On This Day

Saturday, September 28, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	102	45	.694	--
Yankees	87	64	.576	17.0
Indians	79	68	.537	23.0
Browns	76	71	.517	26.0
Senators	71	78	.477	32.0
Tigers	68	81	.456	35.0
White Sox	56	91	.381	46.0
Red Sox	55	96	.364	49.0

Games

Athletics 6, Red Sox 3

Indians 4, Browns 1

Tigers 11, White Sox 10

Senators 6, Yankees 4

Senators 6, Yankees 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	94	51	.648	--
Pirates	85	63	.574	10.5
Giants	81	66	.551	14.0
Cardinals	75	72	.510	20.0
Phillies	70	80	.467	26.5
Robins	69	81	.460	27.5
Reds	64	83	.435	31.0
Braves	54	96	.360	42.5

Games

Reds 5, Cubs 3

Robins 5, Giants 1

Robins 10, Giants 3

Phillies 9, Braves 8

Phillies 8, Braves 6

Pirates 8, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chuck Klein	6
2	Dick Bartell	4
2	Ed Brandt	4
2	Earle Combs	4
2	13 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	Harvey Hendrick	1
1	Dutch Hoffman	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Buddy Myer	5
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
2	Harvey Hendrick	4
2	Lefty O'Doul	4
5	10 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Dykes	2
2	Buzz Boyle	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	Charlie Gehringer	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Watty Clark	1.60
2	Pat Malone	0.45
3	Firpo Marberry	0.40
4	Carl Hubbell	0.38
5	Danny MacFayden	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Clise Dudley	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Watty Clark	8
2	Pat Malone	5
2	Tommy Thomas	5
4	Sad Sam Jones	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob McGraw	1
1	Eddie Rommel	1
1	Les Sweetland	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.394
2	Babe Herman	.387
3	Bill Terry	.375
4	Rogers Hornsby	.373
5	Al Simmons	.370

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	Babe Ruth	153
2	Al Simmons	153
4	Mel Ott	151
5	Rogers Hornsby	146

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	40
2	Evar Swanson	33
3	Charlie Gehringer	27
4	Frankie Frisch	25
5	Bing Miller	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.63
2	Tommy Thomas	3.13
3	Firpo Marberry	3.13
4	Burleigh Grimes	3.13
5	Bill Walker	3.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	23
2	Pat Malone	22
3	Lefty Grove	20
4	Wes Ferrell	19
4	Firpo Marberry	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	166
2	Lefty Grove	163
3	George Earnshaw	148
4	Watty Clark	138
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	.515
2	Wally Gilbert	.481
3	Mule Haas	.429
4	Johnny Frederick	.419
5	Lew Fonseca	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	4
2	Kiki Cuyler	3
2	Johnny Frederick	3
2	Lou Gehrig	3
2	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	22
2	Pinky Whitney	18
3	Babe Herman	16
4	Carl Reynolds	14
5	Chuck Klein	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carl Reynolds	6
2	Roy Johnson	5
3	Charlie Gehringer	4
3	Bing Miller	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Myles Thomas	0.69
2	Tom Zachary	0.98
3	Hal McKain	1.29
4	Bill Walker	1.33
5	Al Grabowski	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Phil Collins	3
2	George Earnshaw	3
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	Bill Walker	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Watty Clark	24
2	Bump Hadley	22
3	Dazzy Vance	16
4	Pat Malone	15
4	Charlie Root	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wes Ferrell	3
2	Les Sweetland	2
3	Johnny Cooney	1
3	Milt Gaston	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.413
1	Hack Wilson	.413
3	Al Simmons	.410
4	Lefty O'Doul	.403
5	Riggs Stephenson	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	10
1	Babe Ruth	10
3	Chuck Klein	9
4	Rogers Hornsby	8
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	37
1	Babe Ruth	37
3	Chuck Klein	34
4	Hack Wilson	32
5	Rogers Hornsby	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	8
1	Carl Reynolds	8
3	Kiki Cuyler	7
3	Bing Miller	7
5	2 tied	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	Watty Clark	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Firpo Marberry	7
2	Phil Collins	6
2	Bill Walker	6
4	Watty Clark	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Watty Clark	41
2	Pat Malone	38
3	Bump Hadley	30
4	Bill Hallahan	28
4	Firpo Marberry	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	.394
2	Babe Herman	.387
3	Al Simmons	.372
4	Bill Terry	.372
5	Rogers Hornsby	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
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	158
3	Al Simmons	154
4	Mel Ott	152
5	Rogers Hornsby	148

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	40
2	Evar Swanson	33
3	Frankie Frisch	28
4	Charlie Gehringer	27
5	Jack Rothrock	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.63
2	Tommy Thomas	3.13
3	Firpo Marberry	3.13
4	Burleigh Grimes	3.13
5	Bill Walker	3.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	24
2	Pat Malone	22
3	Lefty Grove	20
4	Guy Bush	19
4	4 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	166
2	Lefty Grove	163
3	George Earnshaw	155
4	Watty Clark	143
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