On This Day

Tuesday, May 21, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 8 .704 --
Yankees 16 9 .640 2.0
Browns 18 11 .621 2.0
Tigers 19 14 .576 3.0
Indians 13 15 .464 6.5
White Sox 12 19 .387 9.0
Senators 8 17 .320 10.0
Red Sox 8 20 .286 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 19 9 .679 --
Cardinals 19 10 .655 0.5
Pirates 14 12 .538 4.0
Braves 14 12 .538 4.0
Phillies 11 13 .458 6.0
Reds 11 17 .393 8.0
Giants 9 15 .375 8.0
Robins 9 18 .333 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy High 3
1 Roy Johnson 3
1 Marty McManus 3
1 Norm McMillan 3
1 Paul Waner 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Wally Schang 1
1 Curt Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Manush 4
2 Chick Hafey 3
3 Kiki Cuyler 2
3 Taylor Douthit 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Norm McMillan 1
1 Luke Sewell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Willis Hudlin 0.36
2 Ownie Carroll 0.25
3 Pete Alexander 0.14
4 Ted Blankenship 0.11
4 Mike Cvengros 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Trader Horne 1
1 Lil Stoner 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willis Hudlin 4
2 Erv Brame 3
3 Ownie Carroll 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 5 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harvey Hendrick .410
2 Andy High .407
3 Willie Kamm .405
4 Frankie Frisch .388
5 Lefty O'Doul .381

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 Chick Hafey 30
3 Dale Alexander 28
3 Charlie Grimm 28
3 Al Simmons 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
1 Evar Swanson 9
3 Babe Herman 8
4 Ethan Allen 7
4 Jake Flowers 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
2 Jake Miller 0.87
3 George Uhle 1.43
4 Eddie Rommel 1.59
5 Dolf Luque 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 6
3 General Crowder 5
3 Sam Gray 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 43
2 Dazzy Vance 34
3 Pat Malone 33
4 Sam Gray 28
4 2 others tied 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 .455
2 Harvey Hendrick .440
3 Bernie Friberg .435
4 Taylor Douthit .426
5 Frankie Frisch .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 6
1 Mel Ott 6
3 Wally Schang 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 17
1 Chuck Klein 17
3 Earl Averill 15
3 Kiki Cuyler 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 9
2 Kiki Cuyler 8
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Babe Herman 4
5 Woody English 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.00
2 Jake Miller 0.52
3 Dolf Luque 0.64
4 Fred Heimach 0.75
5 Charlie Root 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Syl Johnson 3
1 Charlie Root 3
1 George Uhle 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 20
2 George Pipgras 18
3 Pat Malone 16
3 Earl Whitehill 16
5 Carl Hubbell 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Bill Shores 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Ben Cantwell 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .383
2 Rogers Hornsby .373
3 Lou Gehrig .373
4 Goose Goslin .358
5 Chick Hafey .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Hack Wilson 32
3 Jim Bottomley 31
4 Lou Gehrig 30
5 Chick Hafey 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 144
2 Jim Bottomley 141
2 Babe Ruth 141
4 Al Simmons 138
5 Hack Wilson 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Buddy Myer 28
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Johnny Mostil 23
5 3 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.92
2 Sheriff Blake 2.66
3 Lefty Grove 2.66
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.70
5 Tommy Thomas 2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 198
2 Lefty Grove 177
3 Pat Malone 156
4 George Earnshaw 132
5 George Pipgras 130

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