On This Day

Sunday, October 6, 1929

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1929 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 8, 1929

Philadelphia Athletics at Chicago Cubs

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 104 46 .693 --
Yankees 88 66 .571 18.0
Indians 81 71 .533 24.0
Browns 79 73 .520 26.0
Senators 71 81 .467 34.0
Tigers 70 84 .455 36.0
White Sox 59 93 .388 46.0
Red Sox 58 96 .377 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 98 54 .645 --
Pirates 88 65 .575 10.5
Giants 84 67 .556 13.5
Cardinals 78 74 .513 20.0
Phillies 71 82 .464 27.5
Robins 70 83 .458 28.5
Reds 66 88 .429 33.0
Braves 56 98 .364 43.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Porter 5
2 Mickey Cochrane 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Roy Johnson 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Bud Clancy 1
1 Mule Haas 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bud Clancy 4
2 Dale Alexander 3
2 Pat Crawford 3
4 Woody English 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank O'Rourke 2
2 Buddy Myer 1
2 Hack Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ad Liska 0.67
2 Milt Shoffner 0.29
3 Larry French 0.27
4 Gordon Rhodes 0.27
5 Ed Durham 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Durham 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Chad Kimsey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ad Liska 4
1 Gordon Rhodes 4
3 Hal Carlson 3
3 Larry French 3
3 Ed Walsh 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Lucas 1
1 Pat Simmons 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .398
2 Babe Herman .383
3 Rogers Hornsby .380
4 Bill Terry .372
5 Lew Fonseca .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Chuck Klein 43
3 Mel Ott 42
4 Rogers Hornsby 39
4 Hack Wilson 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 159
2 Al Simmons 157
3 Babe Ruth 154
4 Mel Ott 153
5 Rogers Hornsby 149

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Evar Swanson 33
3 Charlie Gehringer 27
4 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Bing Miller 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.81
2 Bill Walker 3.09
3 Firpo Marberry 3.13
4 Tommy Thomas 3.13
5 Burleigh Grimes 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 24
2 Pat Malone 22
3 Wes Ferrell 21
4 Lefty Grove 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 170
2 Pat Malone 166
3 George Earnshaw 149
4 Watty Clark 142
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 Lefty O'Doul .500
2 Carl Reynolds .488
3 Charlie Gehringer .488
4 Bobby Reeves .484
5 Wally Gilbert .477

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 4
1 Chuck Klein 4
3 Al Simmons 3
4 Spud Davis 2
4 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bud Clancy 16
1 Chick Hafey 16
3 Lou Gehrig 14
4 Charlie Gehringer 13
4 Pinky Whitney 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Carl Reynolds 4
3 Bill Cissell 3
3 Chick Hafey 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 0.00
2 Marv Gudat 0.71
3 Charlie Root 0.75
4 Bill Hallahan 1.00
5 Wes Ferrell 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Fred Frankhouse 3
1 Bill Hallahan 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Bill Walker 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Watty Clark 16
2 Al Grabowski 15
3 Firpo Marberry 13
4 Art Herring 10
4 Percy Jones 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Les Sweetland 2
2 Ed Carroll 1
2 Wes Ferrell 1
2 Milt Gaston 1
2 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .451
2 Lefty O'Doul .436
3 Kiki Cuyler .400
4 Wally Gilbert .396
5 Hack Wilson .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
1 Chick Hafey 6
1 Rogers Hornsby 6
1 Chuck Klein 6
1 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Babe Ruth 25
2 Pinky Whitney 25
4 Al Simmons 23
5 Chick Hafey 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Carl Reynolds 8
3 Bing Miller 7
4 Roy Johnson 6
4 Buddy Myer 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal McKain 1.01
2 Jesse Petty 1.41
3 Myles Thomas 1.44
4 Bill Shores 1.52
5 Pat Malone 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Firpo Marberry 6
1 Bill Walker 6
3 Phil Collins 4
3 General Crowder 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Watty Clark 33
2 Bill Hallahan 28
3 Pat Malone 26
4 Firpo Marberry 25
5 Bump Hadley 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Johnny Cooney 2
2 Milt Gaston 2
2 Lou Koupal 2
2 2 others tied 2