1929 AMERICAN LEAGUE
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League Standings     Minor League Standings
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Team W L WPct GB
Detroit 96 58 .623 --
Chicago (A) 85 69 .552 11
Washington 81 73 .526 15
Philadelphia (A) 81 73 .526 15
St. Louis (A) 75 79 .487 21
New York (A) 73 81 .474 23
Cleveland 66 88 .429 30
Boston (A) 59 95 .383 37
   
Post-Season Results
WORLD SERIES (4-2) Cincinnati Reds over Detroit Tigers
League Batting Stats     Help
Team R/G R G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
DET 6.3 965 154 5530 1716 351 89 102 501 502 .310 .368 .461 .829
WSH 5.9 912 154 5471 1617 334 97 86 603 507 .296 .365 .439 .805
CHA 5.8 895 154 5455 1565 276 55 106 561 518 .287 .353 .416 .769
PHA 5.7 880 154 5439 1511 286 87 110 665 634 .278 .356 .423 .780
CLE 5.6 861 154 5394 1495 378 94 88 521 529 .277 .341 .431 .772
BOS 5.4 830 154 5587 1599 350 94 57 434 561 .286 .338 .413 .751
NYA 5.3 812 154 5400 1512 284 60 69 579 495 .280 .350 .393 .743
SLA 5.0 765 154 5383 1466 354 63 68 501 514 .272 .334 .399 .734
Totals 5.6 6920 1232 43659 12481 2613 639 686 4365 4260 .286 .351 .422 .773
Average   865 154 5457 1560 327 80 86 546 532  
League Pitching Stats     Help
Team R/G R G ERA IP H H/G BB BB/G SO SO/G SV
SLA 4.7 725 154 4.21 1375.0 1477 9.6 511 3.3 568 3.7 11
DET 4.9 748 154 4.17 1378.3 1432 9.3 608 3.9 601 3.9 19
CHA 5.1 790 154 4.52 1384.3 1499 9.7 544 3.5 485 3.1 19
WSH 5.5 847 154 4.77 1376.0 1570 10.2 405 2.6 651 4.2 11
NYA 5.6 866 154 4.88 1367.7 1580 10.3 428 2.8 489 3.2 19
PHA 6.0 924 154 5.35 1380.7 1667 10.8 487 3.2 489 3.2 19
CLE 6.1 945 154 5.25 1367.7 1583 10.3 711 4.6 505 3.3 11
BOS 7.0 1075 154 6.22 1373.7 1673 10.9 671 4.4 472 3.1 18
Totals 5.6 6920 1232 4.92 11003.3 12481 10.1 4365 3.5 4260 3.5 127
Average   865 154   1375 1560   546   532   16
League Miscellaneous Stats     Help
Team ExpW ExpL Diff AS aAS BAW PAW RAW FAW PRF PHrF Attendance   Manager
BOS 59 95 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0.97 1.25 2,179,326   Xavier Arsenault
CHA 86 68 -1 0 0 1 2 0 12 0.96 0.71 1,963,805   Howie Hamish
CLE 70 84 -4 0 0 1 0 3 23 1.03 1.17 1,646,888   Monty Moorehead
DET 95 59 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.89 1.22 1,539,360   Alfred Reed
NYA 72 82 1 0 0 1 0 1 17 1.07 0.78 2,013,841   Al Bennett
PHA 74 80 7 0 0 5 1 1 5 1.19 1.10 2,100,631   Mac Olsen
SLA 81 73 -6 0 0 0 2 1 14 0.96 1.16 2,044,775   Harvey Brass
WSH 82 72 -1 0 0 0 1 2 6 0.96 0.71 2,350,439   Tom Stahl
League Win Shares     Help
Team Total Offensive Pitching Fielding C 1B 2B 3B SS OF
DET 288 148.72 91.99 47.26 8.59 3.05 6.83 5.31 9.81 13.68
CHA 255 119.93 91.23 43.79 8.48 3.60 5.02 4.30 7.60 14.82
WSH 243 125.44 80.85 36.69 6.73 2.69 4.01 4.60 7.44 11.24
PHA 243 106.60 94.27 42.10 6.64 2.51 3.92 6.91 8.29 13.85
SLA 225 81.96 95.81 47.20 11.25 2.93 5.41 6.37 8.76 12.49
NYA 219 92.38 92.86 33.73 6.28 2.75 5.44 9.11 0.01 10.15
CLE 198 102.13 57.88 37.96 8.35 2.29 6.96 5.70 7.37 7.31
BOS 177 111.80 40.87 24.30 2.86 1.36 2.30 4.00 5.84 7.95
League Award Winners
BATTER OF THE YEAR: Dolph Schlitzer DET .366, 15 HR, 115 RBI
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Joseph Tempkin CHA 27-11, 2.58, 356.0 IP, 187 K
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: John Fosdick BOS .332, 7 HR, 106 RBI
 
