On This Day

Thursday, September 26, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 101 45 .692 --
Yankees 87 62 .584 15.5
Indians 78 68 .534 23.0
Browns 76 70 .521 25.0
Senators 69 78 .469 32.5
Tigers 67 81 .453 35.0
White Sox 56 90 .384 45.0
Red Sox 55 95 .367 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 94 50 .653 --
Pirates 84 62 .575 11.0
Giants 81 64 .559 13.5
Cardinals 74 71 .510 20.5
Phillies 67 80 .456 28.5
Robins 67 81 .453 29.0
Reds 63 83 .432 32.0
Braves 54 93 .367 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mule Haas 4
1 Bobby Reeves 4
1 Fresco Thompson 4
4 Hank DeBerry 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 Al Simmons 1
1 Paul Waner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Al Simmons 3
3 Bill Barrett 2
3 Wally Gilbert 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Pinky Whitney 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 1.00
2 Clarence Mitchell 0.50
3 Ed Wells 0.33
4 Dazzy Vance 0.30
5 Bump Hadley 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Hal Haid 1
1 Les Sweetland 1
1 Ed Wells 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Wells 5
2 George Earnshaw 4
2 Clarence Mitchell 4
4 Dazzy Vance 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .390
2 Babe Herman .386
3 Bill Terry .376
4 Rogers Hornsby .374
5 Al Simmons .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Mel Ott 42
3 Chuck Klein 41
4 Hack Wilson 39
5 Rogers Hornsby 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 158
2 Al Simmons 152
3 Mel Ott 151
3 Babe Ruth 151
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 Tommy Thomas 3.02
3 Burleigh Grimes 3.11
4 Firpo Marberry 3.14
5 Roy Sherid 3.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 23
2 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 148
4 Watty Clark 130
5 Dazzy Vance 126

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hack Wilson .474
2 Freddie Lindstrom .450
3 Al Simmons .444
4 Wally Gilbert .431
5 Kiki Cuyler .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 5
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 Babe Herman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 21
2 Babe Herman 15
3 Mel Ott 14
4 Pinky Whitney 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Roy Johnson 4
2 Bing Miller 4
2 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erv Brame 0.50
2 Chief Hogsett 0.51
3 Bill Shores 0.69
4 Pat Malone 0.95
5 Tom Zachary 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 4
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 24
2 Dazzy Vance 19
3 Watty Clark 16
3 Bill Hallahan 16
5 Charlie Root 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Johnny Cooney 1
2 Milt Gaston 1
2 Lefty Grove 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .430
2 Riggs Stephenson .412
3 Al Simmons .407
4 Kiki Cuyler .394
5 Pie Traynor .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Mel Ott 10
3 Rogers Hornsby 9
4 Chuck Klein 8
5 Lou Gehrig 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 37
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Rogers Hornsby 33
3 Chuck Klein 33
3 Hack Wilson 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Charlie Gehringer 7
2 Carl Reynolds 7
4 Bing Miller 6
4 Evar Swanson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holloway 1.60
2 Heinie Meine 1.67
3 Al Grabowski 1.80
4 Bill Walker 1.83
5 Jack Ogden 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 6
1 Firpo Marberry 6
1 Bill Walker 6
4 Pat Malone 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 40
2 Watty Clark 33
2 George Earnshaw 33
4 Bump Hadley 30
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 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .390
2 Babe Herman .386
3 Al Simmons .373
4 Rogers Hornsby .371
5 Bill Terry .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Chuck Klein 42
2 Mel Ott 42
4 Hack Wilson 40
5 Rogers Hornsby 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 163
2 Babe Ruth 159
3 Al Simmons 153
4 Mel Ott 152
5 Rogers Hornsby 149

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 40
2 Evar Swanson 33
3 Frankie Frisch 29
4 Charlie Gehringer 26
4 Jack Rothrock 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.61
2 Tommy Thomas 3.09
3 Firpo Marberry 3.14
4 Bill Walker 3.16
5 Syl Johnson 3.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 24
2 Pat Malone 23
3 Lefty Grove 21
4 Guy Bush 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 172
2 Pat Malone 171
3 George Earnshaw 155
4 Watty Clark 135
5 Dazzy Vance 133

Saves

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