On This Day

Thursday, September 12, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 42 .691 --
Yankees 78 57 .578 15.5
Indians 71 62 .534 21.5
Browns 70 65 .519 23.5
Tigers 63 73 .463 31.0
Senators 61 73 .455 32.0
White Sox 53 80 .398 39.5
Red Sox 50 88 .362 45.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 91 44 .674 --
Pirates 78 59 .569 14.0
Giants 73 61 .545 17.5
Cardinals 65 67 .492 24.5
Robins 62 74 .456 29.5
Phillies 61 74 .452 30.0
Reds 57 77 .425 33.5
Braves 51 82 .383 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 4
2 Earle Combs 3
2 Chuck Klein 3
2 Mark Koenig 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Hod Ford 1
1 Don Hurst 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddy Leach 4
2 Earle Combs 2
2 Hod Ford 2
2 Don Hurst 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 2
1 Don Hurst 2
3 Johnny Hodapp 1
3 Joe Judge 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Gray 0.45
2 Ed Morris 0.44
3 Eppa Rixey 0.40
4 Jake Miller 0.38
4 Rube Walberg 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Art Herring 1
1 Jake Miller 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Gray 5
2 Guy Bush 4
2 Ed Morris 4
4 Jake Miller 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .395
2 Babe Herman .388
3 Bill Terry .376
4 Rogers Hornsby .373
5 Jimmie Foxx .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Chuck Klein 39
2 Hack Wilson 39
4 Mel Ott 38
5 Rogers Hornsby 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 148
2 Babe Ruth 142
3 Al Simmons 141
4 Mel Ott 139
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 3.07
4 Roy Sherid 3.25
5 Firpo Marberry 3.30

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 .519
2 Jim Bottomley .484
3 Riggs Stephenson .469
4 Rogers Hornsby .444
5 Lefty O'Doul .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Chuck Klein 6
2 Mel Ott 6
2 Hack Wilson 6
5 Rogers Hornsby 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 26
2 Hack Wilson 22
3 Rogers Hornsby 21
3 Chuck Klein 21
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 4
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 Don Hurst 4
1 Fresco Thompson 4
1 Lloyd Waner 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holloway 0.00
2 Phil Collins 0.67
3 Milt Gaston 0.90
4 Jake Miller 1.38
5 Heinie Meine 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 3
1 Pat Malone 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Roy Sherid 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 23
2 Watty Clark 17
3 Firpo Marberry 16
4 George Earnshaw 15
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 3
2 Guy Bush 2
2 Johnny Morrison 2
4 Garland Braxton 1
4 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .433
2 Riggs Stephenson .429
3 Rogers Hornsby .413
4 Dale Alexander .409
5 Fresco Thompson .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Rogers Hornsby 10
3 Hack Wilson 9
4 Lefty O'Doul 8
4 Mel Ott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 40
2 Babe Ruth 38
3 Hack Wilson 35
4 Lefty O'Doul 32
5 Chuck Klein 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holloway 0.82
2 Tommy Thomas 2.12
3 Dazzy Vance 2.25
4 Jack Ogden 2.37
5 Carl Hubbell 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 6
2 Pat Malone 5
2 Myles Thomas 5
4 Watty Clark 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 41
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 .392
2 Babe Herman .388
3 Rogers Hornsby .383
4 Heinie Manush .378
5 Bill Terry .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Chuck Klein 41
3 Mel Ott 40
3 Hack Wilson 40
5 Rogers Hornsby 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 163
2 Babe Ruth 159
3 Rogers Hornsby 151
4 Jim Bottomley 148
4 Al Simmons 148

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 2.62
2 Tommy Thomas 3.00
3 Burleigh Grimes 3.05
4 Sad Sam Jones 3.26
5 Dazzy Vance 3.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 22
1 Pat Malone 22
3 Guy Bush 21
3 George Earnshaw 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 174
2 Pat Malone 165
3 George Earnshaw 148
4 Dazzy Vance 135
5 Watty Clark 133

Saves

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