GOLD GLOVE AWARD Winners
 
P Hezekiah Sunday NYA .966, 33 PO, 80 A, 4 E
C James Magawley SLA .979, 483 PO, 76 A, 12 E
43.4% (49-113) Runners Thrown Out
1B Rollo Tomasi CLE .992, 1539 PO, 124 A, 13 E
2B Joe Whitehead CLE .973, 294 PO, 571 A, 24 E
3B Swede Skjoldebrand BOS .930, 96 PO, 287 A, 29 E
SS Howard Zuckernick CLE .965, 246 PO, 504 A, 27 E
LF Gene Lassiter PHA .954, 364 PO, 7 A, 18 E
CF Merv Hollywood CHA .967, 376 PO, 9 A, 13 E
RF Maxwell Fenris NYA .964, 336 PO, 12 A, 13 E
League Batting Leaderboards     Help
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances requirement.
Batting Average
BarbutoDET.376
SchlitzerDET.366
ChanningCLE.345
ColfaxWSH.335
RisnerWSH.333
On-Base Pct
SchlitzerDET.439
BairdWSH.438
ChanningCLE.438
BarbutoDET.425
FosdickBOS.418
Slugging Pct
SchlitzerDET.592
RailsbackCHA.576
LassiterPHA.548
WallopPHA.547
ChanningCLE.544
OPS
SchlitzerDET1.031
ChanningCLE.982
RailsbackCHA.963
LassiterPHA.951
WallopPHA.944
OPS+
SchlitzerDET165
ChanningCLE154
RailsbackCHA147
LassiterPHA145
WallopPHA143
Secondary Average
LassiterPHA0.51
WallopPHA0.459
RailsbackCHA0.377
BairdWSH0.376
SchlitzerDET0.364
XR
SchlitzerDET117.9
ChanningCLE117.8
RailsbackCHA115.4
ColfaxWSH114.7
BairdWSH111.2
Games
BairdWSH151
ChanningCLE149
CostiganSLA149
FenrisNYA149
GannonNYA149
At-Bats
GannonNYA629
ColfaxWSH606
GogolakSLA599
BrubakerBOS597
SummersCHA584
Runs
SchlitzerDET126
ColfaxWSH118
WallopPHA114
LassiterPHA113
RailsbackCHA112
Hits
BarbutoDET218
ColfaxWSH203
SchlitzerDET200
ChanningCLE190
RailsbackCHA184
Walks
BairdWSH115
LassiterPHA112
WallopPHA103
ChanningCLE88
ZygourasNYA81
Hit By Pitch
LassiterPHA21
StickersSLA15
GoddardCLE14
DeatonBOS9
Boru 8
Times on Base
BairdWSH288
ChanningCLE284
ColfaxWSH279
SchlitzerDET277
BarbutoDET268
Total Bases
RailsbackCHA332
SchlitzerDET324
BrubakerBOS301
ColfaxWSH301
ChanningCLE299
Singles
BarbutoDET192
ColfaxWSH135
HollywoodCHA135
SkjoldebrandBOS135
SummersCHA135
Doubles
WhiteheadCLE63
StaggSLA62
ColfaxWSH49
PulaskiCLE48
RailsbackCHA48
Triples
GogolakSLA20
DeucalionWSH18
LassiterPHA18
BrubakerBOS17
SchlitzerDET17
Homeruns
RailsbackCHA32
LassiterPHA28
WallopPHA27
LumberghDET23
SwaggerCLE23
Extra Base Hits
RailsbackCHA82
LassiterPHA80
SchlitzerDET77
StickersSLA76
SwaggerCLE75
RBIs
RailsbackCHA139
SchlitzerDET115
WallopPHA115
LumberghDET111
BairdWSH110
Stolen Bases
BarbutoDET44
HarrisonBOS44
SchlitzerDET38
TomasiCLE37
WhitmoreBOS37
Caught Stealing
SchlitzerDET34
BarbutoDET25
HarrisonBOS23
HollywoodCHA19
HillcrestPHA17
Stolen Base Percentage
WhitmoreBOS86
TangrinCHA83
HargitayDET81
TomasiCLE79
SummersCHA75
Strikeouts
WallopPHA96
LassiterPHA90
StickersSLA68
BairdWSH64
MagawleySLA63
Base on Ball per Strikeout
MoffattNYA3.2
Boru 3
TangrinCHA2.4
DiehlNYA2.3
LangNYA2.3
At Bats per Strikeout
Boru 49.4
MoffattNYA38.1
GogolakSLA35.2
TangrinCHA20.4
GannonNYA20.3
Offensive Win Shares
SchlitzerDET23
RailsbackCHA21.7
ChanningCLE20.9
ColfaxWSH20.2
BairdWSH19.8
League Pitching Leaderboards     Help
ERA
TempkinCHA2.58
ManteeSLA2.83
SchultzDET2.91
RondthalerSLA3.41
JohnsonDET3.47
ERA+
TempkinCHA 191
ManteeSLA 174
SchultzDET 169
RondthalerSLA 144
JohnsonDET 142
Wins
TempkinCHA 27
HerringPHA 26
ManteeSLA 24
SchultzDET 24
JohnsonDET 22
Losses
PanzerCLE 22
SiskoSLA 22
HorseleyNYA 20
BarnabyNYA 19
JenningsWSH 19
Winning Pct
TempkinCHA.711
ManteeSLA.686
HerringPHA.684
JohnsonDET.667
SchultzDET.667
Saves
ZaneDET 17
DunleavyNYA 16
MorrellPHA 14
LobergerCHA 13
PapadapoulasWSH 10
Games Pitched
PintelWSH 57
GregoryWSH 56
PackerBOS 56
ZuberNYA 55
MorrellPHA 50
Games Started
HerringPHA 42
TempkinCHA 42
JenningsWSH 41
JohnsonDET 41
BiggerstaffWSH 40
Complete Games
ManteeSLA 31
TempkinCHA 31
MaxwellSLA 27
SchultzDET 27
CutlerDET 26
Shutouts
ManteeSLA 4
SchultzDET 4
TempkinCHA 4
CutlerDET 3
JohnsonDET 2
Innings Pitched
TempkinCHA356.0
HerringPHA351.3
ManteeSLA336.7
SchultzDET334.3
RenfroPHA323.7
Hits Allowed
RenfroPHA 407
HerringPHA 367
HorseleyNYA 362
SundayNYA 358
HuxleyWSH 353
Homeruns Allowed
JenningsWSH 45
JohnsonDET 31
MaxwellSLA 31
PanzerCLE 28
MonroePHA 25
Strikeouts
SchultzDET 278
JenningsWSH 259
TempkinCHA 187
MaxwellSLA 176
BiggerstaffWSH 153
Walks Allowed
SiskoSLA 181
SchultzDET 170
WattleyCLE 163
PanzerCLE 155
MonroePHA 132
Walks per 9IP
RondthalerSLA1.4
BiggerstaffWSH1.6
HuxleyWSH1.7
HerringPHA1.9
SundayNYA1.9
Hits per 9IP
SchultzDET7.2
TempkinCHA7.5
JenningsWSH8.7
MaxwellSLA8.8
JohnsonDET9.2
Strikeouts per 9IP
JenningsWSH7.5
SchultzDET7.5
MaxwellSLA5.1
TempkinCHA4.7
BarnabyNYA4.5
Strikeout to Walk Ratio
BiggerstaffWSH 2.8
BarnabyNYA 2.3
JenningsWSH 2.2
HerringPHA 2.1
ManteeSLA 1.8
WHiP
TempkinCHA1.15
ManteeSLA1.25
BarnabyNYA1.25
HerringPHA1.25
BiggerstaffWSH1.27
OAVG
SchultzDET.217
TempkinCHA.226
JenningsWSH.249
MaxwellSLA.259
HerringPHA.265
OOBP
TempkinCHA.294
HerringPHA.300
BiggerstaffWSH.305
ManteeSLA.306
BarnabyNYA.313
OSLG
TempkinCHA.298
SchultzDET.316
ManteeSLA.339
HerringPHA.369
CutlerDET.376
OOPS
TempkinCHA.592
SchultzDET.630
ManteeSLA.645
HerringPHA.669
BiggerstaffWSH.689
DICE
BarnabyNYA 2.83
HerringPHA 2.87
BiggerstaffWSH 3.09
PeachWSH 3.1
TempkinCHA 3.12
BABIP
TempkinCHA 0.261
JohnsonDET 0.272
SchultzDET 0.275
JenningsWSH 0.283
MaxwellSLA 0.283
Win Shares
TempkinCHA 41.1
HerringPHA 38.4
ManteeSLA 34.2
SchultzDET 32
JohnsonDET 26.8
 
