On This Day

Monday, June 17, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 39 13 .750 --
Yankees 31 20 .608 7.5
Browns 32 23 .582 8.5
Tigers 31 29 .517 12.0
Indians 26 27 .491 13.5
Senators 20 31 .392 18.5
White Sox 21 37 .362 21.0
Red Sox 17 37 .315 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 35 21 .625 --
Pirates 33 20 .623 0.5
Cubs 30 20 .600 2.0
Giants 28 22 .560 4.0
Phillies 22 27 .449 9.5
Robins 20 30 .400 12.0
Braves 19 31 .380 13.0
Reds 19 35 .352 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Heilmann 6
2 Elliot Bigelow 5
3 Bob Fothergill 4
3 Roy Johnson 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Eddie Phillips 1
1 Art Shires 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Shires 4
2 Elliot Bigelow 3
2 Charlie Gelbert 3
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 Andy High 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Alex Gaston 1
1 Bobby Reeves 1
1 Russ Scarritt 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jakie May 0.30
2 Red Ruffing 0.29
3 George Uhle 0.20
4 Ray Kremer 0.18
5 Clarence Mitchell 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 George Uhle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 4
2 Jakie May 3
3 Ray Kremer 2
3 Clarence Mitchell 2
3 George Uhle 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .406
2 Tony Lazzeri .389
3 Babe Herman .388
4 Lefty O'Doul .386
5 Bill Terry .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 17
1 Chick Hafey 17
3 Chuck Klein 16
4 Mel Ott 14
4 Al Simmons 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 68
2 Al Simmons 67
3 Mickey Cochrane 56
4 Jim Bottomley 55
5 Harry Heilmann 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 16
2 Babe Herman 13
3 Frankie Frisch 12
3 Evar Swanson 12
5 Harvey Hendrick 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.90
2 Syl Johnson 2.23
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.47
4 Dazzy Vance 2.80
5 Willis Hudlin 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 10
1 Lefty Grove 10
1 George Uhle 10
4 Sam Gray 9
4 Pat Malone 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 76
2 Pat Malone 59
3 George Pipgras 51
4 Bump Hadley 48
4 Carl Hubbell 48

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 Bing Miller .522
2 Bob Fothergill .500
3 Heinie Manush .484
4 Tony Lazzeri .480
5 Earle Combs .466

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 6
1 Harvey Hendrick 6
3 Lou Gehrig 5
4 Hack Wilson 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 24
2 Harvey Hendrick 19
2 Freddie Lindstrom 19
2 Heinie Manush 19
2 Mel Ott 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adam Comorosky 5
1 Harvey Hendrick 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Frank O'Rourke 4
3 Curt Walker 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 0.87
2 Hank Johnson 1.13
3 Lloyd Brown 1.26
3 Ray Kolp 1.26
5 Milt Gaston 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Pat Malone 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 21
2 Ray Benge 16
2 Lefty Grove 16
4 Waite Hoyt 14
4 4 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 2
1 Jimmy Zinn 2
3 General Crowder 1
3 Wes Ferrell 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .441
2 Tony Lazzeri .439
3 Jimmie Foxx .438
4 Babe Herman .423
5 Ed Morgan .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 12
2 Chuck Klein 10
3 Lou Gehrig 9
3 Al Simmons 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 43
2 Al Simmons 42
3 Mickey Cochrane 36
4 Heinie Manush 34
4 Mel Ott 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Babe Herman 8
3 Adam Comorosky 7
3 Frankie Frisch 7
3 Harvey Hendrick 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.67
2 Willis Hudlin 2.15
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.63
4 Ken Holloway 2.65
5 Ray Kremer 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 6
2 Ray Benge 5
2 George Blaeholder 5
2 Sam Gray 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 33
2 George Pipgras 32
3 George Earnshaw 30
4 Pat Malone 28
5 Watty Clark 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 General Crowder 2
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Lou Koupal 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .388
2 Chick Hafey .374
3 Pie Traynor .361
4 Babe Herman .359
5 Paul Waner .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Chick Hafey 37
3 Hack Wilson 30
4 Jim Bottomley 29
4 Lou Gehrig 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 162
2 Chick Hafey 155
3 Jim Bottomley 140
4 Lou Gehrig 138
5 Pie Traynor 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 48
2 Buddy Myer 29
3 Frankie Frisch 26
4 Bill Cissell 22
5 Johnny Mostil 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.92
2 Lefty Grove 2.15
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.55
4 Eddie Rommel 2.58
5 Sheriff Blake 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 Waite Hoyt 23
4 General Crowder 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 181
2 Dazzy Vance 174
3 Pat Malone 162
4 George Earnshaw 154
5 George Pipgras 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 8
2 Willis Hudlin 6
2 Eddie Rommel 6
4 Larry Benton 5
4 5 others tied 5