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1929

April

In the AL East, the Cleveland Naps end the month on a 12 game winning streak to take first place with a 18-9 record. The A’s are 1 game back, while the Red Sox are 4 back and the Senators 5 back. In the West, San Francisco opens up with a 2 game lead over the champion Atlanta Black Birds. Detroit and Vegas are also 2 back, while the Waves are 4 back early on.

In the NL East, The Phillies have already opened a 7 game lead with a 19-8 record. The Dodgers are in second place. In the Midwest, Chicago and Dallas are tied for first, with St. Louis 1 out and Cincinnati 4 back.

May

In the AL East, the Philadelphia A’s have taken over first place with a 34-19 record. The Naps are just 1 game back, while Washington is already 8 back. In the West, Detroit has moved into first with a 33-20 record. San Francisco is 3 back while Atlanta and Los Angeles are both 5 back.

In the NL East, the Philadelphia Phillies have opened up an 8 game lead with a 35-18 record. Brooklyn is in second place. In the Midwest, Chicago owns a 5 game lead over Dallas.

On May 6, New York Giant’s Babe Ruth is the first man to ever hit 500 homeruns in baseball. He hit 2 in the game.

June

The Cleveland Naps move back into first place in the AL East with a 50-31 record. They are just 1 game better than the A’s. the rest of the division is more than 10 games out. In the West, Atlanta and Los Angeles are tied for first at 50-31. Detroit is 5 back, while San Francisco is barely in it at 8 back.

In the NL East, The Brooklyn Dodgers move into first place with a 44-37 record, just 1 game better than the Phillies. The rest of the division is at least 10 back. In the Midwest, Chicago has opened up an 8 game lead over the Dallas Braves.

The AL wins the All-Star game, 9-7 in 14 innings. Lloyd Waner was 2 for 3 with a homerun and 3 RBI. He was named MVP.

July

The A’s go back in first place in the AL East with a 64-40 record, but the Naps are just 1 game out. The rest of the division is finished. In the Midwest, Atlanta leads the Waves by just 1 game. San Francisco is 5 back.

In the NL East, Brooklyn is holding onto first place with a 55-49 record, 2 games ahead of the Phillies and 5 in front of the Pirates. In the Midwest, Chicago is going unchallenged at 65-39. They are 12 ahead of Dallas.

August

In the AL East, the A’s finish up the month winning 11 in a row to claim a 5 game lead over the Cleveland Naps. In the West, Atlanta still remains in first place, by 3 games over LA and 5 games over San Francisco.

In the NL East, the Phillies lead the Dodgers by 4 games, while the Pirates still sit 6 back. In the Midwest, Chicago is still 11 games up on Dallas.

September 19, 1929

The Chicago Cubs clinch the NL Midwest Division. In the NL East, the Phillies are holding onto a 3 game lead over the Pirates. The Dodgers are 4 back.

In the AL East, the A’s are 6 up, while in the West, the Atlanta Black Birds are 8 up.

September 24, 1929

Both AL divisions are clinched today. The A’s in the East, and Atlanta in the West.

The Phillies will clinch in a day or two in the NL East.

September 26, 1929

The Phillies clinch and the playoffs are set for 1929.



1929 Final Standings

AL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Philadelphia (A)103 59 .636 -- .245 3.02
Cleveland 98 64 .605 5 .257 3.40
Washington 80 82 .494 23 .243 3.63
Boston 65 97 .401 38 .246 4.28
Montreal 42 120 .259 61 .223 5.36
West
Atlanta 94 68 .580 -- .255 2.86
Los Angeles 89 73 .549 5 .234 3.26
San Francisco 88 74 .543 6 .241 3.11
Detroit 84 78 .519 10 .253 3.24
Las Vegas 67 95 .414 27 .227 3.65
NL Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
East
Philadelphia (N) 85 77 .525 -- .234 3.53
Brooklyn 81 81 .500 4 .236 3.07
Pittsburgh 81 81 .500 4 .236 3.37
New York (N) 71 91 .438 14 .232 4.09
Midwest
Chicago 96 66 .593 -- .253 2.93
Dallas 86 76 .531 10 .227 2.79
St. Louis 75 87 .463 21 .232 3.57
Cincinnati 73 89 .451 23 .222 3.52






