On This Day

Tuesday, September 17, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 96 43 .691 --
Yankees 80 60 .571 16.5
Indians 74 64 .536 21.5
Browns 72 66 .522 23.5
Tigers 65 75 .464 31.5
Senators 64 75 .460 32.0
White Sox 54 85 .388 42.0
Red Sox 53 90 .371 45.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 93 47 .664 --
Pirates 81 59 .579 12.0
Giants 75 63 .543 17.0
Cardinals 69 69 .500 23.0
Robins 65 76 .461 28.5
Phillies 62 77 .446 30.5
Reds 60 79 .432 32.5
Braves 52 87 .374 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Wally Gilbert 5
2 Hack Wilson 5
4 Del Bissonette 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Babe Herman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Eddie Moore 5
3 Babe Herman 4
4 Adam Comorosky 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Akers 1
1 Stu Clarke 1
1 Adam Comorosky 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.67
2 Vic Sorrell 0.38
3 Ray Moss 0.33
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.30
5 2 tied 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Carroll 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 8
2 Ray Moss 4
3 Sad Sam Jones 3
3 Vic Sorrell 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 Steve Swetonic 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .391
2 Babe Herman .388
3 Bill Terry .378
4 Rogers Hornsby .371
5 Al Simmons .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Chuck Klein 39
2 Mel Ott 39
2 Hack Wilson 39
5 Rogers Hornsby 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 155
2 Al Simmons 146
3 Babe Ruth 143
4 Rogers Hornsby 142
4 Mel Ott 142

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Evar Swanson 31
3 Frankie Frisch 25
3 Charlie Gehringer 25
5 Bing Miller 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.56
2 Tommy Thomas 3.05
3 Burleigh Grimes 3.12
4 Firpo Marberry 3.29
5 Bill Walker 3.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 21
1 Pat Malone 21
3 Lefty Grove 20
4 Guy Bush 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 160
2 Pat Malone 154
3 George Earnshaw 139
4 Watty Clark 119
5 Dazzy Vance 118

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Alexander .440
2 Kiki Cuyler .438
3 Hack Wilson .415
4 Rogers Hornsby .404
4 Bill Terry .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 Dale Alexander 4
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Johnny Hodapp 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 19
2 Rogers Hornsby 18
3 Lou Gehrig 16
3 Al Simmons 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Bing Miller 5
3 Bill Cissell 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holloway 0.00
2 Bill Walker 0.50
3 Milt Gaston 0.83
4 Jesse Petty 1.33
5 Pat Malone 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Charlie Root 3
1 Dazzy Vance 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 17
1 Dazzy Vance 17
3 George Earnshaw 15
3 Milt Gaston 15
5 Pat Malone 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 3
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Phil Collins 1
2 Johnny Cooney 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .416
2 Dale Alexander .413
3 Riggs Stephenson .404
4 Kiki Cuyler .397
5 Lefty O'Doul .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Rogers Hornsby 10
3 Mel Ott 8
3 Hack Wilson 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 42
2 Hack Wilson 39
3 Babe Ruth 32
4 Kiki Cuyler 30
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 9
2 Kiki Cuyler 8
3 Jack Rothrock 7
4 Marty McManus 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holloway 0.72
2 Bill Walker 1.75
3 Phil Collins 1.93
4 Tommy Thomas 1.98
5 Tom Zachary 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Malone 6
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Sad Sam Jones 5
2 Charlie Root 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 44
2 Watty Clark 37
3 Charlie Root 28
4 George Earnshaw 27
4 Dazzy Vance 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Phil Collins 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
5 4 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .386
2 Lefty O'Doul .385
3 Bill Terry .377
4 Rogers Hornsby .375
5 Heinie Manush .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Chuck Klein 41
2 Mel Ott 41
4 Rogers Hornsby 40
4 Hack Wilson 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 167
2 Babe Ruth 158
3 Rogers Hornsby 154
4 Al Simmons 151
5 Jim Bottomley 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 42
2 Frankie Frisch 31
2 Evar Swanson 31
4 Jack Rothrock 27
5 Charlie Gehringer 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.66
2 Tommy Thomas 3.08
3 Sad Sam Jones 3.16
4 George Earnshaw 3.25
5 Burleigh Grimes 3.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Malone 23
2 George Earnshaw 22
3 Lefty Grove 21
4 Guy Bush 20
4 Carl Hubbell 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 170
2 Pat Malone 168
3 George Earnshaw 151
4 Dazzy Vance 136
5 Watty Clark 134

Saves

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