On This Day

Friday, June 21, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 41 14 .745 --
Yankees 34 22 .607 7.5
Browns 33 24 .579 9.0
Tigers 33 29 .532 11.5
Indians 26 29 .473 15.0
Senators 21 33 .389 19.5
White Sox 22 38 .367 21.5
Red Sox 19 40 .322 24.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 35 21 .625 --
Cubs 34 21 .618 0.5
Cardinals 35 25 .583 2.0
Giants 32 24 .571 3.0
Phillies 23 31 .426 11.0
Robins 23 33 .411 12.0
Braves 22 33 .400 12.5
Reds 20 36 .357 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Simmons 8
2 Gene Robertson 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
4 Earle Combs 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
1 Al Simmons 2
3 Rube Bressler 1
3 George Grantham 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 George Grantham 5
2 Bing Miller 5
2 Al Simmons 5
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bing Miller 2
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 Don Hurst 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.86
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.55
3 Firpo Marberry 0.40
4 Waite Hoyt 0.33
4 Herb Pennock 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
3 Firpo Marberry 4
3 Bill Walker 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Myles Thomas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .400
2 Lefty O'Doul .395
3 Bill Terry .391
4 Al Simmons .383
5 Tony Lazzeri .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 19
2 Chick Hafey 18
2 Chuck Klein 18
4 Mel Ott 17
4 Hack Wilson 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 73
2 Chick Hafey 71
3 Mel Ott 65
4 Jim Bottomley 59
4 Hack Wilson 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 21
2 Frankie Frisch 13
2 Babe Herman 13
4 Harvey Hendrick 12
4 Evar Swanson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.03
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.51
3 Fred Heimach 2.77
4 George Uhle 2.91
5 Dolf Luque 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 11
1 Lefty Grove 11
3 Sam Gray 10
3 Pat Malone 10
3 George Uhle 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 82
2 Pat Malone 69
3 George Pipgras 53
4 Carl Hubbell 50
5 2 tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou Koupal 4
1 Bill Shores 4
1 Lil Stoner 4
4 Hal Haid 3
4 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .529
2 Al Simmons .489
3 Bing Miller .477
4 Edd Roush .474
5 Bob Fothergill .460

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 8
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Chick Hafey 5
3 Mel Ott 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 27
2 Hack Wilson 23
3 Chick Hafey 22
4 Lou Gehrig 20
4 Freddie Lindstrom 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Lew Fonseca 4
2 Bing Miller 4
2 Curt Walker 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 0.92
2 Ray Kolp 1.26
3 Lefty Grove 1.55
4 Socks Seibold 1.56
5 Red Lucas 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Pat Malone 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 24
2 Waite Hoyt 17
3 Ray Benge 16
4 Lefty Grove 15
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
1 Jimmy Zinn 2
4 Guy Bush 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .474
2 Heinie Manush .434
3 Jimmie Foxx .427
4 Mickey Cochrane .426
5 Edd Roush .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 12
2 Al Simmons 11
3 Lou Gehrig 10
3 Chuck Klein 10
3 Hack Wilson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 45
2 Mel Ott 44
3 Chick Hafey 41
4 Mickey Cochrane 34
4 Bill Terry 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 12
2 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Harvey Hendrick 8
4 Adam Comorosky 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.94
2 Ken Holloway 2.65
3 Vic Sorrell 2.85
4 Ray Kremer 2.89
5 Burleigh Grimes 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Firpo Marberry 6
1 Vic Sorrell 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 39
2 Pat Malone 36
3 Watty Clark 28
3 George Earnshaw 28
5 Ray Benge 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Guy Bush 2
2 General Crowder 2
2 Burleigh Grimes 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .391
2 Al Simmons .365
3 Chick Hafey .365
4 Pie Traynor .364
5 Bill Terry .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Chick Hafey 38
3 Hack Wilson 36
4 Lou Gehrig 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 163
2 Chick Hafey 155
3 Lou Gehrig 142
4 Jim Bottomley 141
5 Pie Traynor 140

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 53
2 Buddy Myer 29
3 Frankie Frisch 27
4 Bill Cissell 22
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.16
2 Lefty Grove 2.17
3 Eddie Rommel 2.43
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.66
5 Sheriff Blake 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 27
1 Lefty Grove 27
3 Waite Hoyt 23
4 General Crowder 22
4 Pat Malone 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 187
2 Pat Malone 169
3 Dazzy Vance 160
4 George Earnshaw 155
5 Red Ruffing 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 8
2 Eddie Rommel 6
3 Larry Benton 5
3 Hal Haid 5
3 5 others tied 5