1929 Statistical Leaders

TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.342 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL)
.321 Dale Alexander( PHI CLE)
.312 Del Bissonette(WS1,AL)
.304 Roy Hutson(PIT)
.303 Charlie Grimm( CLE,AL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
43 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL)
41 Lou Gehrig( PHI,NL)
37 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL)
35 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL)
35 Johnny Frederick( ATL,AL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
130 Chuck Klein(PHI,NL)
126 Johnny Frederick( ATL,AL)
105 Lou Gehrig( PHI,NL)
105 Frank Snyder(CIN,NL)
100 Babe Ruth(NY1,NL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.78 Harry Biemiller(ATL)
1.88 Pete Schneider(CHN,NL)
2.19 Jim Park(ATL)
2.31 Hank Thormahlen(PHA,AL)
2.35 Cactus Keck(DAL,NL)
TOP 5 in WINS :
27 Pete Schneider(CHN,NL)
25 Charlie Eckert(CLE,AL)
25 Hank Thormahlen(PHA,AL)
24 Cactus Keck(DAL,NL)
24 Cliff Markle(CHN,NL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
11 Hod Eller( CLE,AL)
10 Tim Mcnamara(LV)
9 Garland Braxton(PHI)
8 George Cunningham( DET)
7 King Lear( CHN,NL)




ALCS

The Series begins in Philadelphia, but the Atlanta Birds take game 1, 7-1. Atlanta also takes game 2 by a 3-1 score. Atlanta now has a 2-0 series lead heading to Atlanta for 3 games.

Atlanta takes game 3, 4-3, and are now just 1 game away from returning to the Series to defend their title. The Birds sweep the series by winning game 4, 1-0.


NLCS

This Series opens in Chicago, and the Cubs take game 1 with a 1-0 shutout of the Phillies. The Phillies tie the Series up with a 5-3 victory in game 2. The next three games are on the Phillies home field.

Philadelphia wins 6-2 at home to go up 2-1 in the series. The Phillies win game 4 in extra innings, 6-5 and take a commanding 3-1 lead.

The Phillies finish things off on their home field with a 6-3 game 5 win, and will move on to the World Series.


World Series

The Series will open in the defending champs stadium, and the Atlanta Black Birds take game in extra innings, 6-3. The Phillies come back in game 2 and shut out the Birds, 5-0 to tie the Series up.

In Philadelphia, the Birds crush the Phillies 9-2 in game three, and then again 10-3 in game 4. The Birds now lead the Series 3-1.

Atlanta doesn’t bother to send this one back to Atlanta. They take all three games in Philadelphia, this final one by a 4-1 score. The Atlanta Black Birds are now back to back World Series Champions!

Champion Review

Jim Park was the pitching leader for the Champs. He went 23-10 with a 2.19 ERA. Carl Hubbell also won 20 games and had a 2.38 ERA. Harry Beimiler ‘only’ won 14 games but had a stunning 1.78 ERA.

RF Charlie High batted .316 and hit a team high 19 homeruns along with 61 RBI. SS Glenn Wright batted .259 and had 14 homeruns and 54 RBI. CF Ci Rosenthal batted .347 for the Black Birds.

Ty Cobb Award

AL: CF Johnny Frederick, ATL, (565 AB, .294 AVG, 35 HR, 126 RBI, 91 R, 166 Hits, .917 OPS)
NL: RF Chuck Klein, PHI, (600 AB, .342 AVG, 43 HR, 130 RBI, 104 R, 205 Hits, 1.009 OPS) - Klein won the Triple Crown this season!



