On This Day

Thursday, October 3, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 102 46 .689 --
Yankees 88 64 .579 16.0
Indians 80 69 .537 22.5
Browns 77 72 .517 25.5
Senators 71 79 .473 32.0
Tigers 69 82 .457 34.5
White Sox 57 92 .383 45.5
Red Sox 56 96 .368 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 97 52 .651 --
Pirates 86 64 .573 11.5
Giants 82 66 .554 14.5
Cardinals 76 73 .510 21.0
Phillies 70 81 .464 28.0
Robins 70 81 .464 28.0
Reds 65 86 .430 33.0
Braves 54 97 .358 44.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hack Wilson 4
2 Dutch Hoffman 3
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 2
1 Cliff Heathcote 2
1 Johnny Schulte 2
1 Riggs Stephenson 2
5 8 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Bill Cissell 1
2 Willis Hudlin 1
2 Riggs Stephenson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 General Crowder 0.50
2 Chief Hogsett 0.18
3 Pete Donohue 0.12
4 Willis Hudlin 0.11
4 Ted Lyons 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Ted Lyons 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 6
2 Pete Donohue 2
2 Chief Hogsett 2
4 Willis Hudlin 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Malone 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .394
2 Babe Herman .386
3 Rogers Hornsby .379
4 Bill Terry .374
5 Lew Fonseca .369

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 159
2 Babe Ruth 153
2 Al Simmons 153
4 Mel Ott 151
5 Rogers Hornsby 149

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 42
2 Evar Swanson 33
3 Charlie Gehringer 27
4 Frankie Frisch 25
5 2 tied 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 .474
2 Carl Reynolds .450
3 Lefty O'Doul .438
4 Chick Hafey .432
5 Johnny Frederick .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 3
1 Chuck Klein 3
1 Mel Ott 3
4 Johnny Frederick 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 14
1 Pinky Whitney 14
3 Chick Hafey 13
3 Carl Reynolds 13
5 Babe Herman 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 5
2 Carl Reynolds 4
3 Bill Cissell 3
3 Kiki Cuyler 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 9 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Watty Clark 19
2 Al Grabowski 13
3 Pat Malone 12
4 Art Herring 11
4 2 others 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 .451
2 Hack Wilson .434
3 Lefty O'Doul .406
4 Kiki Cuyler .402
5 Chuck Klein .382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Rogers Hornsby 25
3 Babe Ruth 24
3 Pinky Whitney 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Bing Miller 7
2 Carl Reynolds 7
4 Bill Cissell 6
4 Roy Johnson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Shores 1.01
2 Bill Walker 1.40
3 Jesse Petty 1.41
4 Myles Thomas 1.44
5 Pat Malone 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Firpo Marberry 7
2 Bill Walker 5
3 Erv Brame 4
3 Phil Collins 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Watty Clark 29
2 Bill Hallahan 27
3 Pat Malone 26
4 Dazzy Vance 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

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