On This Day

Wednesday, August 14, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 31 .723 --
Yankees 65 42 .607 13.5
Indians 58 52 .527 22.0
Browns 57 54 .514 23.5
Tigers 53 57 .482 27.0
Senators 46 61 .430 32.5
White Sox 43 68 .387 37.5
Red Sox 35 73 .324 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 33 .683 --
Pirates 64 42 .604 8.0
Giants 60 50 .545 14.0
Cardinals 55 53 .509 18.0
Robins 47 60 .439 25.5
Reds 46 62 .426 27.0
Braves 44 65 .404 29.5
Phillies 42 64 .396 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Sewell 5
2 Earle Combs 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Bing Miller 4
2 Luke Sewell 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Don Hurst 1
1 Roy Johnson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Alexander 4
1 Bob Fothergill 4
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Paul Waner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Percy Jones 0.83
2 Ray Benge 0.80
3 Milt Gaston 0.50
3 Sam Gray 0.50
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Sam Gray 6
3 Percy Jones 5
4 Ray Benge 4
4 Milt Gaston 4

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 .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 33
2 Babe Ruth 31
3 Mel Ott 30
3 Hack Wilson 30
5 Jimmie Foxx 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 120
2 Mel Ott 113
2 Hack Wilson 113
4 Jim Bottomley 112
5 2 tied 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 Lefty Grove 2.41
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.49
3 Guy Bush 3.07
4 George Earnshaw 3.29
5 Red Lucas 3.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 18
1 Lefty Grove 18
3 Guy Bush 16
3 Burleigh Grimes 16
3 Rube Walberg 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 141
2 George Earnshaw 110
2 Pat Malone 110
4 George Pipgras 96
5 Sam Gray 86

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 .488
2 Babe Herman .468
3 Ernie Orsatti .457
4 Dale Alexander .448
5 Al Simmons .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
3 Dale Alexander 4
3 Harry Heilmann 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 25
2 Dale Alexander 22
3 Red Kress 20
4 Harry Heilmann 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Rothrock 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Heinie Manush 3
2 Marty McManus 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.00
2 Percy Jones 0.50
3 Syl Johnson 0.60
4 Red Faber 0.96
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Ed Morris 3
1 Jesse Petty 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 19
2 Sam Gray 15
3 Jesse Petty 14
4 General Crowder 13
4 Milt Gaston 13

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 .466
2 Earle Combs .412
3 Bill Terry .411
4 Lew Fonseca .408
5 Taylor Douthit .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
3 Chuck Klein 10
4 Don Hurst 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 1.33
2 Tom Zachary 1.85
3 Firpo Marberry 1.91
4 Jesse Petty 2.19
5 Carl Hubbell 2.31

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 Lefty Grove 30
4 Firpo Marberry 28
4 Red Ruffing 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Wilcy Moore 3
3 Ray Benge 2
3 George Blaeholder 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .401
2 Heinie Manush .382
3 Rogers Hornsby .375
4 Lefty O'Doul .374
5 Harry Heilmann .372

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 Jim Bottomley 151
1 Al Simmons 151
3 Hack Wilson 146
4 Babe Ruth 145
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 2.42
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 192
2 George Earnshaw 162
3 Pat Malone 155
4 Dazzy Vance 146
5 George Pipgras 140

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