On This Day

Monday, June 24, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 44 15 .746 --
Yankees 35 24 .593 9.0
Browns 35 25 .583 9.5
Tigers 35 30 .538 12.0
Indians 28 30 .483 15.5
Senators 24 33 .421 19.0
White Sox 22 41 .349 24.0
Red Sox 19 44 .302 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 37 22 .627 --
Cubs 35 23 .603 1.5
Cardinals 36 26 .581 2.5
Giants 34 26 .567 3.5
Robins 26 34 .433 11.5
Braves 25 34 .424 12.0
Phillies 23 35 .397 13.5
Reds 21 37 .362 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rube Bressler 4
2 Mickey Cochrane 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Carl Reynolds 3
2 Merv Shea 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 2
2 Bill Barrett 1
2 Erv Brame 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Alexander 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Rube Bressler 3
2 Bibb Falk 3
2 Merv Shea 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lew Fonseca 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Val Picinich 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Erv Brame 0.40
2 Red Faber 0.38
3 Watty Clark 0.25
3 Charlie Root 0.25
5 Jack Russell 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Jake Miller 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 Emil Yde 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 5
2 Erv Brame 4
3 Watty Clark 3
3 Charlie Root 3
3 Jack Russell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 Bill Shores 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .405
2 Lefty O'Doul .383
3 Babe Herman .381
4 Al Simmons .377
5 Bill Terry .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 77
2 Mel Ott 73
3 Chick Hafey 71
4 Jim Bottomley 63
4 Hack Wilson 63

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 Dolf Luque 2.95
4 Red Lucas 2.97
5 Jake Miller 3.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 82
2 Pat Malone 71
3 George Pipgras 60
4 Carl Hubbell 52
5 Watty Clark 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Shores 5
2 Lou Koupal 4
2 Johnny Morrison 4
2 Lil Stoner 4
5 4 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .453
2 Al Simmons .452
3 Red Kress .451
4 Edd Roush .443
5 Freddie Lindstrom .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 8
2 Hack Wilson 7
3 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Al Simmons 6
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 35
2 Freddie Lindstrom 24
3 Hack Wilson 22
4 Bill Terry 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Lew Fonseca 5
2 Charlie Gehringer 5
4 Bing Miller 4
4 Curt Walker 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Morrison 0.84
2 Socks Seibold 1.03
3 Lefty Grove 1.55
4 George Earnshaw 1.66
5 Chad Kimsey 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Pat Malone 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 26
2 Ray Benge 21
3 Waite Hoyt 17
4 George Pipgras 16
5 Lefty Grove 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 4
2 Guy Bush 1
2 General Crowder 1
2 George Earnshaw 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .430
2 Bibb Falk .423
3 Al Simmons .422
4 Heinie Manush .417
5 Pie Traynor .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 12
2 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Al Simmons 11
2 Hack Wilson 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 47
2 Chick Hafey 41
3 Al Simmons 38
4 Pie Traynor 35
4 Hack Wilson 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 12
2 Adam Comorosky 8
2 Harvey Hendrick 8
4 Bill Cissell 7
4 Frankie Frisch 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.80
2 Johnny Morrison 2.08
3 George Earnshaw 2.23
4 Milt Gaston 2.39
5 Bob Smith 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Sorrell 6
2 Larry Benton 5
2 George Earnshaw 5
2 Sam Gray 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 34
2 Lefty Grove 33
3 George Earnshaw 28
4 Ray Benge 27
4 2 others tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 4
2 Guy Bush 2
2 General Crowder 2
2 Burleigh Grimes 2
2 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .391
2 Chick Hafey .370
3 Lou Gehrig .361
4 Pie Traynor .360
5 Al Simmons .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Chick Hafey 38
3 Hack Wilson 36
4 Lou Gehrig 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 166
2 Chick Hafey 152
3 Lou Gehrig 144
4 Jim Bottomley 143
5 Pie Traynor 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 53
2 Frankie Frisch 27
2 Buddy Myer 27
4 Bill Cissell 23
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.10
2 Dazzy Vance 2.43
3 Eddie Rommel 2.53
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.64
5 Tommy Thomas 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Burleigh Grimes 26
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 158
4 George Earnshaw 156
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