Cy Young Award

AL: Hank Thormahlen, PHA, (Record: 25-5, 2.31 ERA, 300IP, 187 Ks, 69 BB)
NL: Pete Schneider, CHN, (Record: 27-5, 1.88 ERA, 344.2IP, 196 Ks, 52 BB)




Bob Meusel Award


AL: CF Johnny Frederick, ATL, (565 AB, .294 AVG, 35 HR, 126 RBI, 91 R, 166 Hits, .917 OPS) - Frederick was also named the Ty Cobb Award Winner in his rookie year!
NL: RF Dick Porter, CHN, (576 AB, .290 AVG, 5 HR, 70 RBI, 69 R, 167 Hits, .780 OPS)


1929-1930 Offseason

Retirees:

Howard Armstrong retires ...
Dave Bancroft retires ...
Ed Hawk retires ...
Buck Crouse retires ...
Fred Sherry retires ...
Bob Glenn retires ...
Ray Kremer retires ...
Frank Gilhooley retires ...
Bill Keen retires ...
Paul Johnson retires ...
Buzz Murphy retires ...
Dave Black retires ...
Danny Silva retires ...
Red Sheridan retires ...
Byron Houck retires ...
Rube Marshall retires ...
Casey Stengel retires ...
Ray Richmond retires ...
Tom Knowlson retires ...
Fred Lear retires ...
Razor Ledbetter retires ...
Bill Hopper retires ...
Ernie Krueger retires ...
Dutch Leonard retires ...
Red Mckee retires ...
Edd Roush retires ...
Jim Shaw retires ...
Lee Meadows retires ...
Jack Tobin retires ...
BOS: Johnny Walker retires ...
BOS: Clarence Huber retires ...
CLE: Walt Smallwood retires ...
MON: Ted Jourdan retires ...
PHA: Mike Gonzalez retires ...
WS1: Al Baird retires ...
WS1: Don Rader retires ...
WS1: Art Stokes retires ...
WS1: Fred Nicholson retires ...
WS1: Austin Mchenry retires ...
DET: Steve O'neill retires ...
LV: Herschel Bennett retires ...
LA: Eusebio Gonzalez retires ...
SF: Joe Berry retires ...
SF: Jim O'neill retires ...
BRO: Tom Zachary retires ...
BRO: Bubbles Hargrave retires ...
BRO: Babe Pinelli retires ...
NY1: Eddie Brown retires ...
PHI: Mutt Wilson retires ...
PHI: Dutch Stryker retires ...
PHI: Harry Shriver retires ...
CHN: King Lear retires ...
DAL: Dick Niehaus retires ...
DAL: Gus Felix retires ...
DAL: Joe Klugmann retires ...
DAL: Ken Penner retires ...
SLN: Clyde Barnhart retires ...
SLN: John Brock retires ...





League Outlook

No complaints. All of the franchises are in excellent shape.

Free Agency, of Note

Not a strong FA market…..

The New York Giants sign CF Al Simmons (6-6-6) to a 3 year deal.

The Phillies sign 37 year old SP Pedro Dibut (10-9-7) to a 3 year deal.

Las Vegas sings 1B Wally Pipp (6-4-6) to a 4 year contract.

Amateur Draft

2 great players sit on top of the draft pool, Hank Greenburg, who is major league ready (7-9-6) and SP Dizzy Dean.

Here is how the entire first round played out:

Montreal pick: 1B Hank Greenberg
Boston pick: P Dizzy Dean
Las Vegas pick: 3B Ben Chapman
New York (N) pick: P Bernie Walter
Cincinnati pick: LF Wally Berger
St. Louis pick: P Lefty Gomez
Washington pick: P Bud Teachout
Pittsburgh pick: P Tommy Bridges
Brooklyn pick: CF Dusty Cooke
Detroit pick: P Snipe Hansen
Philadelphia (N) pick: SS Luke Appling
Dallas pick: CF Joe Vosmik
San Francisco pick: SS Billy Werber
Los Angeles pick: P Carl Fischer
Atlanta pick: P Frank Mulroney
Chicago pick: 3B Pinky Higgins
Cleveland pick: RF Smead Jolley
Philadelphia (A) pick: CF Jo-jo Moore