On This Day

Wednesday, July 10, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	55	21	.724	--
Yankees	46	28	.622	8.0
Browns	46	31	.597	9.5
Tigers	42	38	.525	15.0
Indians	38	37	.507	16.5
Senators	28	45	.384	25.5
White Sox	29	51	.363	28.0
Red Sox	23	56	.291	33.5

Games

White Sox 6, Yankees 3

Indians 9, Senators 7

Tigers 10, Red Sox 6

Athletics 4, Browns 1

Browns 7, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	48	26	.649	--
Cubs	45	26	.634	1.5
Giants	45	33	.577	5.0
Cardinals	38	38	.500	11.0
Robins	34	40	.459	14.0
Phillies	32	43	.427	16.5
Braves	31	47	.397	19.0
Reds	27	47	.365	21.0

Games

Robins 9, Cardinals 6

Cubs 6, Giants 2

Pirates 15, Phillies 9

Reds 10, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Adam Comorosky	4
2	Rube Bressler	3
2	Taylor Douthit	3
2	Wally Gilbert	3
2	16 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Grantham	2
2	Wes Ferrell	1
2	Johnny Frederick	1
2	Fred Fussell	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Grantham	5
2	Marty McManus	4
2	Bing Miller	4
2	Eddie Moore	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	3
2	Kiki Cuyler	2
3	Adam Comorosky	1
3	Chick Fullis	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Howard Ehmke	0.75
2	Sam Gray	0.62
3	Ray Kolp	0.57
4	Guy Bush	0.36
5	Lloyd Brown	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Gray	5
2	Guy Bush	4
2	Watty Clark	4
2	Ray Kolp	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	General Crowder	1
1	Carmen Hill	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.396
2	Heinie Manush	.395
3	Babe Herman	.393
4	Lefty O'Doul	.378
5	Bill Terry	.370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	94
2	Mel Ott	87
3	Chick Hafey	86
4	Al Simmons	85
5	2 tied	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	26
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	3.07
4	Tommy Thomas	3.23
5	Willis Hudlin	3.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	14
1	Lefty Grove	14
3	Guy Bush	11
3	Sam Gray	11
3	3 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	107
2	Pat Malone	81
3	George Pipgras	70
4	George Earnshaw	63
5	2 tied	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	.531
2	Heinie Manush	.500
3	Adam Comorosky	.474
4	Rogers Hornsby	.466
5	Babe Ruth	.448

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	9
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Dale Alexander	5
3	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	Marty McManus	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	31
2	Rogers Hornsby	21
3	Dale Alexander	18
3	George Grantham	18
3	2 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Denny Sothern	5
4	Bill Cissell	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob McGraw	0.00
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.00
3	Herb Pennock	1.07
4	Larry Benton	1.44
5	Jack Russell	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	4
2	George Blaeholder	3
2	Watty Clark	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	22
2	George Earnshaw	19
3	Johnny Morrison	17
4	Charlie Root	14
5	3 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Heimach	2
1	Bob McGraw	2
3	Guy Bush	1
3	General Crowder	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.468
2	Bing Miller	.417
3	Babe Herman	.413
4	Babe Ruth	.413
5	2 tied	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	12
1	Mel Ott	12
3	Hack Wilson	9
4	Lou Gehrig	8
4	4 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	49
2	Jim Bottomley	47
3	Freddie Lindstrom	41
4	Red Kress	34
4	Pie Traynor	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	12
2	Frankie Frisch	9
3	Charlie Gehringer	8
4	Bill Cissell	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.74
2	Johnny Morrison	1.86
3	Ray Kolp	2.03
4	Carmen Hill	2.20
5	Guy Bush	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Johnny Morrison	6
4	George Blaeholder	5
4	4 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	Guy Bush	2
2	General Crowder	2
2	Fred Heimach	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.404
2	Pie Traynor	.372
3	Harry Heilmann	.366
4	Rogers Hornsby	.362
5	Chick Hafey	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Chick Hafey	39
3	Jim Bottomley	34
4	Chuck Klein	33
4	Mel Ott	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	160
2	Jim Bottomley	159
3	Chick Hafey	157
4	Pie Traynor	153
5	Babe Ruth	138

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	56
2	Frankie Frisch	33
3	Buddy Myer	27
4	Bill Cissell	22
4	Harvey Hendrick	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.99
2	Dazzy Vance	2.45
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.74
4	Eddie Rommel	2.85
5	Tommy Thomas	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	29
2	Burleigh Grimes	26
3	General Crowder	21
3	Jesse Haines	21
3	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	200
2	Pat Malone	157
3	George Earnshaw	150
4	Dazzy Vance	145
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