On This Day

Sunday, May 19, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 8 .692 --
Yankees 16 9 .640 1.5
Browns 16 11 .593 2.5
Tigers 18 14 .563 3.0
Indians 13 14 .481 5.5
White Sox 12 17 .414 7.5
Senators 8 17 .320 9.5
Red Sox 8 19 .296 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 17 9 .654 --
Cardinals 17 10 .630 0.5
Pirates 14 10 .583 2.0
Braves 14 12 .538 3.0
Phillies 11 13 .458 5.0
Reds 11 15 .423 6.0
Giants 9 14 .391 6.5
Robins 8 18 .308 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lew Fonseca 4
1 Heinie Manush 4
3 Dale Alexander 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Dutch Hoffman 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lew Fonseca 4
1 Willie Kamm 4
3 Heinie Manush 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Johnny Gooch 1
1 Bill Hunnefield 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.50
1 Fred Heimach 0.50
3 Rube Walberg 0.45
4 Syl Johnson 0.25
5 Ted Lyons 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 5
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Ted Lyons 3
4 Syl Johnson 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Kamm .404
2 Andy High .394
3 Harvey Hendrick .392
4 Frankie Frisch .389
4 Riggs Stephenson .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 10
2 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Chuck Klein 8
4 Lefty O'Doul 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 35
2 Dale Alexander 28
2 Al Simmons 28
4 Charlie Gehringer 27
4 Charlie Grimm 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
1 Evar Swanson 8
3 Ethan Allen 7
3 Jake Flowers 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
2 Jake Miller 0.87
3 George Uhle 1.43
4 Dolf Luque 1.76
5 Fred Heimach 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 6
3 Lefty Grove 5
3 Pat Malone 5
3 Charlie Root 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 43
2 Dazzy Vance 34
3 Pat Malone 33
4 George Pipgras 28
4 Rube Walberg 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 3
1 Lou Koupal 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Bill Shores 3
5 2 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Kamm .473
2 Lloyd Waner .446
3 Harvey Hendrick .440
4 Harry Heilmann .434
5 Taylor Douthit .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 6
1 Mel Ott 6
3 Babe Ruth 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 16 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 18
1 Harry Heilmann 18
3 Chuck Klein 17
4 Earl Averill 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 8
2 Kiki Cuyler 7
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Roy Johnson 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
2 Jake Miller 0.34
3 Dolf Luque 0.64
4 Sheriff Blake 1.11
5 Lefty Grove 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 Larry French 3
2 Syl Johnson 3
2 George Pipgras 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 22
2 Dazzy Vance 21
3 Lefty Grove 20
4 Pat Malone 16
4 Earl Whitehill 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Bill Shores 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Ben Cantwell 1
3 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .386
2 Lou Gehrig .374
3 Rogers Hornsby .372
4 Goose Goslin .359
5 Chick Hafey .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Hack Wilson 33
3 Jim Bottomley 31
4 Lou Gehrig 30
5 Chick Hafey 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 145
2 Babe Ruth 142
3 Jim Bottomley 141
4 Al Simmons 138
5 Hack Wilson 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Buddy Myer 28
3 Frankie Frisch 26
4 Johnny Mostil 24
5 Fresco Thompson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.92
2 Lefty Grove 2.57
3 Sheriff Blake 2.66
4 Tommy Thomas 2.68
5 Sad Sam Jones 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Waite Hoyt 25
3 General Crowder 24
3 Lefty Grove 24
5 Bill Sherdel 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 198
2 Lefty Grove 188
3 Pat Malone 156
4 George Earnshaw 132
5 George Pipgras 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 8
2 Hal Haid 7
3 Willis Hudlin 6
4 Larry Benton 5
4 3 others tied 5