On This Day

Thursday, July 18, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	62	24	.721	--
Yankees	51	30	.630	8.5
Browns	49	37	.570	13.0
Tigers	45	42	.517	17.5
Indians	42	41	.506	18.5
Senators	32	49	.395	27.5
White Sox	32	56	.364	31.0
Red Sox	26	60	.302	36.0

Games

White Sox 2, Red Sox 1

Athletics 8, Tigers 4

Senators 10, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	53	29	.646	--
Cubs	51	29	.638	1.0
Giants	50	38	.568	6.0
Cardinals	43	42	.506	11.5
Robins	38	45	.458	15.5
Phillies	34	49	.410	19.5
Braves	34	52	.395	21.0
Reds	32	51	.386	21.5

Games

Cubs 11, Robins 7

Cardinals 6, Braves 4

Giants 4, Pirates 1

Phillies 6, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buddy Myer	4
2	Harley Boss	3
2	Rube Bressler	3
2	Taylor Douthit	3
2	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	Goose Goslin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Cronin	2
1	Johnny Frederick	2
1	Goose Goslin	2
1	Sammy Hale	2
1	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Narleski	2
1	Sam Rice	2
3	Mickey Cochrane	1
3	Joe Cronin	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	1.14
2	Jakie May	0.36
3	Danny MacFayden	0.33
4	Hal Carlson	0.30
5	2 tied	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Hal Elliott	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Faber	8
2	Firpo Marberry	6
3	Danny MacFayden	5
3	Jakie May	5
3	George Uhle	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	Art Nehf	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.404
2	Lefty O'Doul	.391
3	Jimmie Foxx	.387
4	Heinie Manush	.387
5	Bill Terry	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	28
2	Mel Ott	25
3	Hack Wilson	23
4	Jim Bottomley	22
4	3 others tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	97
2	Mel Ott	94
3	Al Simmons	92
4	Chick Hafey	89
5	Hack Wilson	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	26
2	Frankie Frisch	20
2	Evar Swanson	20
4	Babe Herman	16
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.94
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.53
3	George Earnshaw	3.09
4	Willis Hudlin	3.10
5	Guy Bush	3.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	15
1	Lefty Grove	15
3	Guy Bush	12
3	George Earnshaw	12
3	4 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	114
2	Pat Malone	89
3	George Earnshaw	76
4	George Pipgras	74
5	Charlie Root	71

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	5
1	Bill Shores	5
3	Hal Haid	4
3	Fred Heimach	4
3	5 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.537
2	Lefty O'Doul	.507
3	Taylor Douthit	.480
4	Babe Herman	.475
5	Norm McMillan	.453

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	9
2	Jim Bottomley	8
3	Bibb Falk	5
3	Marty McManus	5
3	Babe Ruth	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	26
2	Chuck Klein	22
3	George Grantham	20
4	Adam Comorosky	19
4	3 others tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Evar Swanson	6
2	Bill Cissell	4
2	Ray Gardner	4
2	Pinky Pittenger	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Willis Hudlin	0.86
2	Eppa Rixey	1.05
3	Carmen Hill	1.26
4	Joe Shaute	1.33
5	Lefty Grove	1.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	4
2	Larry Benton	3
2	Hal Carlson	3
2	Watty Clark	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Johnny Morrison	19
2	Charlie Root	19
2	George Uhle	19
5	3 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob McGraw	2
1	Cy Moore	2
3	Ken Ash	1
3	Ray Benge	1
3	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.439
2	Rogers Hornsby	.421
3	Harry Heilmann	.416
4	Heinie Manush	.408
5	Lefty O'Doul	.399

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	12
1	Babe Ruth	12
1	Hack Wilson	12
4	Jim Bottomley	11
4	Mel Ott	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	42
1	Mel Ott	42
3	Hack Wilson	40
4	Babe Ruth	37
5	2 tied	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Evar Swanson	8
4	Charlie Gehringer	7
4	Denny Sothern	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carmen Hill	1.40
2	Herb Pennock	1.96
3	Lefty Grove	2.02
4	Hal Carlson	2.22
5	Garland Braxton	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	6
1	Ray Kremer	6
1	Johnny Morrison	6
4	Watty Clark	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	38
2	George Earnshaw	34
2	Charlie Root	34
4	Pat Malone	30
4	Johnny Morrison	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
2	Guy Bush	2
2	Fred Heimach	2
2	Carl Mays	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.403
2	Babe Herman	.371
3	Pie Traynor	.369
4	Lefty O'Doul	.368
5	Bill Terry	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Chuck Klein	39
3	Chick Hafey	38
4	Mel Ott	34
5	Jim Bottomley	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	157
2	Jim Bottomley	154
3	Pie Traynor	150
4	Chick Hafey	149
5	2 tied	143

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	51
2	Frankie Frisch	34
3	Buddy Myer	26
4	Denny Sothern	21
5	4 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.96
2	Dazzy Vance	2.58
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.78
4	Tommy Thomas	3.04
5	Carmen Hill	3.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	28
2	Burleigh Grimes	26
3	Pat Malone	21
3	Rube Walberg	21
5	4 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	198
2	Pat Malone	161
3	Dazzy Vance	157
4	George Earnshaw	152
5	George Pipgras	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	6
1	Wilcy Moore	6
1	Eddie Rommel	6
4	Hal Haid	5
4	5 others tied	5