On This Day

Thursday, August 1, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 26 .737 --
Yankees 60 34 .638 10.5
Browns 53 45 .541 19.5
Indians 52 47 .525 21.0
Tigers 47 51 .480 25.5
Senators 37 57 .394 33.5
White Sox 39 61 .390 34.5
Red Sox 29 69 .296 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 64 31 .674 --
Pirates 59 36 .621 5.0
Giants 56 45 .554 11.0
Cardinals 50 49 .505 16.0
Robins 43 55 .439 22.5
Braves 42 59 .416 25.0
Reds 40 58 .408 25.5
Phillies 38 59 .392 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Bishop 4
2 Bill Cissell 3
2 Earle Combs 3
2 Harvey Hendrick 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Kress 5
2 Joe Judge 4
3 Adam Comorosky 3
3 Bill Terry 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fred Brickell 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Charlie Gelbert 1
1 Marty McManus 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Guy Bush 0.83
2 George Earnshaw 0.67
2 Ted Lyons 0.67
2 Jesse Petty 0.67
5 Hal Elliott 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 6
1 Jesse Petty 6
3 Guy Bush 5
4 Ted Lyons 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Bill Shores 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .408
2 Jimmie Foxx .388
3 Lefty O'Doul .383
4 Bill Terry .377
5 Heinie Manush .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 33
2 Hack Wilson 30
3 Mel Ott 29
4 Lou Gehrig 26
5 Babe Ruth 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 108
2 Mel Ott 106
3 Al Simmons 104
4 Jim Bottomley 102
5 Chuck Klein 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 27
2 Evar Swanson 24
3 Frankie Frisch 22
4 Lew Fonseca 17
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.08
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.49
3 Guy Bush 2.98
4 Rube Walberg 3.20
5 George Earnshaw 3.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 17
1 Lefty Grove 17
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
4 Guy Bush 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 129
2 Pat Malone 105
3 George Earnshaw 97
4 George Pipgras 85
5 Charlie Root 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Shores 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Wilcy Moore 5
2 Charlie Root 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Evar Swanson .431
2 Babe Herman .424
3 Cliff Heathcote .423
4 Bill Dickey .422
5 George Sisler .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Don Hurst 6
4 Chuck Klein 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 25
2 Lew Fonseca 20
3 Jimmie Foxx 19
3 Chuck Klein 19
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Dressen 5
1 Carl Reynolds 5
3 Andy Reese 4
3 Jack Rothrock 4
3 Evar Swanson 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Ash 0.00
2 Ed Wells 0.86
3 Tom Zachary 1.13
4 Lefty Stewart 1.50
5 Red Faber 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 5
2 Rube Walberg 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Guy Bush 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 21
2 Wes Ferrell 19
2 Firpo Marberry 19
4 Pat Malone 16
5 Lefty Grove 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 2
2 Ken Ash 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .451
2 Chuck Klein .442
3 Lefty O'Doul .429
4 Chick Hafey .426
5 Taylor Douthit .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 14
2 Hack Wilson 11
3 Jim Bottomley 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 41
2 Chuck Klein 40
3 Rogers Hornsby 37
4 Don Hurst 35
5 Adam Comorosky 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 10
2 Carl Reynolds 7
3 Bill Cissell 6
3 Adam Comorosky 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.72
2 Lefty Grove 2.09
3 Hal Haid 2.23
4 Guy Bush 2.38
5 Larry Benton 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 8
2 Guy Bush 7
3 Larry Benton 5
3 Erv Brame 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 44
2 Lefty Grove 39
3 Wes Ferrell 34
4 Charlie Root 31
5 Pat Malone 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Ash 2
1 Guy Bush 2
1 Jakie May 2
1 Carl Mays 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .395
2 Babe Herman .385
3 Lefty O'Doul .372
4 Rogers Hornsby .372
5 Harry Heilmann .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 44
2 Babe Ruth 38
3 Hack Wilson 37
4 Mel Ott 35
5 Lou Gehrig 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 151
2 Al Simmons 149
3 Jim Bottomley 146
4 Pie Traynor 137
5 Chick Hafey 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 45
2 Frankie Frisch 36
3 Buddy Myer 24
3 Evar Swanson 24
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.09
2 Dazzy Vance 2.83
3 Tommy Thomas 3.02
4 Sad Sam Jones 3.02
5 Carmen Hill 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Burleigh Grimes 24
2 Pat Malone 24
4 Jesse Haines 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 196
2 Pat Malone 166
3 George Earnshaw 154
4 Dazzy Vance 148
5 George Pipgras 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Rommel 6
1 Bill Shores 6
3 Guy Bush 5
3 Hal Haid 5
3 7 others tied 5