On This Day

Friday, October 4, 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 83 .454 35.0
White Sox 58 92 .387 45.0
Red Sox 56 96 .368 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 98 52 .653 --
Pirates 86 64 .573 12.0
Giants 82 66 .554 15.0
Cardinals 76 73 .510 21.5
Phillies 70 81 .464 28.5
Robins 70 81 .464 28.5
Reds 65 87 .428 34.0
Braves 54 97 .358 44.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bud Clancy 4
2 Chick Autry 3
2 Bill Cissell 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bud Clancy 3
1 Alex Metzler 3
3 Zack Taylor 2
4 Chick Autry 1
4 15 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bud Clancy 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Dutch Henry 1
1 Alex Metzler 1
1 Harry Rice 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Osborn 0.14
2 Art Herring 0.11
2 Eppa Rixey 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dutch Henry 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Herring 2
1 Eppa Rixey 2
1 Charlie Root 2
4 Bob Osborn 1

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 .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 43
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 3 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 .500
2 Carl Reynolds .488
3 Charlie Gehringer .462
4 Lefty O'Doul .455
5 Alex Metzler .435

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 Carl Reynolds 14
1 Pinky Whitney 14
4 Chick Hafey 13
5 Babe Herman 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Bill Cissell 3
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 Roy Johnson 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 0.00
2 Al Grabowski 1.33
3 Watty Clark 1.44
4 Jesse Petty 1.53
5 Wes Ferrell 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Bill Walker 3
4 Watty Clark 2
4 10 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Watty Clark 19
2 Al Grabowski 13
2 Charlie Root 13
4 Ed Wells 11
5 4 tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Ferrell 2
1 Les Sweetland 2
3 Milt Gaston 1
3 Syl Johnson 1
3 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .464
2 Hack Wilson .419
3 Lefty O'Doul .406
4 Riggs Stephenson .406
5 Kiki Cuyler .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 35
2 Rogers Hornsby 25
3 Babe Ruth 24
3 Pinky Whitney 24
5 Hack Wilson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Carl Reynolds 7
3 Bill Cissell 6
3 Roy Johnson 6
3 Bing Miller 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 Firpo Marberry 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Charlie Root 5
2 Bill Walker 5
4 Erv Brame 4
4 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Watty Clark 29
2 Bill Hallahan 27
3 Pat Malone 26
4 Charlie Root 25
4 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