On This Day

Wednesday, October 2, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 102 46 .689 --
Yankees 88 64 .579 16.0
Indians 80 68 .541 22.0
Browns 76 72 .514 26.0
Senators 71 79 .473 32.0
Tigers 69 81 .460 34.0
White Sox 56 92 .378 46.0
Red Sox 56 96 .368 48.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 96 52 .649 --
Pirates 86 64 .573 11.0
Giants 82 66 .554 14.0
Cardinals 76 73 .510 20.5
Phillies 70 81 .464 27.5
Robins 70 81 .464 27.5
Reds 65 85 .433 32.0
Braves 54 97 .358 43.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Riggs Stephenson 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Ethan Allen 2
3 Rogers Hornsby 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
1 Riggs Stephenson 2
1 Clyde Sukeforth 2
4 Hughie Critz 1
4 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Norm McMillan 1
1 Clyde Sukeforth 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sheriff Blake 0.30
2 Jakie May 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sheriff Blake 3
1 Jakie May 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .394
2 Babe Herman .386
3 Rogers Hornsby .381
4 Bill Terry .374
5 Lew Fonseca .372

Home Runs

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

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 148

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 2.85
2 Bill Walker 3.09
3 Tommy Thomas 3.13
4 Firpo Marberry 3.13
5 Burleigh Grimes 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 23
2 Pat Malone 22
3 Wes Ferrell 20
3 Lefty Grove 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 167
2 Pat Malone 166
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 Lew Fonseca .475
2 Carl Reynolds .444
3 Chick Hafey .432
4 Lefty O'Doul .431
5 Johnny Frederick .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Chick Hafey 3
1 Chuck Klein 3
1 Mel Ott 3
5 8 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 20
2 Pinky Whitney 16
3 Chick Hafey 13
4 Babe Herman 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 5
2 Carl Reynolds 4
3 Earle Combs 3
3 Chick Hafey 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal McKain 0.95
2 Al Grabowski 1.33
3 Firpo Marberry 1.35
4 Watty Clark 1.44
5 Jesse Petty 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Phil Collins 3
2 Bill Walker 3
4 Watty Clark 2
4 11 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Watty Clark 19
2 Bump Hadley 18
3 Al Grabowski 13
4 Pat Malone 12
5 5 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Ferrell 2
1 Les Sweetland 2
3 Johnny Cooney 1
3 Milt Gaston 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .483
2 Riggs Stephenson .429
3 Lefty O'Doul .420
4 Hack Wilson .409
5 Al Simmons .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 9
1 Mel Ott 9
3 Lou Gehrig 7
4 Chuck Klein 6
4 Babe Ruth 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Rogers Hornsby 31
3 Hack Wilson 29
4 Don Hurst 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
1 Charlie Gehringer 7
1 Bing Miller 7
1 Carl Reynolds 7
5 Roy Johnson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Shores 1.01
2 Bill Walker 1.83
3 Watty Clark 2.03
4 Jesse Petty 2.05
5 Ken Holloway 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Firpo Marberry 7
2 Bill Walker 6
3 Phil Collins 5
4 Erv Brame 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 36
2 Watty Clark 35
3 Bill Hallahan 31
4 Bump Hadley 28
5 Dazzy Vance 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
3 Johnny Cooney 2
3 Milt Gaston 2
3 Les Sweetland 2