On This Day

Monday, July 22, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 65 24 .730 --
Yankees 53 33 .616 10.5
Browns 51 39 .567 14.5
Indians 45 43 .511 19.5
Tigers 45 45 .500 20.5
Senators 34 51 .400 29.0
White Sox 35 56 .385 31.0
Red Sox 26 63 .292 39.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 30 .651 --
Cubs 53 30 .639 1.5
Giants 51 40 .560 7.5
Cardinals 43 45 .489 14.0
Robins 39 48 .448 17.5
Phillies 36 50 .419 20.0
Braves 37 52 .416 20.5
Reds 33 53 .384 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sparky Adams 4
2 Paul Waner 3
3 Dick Bartell 2
3 Rube Bressler 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Waner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sparky Adams 2
1 Adam Comorosky 2
1 Charlie Hargreaves 2
1 Paul Waner 2
5 4 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 2
2 Earl Sheely 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Erv Brame 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Clise Dudley 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .395
2 Lefty O'Doul .390
3 Jimmie Foxx .386
4 Heinie Manush .384
5 Bill Terry .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 29
2 Mel Ott 26
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 96
3 Al Simmons 92
4 Chick Hafey 90
5 Hack Wilson 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 26
2 Evar Swanson 22
3 Frankie Frisch 20
4 Lew Fonseca 17
5 Babe Herman 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.95
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.49
3 George Earnshaw 2.95
4 Guy Bush 3.18
5 Tommy Thomas 3.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 16
1 Lefty Grove 16
3 George Earnshaw 14
4 Guy Bush 13
4 Sam Gray 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 122
2 Pat Malone 95
3 George Earnshaw 84
4 George Pipgras 77
5 Charlie Root 72

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 .500
2 Chick Hafey .490
3 Chuck Klein .455
4 Marty McManus .450
5 Taylor Douthit .443

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 8
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Goose Goslin 4
3 Babe Herman 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 20
2 Tony Lazzeri 19
3 George Grantham 17
3 Babe Herman 17
5 Marty McManus 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 7
2 Lew Fonseca 5
2 Ray Gardner 5
4 Pinky Pittenger 4
5 11 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Mays 1.10
2 George Earnshaw 1.30
3 Hal Haid 1.42
4 Lefty Grove 1.69
5 Syl Johnson 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
1 Ray Kremer 4
3 Guy Bush 3
3 Hal Carlson 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 23
2 George Earnshaw 21
2 Lefty Grove 21
4 Firpo Marberry 20
5 George Uhle 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Moore 2
2 Ken Ash 1
2 Ray Benge 1
2 General Crowder 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .432
2 Rogers Hornsby .418
3 Harry Heilmann .409
4 Heinie Manush .397
5 Babe Ruth .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 11
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Jim Bottomley 9
3 Rogers Hornsby 9
3 Mel Ott 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 38
2 Rogers Hornsby 34
3 Dale Alexander 32
4 Mel Ott 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.77
2 Eppa Rixey 2.01
3 Jack Russell 2.13
4 Hal Carlson 2.22
5 George Earnshaw 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 7
2 Guy Bush 6
2 George Earnshaw 6
4 Watty Clark 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 41
2 Lefty Grove 40
3 Dazzy Vance 34
4 Johnny Morrison 31
5 Wes Ferrell 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Heimach 2
1 Bob McGraw 2
1 Cy Moore 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .404
2 Babe Herman .380
3 Harry Heilmann .371
4 Pie Traynor .370
5 Bill Terry .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 40
2 Babe Ruth 37
3 Chick Hafey 36
4 Mel Ott 35
5 Jim Bottomley 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 154
2 Al Simmons 148
3 Chick Hafey 145
3 Pie Traynor 145
5 Harry Heilmann 144

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 48
2 Frankie Frisch 34
3 Buddy Myer 26
4 Evar Swanson 22
5 Denny Sothern 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.99
2 Dazzy Vance 2.50
3 Tommy Thomas 2.81
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.87
5 Burleigh Grimes 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Burleigh Grimes 26
3 Ray Kremer 21
3 Pat Malone 21
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 201
2 Dazzy Vance 167
3 Pat Malone 160
4 George Earnshaw 150
5 George Pipgras 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 Eddie Rommel 6
3 Hal Haid 5
3 Willis Hudlin 5
3 5 others tied 5