On This Day

Tuesday, August 13, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 31 .721 --
Yankees 65 41 .613 12.5
Indians 58 51 .532 21.0
Browns 57 53 .518 22.5
Tigers 52 57 .477 27.0
Senators 45 61 .425 32.5
White Sox 43 67 .391 36.5
Red Sox 34 73 .318 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 33 .683 --
Pirates 63 42 .600 8.5
Giants 60 50 .545 14.0
Cardinals 55 53 .509 18.0
Robins 47 60 .439 25.5
Reds 46 61 .430 26.5
Braves 44 64 .407 29.0
Phillies 41 64 .390 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank O'Rourke 5
2 Jack Ogden 4
3 Andy Cohen 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 Marty McManus 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Schulte 4
2 Jack Ogden 3
2 Bill Regan 3
4 Rick Ferrell 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Woody English 2
2 Ethan Allen 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 Marty McManus 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Sorrell 0.67
2 Jack Quinn 0.44
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.33
4 Jack Ogden 0.25
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Ed Morris 1
1 Jack Ogden 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Sorrell 6
2 Jack Quinn 4
3 Bruce Cunningham 3
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
3 Jack Ogden 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .413
2 Lefty O'Doul .383
3 Jimmie Foxx .383
4 Bill Terry .380
5 Al Simmons .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 33
2 Babe Ruth 31
3 Mel Ott 30
3 Hack Wilson 30
5 3 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 120
2 Mel Ott 113
2 Hack Wilson 113
4 Jim Bottomley 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 3.07
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
3 Rube Walberg 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 133
2 George Earnshaw 110
2 Pat Malone 110
4 George Pipgras 95
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 Babe Herman .480
2 Ernie Orsatti .475
3 Earle Combs .463
4 Harvey Hendrick .460
5 2 tied .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Al Simmons 5
4 Dale Alexander 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 24
2 Red Kress 21
2 Al Simmons 21
4 Harry Heilmann 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Rothrock 5
2 Heinie Manush 4
2 Buddy Myer 4
4 Adam Comorosky 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.00
1 Wilcy Moore 0.00
3 Red Faber 0.96
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.09
5 Tom Zachary 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 3
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 19
2 General Crowder 13
2 Dazzy Vance 13
4 Bobby Burke 12
4 Jesse Petty 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
4 Ray Benge 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .475
2 Lew Fonseca .410
3 George Sisler .410
3 Bill Terry .410
5 Al Simmons .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Chuck Klein 10
4 Rogers Hornsby 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 35
2 Chuck Klein 34
2 Babe Ruth 34
4 Bibb Falk 33
5 3 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Evar Swanson 9
2 Jack Rothrock 8
3 Chuck Dressen 7
3 Carl Reynolds 7
5 Sam Rice 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Zachary 1.19
2 Red Faber 1.33
3 Firpo Marberry 1.91
4 Hal Haid 2.41
5 Danny MacFayden 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 7
2 Wes Ferrell 6
3 Sheriff Blake 5
3 Guy Bush 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 40
2 Dazzy Vance 32
3 Firpo Marberry 28
3 Red Ruffing 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 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .398
2 Heinie Manush .384
3 Rogers Hornsby .375
4 Lefty O'Doul .374
5 Harry Heilmann .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Chuck Klein 41
3 Mel Ott 36
4 Hack Wilson 34
5 Lou Gehrig 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 152
2 Jim Bottomley 151
3 Hack Wilson 146
4 Babe Ruth 144
5 Harry Heilmann 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Frankie Frisch 38
3 Buddy Myer 27
4 Evar Swanson 25
5 Jack Rothrock 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.43
2 Carmen Hill 3.00
3 Tommy Thomas 3.06
4 Ray Kolp 3.10
5 Rube Walberg 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 Jesse Haines 22
2 Pat Malone 22
2 Rube Walberg 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 186
2 George Earnshaw 162
3 Pat Malone 155
4 Dazzy Vance 146
5 George Pipgras 139

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