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Monday, October 14, 1929

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1929 World Series

Philadelphia wins series 4 - 1

Chicago Cubs 2
Philadelphia Athletics 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bing Miller 2
1 Al Simmons 2
3 Max Bishop 1
3 Kiki Cuyler 1
3 8 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mule Haas 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mule Haas 2
2 Charlie Grimm 1
2 Bing Miller 1
2 Zack Taylor 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Norm McMillan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Malone 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 6
2 Pat Malone 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hack Wilson .471
2 Jimmy Dykes .421
3 Mickey Cochrane .400
4 Charlie Grimm .389
5 Bing Miller .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
1 Mule Haas 2
1 Al Simmons 2
4 Charlie Grimm 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mule Haas 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Al Simmons 5
4 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Norm McMillan 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.00
1 Rube Walberg 0.00
3 Guy Bush 0.82
4 Howard Ehmke 1.42
5 George Earnshaw 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 17
2 Howard Ehmke 13
3 Pat Malone 11
4 Lefty Grove 10
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hack Wilson .471
2 Jimmy Dykes .421
3 Mickey Cochrane .400
4 Charlie Grimm .389
5 Bing Miller .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
1 Mule Haas 2
1 Al Simmons 2
4 Charlie Grimm 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mule Haas 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Al Simmons 5
4 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Norm McMillan 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.00
1 Rube Walberg 0.00
3 Guy Bush 0.82
4 Howard Ehmke 1.42
5 George Earnshaw 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 17
2 Howard Ehmke 13
3 Pat Malone 11
4 Lefty Grove 10
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2

Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 104 46 .693 --
Yankees 88 66 .571 18.0
Indians 81 71 .533 24.0
Browns 79 73 .520 26.0
Senators 71 81 .467 34.0
Tigers 70 84 .455 36.0
White Sox 59 93 .388 46.0
Red Sox 58 96 .377 48.0

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 98 54 .645 --
Pirates 88 65 .575 10.5
Giants 84 67 .556 13.5
Cardinals 78 74 .513 20.0
Phillies 71 82 .464 27.5
Robins 70 83 .458 28.5
Reds 66 88 .429 33.0
Braves 56 98 .364 43.0