On This Day

Saturday, September 14, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	96	42	.696	--
Yankees	79	58	.577	16.5
Indians	72	63	.533	22.5
Browns	71	66	.518	24.5
Tigers	64	73	.467	31.5
Senators	62	74	.456	33.0
White Sox	53	82	.393	41.5
Red Sox	50	89	.360	46.5

Games

Tigers 2, Red Sox 1

Browns 12, Yankees 3

Yankees 4, Browns 2

Athletics 5, White Sox 0

Indians 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	92	45	.672	--
Pirates	78	59	.569	14.0
Giants	74	61	.548	17.0
Cardinals	67	68	.496	24.0
Robins	63	75	.457	29.5
Phillies	62	74	.456	29.5
Reds	58	78	.426	33.5
Braves	51	85	.375	40.5

Games

Cubs 3, Robins 0

Reds 3, Braves 2

Giants 7, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank O'Rourke	5
2	Earle Combs	4
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Red Kress	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Al Simmons	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank O'Rourke	4
2	Wes Ferrell	3
2	Ski Melillo	3
4	George Burns	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Milt Gaston	0.82
2	Watty Clark	0.62
3	George Blaeholder	0.40
3	Ownie Carroll	0.40
5	George Earnshaw	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Milt Gaston	9
2	Watty Clark	5
3	George Blaeholder	4
3	Gordon Rhodes	4
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.395
2	Babe Herman	.387
3	Bill Terry	.381
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	149
2	Al Simmons	146
3	Babe Ruth	143
4	Mel Ott	140
5	Rogers Hornsby	138

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Evar Swanson	29
3	Frankie Frisch	25
4	Charlie Gehringer	23
5	4 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	21
1	Pat Malone	21
3	Lefty Grove	20
4	Guy Bush	18
4	2 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	160
2	Pat Malone	154
3	George Earnshaw	139
4	Watty Clark	119
5	George Pipgras	115

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	.509
2	Rogers Hornsby	.481
3	Joe Sewell	.463
4	Riggs Stephenson	.458
5	Lefty O'Doul	.443

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	22
1	Babe Ruth	22
1	Hack Wilson	22
4	Al Simmons	20
5	Don Hurst	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ethan Allen	4
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	Don Hurst	4
1	Bing Miller	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	0.00
2	Milt Gaston	1.24
3	Jake Miller	1.38
4	Jakie May	1.69
5	George Uhle	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Malone	4
2	Watty Clark	3
2	Wes Ferrell	3
2	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Roy Sherid	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	26
2	Watty Clark	22
3	Bill Hallahan	16
4	George Earnshaw	15
4	Milt Gaston	15

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	.434
2	Dale Alexander	.410
3	Riggs Stephenson	.407
4	Rogers Hornsby	.406
5	Fresco Thompson	.406

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	41
2	Babe Ruth	38
3	Hack Wilson	36
4	Lefty O'Doul	32
5	Chuck Klein	31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	0.82
2	Lloyd Brown	1.63
3	Tommy Thomas	2.12
4	Dazzy Vance	2.25
4	Phil Collins	2.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	6
1	Pat Malone	6
3	Ray Moss	5
4	Watty Clark	4
4	11 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	44
2	Watty Clark	38
3	George Earnshaw	29
4	Wes Ferrell	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	.383
3	Rogers Hornsby	.381
4	Bill Terry	.376
5	Heinie Manush	.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	160
3	Al Simmons	153
4	Rogers Hornsby	150
5	Jim Bottomley	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	2.61
2	Tommy Thomas	3.00
3	Burleigh Grimes	3.05
4	Sad Sam Jones	3.16
5	George Earnshaw	3.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	175
2	Pat Malone	168
3	George Earnshaw	151
4	Dazzy Vance	135
5	Watty Clark	134

Saves

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