On This Day

Wednesday, June 12, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 36 11 .766 --
Yankees 28 19 .596 8.0
Browns 29 22 .569 9.0
Tigers 29 25 .537 10.5
Indians 25 24 .510 12.0
Senators 18 29 .383 18.0
White Sox 18 35 .340 21.0
Red Sox 15 33 .313 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 30 17 .638 --
Cardinals 32 19 .627 --
Cubs 29 18 .617 1.0
Giants 25 21 .543 4.5
Phillies 21 26 .447 9.0
Reds 18 30 .375 12.5
Braves 17 29 .370 12.5
Robins 17 29 .370 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Kress 4
2 Andy Cohen 3
2 Lew Fonseca 3
2 George Grantham 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Johnny Moore 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Blaeholder 3
1 Mickey Cochrane 3
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Ski Melillo 3
1 Pie Traynor 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lew Fonseca 2
2 Freddy Leach 1
2 Denny Sothern 1
2 Bill Terry 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Malone 1.20
2 Rube Walberg 0.43
3 George Blaeholder 0.30
4 Burleigh Grimes 0.15
5 Willis Hudlin 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Heinie Meine 1
1 Joe Shaute 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 12
2 Rube Walberg 6
3 George Blaeholder 3
4 Lloyd Brown 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .413
2 Babe Herman .380
3 Lefty O'Doul .380
4 Tony Lazzeri .375
5 Frankie Frisch .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 15
1 Chick Hafey 15
1 Chuck Klein 15
4 Al Simmons 14
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 64
2 Chick Hafey 61
3 Mickey Cochrane 52
4 Jim Bottomley 50
5 Harry Heilmann 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 14
2 Babe Herman 12
2 Evar Swanson 12
4 Frankie Frisch 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Syl Johnson 2.03
2 Lefty Grove 2.08
3 George Uhle 2.24
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.34
5 Jake Miller 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 10
2 Sam Gray 9
2 Lefty Grove 9
2 George Uhle 9
5 2 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 71
2 Pat Malone 57
3 George Pipgras 48
4 Bump Hadley 43
5 2 tied 41

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chick Hafey .527
2 Dave Bancroft .500
2 George Sisler .500
4 Paul Waner .458
5 Bibb Falk .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 8
2 Al Simmons 7
3 Chuck Klein 6
4 Jimmie Foxx 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 29
2 Al Simmons 23
3 Mickey Cochrane 18
4 Jimmie Foxx 17
4 Heinie Manush 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adam Comorosky 5
1 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Harvey Hendrick 4
3 Frank O'Rourke 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jimmy Zinn 0.47
2 Lefty Grove 1.16
3 Hank Johnson 1.88
4 Milt Gaston 2.00
5 Bob Smith 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 25
2 Pat Malone 20
3 Lefty Grove 16
3 Bump Hadley 16
3 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .427
2 Tony Lazzeri .423
3 Paul Waner .421
4 Babe Herman .409
5 Chick Hafey .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 11
2 Chuck Klein 10
2 Al Simmons 10
4 Jim Bottomley 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 43
2 Chick Hafey 39
3 Jim Bottomley 35
3 Mickey Cochrane 35
5 3 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Babe Herman 8
4 Adam Comorosky 7
4 Evar Swanson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.81
2 Ken Holloway 1.93
2 Jimmy Zinn 1.93
4 Willis Hudlin 2.31
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 George Blaeholder 5
2 George Earnshaw 5
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 39
2 Pat Malone 33
2 George Pipgras 33
4 George Earnshaw 31
5 Bump Hadley 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Lou Koupal 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 Eddie Rommel 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .379
2 Chick Hafey .372
3 Paul Waner .369
4 Lou Gehrig .364
5 Al Simmons .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Chick Hafey 38
3 Jim Bottomley 32
4 Hack Wilson 31
5 Lou Gehrig 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 164
2 Chick Hafey 154
3 Jim Bottomley 143
4 Lou Gehrig 142
5 Babe Ruth 133

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 47
2 Buddy Myer 30
3 Frankie Frisch 27
4 Harvey Hendrick 24
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.99
2 Lefty Grove 2.29
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.52
4 Sheriff Blake 2.58
5 Art Nehf 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Jesse Haines 23
3 Waite Hoyt 23
5 General Crowder 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 182
2 Lefty Grove 180
3 Pat Malone 163
4 George Earnshaw 153
5 George Pipgras 137

Saves

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