Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, August 25, 1929

On This Day

Sunday, August 25, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	84	38	.689	--
Yankees	69	49	.585	13.0
Browns	65	57	.533	19.0
Indians	63	58	.521	20.5
Tigers	57	65	.467	27.0
Senators	53	65	.449	29.0
White Sox	49	73	.402	35.0
Red Sox	43	78	.355	40.5

Games

White Sox 3, Athletics 0

Indians 5, Red Sox 4

Red Sox 5, Indians 3

Tigers 8, Senators 7

Browns 3, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	80	37	.684	--
Pirates	67	50	.573	13.0
Giants	66	55	.545	16.0
Cardinals	60	59	.504	21.0
Robins	54	65	.454	27.0
Reds	52	69	.430	30.0
Phillies	49	69	.415	31.5
Braves	48	72	.400	33.5

Games

Phillies 4, Robins 0

Cardinals 4, Braves 0

Reds 6, Cubs 3

Cubs 10, Reds 1

Giants 10, Pirates 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bibb Falk	6
2	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Bill Regan	4
4	Ethan Allen	3
4	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Mel Ott	1
2	Carl Reynolds	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Hodapp	4
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Mel Ott	3
4	Dale Alexander	2
4	17 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Judge	2
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Lew Fonseca	1
2	Andy High	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Les Sweetland	0.83
2	Red Lucas	0.67
3	Jesse Petty	0.50
3	Bill Sherdel	0.50
3	Lefty Stewart	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Lucas	6
2	Guy Bush	5
2	Watty Clark	5
2	Les Sweetland	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Morris	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.407
2	Lefty O'Doul	.393
3	Bill Terry	.389
4	Jimmie Foxx	.376
5	Lew Fonseca	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	35
2	Chuck Klein	33
2	Hack Wilson	33
4	Mel Ott	32
5	Jimmie Foxx	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	124
1	Al Simmons	124
1	Hack Wilson	124
4	Jim Bottomley	117
5	Babe Ruth	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	31
2	Evar Swanson	27
3	Frankie Frisch	25
4	Charlie Gehringer	19
5	5 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.47
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.59
3	Guy Bush	2.97
4	Tommy Thomas	3.17
5	Lefty Stewart	3.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	19
2	Guy Bush	18
2	Lefty Grove	18
4	Red Lucas	17
4	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	145
2	Pat Malone	120
3	George Earnshaw	115
4	Dazzy Vance	99
5	George Pipgras	98

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fresco Thompson	.482
2	Bill Terry	.481
3	Lefty O'Doul	.466
4	Clyde Sukeforth	.457
5	Pinky Hargrave	.432

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	18
2	Goose Goslin	16
2	Babe Ruth	16
4	Lefty O'Doul	14
4	Paul Waner	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty McManus	6
2	Jack Rothrock	5
3	Charlie Gehringer	4
4	Freddie Maguire	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Moss	1.29
2	Danny MacFayden	1.33
3	Ken Holloway	1.42
3	Bill Sherdel	1.42
5	Pat Malone	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	4
1	Ray Moss	4
1	Tommy Thomas	4
4	Danny MacFayden	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Whitehill	20
2	Watty Clark	16
2	Ray Moss	16
4	Red Ruffing	15
5	Dazzy Vance	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Harry Smythe	2
1	Claude Willoughby	2
4	Garland Braxton	1
4	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.451
2	Babe Herman	.436
3	Earle Combs	.429
4	Lew Fonseca	.411
5	Joe Judge	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Rogers Hornsby	8
2	Don Hurst	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	37
2	Rogers Hornsby	33
3	Riggs Stephenson	32
4	Dale Alexander	31
5	Hack Wilson	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Rothrock	10
2	Marty McManus	8
3	Adam Comorosky	6
3	Carl Reynolds	6
3	Sam Rice	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Danny MacFayden	0.80
2	Tom Zachary	1.71
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.04
4	Lefty Stewart	2.20
5	Pat Malone	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	6
1	Tommy Thomas	6
3	Guy Bush	5
3	Willis Hudlin	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	30
1	Earl Whitehill	30
3	Watty Clark	29
4	Dazzy Vance	28
5	George Earnshaw	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Wilcy Moore	3
4	Guy Bush	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.401
2	Lefty O'Doul	.387
3	Heinie Manush	.386
4	Bill Terry	.378
5	Harry Heilmann	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Chuck Klein	40
3	Mel Ott	37
4	Hack Wilson	36
5	Lou Gehrig	32

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	152
1	Al Simmons	152
3	Babe Ruth	149
4	Hack Wilson	148
5	Mel Ott	141

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Frankie Frisch	37
3	Evar Swanson	27
4	Buddy Myer	25
5	Jack Rothrock	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.56
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.92
3	Tommy Thomas	2.95
4	Guy Bush	3.00
5	Sad Sam Jones	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	23
2	Guy Bush	22
2	Pat Malone	22
2	Rube Walberg	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	186
2	George Earnshaw	154
2	Dazzy Vance	154
4	Pat Malone	151
5	George Pipgras	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	9
2	Wilcy Moore	8
3	Bill Shores	7
4	Guy Bush	6
5	3 tied	5