On This Day

Sunday, August 11, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 31 .716 --
Yankees 65 39 .625 10.5
Indians 56 51 .523 21.0
Browns 56 52 .519 21.5
Tigers 52 55 .486 25.0
Senators 44 60 .423 31.5
White Sox 43 65 .398 34.5
Red Sox 32 73 .305 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 70 32 .686 --
Pirates 63 41 .606 8.0
Giants 60 48 .556 13.0
Cardinals 54 53 .505 18.5
Robins 46 60 .434 26.0
Reds 44 61 .419 27.5
Braves 43 63 .406 29.0
Phillies 41 63 .394 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Travis Jackson 4
1 Bing Miller 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Pinky Hargrave 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Hargrave 4
1 Travis Jackson 4
3 Joe Boley 3
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Lloyd Waner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ray Moss 1.17
2 Carl Hubbell 1.00
3 Red Ruffing 0.50
4 Tommy Thomas 0.38
5 Ray Kremer 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Ray Moss 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Moss 7
2 Carl Hubbell 6
3 George Earnshaw 5
3 Red Ruffing 5
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 Myles Thomas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .411
2 Jimmie Foxx .386
3 Lefty O'Doul .383
4 Al Simmons .380
5 Bill Terry .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 33
2 Mel Ott 30
2 Babe Ruth 30
2 Hack Wilson 30
5 Lou Gehrig 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 118
2 Mel Ott 113
3 Jim Bottomley 112
3 Hack Wilson 112
5 Harry Heilmann 105

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 Burleigh Grimes 2.49
2 Lefty Grove 2.52
3 Guy Bush 3.09
4 George Earnshaw 3.29
5 Red Lucas 3.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 18
2 Lefty Grove 17
3 Guy Bush 16
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 133
2 George Earnshaw 110
3 Pat Malone 108
4 George Pipgras 93
5 Dazzy Vance 85

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earle Combs .500
1 Babe Herman .500
3 Al Simmons .492
4 Bill Terry .468
5 Dale Alexander .463

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Hurst 7
1 Babe Ruth 7
3 Dale Alexander 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Harry Heilmann 20
2 Al Simmons 20
4 Red Kress 19
4 Buddy Myer 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Rothrock 5
2 Goose Goslin 4
2 Heinie Manush 4
2 Buddy Myer 4
2 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.00
1 Wilcy Moore 0.00
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.69
4 Tom Zachary 0.84
5 Red Faber 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 3
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 21
2 Jesse Petty 14
2 Dazzy Vance 14
4 Bobby Burke 13
4 Watty Clark 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
4 Ken Ash 1
4 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .471
2 Al Simmons .424
3 Jimmy Dykes .402
4 Lew Fonseca .402
4 Lefty O'Doul .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Chuck Klein 11
4 Rogers Hornsby 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 36
2 Chuck Klein 35
3 Hack Wilson 34
4 Babe Ruth 33
4 Al Simmons 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 10
2 Jack Rothrock 8
3 Chuck Dressen 7
3 Carl Reynolds 7
5 Sam Rice 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.37
2 Red Faber 1.81
3 Firpo Marberry 1.91
4 Hal Haid 2.41
5 Jesse Petty 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 8
2 Sheriff Blake 5
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 47
2 Dazzy Vance 37
3 Red Ruffing 32
4 Firpo Marberry 28
5 Wes Ferrell 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Wilcy Moore 3
3 Ken Ash 2
3 Ray Benge 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .394
2 Heinie Manush .388
3 Rogers Hornsby .376
4 Harry Heilmann .376
5 Lefty O'Doul .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 41
1 Babe Ruth 41
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Hack Wilson 35
5 Lou Gehrig 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 152
2 Al Simmons 151
3 Hack Wilson 147
4 Babe Ruth 141
5 Harry Heilmann 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Frankie Frisch 38
3 Buddy Myer 27
4 Evar Swanson 25
5 Jack Rothrock 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.41
2 Carmen Hill 2.92
3 Tommy Thomas 3.06
4 Ray Kolp 3.10
5 Waite Hoyt 3.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 188
2 George Earnshaw 163
3 Pat Malone 159
4 Dazzy Vance 146
5 George Pipgras 137

Saves

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