On This Day

Friday, August 9, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 77 30 .720 --
Yankees 64 38 .627 10.5
Browns 56 50 .528 20.5
Indians 55 50 .524 21.0
Tigers 51 54 .486 25.0
Senators 42 60 .412 32.5
White Sox 42 64 .396 34.5
Red Sox 31 72 .301 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 68 32 .680 --
Pirates 62 39 .614 6.5
Giants 59 47 .557 12.0
Cardinals 53 52 .505 17.5
Robins 44 59 .427 25.5
Reds 43 60 .417 26.5
Braves 43 61 .413 27.0
Phillies 40 62 .392 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Art Shires 4
1 Pie Traynor 4
3 Bernie Friberg 3
3 Cliff Heathcote 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Red Kress 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Rip Collins 1
2 Shanty Hogan 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Red Kress 4
1 Riggs Stephenson 4
3 Andy Cohen 3
4 Jim Bottomley 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Norm McMillan 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Carl Reynolds 1
1 Bill Terry 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rip Collins 0.27
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.25
3 Jakie May 0.18
4 Guy Bush 0.13
5 Ray Benge 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Steve Swetonic 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rip Collins 3
2 Guy Bush 2
2 Syl Johnson 2
2 Jakie May 2
5 7 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 General Crowder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .413
2 Jimmie Foxx .387
3 Lefty O'Doul .380
4 Al Simmons .377
5 Bill Terry .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 110
5 Harry Heilmann 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 29
2 Evar Swanson 25
3 Frankie Frisch 24
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 3.09
4 George Earnshaw 3.19
5 Tommy Thomas 3.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 18
2 Lefty Grove 17
3 Guy Bush 16
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
5 2 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 Firpo Marberry 6
1 Wilcy Moore 6
1 Bill Shores 6
4 Guy Bush 5
4 Charlie Root 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earle Combs .548
2 George Sisler .511
3 Babe Herman .509
4 Al Simmons .492
5 Ernie Orsatti .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Hurst 6
1 Babe Ruth 6
3 Riggs Stephenson 5
4 Dale Alexander 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Riggs Stephenson 22
2 Babe Ruth 20
3 Red Kress 19
3 Al Simmons 19
5 4 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chuck Dressen 4
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Goose Goslin 4
1 Heinie Manush 4
1 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.00
1 Tom Zachary 0.00
1 Wilcy Moore 0.00
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.69
5 Red Faber 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Pat Malone 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 16
2 Jakie May 15
2 Red Ruffing 15
4 Bump Hadley 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Ken Ash 1
2 Ray Benge 1
2 Larry Benton 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .458
2 Al Simmons .413
3 Taylor Douthit .411
4 Lew Fonseca .400
5 Lloyd Waner .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Hack Wilson 11
4 Babe Ruth 10
5 Don Hurst 9

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
2 Jack Rothrock 7
4 Carl Reynolds 6
4 Sam Rice 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.06
2 Red Faber 1.81
3 Lefty Stewart 2.31
4 Firpo Marberry 2.38
5 Jesse Petty 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 8
2 Guy Bush 6
2 Wes Ferrell 6
4 Red Lucas 5
4 Tommy Thomas 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 42
2 Dazzy Vance 33
3 Wes Ferrell 29
4 Pat Malone 27
4 2 others tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Ken Ash 2
2 Ray Benge 2
2 George Blaeholder 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .395
2 Heinie Manush .393
3 Harry Heilmann .374
4 Rogers Hornsby .373
5 Lefty O'Doul .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 41
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 151
3 Hack Wilson 147
4 Babe Ruth 139
5 Harry Heilmann 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Frankie Frisch 38
3 Buddy Myer 27
4 Evar Swanson 25
5 Jack Rothrock 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.30
2 Carmen Hill 2.98
3 Tommy Thomas 3.06
4 George Earnshaw 3.08
5 Ray Kolp 3.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 187
2 Pat Malone 159
3 George Earnshaw 158
4 Dazzy Vance 149
5 George Pipgras 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 7
2 Wilcy Moore 6
2 Bill Shores 6
4 Guy Bush 5
4 4 others tied 5