Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, July 12, 1929

On This Day

Friday, July 12, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	57	21	.731	--
Yankees	47	28	.627	8.5
Browns	46	33	.582	11.5
Tigers	43	39	.524	16.0
Indians	39	38	.506	17.5
Senators	29	46	.387	26.5
White Sox	29	52	.358	29.5
Red Sox	24	57	.296	34.5

Games

Yankees 12, White Sox 2

Indians 3, Senators 2

Tigers 13, Red Sox 12

Athletics 10, Browns 0

Athletics 8, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	50	26	.658	--
Cubs	46	28	.622	3.0
Giants	47	34	.580	5.5
Cardinals	39	39	.500	12.0
Robins	35	41	.461	15.0
Phillies	32	45	.416	18.5
Braves	31	49	.388	21.0
Reds	29	47	.382	21.0

Games

Robins 8, Cardinals 7

Reds 4, Braves 3

Giants 4, Cubs 3

Pirates 6, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ossie Orwoll	5
2	Sparky Adams	4
2	Jimmy Dykes	4
2	Roy Johnson	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Simmons	2
2	Samuel Byrd	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	Chick Fullis	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	4
1	Roy Johnson	4
1	Tony Lazzeri	4
1	Red Ruffing	4
1	Al Simmons	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Barrett	1
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	Taylor Douthit	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	0.80
2	George Earnshaw	0.58
3	Dazzy Vance	0.42
4	Herb Pennock	0.33
5	Dixie Leverett	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	7
2	Dazzy Vance	5
3	Lefty Grove	4
3	Dixie Leverett	4
3	Red Ruffing	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.400
2	Heinie Manush	.391
3	Babe Herman	.388
4	Lefty O'Doul	.383
5	Bill Terry	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	25
2	Jim Bottomley	22
2	Lou Gehrig	22
2	Chick Hafey	22
2	2 others tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	94
2	Mel Ott	91
3	Al Simmons	89
4	Chick Hafey	88
5	Hack Wilson	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	26
2	Frankie Frisch	19
3	Evar Swanson	16
4	Babe Herman	15
5	Bill Cissell	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.89
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.34
3	Guy Bush	3.03
4	Tommy Thomas	3.23
5	Red Lucas	3.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	15
1	Lefty Grove	15
3	Pat Malone	12
4	Guy Bush	11
4	4 others tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	111
2	Pat Malone	86
3	George Earnshaw	70
3	George Pipgras	70
5	Charlie Root	64

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	Heinie Manush	.476
2	Chuck Klein	.456
3	Babe Ruth	.449
4	Hack Wilson	.444
5	Adam Comorosky	.441

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	9
2	Marty McManus	7
3	Dale Alexander	6
4	Babe Ruth	5
5	9 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	31
2	Rogers Hornsby	21
2	Don Hurst	21
4	Adam Comorosky	19
4	Marty McManus	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Bill Cissell	4
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Freddy Leach	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob McGraw	0.61
2	Willis Hudlin	1.19
3	Guy Bush	1.35
4	Larry Benton	1.54
5	Lefty Grove	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
2	Larry Benton	3
2	Erv Brame	3
2	Guy Bush	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	26
2	George Earnshaw	18
3	Johnny Morrison	17
4	Charlie Root	16
5	Pat Malone	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Heimach	2
1	Bob McGraw	2
3	Guy Bush	1
3	General Crowder	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.455
2	Harry Heilmann	.407
3	Pie Traynor	.407
4	Babe Ruth	.405
5	Babe Herman	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	13
2	Jim Bottomley	12
3	Hack Wilson	11
4	Lou Gehrig	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	52
2	Jim Bottomley	44
3	Freddie Lindstrom	38
4	Hack Wilson	36
5	Pie Traynor	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	12
2	Frankie Frisch	8
3	Bill Cissell	7
3	Lew Fonseca	7
3	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.60
2	Johnny Morrison	1.99
3	Ray Kolp	2.03
4	Tommy Thomas	2.68
5	Guy Bush	2.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Johnny Morrison	6
3	Larry Benton	5
3	George Blaeholder	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	41
2	Lefty Grove	40
3	George Earnshaw	29
4	Ray Benge	28
4	Charlie Root	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	3
2	Guy Bush	2
2	General Crowder	2
2	Fred Heimach	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.405
2	Pie Traynor	.372
3	Jimmie Foxx	.364
4	Chick Hafey	.362
5	Bill Terry	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Chick Hafey	38
3	Mel Ott	34
4	Jim Bottomley	33
4	Chuck Klein	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	157
1	Al Simmons	157
3	Jim Bottomley	156
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	1.90
2	Dazzy Vance	2.63
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.74
4	Eddie Rommel	2.85
5	Burleigh Grimes	2.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	203
2	Pat Malone	162
3	Dazzy Vance	150
4	George Earnshaw	149
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