On This Day

Friday, September 13, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 95 42 .693 --
Yankees 78 57 .578 16.0
Indians 71 63 .530 22.5
Browns 70 65 .519 24.0
Tigers 63 73 .463 31.5
Senators 62 73 .459 32.0
White Sox 53 81 .396 40.5
Red Sox 50 88 .362 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 91 45 .669 --
Pirates 78 59 .569 13.5
Giants 73 61 .545 17.0
Cardinals 67 67 .500 23.0
Robins 63 74 .460 28.5
Phillies 62 74 .456 29.0
Reds 57 78 .422 33.5
Braves 51 84 .378 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chick Hafey 4
1 Jimmie Wilson 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Les Bell 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Boley 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 4
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 Joe Judge 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Charlie Gelbert 1
1 Bernie James 1
1 Tommy Thevenow 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Frankhouse 0.40
2 Howard Ehmke 0.38
3 Bill Hallahan 0.36
4 Percy Jones 0.20
5 Ed Brandt 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Frankhouse 4
1 Bill Hallahan 4
3 Howard Ehmke 3
3 Percy Jones 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Claude Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .395
2 Babe Herman .388
3 Bill Terry .376
4 Rogers Hornsby .374
5 Al Simmons .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 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 148
2 Al Simmons 145
3 Babe Ruth 142
4 Mel Ott 139
5 Rogers Hornsby 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Evar Swanson 29
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Charlie Gehringer 23
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.56
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.96
3 Tommy Thomas 3.07
4 Roy Sherid 3.25
5 Firpo Marberry 3.29

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 160
2 Pat Malone 151
3 George Earnshaw 136
4 Watty Clark 114
5 George Pipgras 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 9
2 Guy Bush 8
2 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Johnny Morrison 7
4 Bill Shores 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Alexander .529
2 Joe Sewell .486
3 Rogers Hornsby .472
4 Jim Bottomley .462
5 Lefty O'Doul .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 6
2 Chuck Klein 6
2 Hack Wilson 6
5 Mel Ott 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 21
1 Babe Ruth 21
1 Hack Wilson 21
4 Chuck Klein 20
4 Al Simmons 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 4
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 Don Hurst 4
1 Lloyd Waner 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holloway 0.00
2 Milt Gaston 0.90
3 Jake Miller 1.38
4 Phil Collins 1.53
5 Heinie Meine 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 3
1 Phil Collins 3
1 Pat Malone 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 23
2 Watty Clark 17
3 Bill Hallahan 16
4 George Earnshaw 15
5 Ed Wells 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 2
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
4 Garland Braxton 1
4 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .432
2 Dale Alexander .425
3 Riggs Stephenson .411
4 Rogers Hornsby .408
5 Fresco Thompson .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Rogers Hornsby 11
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 Kiki Cuyler 8
1 Charlie Gehringer 8
3 Jack Rothrock 7
4 Marty McManus 6
4 Fresco Thompson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holloway 0.82
2 Tommy Thomas 2.12
3 Dazzy Vance 2.25
3 Phil Collins 2.25
5 Carl Hubbell 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 Pat Malone 5
1 Ray Moss 5
1 Myles Thomas 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 41
2 Watty Clark 33
3 Lefty Grove 27
4 George Earnshaw 26
4 Earl Whitehill 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Phil Collins 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Claude Willoughby 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .392
2 Babe Herman .384
3 Rogers Hornsby .384
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 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 163
2 Babe Ruth 159
3 Rogers Hornsby 152
3 Al Simmons 152
5 Jim Bottomley 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Frankie Frisch 33
3 Evar Swanson 29
4 Jack Rothrock 27
5 Charlie Gehringer 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.61
2 Tommy Thomas 3.00
3 Burleigh Grimes 3.05
4 Sad Sam Jones 3.16
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 175
2 Pat Malone 165
3 George Earnshaw 148
4 Dazzy Vance 135
5 2 tied 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 9
2 Guy Bush 8
2 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Johnny Morrison 7
4 Bill Shores 7