On This Day

Saturday, June 29, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	48	16	.750	--
Browns	41	26	.612	8.5
Yankees	37	26	.587	10.5
Tigers	37	33	.529	14.0
Indians	31	33	.484	17.0
Senators	25	37	.403	22.0
White Sox	23	46	.333	27.5
Red Sox	22	47	.319	28.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Senators 2

Browns 2, White Sox 0

Browns 12, White Sox 4

Indians 12, Tigers 9

Yankees 7, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	38	23	.623	--
Pirates	39	25	.609	0.5
Giants	37	28	.569	3.0
Cardinals	36	29	.554	4.0
Robins	30	35	.462	10.0
Phillies	27	38	.415	13.0
Braves	26	40	.394	14.5
Reds	24	39	.381	15.0

Games

Robins 4, Braves 3

Robins 8, Braves 7

Phillies 10, Giants 6

Giants 6, Phillies 1

Cubs 10, Cardinals 7

Pirates 3, Reds 0

Reds 3, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Clark	6
2	Freddie Lindstrom	5
2	Heinie Manush	5
4	Del Bissonette	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Bissonette	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
3	Les Bell	1
3	Jim Bottomley	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddie Lindstrom	5
1	Joe Sewell	5
3	Earl Clark	4
3	Charlie Grimm	4
5	8 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Denny Sothern	2
2	Ethan Allen	1
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	George Grantham	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	0.62
2	Watty Clark	0.56
3	Johnny Morrison	0.50
4	Lefty Grove	0.42
5	George Blaeholder	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Watty Clark	5
1	Lefty Grove	5
1	Johnny Morrison	5
1	Red Ruffing	5
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.410
2	Babe Herman	.389
3	Heinie Manush	.384
4	Tony Lazzeri	.379
5	Al Simmons	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	22
2	Lou Gehrig	21
3	Hack Wilson	19
4	Chick Hafey	18
4	2 others tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	81
2	Mel Ott	78
3	Chick Hafey	73
4	Jim Bottomley	67
5	Harry Heilmann	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	22
2	Frankie Frisch	15
3	Babe Herman	14
3	Evar Swanson	14
5	Harvey Hendrick	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.08
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.34
3	Dolf Luque	2.95
4	Red Lucas	2.98
5	George Earnshaw	3.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	12
1	Lefty Grove	12
3	Sam Gray	11
3	Pat Malone	11
5	3 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	90
2	Pat Malone	76
3	George Pipgras	63
4	Watty Clark	56
5	George Earnshaw	53

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.483
2	Lew Fonseca	.442
3	Harry Heilmann	.439
4	Al Simmons	.435
5	Lloyd Waner	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	9
2	Hack Wilson	8
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	Freddy Leach	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	32
2	Freddie Lindstrom	23
3	Hack Wilson	21
4	Freddy Leach	19
4	Bill Terry	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
2	Charlie Gehringer	6
3	Russ Scarritt	5
3	Curt Walker	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Johnny Morrison	1.00
2	Ray Kolp	1.35
3	Bobby Burke	1.50
3	Myles Thomas	1.50
5	George Earnshaw	1.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Morrison	4
2	George Blaeholder	3
2	Red Lucas	3
2	Pat Malone	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Benge	23
2	Pat Malone	19
3	George Pipgras	15
4	Lefty Grove	14
5	Watty Clark	13

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.430
2	Babe Herman	.427
3	Tony Lazzeri	.424
4	Bob Fothergill	.419
4	Heinie Manush	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	12
2	Mel Ott	11
3	Lou Gehrig	10
3	Al Simmons	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	49
2	Freddie Lindstrom	38
2	Al Simmons	38
4	Chick Hafey	37
4	Bill Terry	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Charlie Gehringer	8
3	Lew Fonseca	7
3	Harvey Hendrick	7
3	Denny Sothern	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kolp	1.42
2	Lefty Grove	1.64
3	Johnny Morrison	1.70
4	Lloyd Brown	1.99
5	George Earnshaw	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Vic Sorrell	6
3	George Blaeholder	5
3	George Earnshaw	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	38
2	Lefty Grove	35
3	Ray Benge	30
4	George Earnshaw	28
5	George Pipgras	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	4
2	Guy Bush	3
3	General Crowder	2
3	Johnny Miljus	2
3	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.398
2	Al Simmons	.367
3	Chick Hafey	.363
4	Lou Gehrig	.362
5	Rogers Hornsby	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Chick Hafey	37
3	Hack Wilson	36
4	Lou Gehrig	32
5	Mel Ott	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	169
2	Chick Hafey	152
3	Jim Bottomley	146
4	Pie Traynor	143
5	Lou Gehrig	141

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	54
2	Frankie Frisch	29
2	Buddy Myer	29
4	Fresco Thompson	23
5	Harvey Hendrick	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.01
2	Dazzy Vance	2.44
3	Eddie Rommel	2.58
4	Sad Sam Jones	2.67
5	Tommy Thomas	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	28
2	Burleigh Grimes	26
3	Waite Hoyt	23
3	Pat Malone	23
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	191
2	Pat Malone	168
3	Dazzy Vance	161
4	George Earnshaw	149
5	George Pipgras	132

Saves

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