On This Day

Friday, July 19, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 24 .724 --
Yankees 52 31 .627 9.0
Browns 50 37 .575 13.0
Tigers 45 43 .511 18.5
Indians 43 42 .506 19.0
Senators 32 50 .390 28.5
White Sox 33 56 .371 31.0
Red Sox 26 61 .299 37.0

Games

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 5
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Marty McManus 4
2 Ed Morgan 4
5 2 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 3
1 Lefty Stewart 3
3 Mickey Cochrane 2
3 Lew Fonseca 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lew Fonseca 3
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Cedric Durst 1
2 Wes Ferrell 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wes Ferrell 0.75
2 George Earnshaw 0.50
3 Tommy Thomas 0.38
4 George Pipgras 0.27
5 Tom Zachary 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Lefty Stewart 1
1 Tommy Thomas 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 9
2 George Earnshaw 4
2 Jimmy Zinn 4
4 George Pipgras 3
4 Tommy Thomas 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .404
2 Lefty O'Doul .391
3 Heinie Manush .388
4 Jimmie Foxx .388
5 Bill Terry .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 28
2 Mel Ott 25
3 Lou Gehrig 23
3 Hack Wilson 23
5 3 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 Lew Fonseca 17
5 Babe Herman 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.94
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.53
3 George Earnshaw 3.01
4 Guy Bush 3.21
5 Red Lucas 3.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 15
1 Lefty Grove 15
3 George Earnshaw 13
4 Guy Bush 12
4 4 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 114
2 Pat Malone 89
3 George Earnshaw 80
4 George Pipgras 77
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 Lefty O'Doul .525
2 Chuck Klein .509
3 Taylor Douthit .507
4 Babe Herman .491
5 Chick Hafey .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 9
2 Jim Bottomley 7
3 Bibb Falk 5
3 Babe Ruth 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 24
2 Chuck Klein 20
3 George Grantham 17
3 Babe Herman 17
5 Don Hurst 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 6
2 Lew Fonseca 5
3 Ray Gardner 4
3 Pinky Pittenger 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Haid 1.00
2 Eppa Rixey 1.09
3 Carmen Hill 1.26
4 Joe Shaute 1.33
5 Heinie Meine 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Thomas 4
2 Hal Carlson 3
2 Watty Clark 3
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 19
2 Wes Ferrell 18
2 Charlie Root 18
4 George Earnshaw 17
5 Sam Gray 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Moore 2
2 Ken Ash 1
2 Ray Benge 1
2 General Crowder 1
2 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .444
2 Rogers Hornsby .427
3 Heinie Manush .411
4 Taylor Douthit .403
5 Harry Heilmann .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Chuck Klein 11
3 Jim Bottomley 10
3 Mel Ott 10
3 Hack Wilson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 39
1 Mel Ott 39
3 Babe Ruth 37
4 Dale Alexander 34
4 2 others tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
1 Lew Fonseca 9
3 Evar Swanson 8
4 Frankie Frisch 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carmen Hill 1.40
2 Lefty Grove 1.61
3 Herb Pennock 1.96
4 Hal Carlson 2.22
5 George Earnshaw 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
1 Ray Kremer 6
3 Watty Clark 5
3 George Earnshaw 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 38
1 Lefty Grove 38
3 Charlie Root 34
4 Pat Malone 30
5 Wes Ferrell 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Fred Heimach 2
2 Carl Mays 2
2 Bob McGraw 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .403
2 Babe Herman .377
3 Pie Traynor .369
4 Lefty O'Doul .368
5 Bill Terry .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Chuck Klein 39
3 Chick Hafey 38
4 Mel Ott 34
5 Jim Bottomley 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 154
1 Al Simmons 154
3 Chick Hafey 149
3 Pie Traynor 149
5 Harry Heilmann 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 2.56
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.78
4 Tommy Thomas 2.93
5 Carmen Hill 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Burleigh Grimes 25
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 156
5 George Pipgras 138

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