On This Day

Monday, July 8, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	54	19	.740	--
Yankees	45	27	.625	8.5
Browns	45	29	.608	9.5
Tigers	41	37	.526	15.5
Indians	37	37	.500	17.5
Senators	27	44	.380	26.0
White Sox	27	51	.346	29.5
Red Sox	23	55	.295	33.5

Games

Athletics 8, White Sox 2

Indians 5, Red Sox 2

Senators 5, Tigers 4

Tigers 16, Senators 6

Yankees 10, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	46	26	.639	--
Cubs	44	25	.638	0.5
Giants	44	32	.579	4.0
Cardinals	37	37	.500	10.0
Robins	33	39	.458	13.0
Phillies	32	41	.438	14.5
Braves	30	46	.395	18.0
Reds	26	46	.361	20.0

Games

Pirates 8, Robins 4

Cubs 11, Braves 3

Giants 3, Reds 0

Phillies 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Judge	5
1	Marty McManus	5
1	Buddy Myer	5
4	Dale Alexander	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Adam Comorosky	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dickey	4
1	Marty McManus	4
1	Harry Rice	4
4	Charlie Gehringer	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty McManus	2
2	Adam Comorosky	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	0.86
2	Hal Carlson	0.71
3	George Pipgras	0.56
4	Jakie May	0.50
5	George Uhle	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Hal Carlson	5
2	Jakie May	5
2	George Pipgras	5
5	George Uhle	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob McGraw	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.403
2	Heinie Manush	.397
3	Babe Herman	.395
4	Tony Lazzeri	.370
5	Bill Terry	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	24
2	Lou Gehrig	22
3	Chick Hafey	21
3	Chuck Klein	21
5	Jim Bottomley	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	89
2	Mel Ott	87
3	Al Simmons	84
4	Chick Hafey	83
5	Hack Wilson	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	24
2	Frankie Frisch	19
3	Babe Herman	15
3	Evar Swanson	15
5	Bill Cissell	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.01
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.42
3	Guy Bush	3.15
4	Willis Hudlin	3.27
5	Fred Heimach	3.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	14
1	Lefty Grove	14
3	Sam Gray	11
3	Pat Malone	11
3	Rube Walberg	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	107
2	Pat Malone	81
3	George Pipgras	70
4	George Earnshaw	63
5	Charlie Root	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Shores	5
2	Fred Heimach	4
2	Lou Koupal	4
2	Wilcy Moore	4
2	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.541
2	Heinie Manush	.508
3	Rogers Hornsby	.500
4	Babe Herman	.486
5	Hack Wilson	.474

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	7
2	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Dale Alexander	5
3	Babe Ruth	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	26
2	Dale Alexander	21
2	Rogers Hornsby	21
4	Babe Ruth	16
5	6 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Denny Sothern	5
3	Bill Cissell	4
3	Charlie Gehringer	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.00
2	Herb Pennock	1.08
3	Lefty Grove	1.91
4	Ed Morris	1.93
4	Hal Carlson	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	3
1	Watty Clark	3
1	General Crowder	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	George Earnshaw	19
3	Johnny Morrison	18
4	Charlie Root	17
5	Jakie May	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Heimach	2
1	Bob McGraw	2
3	Guy Bush	1
3	Phil Collins	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.482
2	Bing Miller	.422
3	Rogers Hornsby	.417
4	Babe Herman	.413
5	Hack Wilson	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	12
2	Jim Bottomley	10
2	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Hack Wilson	10
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	49
2	Jim Bottomley	44
3	Freddie Lindstrom	39
4	Chick Hafey	34
4	Hack Wilson	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Frankie Frisch	9
3	Bill Cissell	8
3	Charlie Gehringer	8
3	Denny Sothern	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.74
2	Johnny Morrison	1.86
3	Ray Kolp	2.03
4	Carmen Hill	2.42
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Johnny Morrison	6
3	Guy Bush	5
3	Burleigh Grimes	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	40
2	Pat Malone	36
3	Ray Benge	28
3	George Earnshaw	28
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	4
2	Wilcy Moore	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Fred Heimach	2
3	Bob McGraw	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.409
2	Rogers Hornsby	.371
3	Pie Traynor	.369
4	Chick Hafey	.364
5	Harry Heilmann	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Chick Hafey	38
3	Jim Bottomley	33
3	Mel Ott	33
5	Chuck Klein	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	160
1	Al Simmons	160
3	Chick Hafey	157
4	Pie Traynor	152
5	Babe Ruth	138

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	55
2	Frankie Frisch	33
3	Buddy Myer	28
4	Bill Cissell	23
5	Harvey Hendrick	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.99
2	Dazzy Vance	2.43
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.77
4	Eddie Rommel	2.82
5	Tommy Thomas	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	29
2	Burleigh Grimes	27
3	General Crowder	22
4	Jesse Haines	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	200
2	Pat Malone	159
3	George Earnshaw	150
4	Dazzy Vance	147
5	George Pipgras	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	7
2	Eddie Rommel	6
3	Willis Hudlin	5
3	Lou Koupal	5
3	3 others tied	5