On This Day

Thursday, September 5, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 41 .687 --
Yankees 74 54 .578 14.5
Indians 69 59 .539 19.5
Browns 67 61 .523 21.5
Tigers 60 69 .465 29.0
Senators 59 70 .457 30.0
White Sox 51 77 .398 37.5
Red Sox 46 85 .351 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 87 42 .674 --
Pirates 74 54 .578 12.5
Giants 68 60 .531 18.5
Cardinals 62 64 .492 23.5
Robins 60 68 .469 26.5
Phillies 57 72 .442 30.0
Reds 54 75 .419 33.0
Braves 50 77 .394 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Erv Brame 3
1 Pid Purdy 3
1 Lloyd Waner 3
4 Hughie Critz 2
4 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Erv Brame 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Erv Brame 2
1 Adam Comorosky 2
1 Hughie Critz 2
1 Lloyd Waner 2
5 9 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Holloway 1.00
2 Phil Page 0.11
3 Erv Brame 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Ken Holloway 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 4
2 Ken Holloway 3
3 Erv Brame 1
3 Phil Page 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .395
2 Lefty O'Doul .391
3 Bill Terry .380
4 Jimmie Foxx .373
5 Pie Traynor .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Chuck Klein 37
3 Mel Ott 36
3 Hack Wilson 36
5 Rogers Hornsby 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 141
2 Al Simmons 134
3 Mel Ott 133
4 Babe Ruth 129
5 Rogers Hornsby 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 34
2 Evar Swanson 28
3 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Charlie Gehringer 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.49
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.95
3 Tommy Thomas 3.17
4 Guy Bush 3.27
5 George Earnshaw 3.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 20
2 Lefty Grove 19
2 Pat Malone 19
4 Guy Bush 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 154
2 Pat Malone 140
3 George Earnshaw 129
4 Watty Clark 109
5 George Pipgras 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 8
1 Firpo Marberry 8
1 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Bill Shores 7
5 Johnny Morrison 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Riggs Stephenson .472
2 Pie Traynor .443
3 Johnny Hodapp .432
4 Taylor Douthit .424
5 Rogers Hornsby .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 Goose Goslin 5
3 Mel Ott 5
3 Hack Wilson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 26
2 Hack Wilson 23
3 Chuck Klein 18
4 Kiki Cuyler 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Rothrock 6
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Babe Herman 4
4 Kiki Cuyler 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Collins 0.00
2 Ken Holloway 0.78
3 Ted Lyons 1.00
4 Sam Gray 1.03
5 Dazzy Vance 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Ken Holloway 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Pat Malone 3
1 Myles Thomas 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 23
2 Watty Clark 20
3 George Earnshaw 14
3 Myles Thomas 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 3
2 Phil Collins 2
3 Garland Braxton 1
3 Skinny Graham 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .431
2 Fresco Thompson .419
3 Dale Alexander .400
3 Pinky Hargrave .400
5 Pie Traynor .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Rogers Hornsby 11
3 Jimmie Foxx 7
3 Mel Ott 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Rogers Hornsby 38
3 Lefty O'Doul 32
4 Hack Wilson 29
5 Goose Goslin 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Rothrock 10
2 Charlie Gehringer 7
2 Marty McManus 7
4 Adam Comorosky 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holloway 0.82
2 Harry Smythe 1.83
3 Carl Hubbell 1.86
4 Phil Collins 2.00
5 Sad Sam Jones 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 7
2 Myles Thomas 6
3 Ray Moss 5
3 Tommy Thomas 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 35
2 Earl Whitehill 31
3 Watty Clark 30
3 George Earnshaw 30
5 Roy Sherid 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Garland Braxton 3
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Wilcy Moore 3
5 6 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .391
2 Lefty O'Doul .390
3 Heinie Manush .379
4 Harry Heilmann .375
5 Rogers Hornsby .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Chuck Klein 41
3 Mel Ott 40
4 Hack Wilson 37
5 Rogers Hornsby 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 158
2 Babe Ruth 154
3 Jim Bottomley 150
3 Al Simmons 150
5 Mel Ott 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Frankie Frisch 33
3 Evar Swanson 28
4 Jack Rothrock 27
5 Charlie Gehringer 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.55
2 Sad Sam Jones 2.88
3 Burleigh Grimes 3.08
4 Tommy Thomas 3.10
5 Guy Bush 3.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Malone 23
2 Guy Bush 22
2 George Earnshaw 22
2 Lefty Grove 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 185
2 Pat Malone 164
3 George Earnshaw 148
4 Dazzy Vance 138
5 Watty Clark 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 8
1 Firpo Marberry 8
1 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Bill Shores 7
5 Johnny Morrison 6