On This Day

Thursday, August 29, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	86	39	.688	--
Yankees	71	51	.582	13.5
Browns	66	57	.537	19.0
Indians	63	59	.516	21.5
Tigers	57	66	.463	28.0
Senators	56	66	.459	28.5
White Sox	50	73	.407	35.0
Red Sox	43	81	.347	42.5

Games

White Sox 2, Indians 1

Yankees 5, Senators 4

Senators 8, Yankees 4

Athletics 7, Red Sox 6

Browns 6, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	82	40	.672	--
Pirates	70	51	.579	11.5
Giants	67	55	.549	15.0
Cardinals	60	60	.500	21.0
Robins	54	66	.450	27.0
Phillies	52	69	.430	29.5
Reds	52	71	.423	30.5
Braves	48	73	.397	33.5

Games

Giants 6, Robins 2

Phillies 5, Braves 4

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Sam Rice	4
3	Cedric Durst	3
3	Lou Gehrig	3
3	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Mel Ott	1
1	Jack Rothrock	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Jack Rothrock	4
3	Joe Cronin	3
3	Goose Goslin	3
5	10 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rabbit Maranville	1
1	Norm McMillan	1
1	Carl Reynolds	1
1	Fresco Thompson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Firpo Marberry	0.67
1	Bill Walker	0.67
3	Percy Jones	0.38
4	Waite Hoyt	0.30
4	Bill Shores	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Benge	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Percy Jones	6
1	Firpo Marberry	6
1	Bill Walker	6
4	Ray Benge	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Rube Walberg	1
1	Tom Zachary	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.404
2	Lefty O'Doul	.388
3	Bill Terry	.388
4	Jimmie Foxx	.375
5	Lew Fonseca	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	37
2	Chuck Klein	33
2	Mel Ott	33
2	Hack Wilson	33
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	127
2	Mel Ott	126
3	Al Simmons	125
4	Babe Ruth	121
5	Jim Bottomley	120

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	Sam Gray	17
4	4 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	Fresco Thompson	.500
2	Bill Terry	.467
3	Frankie Frisch	.447
4	Lefty O'Doul	.422
5	Lew Fonseca	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Goose Goslin	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
4	Johnny Frederick	4
4	Lefty O'Doul	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	19
2	Lefty O'Doul	16
2	Babe Ruth	16
2	Paul Waner	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Pipgras	0.00
2	Harry Smythe	0.54
3	Lloyd Brown	0.64
4	Sam Gray	1.00
4	Ted Lyons	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	Sam Gray	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
1	Ray Moss	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Whitehill	21
2	Pat Malone	18
3	Watty Clark	16
3	Roy Sherid	16
5	Dazzy Vance	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Harry Smythe	2
1	Steve Swetonic	2
1	Claude Willoughby	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.433
2	Lew Fonseca	.412
3	Lefty O'Doul	.405
4	Babe Herman	.404
5	Sam Rice	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Rogers Hornsby	8
4	Johnny Frederick	7
5	10 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Goose Goslin	33
3	Dale Alexander	31
4	Rogers Hornsby	27
4	2 others 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	1.95
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.04
4	Lefty Stewart	2.31
5	General Crowder	2.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Whitehill	32
2	George Earnshaw	30
3	Pat Malone	28
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	.396
2	Heinie Manush	.386
3	Lefty O'Doul	.386
4	Bill Terry	.381
5	Lew Fonseca	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
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
1	Babe Ruth	150
3	Al Simmons	149
4	Hack Wilson	147
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	2.49
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.80
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.90
4	Guy Bush	2.97
5	Tommy Thomas	3.02

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	185
2	Pat Malone	157
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