1929 By The Numbers
World Series
St Louis Cardinals over Washington Senators 4-1
MVP Goose Goslin (St Louis)
Batting Champions
AL Bill Terry (Cleveland Indians) .395
NL Mickey Cochrane (St Louis Cardinals) .384
The Home Run Kings
AL Jimmie Foxx (Boston Red Sox) 43
NL Babe Ruth (Boston Braves) 41
New Records
None
Accomplishments
Mel Ott (Pittsburgh Pirates) 3 HR in a single game
Dave Barbee (Philadelphia Phillies), Joe Stripp (Boston Red Sox), and Lew Fonseca (New York Giants)
9 pitchers won 20 or more games
Dazzy Vance (Washington Senators) and Lefty Grove (Washington Senators) both won over 30 games
Lu Bleu (Brooklyn Robins), Babe Ruth (Boston Braves), George Harper (Washington Senators), Bill Terry (Cleveland Indians), and Lew Fonseca (New York Giants) 2000th hit
Charlie Hollocher (Philadelphia Phillies) 2500th hit
Joe Sewell (Washington Senators) 32 game hitting streak
The Slam File
35 hit this year.
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April 17th 1929 Dave Barbee (Philadelphia Phillies)
May 1st 1929 Earl Combs (Cincinnati Red)
May 11th 1929 Tony Piet (Philadelphia Athletics)
May 24th 1929 Russ Scarritt (Chicago White Sox)
May 24th 1929 John Kerr (Boston Red Sox)
June 13th 1929 Chick Hafey (Boston Red Sox)
June 18th 1929 Clayton Roadcap (Boston Braves)
June 28th 1929 Bill Terry (Cleveland Indians)
June 29th 1929 Marty McManus (Cincinnati Reds)
July 2nd 1929 Honey Barnes (Washington Senators)
July 3rd 1929 Curt Walker (New York Yankees)
July 13th 1929 Tony Lazzeri (Philadelphia Phillies)
July 15th 1929 Chuck Corgan (St Louis Browns)
July 17th 1929 Lin Storti (St Louis Browns)
July 20th 1929 Al Lopez (Pittsburgh Pirates)
July 21st 1929 Clise Dudley (St Louis Browns)
July 25th 1929 Red Worthington (Brooklyn Robins)
July 25th 1929 Lloyd Hagey (Brooklyn Robins) PH
July 26th 1929 Ernie Lombardi (Philadelphia Phillies)
July 29th 1929 Fred Schulte (St Louis Cardinals)
August 1st 1929 George Savino (Chicago White Sox)
August 13th 1929 Halley Harding (St Louis Cardinals)
August 14th 1929 Harry Heilmann (Boston Red Sox)
August 14th 1929 Dolph Camilli (St Louis Browns)
August 19th 1929 Ernie Lombardi (Philadelphia Phillies)
August 21st 1929 Babe Ruth (Boston Braves)
August 24th 1929 Travis Jackson (Cleveland Indians)
August 25th 1929 Showboat Fisher (New York Yankees) PH
August 25th 1929 Chino Smith (Brooklyn Robins)
August 31st 1929 Riggs Stephenson (Detroit Tigers)
September 11th 1929 Dan Bloxsom (St Louis Browns)
September 16th 1929 Dan Bloxsom (St Louis Browns)
September 17th 1929 Goose Goslin (St Louis Cardinals)
September 21st 1929 Buzz Arlett (Boston Braves) P
September 29th 1929 Bubbles Hargrave (Boston Braves)