On This Day

Sunday, September 1, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	87	41	.680	--
Yankees	74	51	.592	11.5
Browns	66	59	.528	19.5
Indians	65	59	.524	20.0
Tigers	59	66	.472	26.5
Senators	57	68	.456	28.5
White Sox	50	75	.400	35.5
Red Sox	44	83	.346	42.5

Games

Yankees 6, Red Sox 4

Indians 5, White Sox 0

Tigers 7, Browns 4

Senators 12, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	84	41	.672	--
Pirates	72	52	.581	11.5
Giants	67	58	.536	17.0
Cardinals	61	61	.500	21.5
Robins	56	68	.452	27.5
Phillies	56	69	.448	28.0
Reds	52	73	.416	32.0
Braves	49	75	.395	34.5

Games

Phillies 15, Robins 2

Phillies 8, Robins 6

Cubs 10, Cardinals 3

Pirates 9, Reds 7

Braves 8, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fresco Thompson	5
2	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Freddie Maguire	4
2	Lefty O'Doul	4
5	18 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	2
2	Erv Brame	1
2	Bibb Falk	1
2	Babe Herman	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	7
2	Erv Brame	4
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	Tony Lazzeri	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Don Hurst	2
2	Ethan Allen	1
2	Alex Metzler	1
2	Fresco Thompson	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ken Holloway	0.75
2	George Uhle	0.71
3	Jesse Haines	0.40
4	Sheriff Blake	0.38
5	2 tied	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Ken Holloway	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sheriff Blake	5
1	George Uhle	5
3	Jesse Haines	4
4	Erv Brame	3
4	Ken Holloway	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dixie Leverett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.400
2	Lefty O'Doul	.389
3	Bill Terry	.379
4	Jimmie Foxx	.375
5	Pie Traynor	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Chuck Klein	36
3	Hack Wilson	34
4	Mel Ott	33
5	2 tied	30

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	129
2	Babe Ruth	128
2	Al Simmons	128
4	Mel Ott	127
5	Chuck Klein	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	33
2	Evar Swanson	28
3	Frankie Frisch	25
4	Jack Rothrock	21
5	Charlie Gehringer	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.49
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.75
3	Tommy Thomas	3.17
4	Guy Bush	3.30
5	Rube Walberg	3.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	19
1	Lefty Grove	19
3	Guy Bush	18
3	Pat Malone	18
5	4 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	154
2	Pat Malone	130
3	George Earnshaw	124
4	George Pipgras	106
5	Watty Clark	103

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pinky Hargrave	.485
1	Fresco Thompson	.485
3	Lance Richbourg	.440
4	Pie Traynor	.438
5	High Pockets Kelly	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Goose Goslin	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	3
3	Chuck Klein	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	20
2	Kiki Cuyler	18
3	Rogers Hornsby	17
3	Babe Ruth	17
5	Paul Waner	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Rothrock	7
2	Marty McManus	5
3	Charlie Gehringer	4
4	Don Hurst	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Pipgras	0.00
2	Ted Lyons	1.00
2	Bill Sherdel	1.00
4	Harry Smythe	1.05
5	Ken Holloway	1.09

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	Sam Gray	3
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Watty Clark	21
2	Pat Malone	20
3	Charlie Root	16
4	Wes Ferrell	15
4	Earl Whitehill	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	2
1	Phil Collins	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Harry Smythe	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Frisch	.432
2	Lew Fonseca	.417
3	Lefty O'Doul	.408
4	Pie Traynor	.407
5	Kiki Cuyler	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Rogers Hornsby	8
3	Jimmie Foxx	7
4	Johnny Frederick	6
4	Lefty O'Doul	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Dale Alexander	30
2	Kiki Cuyler	30
2	Goose Goslin	30
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Rothrock	11
2	Marty McManus	7
3	Kiki Cuyler	6
4	Charlie Gehringer	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Smythe	1.03
2	Danny MacFayden	1.10
3	Sad Sam Jones	1.91
4	Syl Johnson	2.16
5	Ed Morris	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	6
1	Tommy Thomas	6
3	Ed Morris	5
3	Myles Thomas	5
3	Earl Whitehill	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Whitehill	32
2	Dazzy Vance	28
3	Watty Clark	27
3	George Earnshaw	27
3	Red Ruffing	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Wilcy Moore	3
3	Garland Braxton	2
3	Guy Bush	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.391
2	Lefty O'Doul	.388
3	Heinie Manush	.384
4	Bill Terry	.374
5	Harry Heilmann	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Chuck Klein	43
3	Mel Ott	37
4	Hack Wilson	35
5	2 tied	33

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	156
2	Al Simmons	150
3	Jim Bottomley	148
4	Hack Wilson	147
5	Chuck Klein	144

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	43
2	Frankie Frisch	34
3	Evar Swanson	28
4	Jack Rothrock	27
5	2 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.54
2	Sad Sam Jones	2.90
3	Burleigh Grimes	2.95
4	Tommy Thomas	3.03
5	Dazzy Vance	3.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	23
1	Pat Malone	23
3	Guy Bush	22
4	George Earnshaw	21
4	Carl Hubbell	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	189
2	Pat Malone	159
3	George Earnshaw	149
4	Dazzy Vance	142
5	George Pipgras	134

Saves

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