On This Day

Tuesday, May 14, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 14 7 .667 --
Yankees 13 7 .650 0.5
Browns 13 10 .565 2.0
Tigers 15 12 .556 2.0
Indians 11 12 .478 4.0
Senators 8 12 .400 5.5
White Sox 9 15 .375 6.5
Red Sox 7 15 .318 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 8 .636 --
Cubs 14 8 .636 --
Braves 11 9 .550 2.0
Pirates 10 9 .526 2.5
Phillies 9 10 .474 3.5
Reds 10 12 .455 4.0
Giants 7 10 .412 4.5
Robins 6 15 .286 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ossie Bluege 4
2 Joe Boley 3
2 Bill Cissell 3
2 Bob Fothergill 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Bob Fothergill 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Wally Schang 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Fothergill 5
2 Buck Crouse 3
2 Mule Haas 3
2 George Harper 3
2 Al Simmons 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Buck Crouse 1
1 Ski Melillo 1
1 Sam West 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Weiland 0.71
2 Sam Gray 0.40
3 Pat Malone 0.33
4 Augie Prudhomme 0.22
5 Ad Liska 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Ad Liska 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Bob Weiland 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 7
2 Sam Gray 6
3 Bob Weiland 5
4 Johnny Cooney 4
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Frisch .413
2 Riggs Stephenson .409
3 Charlie Jamieson .402
4 Taylor Douthit .398
5 Charlie Gehringer .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
1 Mel Ott 7
3 Babe Ruth 6
3 Hack Wilson 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 30
2 Dale Alexander 26
3 Al Simmons 24
4 Chick Hafey 23
4 Riggs Stephenson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jake Flowers 7
2 Woody English 6
2 Evar Swanson 6
4 Ethan Allen 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Miller 0.82
2 George Uhle 1.17
3 Dazzy Vance 1.80
3 Dolf Luque 1.80
5 Larry Benton 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 6
2 Pat Malone 5
3 Garland Braxton 4
3 Sam Gray 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 34
2 Pat Malone 31
3 Dazzy Vance 30
4 Sam Gray 26
5 Charlie Root 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Mike Cvengros 2
3 Lou Koupal 2
3 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Ruth .529
2 Bernie Friberg .500
3 Taylor Douthit .479
4 Charlie Gehringer .435
5 Buddy Myer .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Taylor Douthit 4
2 Goose Goslin 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Jim Bottomley 14
2 Lou Gehrig 14
2 Harry Heilmann 14
2 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 6
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Woody English 4
4 Hughie Critz 3
4 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Miller 0.00
2 Red Lucas 1.00
3 George Uhle 1.33
4 Larry Benton 1.42
4 Bill Shores 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Charlie Root 3
1 Bill Sherdel 3
1 George Uhle 3
5 19 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 23
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 Pat Malone 19
4 Bob Weiland 15
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Bill Shores 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .378
2 Heinie Manush .376
3 Rogers Hornsby .374
4 Goose Goslin .371
5 Chick Hafey .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 52
2 Hack Wilson 33
3 Jim Bottomley 30
4 Lou Gehrig 29
4 Chick Hafey 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 145
2 Babe Ruth 142
3 Jim Bottomley 138
4 Al Simmons 134
5 Hack Wilson 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 40
2 Buddy Myer 28
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Johnny Mostil 23
5 Fresco Thompson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.81
2 Lefty Grove 2.60
3 Sheriff Blake 2.72
4 Tommy Thomas 2.74
5 Larry Benton 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 26
2 Burleigh Grimes 25
3 Lefty Grove 24
3 Bill Sherdel 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 199
2 Lefty Grove 190
3 Pat Malone 158
4 George Earnshaw 129
5 2 tied 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 8
2 Hal Haid 7
3 Willis Hudlin 6
3 Ted Lyons 6
5 4 tied 5