On This Day

Monday, September 23, 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 69 77 .473 31.5
Tigers 66 80 .452 34.5
White Sox 56 88 .389 43.5
Red Sox 55 92 .374 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 94 50 .653 --
Pirates 84 61 .579 10.5
Giants 78 64 .549 15.0
Cardinals 71 71 .500 22.0
Robins 67 77 .465 27.0
Phillies 63 80 .441 30.5
Reds 63 81 .438 31.0
Braves 54 90 .375 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Judge 4
1 Buddy Myer 4
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 Carl Reynolds 3
5 6 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 2
1 Dutch Hoffman 2
1 Joe Judge 2
1 Buddy Myer 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 2
2 Grady Adkins 1
2 Hod Ford 1
2 Chick Hafey 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lloyd Brown 0.25
2 Fred Frankhouse 0.22
3 Hal McKain 0.12
4 Benny Frey 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lloyd Brown 2
1 Bobby Burke 2
1 Fred Frankhouse 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Hal McKain 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 5 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 Hack Wilson .435
2 Freddie Lindstrom .429
3 Al Simmons .415
4 Wally Gilbert .409
5 Curt Walker .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 15
2 Mel Ott 14
2 Hack Wilson 14
4 Al Simmons 12
4 Bill Terry 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Roy Johnson 5
2 Bing Miller 5
2 Carl Reynolds 5
2 Evar Swanson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 0.33
2 Bill Shores 0.42
3 Chief Hogsett 0.51
4 Syl Johnson 0.64
5 General Crowder 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Erv Brame 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 22
2 Bill Hallahan 19
3 Charlie Root 17
4 Dazzy Vance 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Ferrell 2
2 Johnny Cooney 1
2 Milt Gaston 1
2 Lefty Grove 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Riggs Stephenson .431
2 Rogers Hornsby .430
3 Kiki Cuyler .409
4 Al Simmons .404
5 Dale Alexander .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Rogers Hornsby 10
3 Mel Ott 9
4 Lou Gehrig 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 41
2 Hack Wilson 34
3 Babe Ruth 33
4 Mel Ott 29
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Evar Swanson 8
3 Charlie Gehringer 7
3 Bing Miller 7
3 2 others tied 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 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Pat Malone 5
2 Roy Sherid 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 41
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 .386
3 Bill Terry .374
4 Rogers Hornsby .372
5 Al Simmons .371

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 Al Simmons 152
4 Rogers Hornsby 150
5 Mel Ott 149

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.61
2 Tommy Thomas 3.09
3 Bill Walker 3.11
4 Firpo Marberry 3.22
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
2 Pat Malone 171
3 George Earnshaw 152
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