On This Day

Friday, August 30, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 40 .683 --
Yankees 71 51 .582 13.0
Browns 66 57 .537 18.5
Indians 63 59 .516 21.0
Tigers 57 66 .463 27.5
Senators 56 66 .459 28.0
White Sox 50 73 .407 34.5
Red Sox 44 81 .352 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 82 41 .667 --
Pirates 71 51 .582 10.5
Giants 67 56 .545 15.0
Cardinals 60 60 .500 20.5
Robins 55 66 .455 26.0
Phillies 53 69 .434 28.5
Reds 52 71 .423 30.0
Braves 48 74 .393 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pie Traynor 5
2 Stu Clarke 3
2 Johnny Frederick 3
2 Rollie Hemsley 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Freddy Leach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 4
2 Pie Traynor 3
2 Paul Waner 3
4 Dick Bartell 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Bill Regan 1
1 Phil Todt 1
1 Pie Traynor 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Heinie Meine 0.50
2 Dazzy Vance 0.40
3 Carl Hubbell 0.33
4 George Earnshaw 0.23
5 Jack Russell 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Heinie Meine 1
1 Jack Russell 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Collins 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
4 Heinie Meine 2
4 Dazzy Vance 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .400
2 Lefty O'Doul .389
3 Bill Terry .385
4 Jimmie Foxx .376
5 Pie Traynor .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Chuck Klein 34
3 Mel Ott 33
3 Hack Wilson 33
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 127
2 Mel Ott 126
2 Al Simmons 126
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 Tommy Thomas 3.17
4 Guy Bush 3.23
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 124
4 George Pipgras 106
5 Dazzy Vance 101

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 .485
2 Bill Terry .444
2 Pie Traynor .444
4 Lew Fonseca .419
4 Frankie Frisch .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Goose Goslin 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
4 Johnny Frederick 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 19
2 Rogers Hornsby 18
3 Babe Ruth 16
4 Chuck Klein 15
4 Pie Traynor 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Rothrock 6
2 Marty McManus 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 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 2 others tied 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 Pat Malone 18
2 Watty Clark 15
2 Earl Whitehill 15
4 George Earnshaw 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Harry Smythe 2
1 Steve Swetonic 2
4 Guy Bush 1
4 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .422
2 Lew Fonseca .412
3 Lefty O'Doul .409
4 Pie Traynor .404
5 Sam Rice .397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Dale Alexander 31
2 Goose Goslin 31
4 Rogers Hornsby 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.93
2 Tom Zachary 1.95
3 Syl Johnson 2.20
4 Ben Cantwell 2.30
5 Lefty Stewart 2.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 33
2 Earl Whitehill 32
3 Pat Malone 28
3 Dazzy Vance 28
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 .393
2 Lefty O'Doul .386
3 Heinie Manush .385
4 Bill Terry .378
5 Harry Heilmann .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Chuck Klein 41
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
1 Al Simmons 150
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 2.82
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.90
4 Tommy Thomas 3.02
5 Dazzy Vance 3.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 22
1 Lefty Grove 22
1 Pat Malone 22
4 George Earnshaw 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 185
2 George Earnshaw 158
3 Pat Malone 157
4 Dazzy Vance 148
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