On This Day

Thursday, May 2, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 11 4 .733 --
Athletics 9 4 .692 1.0
Yankees 6 4 .600 2.5
White Sox 6 6 .500 3.5
Tigers 6 9 .400 5.0
Red Sox 4 7 .364 5.0
Indians 5 9 .357 5.5
Senators 3 7 .300 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 7 2 .778 --
Cardinals 7 5 .583 1.5
Cubs 7 5 .583 1.5
Giants 4 4 .500 2.5
Reds 5 7 .417 3.5
Phillies 4 6 .400 3.5
Pirates 4 6 .400 3.5
Robins 4 7 .364 4.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Dykes 2
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Bing Miller 2
1 Bobby Reeves 2
5 9 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Mule Haas 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bing Miller 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Danny MacFayden 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Riggs Stephenson .442
2 Charlie Jamieson .438
3 Lu Blue .435
4 Andy High .433
5 Bud Clancy .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lu Blue 4
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
1 George Harper 4
1 Al Simmons 4
1 Hack Wilson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Alexander 18
1 Al Simmons 18
3 Hack Wilson 17
4 Harry Heilmann 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 5
1 Jake Flowers 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Lew Fonseca 4
3 Rabbit Maranville 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Heimach 0.61
2 Tommy Thomas 0.69
2 Hal Haid 0.69
4 George Uhle 1.00
5 Eddie Rommel 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 4
2 General Crowder 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Sam Gray 16
3 Rube Walberg 15
4 Bump Hadley 13
4 Dazzy Vance 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Koupal 2
2 Larry Benton 1
2 Sheriff Blake 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .388
2 Heinie Manush .378
3 Lou Gehrig .371
4 Paul Waner .362
5 Freddie Lindstrom .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Hack Wilson 32
3 Jim Bottomley 30
3 Chick Hafey 30
5 Lou Gehrig 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 145
2 Babe Ruth 137
3 Jim Bottomley 130
4 Al Simmons 128
5 Hack Wilson 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Buddy Myer 28
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Johnny Mostil 23
5 Fresco Thompson 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.89
2 Lefty Grove 2.57
3 Art Nehf 2.68
4 Herb Pennock 2.70
5 Larry Benton 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 25
1 Waite Hoyt 25
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 Larry Benton 23
4 General Crowder 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 194
2 Lefty Grove 188
3 Pat Malone 152
4 George Pipgras 126
5 George Earnshaw 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 7
2 Hal Haid 6
2 Willis Hudlin 6
2 Ted Lyons 6
5 2 tied 5