On This Day

Wednesday, June 5, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 10 .762 --
Yankees 25 16 .610 6.5
Browns 27 18 .600 6.5
Tigers 25 24 .510 10.5
Indians 21 22 .488 11.5
Senators 16 25 .390 15.5
White Sox 16 31 .340 18.5
Red Sox 13 29 .310 19.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 25 15 .625 --
Cardinals 28 17 .622 -0.5
Cubs 24 17 .585 1.5
Giants 21 18 .538 3.5
Phillies 20 20 .500 5.0
Braves 16 25 .390 9.5
Robins 15 25 .375 10.0
Reds 15 27 .357 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Berry 4
1 Hughie Critz 4
1 Phil Todt 4
4 Earl Averill 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Charlie Berry 1
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hughie Critz 6
2 Grant Gillis 3
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Chick Fullis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug McWeeny 0.50
2 Rube Walberg 0.33
3 Firpo Marberry 0.30
4 Tommy Thomas 0.29
5 Danny MacFayden 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doug McWeeny 5
1 Bill Walker 5
3 Fred Heimach 4
4 Dan Dugan 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .410
2 Lefty O'Doul .396
3 Harvey Hendrick .394
4 Babe Herman .380
5 Mickey Cochrane .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 14
2 Chick Hafey 13
3 Lou Gehrig 12
3 Mel Ott 12
5 Al Simmons 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 53
2 Chick Hafey 49
3 Harry Heilmann 48
4 Mickey Cochrane 44
5 Jim Bottomley 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 13
2 Babe Herman 12
3 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Evar Swanson 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Miller 1.33
2 George Uhle 1.81
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.97
4 Syl Johnson 2.03
5 Lefty Grove 2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 67
2 Pat Malone 42
2 George Pipgras 42
4 Carl Hubbell 40
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Koupal 4
1 Lil Stoner 4
3 Hal Haid 3
3 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Bill Shores 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .475
2 Sam Rice .471
2 Paul Waner .471
4 Mickey Cochrane .468
5 Jackie Hayes .457

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 25
2 Mickey Cochrane 20
3 Chick Hafey 19
4 Chuck Klein 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 5
1 Harvey Hendrick 5
3 Adam Comorosky 4
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Babe Herman 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willis Hudlin 1.50
1 Howard Ehmke 1.50
3 Sam Gray 1.53
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.64
5 Hal McKain 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 3
1 George Blaeholder 3
1 Clise Dudley 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 24
2 Watty Clark 17
3 George Earnshaw 16
3 Carl Hubbell 16
5 Bump Hadley 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Eddie Rommel 2
1 Lil Stoner 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Frederick .422
2 Harvey Hendrick .417
3 Mickey Cochrane .410
4 Jimmie Foxx .405
5 Tony Lazzeri .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Chick Hafey 9
3 Jim Bottomley 8
3 Johnny Frederick 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 35
1 Al Simmons 35
3 Jim Bottomley 33
4 Mickey Cochrane 31
5 Chick Hafey 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 12
2 Evar Swanson 10
3 Frankie Frisch 9
4 Babe Herman 8
5 Harvey Hendrick 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jake Miller 1.44
2 Willis Hudlin 1.49
3 Lefty Grove 1.90
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.95
5 Jimmy Zinn 2.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 44
2 Watty Clark 33
3 George Pipgras 32
4 Carl Hubbell 30
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lil Stoner 3
2 Ray Benge 2
2 Burleigh Grimes 2
2 Lou Koupal 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .380
2 Lou Gehrig .368
3 Paul Waner .367
4 Chick Hafey .364
5 Rogers Hornsby .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Chick Hafey 36
3 Jim Bottomley 31
3 Hack Wilson 31
5 Lou Gehrig 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 157
2 Jim Bottomley 144
3 Chick Hafey 142
4 Lou Gehrig 140
5 Babe Ruth 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 48
2 Buddy Myer 29
3 Frankie Frisch 28
4 Harvey Hendrick 24
5 Fresco Thompson 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.88
2 Lefty Grove 2.44
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.52
4 Sheriff Blake 2.75
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 General Crowder 24
4 Jesse Haines 23
4 Waite Hoyt 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 187
2 Lefty Grove 178
3 Pat Malone 154
4 George Earnshaw 146
5 George Pipgras 135

Saves

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