On This Day

Friday, September 20, 1929

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 99 44 .692 --
Yankees 82 61 .573 17.0
Indians 75 67 .528 23.5
Browns 74 68 .521 24.5
Senators 67 76 .469 32.0
Tigers 65 79 .451 34.5
White Sox 55 85 .393 42.5
Red Sox 54 91 .372 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 94 48 .662 --
Pirates 83 61 .576 12.0
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 89 .378 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric McNair 3
1 Jack Rothrock 3
1 Phil Todt 3
4 Lu Blue 2
4 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1
1 Lloyd Waner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lloyd Waner 3
2 Les Bell 2
2 Johnny Hodapp 2
2 Earl Sheely 2
5 12 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roy Johnson 1
1 Eric McNair 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Petty 0.44
2 Whit Wyatt 0.38
3 Bill Shores 0.30
4 General Crowder 0.22
4 Myles Thomas 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 Jesse Petty 1
1 Bill Shores 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 5
2 Jesse Petty 4
3 Ken Holloway 3
3 Bill Shores 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Ferrell 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 .367

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 Kiki Cuyler .396
4 Riggs Stephenson .385
4 Curt Walker .385

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 Roy Johnson 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Shores 0.42
2 Bill Walker 0.50
3 Syl Johnson 0.66
4 Hal McKain 0.70
5 Ken Holloway 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Pat Malone 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 2 others tied 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 Wes Ferrell 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
4 Phil Collins 1
4 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Riggs Stephenson .443
2 Rogers Hornsby .426
3 Kiki Cuyler .398
4 Johnny Hodapp .385
5 Al Simmons .381

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 40
3 Babe Ruth 33
4 Kiki Cuyler 32
5 Mel Ott 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
1 Charlie Gehringer 8
3 Bing Miller 7
3 Jack Rothrock 7
3 Evar Swanson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holloway 0.86
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 Jesse Petty 5
2 Charlie Root 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Malone 44
2 Watty Clark 30
3 George Earnshaw 29
4 Charlie Root 28
5 Wes Ferrell 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 .365

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