League All-Stars
 
No All-Stars selected
 
League Top Salaries
Rank    Name Team Salary  
1.    Brewster Jennings WSH $ 10,610,000  
2.    Bob Wallop PHA $ 10,030,000  
3.    Ed Schultz DET $ 9,590,000  
4.    Gene Lassiter PHA $ 9,440,000  
5.    Bill Lumbergh DET $ 8,210,000  
6.    J.P. Herring PHA $ 7,870,000  
7.    Gerry Railsback CHA $ 7,690,000  
8.    Daniel Houlihan DET $ 7,080,000  
9.    Carl Swagger CLE $ 6,680,000  
10.    Lyle Liverman CHA $ 6,230,000  
11.    Brian Boru BOS $ 6,200,000  
12.    Bowler Channing CLE $ 6,010,000  
13.    Spider Barnaby NYA $ 5,740,000  
14.    Merv Hollywood CHA $ 5,700,000  
15.    Anton Gogolak SLA $ 5,260,000  
16.    Charles Loberger CHA $ 5,130,000  
17.    Benedict Goddard CLE $ 5,120,000  
  Dolph Schlitzer DET $ 5,120,000  
19.    Aloysius O'Reilly NYA $ 4,980,000  
20.    Hector Pulaski CLE $ 4,920,000  
21.    Syman Johnson DET $ 4,810,000  
22.    Wiley Gannon NYA $ 4,770,000  
23.    Joe Jachimowicz WSH $ 4,610,000  
24.    Dave Halberstam DET $ 4,590,000  
25.    John Baird WSH $ 4,460,000