On This Day

Wednesday, August 7, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 29 .726 --
Yankees 63 38 .624 11.5
Browns 55 48 .534 20.5
Indians 55 49 .529 21.0
Tigers 50 54 .481 26.0
Senators 41 60 .406 33.5
White Sox 40 63 .388 35.5
Red Sox 31 71 .304 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 67 32 .677 --
Pirates 60 39 .606 7.0
Giants 58 47 .552 12.0
Cardinals 53 50 .515 16.0
Robins 44 59 .427 25.0
Reds 43 59 .422 25.5
Braves 43 61 .413 26.5
Phillies 40 61 .396 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Alexander 4
1 Sammy Hale 4
1 Joe Sewell 4
4 Bill Dickey 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Mark Koenig 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Alexander 6
2 Babe Ruth 5
3 Mark Koenig 3
3 Tony Lazzeri 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Fothergill 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 Johnny Hodapp 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Pipgras 0.56
2 George Earnshaw 0.55
3 Roy Sherid 0.45
4 Myles Thomas 0.25
5 Ownie Carroll 0.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 George Pipgras 1
1 Myles Thomas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 6
2 George Pipgras 5
2 Roy Sherid 5
4 Ownie Carroll 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .413
2 Jimmie Foxx .387
3 Lefty O'Doul .379
4 Bill Terry .378
5 Al Simmons .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 33
2 Hack Wilson 30
3 Mel Ott 29
4 Babe Ruth 28
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 114
2 Hack Wilson 112
3 Mel Ott 111
4 Jim Bottomley 108
5 Harry Heilmann 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 29
2 Evar Swanson 25
3 Frankie Frisch 23
4 Lew Fonseca 17
4 Babe Herman 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.37
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.49
3 Guy Bush 2.95
4 George Earnshaw 3.19
5 Rube Walberg 3.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 18
2 Lefty Grove 17
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
4 Guy Bush 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 132
2 Pat Malone 108
3 George Earnshaw 105
4 George Pipgras 93
5 Charlie Root 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Shores 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Wilcy Moore 5
2 Charlie Root 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earle Combs .543
2 Babe Herman .508
3 Ernie Orsatti .500
4 George Sisler .481
5 Al Simmons .468

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 7
1 Don Hurst 7
1 Hack Wilson 7
4 Babe Ruth 6
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 25
2 Al Simmons 21
3 Jimmie Foxx 19
3 Don Hurst 19
3 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Dressen 4
1 Goose Goslin 4
1 Heinie Manush 4
1 Buddy Myer 4
1 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.00
1 Tom Zachary 0.00
3 Red Faber 0.61
4 Lefty Stewart 1.71
5 Guy Bush 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
2 Willis Hudlin 3
2 Pat Malone 3
4 Larry Benton 2
4 27 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 21
2 Red Ruffing 16
3 Guy Bush 15
4 Bump Hadley 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 2
2 Ken Ash 1
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Larry Benton 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .457
2 Taylor Douthit .424
3 Earle Combs .411
4 Lefty O'Doul .405
5 Al Simmons .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Babe Ruth 11
2 Hack Wilson 11
5 Don Hurst 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 40
2 Jimmie Foxx 37
2 Chuck Klein 37
4 Tony Lazzeri 33
5 Babe Ruth 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 10
2 Chuck Dressen 7
3 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Goose Goslin 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.02
2 Red Faber 2.17
3 Jesse Petty 2.41
4 Firpo Marberry 2.42
5 Hal Haid 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 8
2 Wes Ferrell 6
3 Guy Bush 5
3 Hal Carlson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 42
2 Dazzy Vance 33
3 Lefty Grove 31
4 Wes Ferrell 29
5 George Pipgras 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Ash 2
1 Ray Benge 2
1 George Blaeholder 2
1 Guy Bush 2
1 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .393
2 Heinie Manush .389
3 Harry Heilmann .376
4 Rogers Hornsby .373
5 Lefty O'Doul .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 42
2 Babe Ruth 39
3 Mel Ott 35
3 Hack Wilson 35
5 Lou Gehrig 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 152
2 Jim Bottomley 149
3 Hack Wilson 148
4 Babe Ruth 138
5 Mel Ott 135

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 45
2 Frankie Frisch 37
3 Buddy Myer 27
4 Evar Swanson 25
5 3 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.32
2 Carmen Hill 2.91
3 Tommy Thomas 3.05
4 Sad Sam Jones 3.08
5 George Earnshaw 3.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 26
2 Pat Malone 23
3 Burleigh Grimes 22
4 George Earnshaw 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 188
2 Pat Malone 162
3 George Earnshaw 158
4 Dazzy Vance 149
5 George Pipgras 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 6
1 Bill Shores 6
3 Guy Bush 5
3 Waite Hoyt 5
3 4 others tied 5