On This Day

Saturday, June 1, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 9 .769 --
Browns 26 15 .634 5.0
Yankees 21 16 .568 8.0
Tigers 24 22 .522 9.5
Indians 20 20 .500 10.5
White Sox 16 27 .372 16.0
Senators 13 24 .351 16.0
Red Sox 11 28 .282 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 15 .634 --
Pirates 23 15 .605 1.5
Cubs 22 15 .595 2.0
Phillies 20 17 .541 4.0
Giants 18 17 .514 5.0
Robins 14 22 .389 9.5
Braves 15 24 .385 10.0
Reds 13 26 .333 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Cronin 3
1 Jimmy Dykes 3
1 Al Simmons 3
1 Lloyd Waner 3
1 Jimmy Welsh 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Hurst 2
1 Al Simmons 2
3 George Earnshaw 1
3 Mule Haas 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 4
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 Don Hurst 3
2 Tony Lazzeri 3
2 Babe Ruth 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 Lefty O'Doul 1
1 Sam Rice 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.60
2 Bobby Burke 0.50
3 Waite Hoyt 0.44
4 Carl Mays 0.38
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 6
2 Bobby Burke 5
3 Waite Hoyt 4
3 Earl Whitehill 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 General Crowder 1
1 Johnny Miljus 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .422
2 Lefty O'Doul .414
3 Harvey Hendrick .384
4 Mickey Cochrane .378
5 Riggs Stephenson .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 13
2 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Chick Hafey 11
2 Mel Ott 11
2 Al Simmons 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 53
2 Harry Heilmann 46
3 Chick Hafey 44
4 Mickey Cochrane 41
4 2 others tied 41

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 1.33
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
3 Claude Willoughby 7

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 Jimmie Foxx .500
1 Johnny Frederick .500
3 Lefty O'Doul .464
4 Joe Cronin .456
5 Curt Walker .452

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 7
2 Chick Hafey 6
2 Don Hurst 6
2 Al Simmons 6
5 Johnny Frederick 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 28
2 Chuck Klein 24
3 Mickey Cochrane 21
4 Chick Hafey 19
4 Babe Ruth 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Babe Herman 5
4 Dick Bartell 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.78
2 Willis Hudlin 1.19
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.36
4 Howard Ehmke 1.50
5 Sam Gray 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 3
1 George Blaeholder 3
1 Clise Dudley 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 19
2 George Pipgras 18
3 Lefty Grove 17
4 Watty Clark 15
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Eddie Rommel 2
3 Ray Benge 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 22 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Frederick .430
2 Jimmie Foxx .427
3 Lefty O'Doul .413
4 Harvey Hendrick .409
5 Chuck Klein .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Chick Hafey 8
2 Don Hurst 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 36
1 Babe Ruth 36
3 Al Simmons 35
4 Jim Bottomley 31
5 Harry Heilmann 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 0.51
2 Jake Miller 1.20
3 Willis Hudlin 1.49
4 Lefty Grove 1.72
5 Burleigh Grimes 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 George Uhle 6
3 Lefty Grove 5
3 Syl Johnson 5
3 Claude Willoughby 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 46
2 George Pipgras 31
3 Watty Clark 27
4 George Earnshaw 26
4 3 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 2
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Hal Haid 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .382
2 Rogers Hornsby .370
3 Lou Gehrig .368
4 Paul Waner .361
5 Chick Hafey .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Chick Hafey 34
3 Jim Bottomley 32
4 Hack Wilson 29
5 Lou Gehrig 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 158
2 Jim Bottomley 143
3 Lou Gehrig 138
3 Babe Ruth 138
5 Chick Hafey 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 47
2 Frankie Frisch 28
2 Buddy Myer 28
4 Fresco Thompson 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 Tommy Thomas 2.76
5 Art Nehf 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 28
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 General Crowder 24
3 Waite Hoyt 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Lefty Grove 182
3 Pat Malone 150
4 George Earnshaw 148
5 George Pipgras 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 7
2 Hal Haid 6
2 Willis Hudlin 6
2 Eddie Rommel 6
5 4 tied 5