Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, September 19, 1929

On This Day

Thursday, September 19, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	98	44	.690	--
Yankees	82	61	.573	16.5
Indians	74	67	.525	23.5
Browns	73	68	.518	24.5
Senators	67	75	.472	31.0
Tigers	65	78	.455	33.5
White Sox	55	85	.393	42.0
Red Sox	54	90	.375	45.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Indians 2

White Sox 7, Yankees 0

Athletics 5, Tigers 4

Senators 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	94	48	.662	--
Pirates	82	61	.573	12.5
Giants	76	64	.543	17.0
Cardinals	69	69	.500	23.0
Robins	65	76	.461	28.5
Reds	62	79	.440	31.5
Phillies	62	79	.440	31.5
Braves	54	88	.380	40.0

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 0

Reds 5, Phillies 0

Braves 6, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Bartell	3
1	Bill Cissell	3
1	George Harper	3
1	Shanty Hogan	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Cissell	3
2	Ethan Allen	2
2	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Bernie James	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Cliff Heathcote	2
1	Dutch Hoffman	2
1	Roy Johnson	2
4	George Burns	1
4	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pat Malone	1.00
2	Milt Gaston	0.43
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.33
3	Firpo Marberry	0.33
5	George Blaeholder	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	Ray Kolp	1
1	Pat Malone	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	7
2	George Blaeholder	3
2	Milt Gaston	3
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Cooney	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.390
2	Babe Herman	.388
3	Rogers Hornsby	.374
4	Bill Terry	.374
5	Al Simmons	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
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	157
2	Al Simmons	147
3	Babe Ruth	146
4	Rogers Hornsby	144
4	Mel Ott	144

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	39
2	Evar Swanson	32
3	Charlie Gehringer	26
4	Frankie Frisch	25
5	Bing Miller	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.66
2	Tommy Thomas	3.05
3	Burleigh Grimes	3.11
4	Firpo Marberry	3.16
5	Roy Sherid	3.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	22
1	Pat Malone	22
3	Lefty Grove	20
4	Guy Bush	18
4	4 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	163
2	Pat Malone	161
3	George Earnshaw	144
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	Hack Wilson	.451
2	Rogers Hornsby	.429
3	Al Simmons	.400
3	Curt Walker	.400
5	Kiki Cuyler	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Dale Alexander	4
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	21
2	Babe Ruth	17
3	Rogers Hornsby	16
3	Hack Wilson	16
5	Kiki Cuyler	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
1	Bing Miller	5
3	Charlie Gehringer	4
3	Carl Reynolds	4
3	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	0.00
2	Bill Walker	0.50
3	Syl Johnson	0.66
4	Hal McKain	0.70
5	Pat Malone	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	Pat Malone	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
1	Roy Sherid	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	21
2	Milt Gaston	18
3	Bump Hadley	17
3	Bill Hallahan	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Cooney	2
1	Johnny Morrison	2
3	Phil Collins	1
3	Wes Ferrell	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.431
2	Riggs Stephenson	.407
3	Dale Alexander	.393
4	Mel Ott	.385
5	Lance Richbourg	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Rogers Hornsby	10
3	Mel Ott	8
3	Hack Wilson	8
5	Lou Gehrig	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	44
2	Hack Wilson	41
3	Babe Ruth	33
4	Kiki Cuyler	32
5	Mel Ott	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
1	Charlie Gehringer	8
3	Bing Miller	7
3	Jack Rothrock	7
3	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	0.69
2	Lloyd Brown	1.30
3	Jakie May	1.72
4	Bill Walker	1.75
5	Phil Collins	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Malone	6
2	Wes Ferrell	5
2	Charlie Root	5
4	Phil Collins	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	44
2	George Earnshaw	32
3	Watty Clark	30
4	Charlie Root	28
5	Dazzy Vance	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	3
1	Phil Collins	3
1	Johnny Morrison	3
4	Johnny Cooney	2
4	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.387
2	Babe Herman	.385
3	Rogers Hornsby	.378
4	Bill Terry	.371
5	Al Simmons	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Chuck Klein	41
3	Rogers Hornsby	40
3	Mel Ott	40
3	Hack Wilson	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	164
2	Babe Ruth	157
3	Rogers Hornsby	153
4	Al Simmons	152
5	Mel Ott	146

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Evar Swanson	32
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	Jack Rothrock	28
5	Charlie Gehringer	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.76
2	Tommy Thomas	3.08
3	Sad Sam Jones	3.16
4	George Earnshaw	3.18
5	Firpo Marberry	3.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	23
1	Pat Malone	23
3	Lefty Grove	21
4	Guy Bush	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	173
2	Pat Malone	172
3	George Earnshaw	156
4	Dazzy Vance	136
5	Watty Clark	132

Saves

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