bob Smith	4
3	Vic Sorrell	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.395
2	Babe Herman	.388
3	Bill Terry	.379
4	Rogers Hornsby	.376
5	Jimmie Foxx	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Chuck Klein	38
2	Hack Wilson	38
4	Mel Ott	37
5	Rogers Hornsby	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	147
2	Babe Ruth	142
3	Al Simmons	141
4	Mel Ott	137
5	Rogers Hornsby	136

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	36
2	Evar Swanson	29
3	Frankie Frisch	25
4	Charlie Gehringer	23
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.57
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.96
3	Tommy Thomas	3.10
4	Firpo Marberry	3.30
5	Lefty Stewart	3.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	20
1	Lefty Grove	20
1	Pat Malone	20
4	Guy Bush	18
4	Red Lucas	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	159
2	Pat Malone	151
3	George Earnshaw	136
4	Watty Clark	114
5	George Pipgras	113

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	.520
2	Riggs Stephenson	.489
3	Jim Bottomley	.484
4	Rogers Hornsby	.448
5	Joe Sewell	.441

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Chuck Klein	5
3	Mel Ott	5
3	Hack Wilson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	27
2	Rogers Hornsby	22
2	Hack Wilson	22
4	Chuck Klein	19
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	Fresco Thompson	4
1	Lloyd Waner	4
4	Kiki Cuyler	3
4	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	0.00
2	Phil Collins	0.67
3	Dazzy Vance	1.38
4	Heinie Meine	1.54
5	Jake Miller	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Watty Clark	3
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	Pat Malone	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	30
2	Watty Clark	17
3	Firpo Marberry	16
4	George Earnshaw	15
5	3 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Collins	3
2	Guy Bush	2
2	Johnny Morrison	2
4	Garland Braxton	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.434
2	Riggs Stephenson	.429
3	Rogers Hornsby	.413
4	Dale Alexander	.409
5	Fresco Thompson	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Rogers Hornsby	10
3	Lefty O'Doul	9
4	Hack Wilson	8
5	Mel Ott	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Rogers Hornsby	40
3	Hack Wilson	35
4	Lefty O'Doul	33
5	Chuck Klein	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	8
1	Jack Rothrock	8
3	Kiki Cuyler	7
3	Marty McManus	7
5	Fresco Thompson	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	0.82
2	Dazzy Vance	2.04
3	Tommy Thomas	2.09
4	Sam Gray	2.28
5	Jack Ogden	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	6
2	Pat Malone	5
2	Myles Thomas	5
4	Watty Clark	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	43
2	Watty Clark	33
3	George Earnshaw	26
3	Lefty Grove	26
3	Earl Whitehill	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	3
1	Phil Collins	3
3	Garland Braxton	2
3	Firpo Marberry	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.393
2	Rogers Hornsby	.386
3	Babe Herman	.385
4	Heinie Manush	.378
5	Bill Terry	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Chuck Klein	40
3	Mel Ott	39
3	Hack Wilson	39
5	Rogers Hornsby	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	162
2	Babe Ruth	161
3	Rogers Hornsby	152
4	Jim Bottomley	149
4	Al Simmons	149

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Frankie Frisch	33
3	Evar Swanson	29
4	Jack Rothrock	27
5	Charlie Gehringer	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.70
2	Burleigh Grimes	3.05
3	Tommy Thomas	3.17
4	Sad Sam Jones	3.26
5	Pete Alexander	3.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Malone	23
2	Lefty Grove	22
3	Guy Bush	21
3	George Earnshaw	21
5	Carl Hubbell	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	179
2	Pat Malone	168
3	George Earnshaw	148
4	Watty Clark	133
5	Dazzy Vance	132

Saves

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