Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, September 18, 1929

On This Day

Wednesday, September 18, 1929

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	97	44	.688	--
Yankees	82	60	.577	15.5
Indians	74	66	.529	22.5
Browns	73	67	.521	23.5
Senators	66	75	.468	31.0
Tigers	65	77	.458	32.5
White Sox	54	85	.388	42.0
Red Sox	53	90	.371	45.0

Games

Yankees 9, Indians 7

Yankees 12, Indians 2

Browns 6, Athletics 2

Athletics 4, Browns 3

Senators 2, Tigers 0

Senators 1, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	93	48	.660	--
Pirates	82	60	.577	11.5
Giants	76	63	.547	16.0
Cardinals	69	69	.500	22.5
Robins	65	76	.461	28.0
Phillies	62	78	.443	30.5
Reds	61	79	.436	31.5
Braves	53	88	.376	40.0

Games

Giants 7, Cubs 3

Reds 9, Phillies 5

Braves 5, Pirates 4

Pirates 5, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Bell	5
1	Lyn Lary	5
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
5	6 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
3	Max Bishop	1
3	Red Kress	1
3	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Tony Lazzeri	5
3	Les Bell	4
4	Jimmy Dykes	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earle Combs	2
1	Lyn Lary	2
1	Sam Rice	2
4	Stu Clarke	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bump Hadley	1.22
2	George Earnshaw	0.83
3	Earl Whitehill	0.67
4	Lloyd Brown	0.56
5	Heinie Meine	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Benny Frey	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	11
2	Chief Hogsett	6
3	Ed Brandt	5
3	Lloyd Brown	5
3	George Earnshaw	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Zachary	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.391
2	Babe Herman	.388
3	Bill Terry	.377
4	Rogers Hornsby	.373
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	155
2	Al Simmons	147
3	Babe Ruth	146
4	Mel Ott	144
5	Rogers Hornsby	142

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	39
2	Evar Swanson	31
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	3.12
4	Roy Sherid	3.17
5	George Earnshaw	3.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	22
2	Pat Malone	21
3	Lefty Grove	20
4	Guy Bush	18
4	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	163
2	Pat Malone	154
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	.429
2	Kiki Cuyler	.423
2	Rogers Hornsby	.423
4	Curt Walker	.417
5	Al Simmons	.410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	21
2	Hack Wilson	19
3	Rogers Hornsby	18
4	Babe Ruth	17
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
1	Bing Miller	5
3	Charlie Gehringer	4
4	Bill Cissell	3
4	6 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
4	Roy Sherid	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	3
1	Carl Hubbell	3
1	Charlie Root	3
1	Roy Sherid	3
1	Dazzy Vance	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	17
1	Bill Hallahan	17
1	Dazzy Vance	17
4	George Earnshaw	15
4	Milt Gaston	15

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.425
2	Riggs Stephenson	.407
3	Dale Alexander	.396
4	Kiki Cuyler	.394
5	Lefty O'Doul	.392

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	42
2	Hack Wilson	39
3	Babe Ruth	34
4	Kiki Cuyler	32
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	9
2	Kiki Cuyler	8
3	Bing Miller	7
4	Sam Rice	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	0.65
2	Lloyd Brown	1.30
3	Jakie May	1.72
4	Bill Walker	1.75
5	Phil Collins	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	5
1	Sad Sam Jones	5
1	Pat Malone	5
1	Charlie Root	5
1	Roy Sherid	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Pat Malone	37
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	Firpo Marberry	3
1	Johnny Morrison	3
5	5 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.386
2	Babe Herman	.384
3	Rogers Hornsby	.378
4	Bill Terry	.374
5	Al Simmons	.369

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	159
3	Rogers Hornsby	152
3	Al Simmons	152
5	Mel Ott	146

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Frankie Frisch	31
2	Evar Swanson	31
4	Jack Rothrock	27
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	Burleigh Grimes	3.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	173
2	Pat Malone	165
3	George Earnshaw	156
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