On This Day

Thursday, April 18, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 2 0 1.000 --
Browns 3 0 1.000 -0.5
Yankees 1 0 1.000 0.5
Indians 2 1 .667 0.5
Tigers 1 2 .333 1.5
Red Sox 0 1 .000 1.5
Senators 0 2 .000 2.0
White Sox 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 1 0 1.000 --
Braves 1 0 1.000 0.0
Cardinals 2 1 .667 0.0
Cubs 2 1 .667 0.0
Reds 1 2 .333 1.0
Pirates 1 2 .333 1.0
Phillies 0 1 .000 1.0
Robins 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bancroft 4
1 Lew Fonseca 4
1 Babe Herman 4
4 Hank DeBerry 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lefty O'Doul 2
2 Larry Benton 1
2 Del Bissonette 1
2 Lu Blue 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lew Fonseca 4
1 Charlie Grimm 4
1 Lefty O'Doul 4
1 Hack Wilson 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lew Fonseca 3
2 Freddie Lindstrom 2
3 Clyde Beck 1
3 Woody English 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 0.83
2 Dolf Luque 0.62
3 Jesse Haines 0.50
4 Bump Hadley 0.33
4 Rube Walberg 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Johnny Miljus 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Smith 6
2 Jesse Haines 5
2 Dolf Luque 5
2 Red Ruffing 5
5 Larry French 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Fred Heimach 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lu Blue .667
2 Lew Fonseca .571
3 Sammy Hale .556
3 Charlie Jamieson .556
5 4 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 2
1 Charlie Grimm 2
1 Lefty O'Doul 2
4 Larry Benton 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Grimm 7
1 Hack Wilson 7
3 Harry Heilmann 6
4 Dale Alexander 5
4 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lew Fonseca 3
2 Freddie Lindstrom 2
2 Dick Porter 2
4 Earl Averill 1
4 10 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 0.00
1 Eddie Rommel 0.00
1 Ad Liska 0.00
1 Fred Heimach 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 6
1 Bob Smith 6
3 Jesse Haines 5
3 Dolf Luque 5
3 Red Ruffing 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Fred Heimach 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .390
2 Heinie Manush .376
3 Lou Gehrig .375
4 Paul Waner .366
5 Freddie Lindstrom .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 55
2 Hack Wilson 32
3 Jim Bottomley 31
4 Chick Hafey 28
5 Lou Gehrig 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 145
1 Babe Ruth 145
3 Jim Bottomley 137
4 Hack Wilson 127
5 Pie Traynor 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Buddy Myer 28
3 Frankie Frisch 27
4 Johnny Mostil 23
5 Fresco Thompson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.15
2 Sheriff Blake 2.42
3 Lefty Grove 2.51
4 Herb Pennock 2.63
5 Art Nehf 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 25
2 Larry Benton 24
2 Lefty Grove 24
2 George Pipgras 24
5 Waite Hoyt 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 194
2 Lefty Grove 182
3 Pat Malone 162
4 George Pipgras 134
5 Tommy Thomas 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 7
1 Ted Lyons 7
3 Willis Hudlin 6
4 Larry Benton 5
4 4 others tied 5