On This Day

Friday, September 27, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 94 50 .653 --
Pirates 84 63 .571 11.5
Giants 81 64 .559 13.5
Cardinals 75 71 .514 20.0
Phillies 68 80 .459 28.0
Robins 67 81 .453 29.0
Reds 63 83 .432 32.0
Braves 54 94 .365 42.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lefty O'Doul 3
1 Ernie Orsatti 3
3 Don Hurst 2
3 Bernie James 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andy High 3
1 Chuck Klein 3
3 Lance Richbourg 2
3 Tripp Sigman 2
3 Pinky Whitney 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Hafey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lou Koupal 0.27
2 Erv Brame 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Lou Koupal 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lou Koupal 4
2 Erv Brame 2
3 Syl Johnson 1
3 Red Peery 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Syl Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .393
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 Chuck Klein 42
2 Mel Ott 42
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 .500
2 Wally Gilbert .458
3 Kiki Cuyler .438
4 Bernie James .429
5 Johnny Frederick .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 4
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 20
2 Babe Herman 15
2 Pinky Whitney 15
4 Chuck Klein 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Reynolds 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Roy Johnson 4
2 Sam Rice 4
2 Evar Swanson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chief Hogsett 0.51
2 Bill Shores 0.69
2 Myles Thomas 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 Fred Frankhouse 3
2 Carl Hubbell 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 22
2 Watty Clark 16
2 Bill Hallahan 16
2 Dazzy Vance 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 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Riggs Stephenson .412
2 Rogers Hornsby .406
3 Al Simmons .405
4 Lefty O'Doul .400
5 Hack Wilson .394

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 37
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Chuck Klein 34
4 Hack Wilson 33
5 Rogers Hornsby 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
1 Charlie Gehringer 7
1 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
3 Bump Hadley 30
4 Bill Hallahan 28
5 2 tied 27

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 .393
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 162
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 22
3 Lefty Grove 21
4 Guy Bush 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 172
2 Pat Malone 161
3 George Earnshaw 155
4 Watty Clark 135
5 2 tied 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