On This Day

Tuesday, September 24, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 100 45 .690 --
Yankees 85 62 .578 16.0
Indians 77 68 .531 23.0
Browns 75 70 .517 25.0
Senators 69 77 .473 31.5
Tigers 67 80 .456 34.0
White Sox 56 89 .386 44.0
Red Sox 55 93 .372 46.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 94 50 .653 --
Pirates 84 61 .579 10.5
Giants 80 64 .556 14.0
Cardinals 72 71 .503 21.5
Robins 67 78 .462 27.5
Phillies 64 80 .444 30.0
Reds 63 82 .434 31.5
Braves 54 92 .370 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mel Ott 4
1 Dick Porter 4
3 Moe Berg 3
3 Lew Fonseca 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Shanty Hogan 2
1 Mel Ott 2
3 Bill Akers 1
3 Del Bissonette 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Shanty Hogan 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Clark 1
1 Bernie James 1
1 John Kerr 1
1 Bill Regan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Herring 0.50
2 Bill Hallahan 0.42
3 Watty Clark 0.36
4 Bill Bayne 0.29
4 2 others tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Art Herring 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Herring 8
2 Bill Hallahan 5
3 Watty Clark 4
3 Carl Hubbell 4
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Les Sweetland 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .390
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 42
3 Chuck Klein 39
3 Hack Wilson 39
5 Rogers Hornsby 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 158
2 Mel Ott 151
3 Al Simmons 149
4 Babe Ruth 147
5 Rogers Hornsby 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 6 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 163
2 Pat Malone 161
3 George Earnshaw 144
4 Watty Clark 130
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 .452
2 Freddie Lindstrom .450
3 Kiki Cuyler .421
4 Al Simmons .415
5 Bernie James .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 6
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
4 Chick Hafey 3
4 Rogers Hornsby 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 18
2 Mel Ott 16
3 Johnny Hodapp 12
3 Al Simmons 12
3 Hack Wilson 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 Erv Brame 0.50
4 Chief Hogsett 0.51
5 Syl Johnson 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Phil Collins 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 22
2 Watty Clark 18
3 Bill Hallahan 16
3 Dazzy Vance 16
5 4 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Johnny Cooney 1
2 Milt Gaston 1
2 Lefty Grove 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .436
2 Riggs Stephenson .423
3 Kiki Cuyler .409
4 Mel Ott .393
5 Dale Alexander .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Mel Ott 11
3 Rogers Hornsby 10
4 Lou Gehrig 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 39
2 Babe Ruth 34
2 Hack Wilson 34
4 Lou Gehrig 30
4 Mel Ott 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Charlie Gehringer 7
2 Carl Reynolds 7
2 Evar Swanson 7
5 Bing Miller 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holloway 0.55
2 Bill Walker 1.40
3 Tommy Thomas 1.84
4 Jack Ogden 2.05
5 Roy Sherid 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Phil Collins 5
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Pat Malone 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 41
2 Watty Clark 38
3 George Earnshaw 29
3 Bump Hadley 29
5 Bill Hallahan 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
4 Guy Bush 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .390
2 Babe Herman .387
3 Bill Terry .375
4 Rogers Hornsby .372
5 Al Simmons .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Mel Ott 43
3 Chuck Klein 41
4 Hack Wilson 40
5 Rogers Hornsby 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 164
2 Babe Ruth 157
3 Mel Ott 153
4 Rogers Hornsby 150
4 Al Simmons 150

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 42
2 Evar Swanson 33
3 Frankie Frisch 30
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 3.14
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 140
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