On This Day

Wednesday, August 28, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 39 .685 --
Yankees 70 50 .583 13.0
Browns 65 57 .533 19.0
Indians 63 58 .521 20.5
Tigers 57 65 .467 27.0
Senators 55 65 .458 28.0
White Sox 49 73 .402 35.0
Red Sox 43 80 .350 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 82 39 .678 --
Pirates 69 51 .575 12.5
Giants 66 55 .545 16.0
Cardinals 60 60 .500 21.5
Robins 54 65 .454 27.0
Phillies 51 69 .425 30.5
Reds 52 71 .423 31.0
Braves 48 72 .400 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bartell 5
2 George Grantham 4
2 Charlie Hargreaves 4
2 Pie Traynor 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 4
1 Charlie Hargreaves 4
3 Mike Gonzalez 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 Jack Rothrock 1
1 Paul Waner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.55
2 Roy Sherid 0.50
3 Ray Kremer 0.46
4 Milt Gaston 0.42
5 Pat Malone 0.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 Myles Thomas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 Ray Kremer 6
2 Roy Sherid 6
5 Milt Gaston 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Steve Swetonic 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .407
2 Lefty O'Doul .391
3 Bill Terry .389
4 Jimmie Foxx .374
5 Lew Fonseca .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 36
2 Chuck Klein 33
2 Hack Wilson 33
4 Mel Ott 32
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 126
2 Mel Ott 124
2 Al Simmons 124
4 Jim Bottomley 120
5 Babe Ruth 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 Evar Swanson 27
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Jack Rothrock 20
5 Charlie Gehringer 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.43
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.61
3 Guy Bush 2.96
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 Burleigh Grimes 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 150
2 Pat Malone 128
3 George Earnshaw 121
4 George Pipgras 106
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 .488
2 Fresco Thompson .476
3 Frankie Frisch .447
4 Lefty O'Doul .444
5 High Pockets Kelly .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Johnny Frederick 4
3 Goose Goslin 4
3 Lefty O'Doul 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 18
2 Lefty O'Doul 16
2 Paul Waner 16
4 Kiki Cuyler 15
4 Goose Goslin 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Smythe 0.54
2 Lloyd Brown 0.64
3 Ray Moss 0.67
4 Ted Lyons 1.00
5 General Crowder 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Myles Thomas 4
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Ray Moss 3
2 Red Ruffing 3
2 Tommy Thomas 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 19
2 Pat Malone 18
3 Lefty Grove 17
4 Watty Clark 16
4 Roy Sherid 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Harry Smythe 2
1 Steve Swetonic 2
1 Claude Willoughby 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .451
2 Babe Herman .436
3 Lefty O'Doul .414
4 Lew Fonseca .408
5 Sam Rice .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Rogers Hornsby 9
3 Jimmie Foxx 8
4 Johnny Frederick 7
4 Don Hurst 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 36
2 Dale Alexander 31
3 Goose Goslin 30
4 Rogers Hornsby 29
5 2 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 2.03
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 Ed Morris 5
3 Ray Moss 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 32
2 Earl Whitehill 30
3 Pat Malone 29
4 Dazzy Vance 27
5 Watty Clark 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Garland Braxton 3
2 Wilcy Moore 3
4 Lefty Grove 2
4 4 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 .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Chuck Klein 40
3 Mel Ott 37
4 Hack Wilson 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 150
2 Al Simmons 148
3 Hack Wilson 146
4 Babe Ruth 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 26
5 Buddy Myer 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.42
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 190
2 Pat Malone 159
3 George Earnshaw 155
4 Dazzy Vance 146
5 George Pipgras 134

Saves

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