On This Day

Sunday, September 29, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	102	46	.689	--
Yankees	88	64	.579	16.0
Indians	80	68	.541	22.0
Browns	76	72	.514	26.0
Senators	71	79	.473	32.0
Tigers	69	81	.460	34.0
White Sox	56	92	.378	46.0
Red Sox	56	96	.368	48.0

Games

Red Sox 10, Athletics 0

Indians 4, Browns 0

Tigers 9, White Sox 8

Yankees 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	95	51	.651	--
Pirates	86	64	.573	11.0
Giants	82	66	.554	14.0
Cardinals	76	73	.510	20.5
Phillies	70	81	.464	27.5
Robins	70	81	.464	27.5
Reds	64	84	.432	32.0
Braves	54	97	.358	43.5

Games

Robins 3, Braves 2

Cubs 1, Reds 0

Giants 4, Phillies 2

Pirates 5, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 10, Pirates 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chick Hafey	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Ernie Orsatti	4
2	Carl Reynolds	4
2	John Stone	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buzz Boyle	1
1	Spud Davis	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chick Hafey	5
2	Joe Cicero	3
2	Edd Roush	3
4	Bill Cissell	2
4	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Bill Cissell	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Alex Metzler	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Faber	999.00
2	Wes Ferrell	1.33
3	Red Ruffing	1.00
4	Charlie Root	0.57
5	Bill Walker	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	Johnny Morrison	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Whit Wyatt	5
2	Wes Ferrell	4
2	Lefty Grove	4
2	Percy Jones	4
2	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Milt Gaston	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.394
2	Babe Herman	.386
3	Rogers Hornsby	.377
4	Bill Terry	.374
5	Lew Fonseca	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Chuck Klein	42
2	Mel Ott	42
4	Rogers Hornsby	39
4	Hack Wilson	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	158
2	Babe Ruth	153
2	Al Simmons	153
4	Mel Ott	151
5	Rogers Hornsby	147

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	40
2	Evar Swanson	33
3	Charlie Gehringer	27
4	Frankie Frisch	25
5	Bing Miller	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.85
2	Bill Walker	3.09
3	Tommy Thomas	3.13
4	Firpo Marberry	3.13
5	Burleigh Grimes	3.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	23
2	Pat Malone	22
3	Wes Ferrell	20
3	Lefty Grove	20
5	Firpo Marberry	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	167
2	Pat Malone	166
3	George Earnshaw	148
4	Watty Clark	138
5	Dazzy Vance	126

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Wally Gilbert	.472
2	Hack Wilson	.471
3	Lew Fonseca	.444
4	Mule Haas	.429
4	Rogers Hornsby	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mel Ott	4
2	Johnny Frederick	3
2	Lou Gehrig	3
2	Chick Hafey	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	21
2	Pinky Whitney	19
3	Babe Herman	17
4	Chick Hafey	14
4	Carl Reynolds	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Johnson	5
1	Carl Reynolds	5
3	Charlie Gehringer	4
3	Sam Rice	4
3	Evar Swanson	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Myles Thomas	0.69
2	Tom Zachary	0.98
3	Hal McKain	1.29
4	Watty Clark	1.44
5	2 tied	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Firpo Marberry	4
1	Bill Walker	4
3	Phil Collins	3
4	Erv Brame	2
4	23 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	22
2	Watty Clark	19
2	Charlie Root	19
4	Dazzy Vance	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wes Ferrell	3
2	Milt Gaston	2
2	Les Sweetland	2
4	Johnny Cooney	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.451
2	Lefty O'Doul	.419
3	Hack Wilson	.398
4	Al Simmons	.390
5	Riggs Stephenson	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	9
1	Chuck Klein	9
1	Mel Ott	9
1	Babe Ruth	9
5	Lou Gehrig	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	38
2	Chuck Klein	33
3	Babe Ruth	32
4	Rogers Hornsby	31
4	Hack Wilson	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	8
2	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Bing Miller	7
2	Carl Reynolds	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	1.60
2	Bill Walker	1.83
3	Watty Clark	2.03
4	Jesse Petty	2.05
4	Jack Ogden	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Firpo Marberry	7
2	Phil Collins	6
2	Bill Walker	6
4	Watty Clark	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Watty Clark	41
2	Pat Malone	38
3	Bill Hallahan	31
4	Bump Hadley	30
5	Charlie Root	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wes Ferrell	3
1	Johnny Morrison	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Phil Collins	2
3	3 others tied	2