On This Day

Saturday, August 3, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 26 .740 --
Yankees 60 35 .632 11.5
Browns 53 46 .535 20.5
Indians 53 47 .530 21.0
Tigers 47 52 .475 26.5
Senators 38 57 .400 33.5
White Sox 40 62 .392 35.0
Red Sox 30 70 .300 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 31 .677 --
Pirates 59 37 .615 6.0
Giants 56 46 .549 12.0
Cardinals 52 49 .515 15.5
Robins 43 57 .430 24.0
Reds 42 58 .420 25.0
Braves 42 60 .412 26.0
Phillies 39 60 .394 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Hunnefield 4
1 Alex Metzler 4
1 Al Simmons 4
4 Taylor Douthit 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Jimmie Wilson 4
3 Moe Berg 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Alex Metzler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 0.55
2 Red Lucas 0.43
3 Hal Carlson 0.33
4 Sam Gray 0.29
5 Ed Brandt 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Hal Haid 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Tommy Thomas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 6
2 Hal Carlson 4
2 Sam Gray 4
4 Red Lucas 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .406
2 Jimmie Foxx .392
3 Lefty O'Doul .380
4 Bill Terry .375
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 109
2 Al Simmons 108
3 Jim Bottomley 107
4 Mel Ott 106
5 Chuck Klein 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 28
2 Evar Swanson 25
3 Frankie Frisch 22
4 Lew Fonseca 17
4 Babe Herman 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.27
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.49
3 Guy Bush 2.98
4 Rube Walberg 3.20
5 George Earnshaw 3.21

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 98
4 George Pipgras 88
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 .441
2 George Sisler .438
3 Harry Heilmann .432
4 Earle Combs .426
5 Joe Judge .425

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 24
2 Jimmie Foxx 21
3 Lew Fonseca 20
4 Chuck Klein 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Dressen 6
2 Carl Reynolds 5
2 Evar Swanson 5
4 Andy Reese 4
4 Jack Rothrock 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Ash 0.00
2 Lefty Stewart 0.60
3 Ed Wells 0.86
4 Rube Walberg 1.00
5 Red Faber 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Willis Hudlin 3
2 Red Lucas 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 20
2 George Earnshaw 18
3 Pat Malone 16
4 Lefty Grove 15
5 Guy Bush 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 2
2 Ken Ash 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .443
2 Chick Hafey .442
3 Taylor Douthit .433
4 Chuck Klein .429
5 Lefty O'Doul .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 14
2 Hack Wilson 11
3 Jim Bottomley 10
3 Don Hurst 10
5 Jimmie Foxx 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 40
2 Hack Wilson 39
3 Jim Bottomley 36
3 Don Hurst 36
5 Rogers Hornsby 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 11
2 Chuck Dressen 7
3 Bill Cissell 6
3 Adam Comorosky 6
3 Jack Rothrock 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.37
2 Red Faber 2.15
3 Eppa Rixey 2.32
4 Larry Benton 2.52
5 Guy Bush 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 7
2 Larry Benton 5
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Hal Carlson 5
2 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 39
2 George Earnshaw 35
3 Wes Ferrell 28
3 Pat Malone 28
5 4 tied 27

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 .396
2 Babe Herman .385
3 Harry Heilmann .375
4 Rogers Hornsby .373
5 Lefty O'Doul .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 152
2 Al Simmons 151
3 Jim Bottomley 150
4 Chick Hafey 135
5 2 tied 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 46
2 Frankie Frisch 36
3 Buddy Myer 25
3 Evar Swanson 25
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.22
2 Sad Sam Jones 3.02
3 Tommy Thomas 3.05
4 Carmen Hill 3.05
5 Rube Walberg 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Pat Malone 24
3 Burleigh Grimes 23
4 Jesse Haines 22
5 Rube Walberg 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 196
2 Pat Malone 166
3 George Earnshaw 153
4 Dazzy Vance 149
5 George Pipgras 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Shores 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Hal Haid 5
2 Waite Hoyt 5
2 7 others tied 5