On This Day

Thursday, August 15, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	81	31	.723	--
Yankees	65	43	.602	14.0
Indians	58	52	.527	22.0
Browns	58	54	.518	23.0
Tigers	54	57	.486	26.5
Senators	47	61	.435	32.0
White Sox	43	69	.384	38.0
Red Sox	35	74	.321	44.5

Games

Senators 9, White Sox 4

Tigers 3, Yankees 0

Browns 3, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	72	34	.679	--
Pirates	64	43	.598	8.5
Giants	61	50	.550	13.5
Cardinals	55	54	.505	18.5
Robins	48	61	.440	25.5
Reds	46	63	.422	27.5
Braves	45	65	.409	29.0
Phillies	43	64	.402	29.5

Games

Cubs 9, Robins 5

Robins 5, Cubs 4

Braves 2, Pirates 1

Giants 9, Cardinals 7

Phillies 5, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Frederick	5
1	Charlie Grimm	5
1	Riggs Stephenson	5
4	Kiki Cuyler	4
4	Babe Herman	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	3
1	Lefty O'Doul	3
1	Curt Walker	3
4	Footsie Blair	2
4	13 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Blaeholder	1.00
2	Earl Whitehill	0.86
3	Dazzy Vance	0.60
4	Roy Sherid	0.43
5	Guy Bush	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	6
1	Earl Whitehill	6
3	George Blaeholder	4
4	Guy Bush	3
4	Roy Sherid	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Claude Willoughby	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.414
2	Lefty O'Doul	.385
3	Jimmie Foxx	.383
4	Bill Terry	.379
5	Al Simmons	.373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	120
2	Mel Ott	115
3	Jim Bottomley	114
3	Hack Wilson	114
5	2 tied	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	30
2	Frankie Frisch	25
2	Evar Swanson	25
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	3.15
4	Firpo Marberry	3.25
5	George Earnshaw	3.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	18
1	Lefty Grove	18
3	Guy Bush	17
4	Burleigh Grimes	16
4	Rube Walberg	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	141
2	George Earnshaw	110
2	Pat Malone	110
4	George Pipgras	96
5	Dazzy Vance	91

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
2	Chick Fullis	.485
3	Babe Herman	.469
4	Kiki Cuyler	.452
5	Harvey Hendrick	.447

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	25
2	Dale Alexander	21
3	Harry Heilmann	19
3	Red Kress	19
5	3 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Jack Rothrock	4
3	Frankie Frisch	3
3	Marty McManus	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	0.00
2	Percy Jones	0.50
3	Firpo Marberry	0.63
4	Ed Morris	1.25
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Earl Whitehill	4
2	Lloyd Brown	3
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Ed Morris	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	19
2	Dazzy Vance	18
3	Earl Whitehill	17
4	Sam Gray	15
5	Jesse Petty	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	3
2	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Wilcy Moore	2
4	Ray Benge	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.467
2	Earle Combs	.419
3	George Sisler	.402
4	Bill Terry	.396
5	Pinky Whitney	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	11
1	Babe Ruth	11
3	Rogers Hornsby	9
3	Don Hurst	9
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bibb Falk	35
2	Hack Wilson	34
3	Babe Ruth	33
4	Jimmie Foxx	30
4	Riggs Stephenson	30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	1.58
2	Firpo Marberry	1.74
3	Tom Zachary	1.85
4	Red Faber	1.89
5	Jesse Petty	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	6
2	Guy Bush	5
2	Wes Ferrell	5
2	Red Lucas	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	38
2	George Earnshaw	34
3	Lefty Grove	30
4	Red Ruffing	28
5	Firpo Marberry	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
1	Wilcy Moore	3
4	Ray Benge	2
4	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.403
2	Heinie Manush	.384
3	Lefty O'Doul	.375
4	Harry Heilmann	.371
5	Rogers Hornsby	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	41
1	Babe Ruth	41
3	Mel Ott	37
4	Hack Wilson	34
5	Lou Gehrig	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	153
2	Al Simmons	151
3	Hack Wilson	146
4	Babe Ruth	144
5	2 tied	138

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	44
2	Frankie Frisch	39
3	Buddy Myer	27
4	Evar Swanson	25
5	Jack Rothrock	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.42
2	Tommy Thomas	3.06
3	Rube Walberg	3.10
4	Ray Kolp	3.10
5	Firpo Marberry	3.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	Jesse Haines	22
2	Pat Malone	22
2	Rube Walberg	22
5	4 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	192
2	George Earnshaw	162
3	Pat Malone	155
4	Dazzy Vance	152
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