On This Day

Sunday, May 5, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 10 4 .714 --
Browns 11 5 .688 0.0
Yankees 8 4 .667 1.0
Tigers 9 9 .500 3.0
Indians 7 9 .438 4.0
White Sox 6 9 .400 4.5
Red Sox 4 9 .308 5.5
Senators 3 9 .250 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 8 3 .727 --
Cardinals 9 5 .643 0.5
Cubs 9 5 .643 0.5
Reds 6 8 .429 3.5
Pirates 5 7 .417 3.5
Giants 4 6 .400 3.5
Robins 5 8 .385 4.0
Phillies 4 8 .333 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Rube Bressler 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Taylor Douthit 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Travis Jackson 3
2 Tony Lazzeri 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 2
2 Jake Flowers 1
2 Ray Gardner 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 2.25
2 Rube Walberg 1.20
3 Ad Liska 0.80
4 Jake Miller 0.44
5 Sam Gray 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Jake Miller 1
1 George Pipgras 1
1 Augie Prudhomme 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 9
2 Rube Walberg 6
3 Pete Donohue 4
3 Ad Liska 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Riggs Stephenson .466
2 Andy High .462
3 Jimmie Foxx .420
4 Charlie Jamieson .418
5 Lefty O'Doul .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Lu Blue 4
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Alexander 19
1 Chick Hafey 19
1 Harry Heilmann 19
1 Hack Wilson 19
5 Al Simmons 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Flowers 6
2 Ethan Allen 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Lew Fonseca 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Haid 0.60
2 Fred Heimach 0.61
3 George Uhle 0.75
4 Eddie Rommel 1.08
5 Jake Miller 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 4
1 Pat Malone 4
1 George Uhle 4
4 General Crowder 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
2 Dazzy Vance 22
3 Rube Walberg 21
4 Sam Gray 19
4 Charlie Root 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 3
2 Lou Koupal 2
3 Larry Benton 1
3 Sheriff Blake 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .392
2 Heinie Manush .379
3 Lou Gehrig .378
4 Paul Waner .359
5 Al Simmons .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 52
2 Hack Wilson 32
3 Lou Gehrig 31
3 Chick Hafey 31
5 Jim Bottomley 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 150
2 Babe Ruth 140
3 Jim Bottomley 133
4 Al Simmons 128
5 2 tied 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Buddy Myer 29
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Johnny Mostil 23
5 Fresco Thompson 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.86
2 Lefty Grove 2.57
3 Herb Pennock 2.64
4 Art Nehf 2.68
5 Pat Malone 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 25
1 Waite Hoyt 25
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 General Crowder 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 203
2 Lefty Grove 188
3 Pat Malone 157
4 George Pipgras 130
5 2 tied 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 8
2 Waite Hoyt 7
3 Willis Hudlin 6
3 Ted Lyons 6
5 2 tied 5