On This Day

Tuesday, August 27, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 39 .683 --
Yankees 70 49 .588 12.0
Browns 65 57 .533 18.5
Indians 63 58 .521 20.0
Tigers 57 65 .467 26.5
Senators 54 65 .454 28.0
White Sox 49 73 .402 34.5
Red Sox 43 79 .352 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 82 37 .689 --
Pirates 67 51 .568 14.5
Giants 66 55 .545 17.0
Cardinals 60 60 .500 22.5
Robins 54 65 .454 28.0
Phillies 51 69 .425 31.5
Reds 52 71 .423 32.0
Braves 48 72 .400 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Sam Rice 3
3 Kiki Cuyler 2
3 Bill Dickey 2
3 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Curt Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 2
1 Lefty O'Doul 2
1 Bill Regan 2
4 Dick Bartell 1
4 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Pipgras 1.00
2 George Earnshaw 0.67
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.33
4 Dolf Luque 0.25
5 Harry Smythe 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 George Pipgras 1
1 Harry Smythe 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 7
2 George Earnshaw 6
3 Sad Sam Jones 3
3 Danny MacFayden 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .407
2 Lefty O'Doul .391
3 Bill Terry .389
4 Jimmie Foxx .373
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 Hack Wilson 125
2 Mel Ott 124
2 Al Simmons 124
4 Jim Bottomley 120
5 Babe Ruth 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 Evar Swanson 27
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Charlie Gehringer 19
4 Jack Rothrock 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.46
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 147
2 George Earnshaw 121
2 Pat Malone 121
4 George Pipgras 105
5 Dazzy Vance 99

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 Bill Terry .489
2 Fresco Thompson .476
3 Clyde Sukeforth .457
4 Frankie Frisch .447
5 Lefty O'Doul .444

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 18
2 Lefty O'Doul 16
3 Paul Waner 15
4 Goose Goslin 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty McManus 6
2 Jack Rothrock 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Charlie Gehringer 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 0.47
2 Harry Smythe 0.54
3 Ray Moss 0.67
4 Ted Lyons 1.00
5 General Crowder 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 4
2 Ed Morris 3
2 Ray Moss 3
2 Red Ruffing 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 19
2 Watty Clark 16
3 Lefty Grove 14
3 Dazzy Vance 14
5 Wes Ferrell 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Harry Smythe 2
1 Claude Willoughby 2
4 Garland Braxton 1
4 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .469
2 Babe Herman .440
3 Joe Judge .419
4 Lew Fonseca .417
5 Earle Combs .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
2 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Don Hurst 8
5 Johnny Frederick 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 36
2 Dale Alexander 31
3 Rogers Hornsby 30
4 Goose Goslin 28
5 4 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Rothrock 11
2 Marty McManus 8
3 Kiki Cuyler 7
4 Sam Rice 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.93
2 Tom Zachary 1.71
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.04
4 Lefty Stewart 2.31
5 Ray Moss 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 6
1 Tommy Thomas 6
3 Guy Bush 5
3 Ed Morris 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 32
2 Earl Whitehill 30
3 Watty Clark 29
4 Dazzy Vance 28
5 Guy Bush 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Garland Braxton 3
2 Wilcy Moore 3
4 Bill Shores 2
4 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .398
2 Lefty O'Doul .387
3 Heinie Manush .384
4 Bill Terry .382
5 Rogers Hornsby .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Chuck Klein 40
3 Mel Ott 37
4 Hack Wilson 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 154
2 Al Simmons 148
3 Babe Ruth 145
3 Hack Wilson 145
5 Mel Ott 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Frankie Frisch 36
3 Evar Swanson 27
4 Jack Rothrock 25
5 Buddy Myer 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.44
2 Sad Sam Jones 2.90
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.92
4 Tommy Thomas 2.97
5 Guy Bush 2.97

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 187
2 George Earnshaw 155
3 Pat Malone 152
4 Dazzy Vance 146
5 George Pipgras 136

Saves

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