On This Day

Saturday, June 22, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 42 15 .737 --
Yankees 35 23 .603 7.5
Browns 34 24 .586 8.5
Tigers 33 30 .524 12.0
Indians 27 29 .482 14.5
Senators 23 33 .411 18.5
White Sox 22 39 .361 22.0
Red Sox 19 42 .311 25.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 36 21 .632 --
Cubs 34 22 .607 1.5
Cardinals 36 25 .590 2.0
Giants 34 24 .586 2.5
Robins 24 34 .414 12.5
Phillies 23 33 .411 12.5
Braves 23 34 .404 13.0
Reds 20 37 .351 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddy Leach 6
2 Earle Combs 5
2 Mel Ott 5
4 Andy Cohen 4
4 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 3
2 Freddy Leach 2
3 Ethan Allen 1
3 Lu Blue 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 7
2 Freddy Leach 5
3 Bill Terry 4
4 Chuck Dressen 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Red Barron 1
1 Andy Cohen 1
1 Earle Combs 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Pipgras 0.88
2 Bob Smith 0.80
3 Ray Kremer 0.62
4 Ray Benge 0.38
5 4 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 7
2 Ray Benge 5
2 Ray Kremer 5
4 Wes Ferrell 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .398
2 Lefty O'Doul .390
3 Bill Terry .383
4 Al Simmons .381
5 Babe Herman .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 20
2 Lou Gehrig 19
3 Chick Hafey 18
3 Chuck Klein 18
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 76
2 Mel Ott 72
3 Chick Hafey 71
4 Jim Bottomley 61
5 Mickey Cochrane 60

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 George Uhle 2.91
4 Dolf Luque 2.95
5 Red Lucas 3.06

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 60
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 4 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .490
2 Edd Roush .487
3 Al Simmons .481
4 Red Kress .468
5 Bob Fothergill .449

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 34
2 Chick Hafey 22
2 Freddie Lindstrom 22
4 Hack Wilson 21
5 2 tied 19

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 Johnny Morrison 0.90
2 Pat Malone 0.92
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 Pat Malone 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 24
2 Ray Benge 21
3 Waite Hoyt 17
4 George Pipgras 16
5 Lefty Grove 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 3
2 Wilcy Moore 2
3 Guy Bush 1
3 General Crowder 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .466
2 Heinie Manush .434
3 Pie Traynor .424
4 Edd Roush .423
5 Jimmie Foxx .414

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 48
2 Al Simmons 43
3 Chick Hafey 41
4 Bill Terry 36
5 3 tied 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 1.80
2 Ken Holloway 2.65
3 Vic Sorrell 2.85
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.92
5 Milt Gaston 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 6
1 Vic Sorrell 6
3 Larry Benton 5
3 George Blaeholder 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 36
2 Lefty Grove 33
3 George Pipgras 32
4 Watty Clark 28
4 George Earnshaw 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
3 Guy Bush 2
3 General Crowder 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .391
2 Chick Hafey .371
3 Al Simmons .364
4 Pie Traynor .363
5 Chuck Klein .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Chick Hafey 38
3 Hack Wilson 36
4 Mel Ott 31
5 Lou Gehrig 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 166
2 Chick Hafey 155
3 Lou Gehrig 142
3 Pie Traynor 142
5 Jim Bottomley 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 53
2 Buddy Myer 28
3 Frankie Frisch 27
4 Bill Cissell 22
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.10
2 Dazzy Vance 2.16
3 Eddie Rommel 2.43
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.66
5 Tommy Thomas 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 185
2 Pat Malone 169
3 Dazzy Vance 160
4 George Earnshaw 155
5 George Pipgras 135

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