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1929 Regular Season
Major Milestones
George Burns reaches 500 Home Runs.
Harry Trekell reaches 400 Saves.
Erv Kantlehner is the first to reach 500 Saves!!!
General League News
Babe Ruth's twin brother George suffered a career ending injury early on in 1929.
1929 Highlights
Cycles: Babe Ruth, Les Burke, Joe Dugan
No Hitters: Lefty Grove, Johnny Morrison, Whitey Glazner
6 Hits: Curt Walker
15K: Bill James
3 HR: Johnny Bassler
Batting and Pitching Titles
Batting Average: Johnny Bassler(ATL) .361
Home Runs: Lou Gehrig(ATL) 62
RBI: Lou Gehrig(ATL) 162
SB: Fresco Thompson(PIT) & Evar Swanson(ATL) 52
ERA: Dana Fillingim(MIN) 1.73
Wins: Bill James(PIT) 25
K: Dana Fillingim(MIN) 282
Saves: John Conney(BAL) 45
Note: The Braves with a clean sweep of the offensive titles.
Awards
AL MVP: Don Hurst(DET) .331, 45 HR, 132 RBI
NL MVP: Lou Gehrig .300, 62 HR, 162 RBI
AL CY: Dana Fillingim 24-7, 1.73ERA, 282K, 42BB
NL CY: Tom Zachary(PIT) 24-11, 3.12ERA, 213K, 56BB
AL ROY: Dale Alexander(CHA) .308, 36HR, 100RBI
NL ROY: Johnny Frederick(CIN) .280, 36HR, 109 RBI
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