On This Day

Sunday, September 15, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	96	42	.696	--
Yankees	80	59	.576	16.5
Indians	73	64	.533	22.5
Browns	71	66	.518	24.5
Tigers	65	73	.471	31.0
Senators	62	75	.453	33.5
White Sox	54	83	.394	41.5
Red Sox	51	90	.362	46.5

Games

Red Sox 5, White Sox 4

Yankees 1, Indians 0

Indians 10, Yankees 0

Tigers 16, Senators 2

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

Tigers 3, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	93	45	.674	--
Pirates	78	59	.569	14.5
Giants	75	62	.547	17.5
Cardinals	68	69	.496	24.5
Phillies	62	74	.456	30.0
Robins	63	76	.453	30.5
Reds	60	78	.435	33.0
Braves	51	87	.370	42.0

Games

Cubs 13, Robins 4

Reds 6, Braves 1

Reds 4, Braves 3

Giants 4, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 6, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pinky Hargrave	4
1	Jackie Hayes	4
1	Willie Kamm	4
1	Lance Richbourg	4
1	Chick Tolson	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	Pinky Hargrave	1
1	Joe Hauser	1
1	Andy High	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pinky Hargrave	4
2	Joe Hauser	3
2	Andy High	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	2
1	Evar Swanson	2
3	Earl Clark	1
3	Hughie Critz	1
3	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hal McKain	0.67
2	Charlie Root	0.57
3	Tom Zachary	0.50
4	George Uhle	0.40
5	Jack Russell	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Marv Gudat	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	Jim Lindsey	1
1	Danny MacFayden	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal McKain	8
1	Charlie Root	8
3	Doug McWeeny	6
4	Jim Lindsey	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.395
2	Babe Herman	.387
3	Bill Terry	.380
4	Rogers Hornsby	.375
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	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	152
2	Al Simmons	146
3	Babe Ruth	143
4	Rogers Hornsby	141
4	Mel Ott	141

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	38
2	Evar Swanson	31
3	Frankie Frisch	25
3	Charlie Gehringer	25
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	Rogers Hornsby	.500
2	Dale Alexander	.481
3	Lefty O'Doul	.456
4	Al Simmons	.452
5	Riggs Stephenson	.447

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	25
2	Hack Wilson	24
3	Don Hurst	19
3	Al Simmons	19
5	Lou Gehrig	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
3	Ethan Allen	4
3	Don Hurst	4
3	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	1.44
5	Bill Walker	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Willis Hudlin	3
1	Pat Malone	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
1	Charlie Root	3
1	Bill Walker	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	24
2	Watty Clark	16
2	Bill Hallahan	16
2	George Uhle	16
5	3 tied	15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.429
2	Rogers Hornsby	.427
3	Fresco Thompson	.398
4	Dale Alexander	.398
5	Riggs Stephenson	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Rogers Hornsby	11
3	Hack Wilson	9
4	Lefty O'Doul	7
4	Mel Ott	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	43
2	Babe Ruth	38
2	Hack Wilson	38
4	Chuck Klein	31
5	Lefty O'Doul	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	9
2	Kiki Cuyler	8
3	Jack Rothrock	7
4	Marty McManus	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	0.66
2	Lloyd Brown	1.63
3	Bill Walker	1.75
4	Dazzy Vance	1.94
5	Tom Zachary	2.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	6
1	Pat Malone	6
3	Ray Moss	5
3	Charlie Root	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	44
2	Watty Clark	37
3	George Earnshaw	29
3	Charlie Root	29
5	Wes Ferrell	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	3
1	Phil Collins	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
4	Lefty Grove	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.388
2	Babe Herman	.384
3	Rogers Hornsby	.381
4	Bill Terry	.377
5	Heinie Manush	.374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	166
2	Babe Ruth	160
3	Rogers Hornsby	153
3	Al Simmons	153
5	Jim Bottomley	149

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	43
2	Frankie Frisch	33
3	Evar Swanson	31
4	Jack Rothrock	27
5	Charlie Gehringer	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.61
2	Tommy Thomas	3.00
3	Burleigh Grimes	3.12
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