On This Day

Sunday, September 22, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	100	45	.690	--
Yankees	84	62	.575	16.5
Indians	76	68	.528	23.5
Browns	75	69	.521	24.5
Senators	68	77	.469	32.0
Tigers	66	80	.452	34.5
White Sox	56	87	.392	43.0
Red Sox	55	92	.374	46.0

Games

Indians 7, Red Sox 4

Tigers 5, Browns 0

White Sox 7, Yankees 4

Yankees 3, White Sox 1

Senators 7, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	94	50	.653	--
Pirates	84	61	.579	10.5
Giants	78	64	.549	15.0
Cardinals	70	71	.496	22.5
Robins	67	77	.465	27.0
Reds	63	80	.441	30.5
Phillies	63	80	.441	30.5
Braves	54	90	.375	40.0

Games

Giants 5, Cubs 4

Reds 3, Phillies 2

Robins 7, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 4, Robins 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Gilbert	5
2	Moe Berg	4
2	Charlie Gelbert	4
4	Ethan Allen	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cedric Durst	1
1	Charlie Gelbert	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Herman	3
1	Eric McNair	3
1	Carl Reynolds	3
4	Bill Cissell	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Lew Fonseca	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Al Grabowski	1.33
2	Dazzy Vance	0.71
3	Bump Hadley	0.50
4	Jim Lindsey	0.44
5	Ray Moss	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Grabowski	8
2	Bump Hadley	5
2	Jack Scott	5
2	Dazzy Vance	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Scott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.391
2	Babe Herman	.386
3	Bill Terry	.377
4	Rogers Hornsby	.374
5	Al Simmons	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Mel Ott	40
3	Chuck Klein	39
3	Hack Wilson	39
5	Rogers Hornsby	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	158
2	Al Simmons	149
3	Mel Ott	147
4	Rogers Hornsby	146
4	Babe Ruth	146

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	40
2	Evar Swanson	33
3	Charlie Gehringer	26
4	Frankie Frisch	25
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.63
2	Roy Sherid	2.97
3	Tommy Thomas	3.02
4	Bill Walker	3.11
5	Burleigh Grimes	3.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	22
1	Pat Malone	22
3	Lefty Grove	20
4	Wes Ferrell	19
5	4 tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	163
2	Pat Malone	161
3	George Earnshaw	144
4	Watty Clark	126
5	Dazzy Vance	123

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddie Lindstrom	.429
2	Al Simmons	.415
3	Hack Wilson	.412
4	Kiki Cuyler	.404
5	Curt Walker	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Mel Ott	4
5	Hack Wilson	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	18
2	Rogers Hornsby	15
3	Mel Ott	14
3	Hack Wilson	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Roy Johnson	5
2	Bing Miller	5
2	Evar Swanson	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	0.33
2	Bill Shores	0.42
3	Chief Hogsett	0.51
4	Syl Johnson	0.63
5	General Crowder	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Sherid	4
2	Erv Brame	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	22
2	Dazzy Vance	20
3	Bill Hallahan	19
4	Milt Gaston	18
5	Charlie Root	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Cooney	2
1	Wes Ferrell	2
3	Phil Collins	1
3	Milt Gaston	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Riggs Stephenson	.431
2	Rogers Hornsby	.424
3	Al Simmons	.404
4	Kiki Cuyler	.395
5	Pie Traynor	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Rogers Hornsby	11
3	Mel Ott	9
4	Lou Gehrig	7
4	Hack Wilson	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	43
2	Hack Wilson	37
3	Babe Ruth	33
4	Mel Ott	29
5	3 tied	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Charlie Gehringer	8
2	Jack Rothrock	8
2	Evar Swanson	8
5	Bing Miller	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	0.86
2	Bill Walker	1.40
3	Tommy Thomas	1.84
4	Watty Clark	1.99
5	Jack Ogden	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Malone	6
2	Wes Ferrell	5
2	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Roy Sherid	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	44
2	Watty Clark	34
3	George Earnshaw	29
3	Bump Hadley	29
5	2 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Collins	3
1	Johnny Morrison	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Johnny Cooney	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.387
2	Babe Herman	.384
3	Rogers Hornsby	.373
4	Bill Terry	.371
5	Al Simmons	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Chuck Klein	41
2	Mel Ott	41
4	Hack Wilson	40
5	Rogers Hornsby	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	164
2	Babe Ruth	157
3	Rogers Hornsby	152
3	Al Simmons	152
5	Mel Ott	149

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Evar Swanson	33
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	Jack Rothrock	28
5	Charlie Gehringer	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.61
2	Tommy Thomas	3.05
3	Bill Walker	3.11
4	Firpo Marberry	3.23
5	Syl Johnson	3.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	23
1	Pat Malone	23
3	Lefty Grove	21
4	Guy Bush	20
4	Rube Walberg	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	172
1	Pat Malone	172
3	George Earnshaw	156
4	Watty Clark	139
5	Dazzy Vance	130

Saves

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