On This Day

Thursday, May 30, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 28 9 .757 --
Browns 25 15 .625 4.5
Yankees 20 16 .556 7.5
Tigers 24 20 .545 7.5
Indians 19 20 .487 10.0
White Sox 16 26 .381 14.5
Senators 13 23 .361 14.5
Red Sox 11 27 .289 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 23 13 .639 --
Cardinals 25 15 .625 0.0
Cubs 22 14 .611 1.0
Phillies 18 17 .514 4.5
Giants 17 17 .500 5.0
Braves 15 23 .395 9.0
Robins 14 22 .389 9.0
Reds 12 25 .324 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Frederick 7
2 Dale Alexander 6
2 Sammy Hale 6
2 Al Simmons 6
5 10 tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Alexander 2
1 Johnny Frederick 2
1 Chuck Klein 2
4 Jimmy Dykes 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
1 Johnny Frederick 6
3 Chick Hafey 5
3 Travis Jackson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Grantham 2
2 Ethan Allen 1
2 Lu Blue 1
2 Fred Brickell 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Moss 0.57
2 Lefty Grove 0.50
2 Bump Hadley 0.50
4 Jesse Haines 0.44
5 Art Nehf 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Sorrell 6
2 Lefty Grove 5
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
3 Jesse Haines 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Dutch Henry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .424
2 Lefty O'Doul .412
3 Harvey Hendrick .384
4 Mickey Cochrane .381
5 Riggs Stephenson .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
1 Chuck Klein 11
1 Mel Ott 11
4 Chick Hafey 10
4 Travis Jackson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 46
2 Harry Heilmann 44
3 Chick Hafey 41
4 Mickey Cochrane 39
5 2 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 12
2 Frankie Frisch 10
2 Babe Herman 10
2 Evar Swanson 10
5 Ethan Allen 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.45
2 Jake Miller 1.21
3 George Uhle 1.96
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.96
5 Lefty Grove 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 9
2 Burleigh Grimes 8
3 Sam Gray 7
3 Lefty Grove 7
5 4 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 60
2 Pat Malone 38
3 George Pipgras 37
4 Sam Gray 34
4 2 others tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Haid 3
1 Lou Koupal 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Bill Shores 3
1 Lil Stoner 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .519
2 Johnny Frederick .500
3 Jimmie Foxx .491
4 Earl Clark .440
5 Curt Walker .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 6
1 Johnny Frederick 6
1 Chick Hafey 6
1 Chuck Klein 6
5 Travis Jackson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 22
2 Mickey Cochrane 21
2 Al Simmons 21
4 Jim Bottomley 17
4 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
1 Frankie Frisch 7
3 Babe Herman 5
4 Dick Bartell 4
4 Bill Cissell 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Rommel 0.60
2 Ownie Carroll 0.69
2 Syl Johnson 0.69
4 Willis Hudlin 1.19
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 4
1 Syl Johnson 4
3 Clise Dudley 3
3 Red Faber 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 26
2 George Pipgras 18
3 Carl Hubbell 17
4 Watty Clark 15
5 Earl Whitehill 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 Watty Clark 1
2 21 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .442
2 Johnny Frederick .425
3 Lefty O'Doul .416
4 Harvey Hendrick .409
5 Chuck Klein .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 10
2 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Mel Ott 8
4 Jim Bottomley 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 35
2 Babe Ruth 33
3 Jim Bottomley 31
3 Chuck Klein 31
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Evar Swanson 10
3 Frankie Frisch 9
4 Babe Herman 7
5 Sam West 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.51
2 Jake Miller 1.02
3 Lefty Grove 1.87
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.95
5 Joe Shaute 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 George Uhle 6
4 Syl Johnson 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 48
2 George Pipgras 31
3 Watty Clark 27
3 Dazzy Vance 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Shores 3
2 Ray Benge 2
2 Burleigh Grimes 2
2 Hal Haid 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .383
2 Rogers Hornsby .373
3 Lou Gehrig .368
4 Paul Waner .359
5 Chick Hafey .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Chick Hafey 33
3 Jim Bottomley 32
4 Hack Wilson 29
5 Lou Gehrig 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 151
2 Jim Bottomley 143
3 Lou Gehrig 138
3 Babe Ruth 138
5 Chick Hafey 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 47
2 Frankie Frisch 29
3 Buddy Myer 28
4 Johnny Mostil 22
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.94
2 Lefty Grove 2.47
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.52
4 Eddie Rommel 2.69
5 Tommy Thomas 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 28
2 General Crowder 25
2 Lefty Grove 25
4 Waite Hoyt 23
4 Bill Sherdel 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Lefty Grove 182
3 Pat Malone 155
4 George Earnshaw 142
5 George Pipgras 133

Saves

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