On This Day

Thursday, August 22, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	83	36	.697	--
Yankees	69	46	.600	12.0
Indians	61	55	.526	20.5
Browns	62	57	.521	21.0
Tigers	56	63	.471	27.0
Senators	51	64	.443	30.0
White Sox	47	72	.395	36.0
Red Sox	40	76	.345	41.5

Games

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Senators 6, Tigers 1

Browns 10, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	77	36	.681	--
Pirates	67	47	.588	10.5
Giants	63	55	.534	16.5
Cardinals	58	58	.500	20.5
Robins	53	63	.457	25.5
Reds	50	67	.427	29.0
Phillies	48	67	.417	30.0
Braves	47	70	.402	32.0

Games

Robins 13, Reds 9

Cardinals 5, Braves 4

Pirates 6, Giants 2

Cubs 16, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Badgro	4
1	Woody English	4
1	Johnny Frederick	4
1	Zack Taylor	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Jackie Hayes	1
1	Evar Swanson	1
1	Cy Williams	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	4
2	Red Badgro	3
2	Hughie Critz	3
2	Kiki Cuyler	3
2	Hack Wilson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank O'Rourke	2
2	Red Badgro	1
2	Footsie Blair	1
2	Dutch Hoffman	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Garland Braxton	0.45
2	Watty Clark	0.38
2	Jesse Petty	0.38
4	Ted Lyons	0.29
5	2 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Mike Cvengros	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Garland Braxton	5
2	Ed Brandt	4
3	Sheriff Blake	3
3	Watty Clark	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.411
2	Lefty O'Doul	.397
3	Bill Terry	.383
4	Jimmie Foxx	.381
5	Lew Fonseca	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	33
1	Babe Ruth	33
3	Hack Wilson	32
4	Mel Ott	31
5	Jimmie Foxx	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	122
2	Hack Wilson	121
3	Mel Ott	118
4	Jim Bottomley	116
5	Babe Ruth	113

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	31
2	Frankie Frisch	25
2	Evar Swanson	25
4	Bill Cissell	18
4	2 others tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.47
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.57
3	Guy Bush	3.05
4	Tommy Thomas	3.31
5	Willis Hudlin	3.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	19
2	Lefty Grove	18
3	Guy Bush	17
4	Sam Gray	16
4	4 others tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	145
2	Pat Malone	117
3	George Earnshaw	115
4	George Pipgras	98
5	Dazzy Vance	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	8
2	Firpo Marberry	7
2	Bill Shores	7
4	Guy Bush	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.517
2	Fresco Thompson	.475
3	Bing Miller	.452
4	Pinky Hargrave	.444
5	Bill Terry	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Frederick	6
2	Babe Ruth	5
3	Jimmie Foxx	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Lefty O'Doul	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lefty O'Doul	18
2	Goose Goslin	17
3	Babe Ruth	16
4	Dale Alexander	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty McManus	6
2	Adam Comorosky	4
2	Jack Rothrock	4
4	Charlie Gehringer	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	0.00
2	Hal Carlson	0.90
3	Myles Thomas	0.96
4	Carl Hubbell	1.00
5	Jack Quinn	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Thomas	4
2	Wes Ferrell	3
2	Ed Morris	3
2	Ray Moss	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Whitehill	20
2	Dazzy Vance	15
3	Watty Clark	13
3	Sam Gray	13
3	4 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
2	Garland Braxton	2
2	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Harry Smythe	2
2	Claude Willoughby	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.457
2	Earle Combs	.453
3	George Sisler	.418
4	Bill Terry	.416
5	Lefty O'Doul	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	12
2	Babe Ruth	11
3	Don Hurst	9
3	Hack Wilson	9
5	Rogers Hornsby	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	35
1	Hack Wilson	35
3	Goose Goslin	30
3	Al Simmons	30
5	5 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Rothrock	8
2	Marty McManus	7
2	Carl Reynolds	7
4	Adam Comorosky	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	1.13
2	Tom Zachary	1.71
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.93
4	Hal Carlson	2.04
5	Firpo Marberry	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	6
2	George Earnshaw	5
2	Willis Hudlin	5
2	Ed Morris	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	31
2	Red Ruffing	29
3	Earl Whitehill	26
4	Dazzy Vance	25
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	3
1	Guy Bush	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
1	Wilcy Moore	3
5	6 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.401
2	Lefty O'Doul	.387
3	Heinie Manush	.383
4	Rogers Hornsby	.373
5	Harry Heilmann	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Chuck Klein	40
3	Mel Ott	36
4	Hack Wilson	35
5	Lou Gehrig	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	151
2	Al Simmons	150
3	Babe Ruth	147
4	Hack Wilson	145
5	Mel Ott	139

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Frankie Frisch	37
3	Buddy Myer	25
3	Evar Swanson	25
5	Jack Rothrock	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.51
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.99
3	Tommy Thomas	3.05
4	Guy Bush	3.07
5	Rube Walberg	3.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Pat Malone	22
2	Rube Walberg	22
4	Guy Bush	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	194
2	George Earnshaw	156
3	Pat Malone	154
4	Dazzy Vance	151
5	George Pipgras	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
1	Wilcy Moore	8
3	Bill Shores	7
4	Guy Bush	6
5	3 tied	5