On This Day

Tuesday, June 25, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 46 15 .754 --
Yankees 35 24 .593 10.0
Browns 36 26 .581 10.5
Tigers 36 30 .545 12.5
Indians 29 31 .483 16.5
Senators 24 33 .421 20.0
White Sox 22 42 .344 25.5
Red Sox 19 46 .292 29.0

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 27 .557 4.0
Robins 27 34 .443 11.0
Braves 26 35 .426 12.0
Phillies 24 36 .400 13.5
Reds 21 37 .362 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mule Haas 7
2 Red Kress 5
2 Lance Richbourg 5
2 Al Simmons 5
5 7 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Badgro 1
1 Joe Boley 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Lew Fonseca 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lew Fonseca 7
2 Rube Bressler 4
3 Red Badgro 3
3 Jimmy Dykes 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Roy Johnson 1
1 Ski Melillo 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Stewart 1.00
2 Bill Shores 0.88
3 Elmer Miller 0.50
4 Lefty Grove 0.33
5 Vic Sorrell 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Bob McGraw 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Shores 7
2 Lefty Stewart 5
3 Bob McGraw 4
4 Larry Benton 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Johnny Miljus 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmie Foxx .402
2 Lefty O'Doul .387
3 Al Simmons .385
4 Babe Herman .384
5 Bill Terry .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 21
2 Lou Gehrig 20
3 Chick Hafey 18
3 Chuck Klein 18
3 2 others tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 79
2 Mel Ott 76
3 Chick Hafey 71
4 Mickey Cochrane 64
5 2 tied 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 1.96
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 Lefty Grove 12
2 Sam Gray 11
2 Burleigh Grimes 11
4 Pat Malone 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 85
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 Red Kress .509
2 Edd Roush .462
3 Al Simmons .455
4 Rube Bressler .449
5 Heinie Manush .448

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 9
2 Hack Wilson 7
3 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Al Simmons 6
5 Mule Haas 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 38
2 Freddie Lindstrom 22
2 Bill Terry 22
4 Hack Wilson 21
5 Al Simmons 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Charlie Gehringer 6
3 Lew Fonseca 5
4 Curt Walker 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Morrison 0.89
2 Socks Seibold 1.03
3 Lefty Grove 1.55
4 George Earnshaw 1.66
5 2 tied 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Morrison 4
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Pat Malone 3
2 Firpo Marberry 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 26
2 Ray Benge 21
3 George Pipgras 16
4 Lefty Grove 14
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 3
2 Guy Bush 1
2 Phil Collins 1
2 General Crowder 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .438
2 Red Kress .427
3 Jimmie Foxx .413
4 Pie Traynor .413
5 Freddie Lindstrom .406

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 50
2 Chick Hafey 41
3 Al Simmons 39
4 Freddie Lindstrom 35
4 2 others tied 35

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.35
2 Johnny Morrison 1.93
3 George Earnshaw 2.23
4 Milt Gaston 2.39
5 2 tied 2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 34
2 Lefty Grove 30
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 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .392
2 Chick Hafey .369
3 Al Simmons .364
4 Lou Gehrig .364
5 Pie Traynor .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 38
1 Babe Ruth 38
3 Hack Wilson 35
4 Lou Gehrig 31
4 Mel Ott 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 168
2 Chick Hafey 151
3 Lou Gehrig 143
4 Jim Bottomley 142
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 Fresco Thompson 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.07
2 Dazzy Vance 2.43
3 Eddie Rommel 2.53
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.64
5 Tommy Thomas 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Burleigh Grimes 26
3 Waite Hoyt 23
4 Jesse Haines 22
4 Pat Malone 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 188
2 Pat Malone 169
3 Dazzy Vance 158
4 George Earnshaw 150
5 George Pipgras 131

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