1929 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1929 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 48th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 38th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 78–74 during the season and finished fourth in the National League.
1929 St. Louis Cardinals | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
City | St. Louis, Missouri |
Record | 78–74 (.513) |
League place | 4th |
Owners | Sam Breadon |
General managers | Branch Rickey |
Managers | Billy Southworth, Gabby Street, Bill McKechnie |
Radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Thomas Patrick) |
Offseason edit
- December 13, 1928: Tommy Thevenow was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Heinie Sand and $10,000.[1]
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago Cubs | 98 | 54 | 0.645 | — | 52–25 | 46–29 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 65 | 0.575 | 10½ | 45–31 | 43–34 |
New York Giants | 84 | 67 | 0.556 | 13½ | 39–37 | 45–30 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 74 | 0.513 | 20 | 43–32 | 35–42 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 82 | 0.464 | 27½ | 39–37 | 32–45 |
Brooklyn Robins | 70 | 83 | 0.458 | 28½ | 42–35 | 28–48 |
Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 88 | 0.429 | 33 | 38–39 | 28–49 |
Boston Braves | 56 | 98 | 0.364 | 43 | 34–43 | 22–55 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 8–14 | 8–14 | |||||
Brooklyn | 11–11 | — | 6–16 | 11–11 | 14–7 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
Chicago | 15–7 | 16–6 | — | 14–8–1 | 12–10–1 | 17–5–1 | 9–13 | 15–5–1 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–8 | 11–11 | 8–14–1 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 3–19 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 7–14 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | — | 16–5 | 13–8 | 13–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 17–5 | 13–9 | 5–17–1 | 11–11 | 5–16 | — | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 14–8 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–13 | 11–11 | — | 16–6–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 12–10 | 5–15–1 | 19–3 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 6–16–1 | — |
Roster edit
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Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Jimmie Wilson | 120 | 394 | 128 | .325 | 4 | 71 |
1B | Jim Bottomley | 146 | 560 | 176 | .314 | 29 | 137 |
2B | Frankie Frisch | 138 | 527 | 176 | .334 | 5 | 74 |
SS | Charlie Gelbert | 146 | 512 | 134 | .262 | 3 | 65 |
3B | Andy High | 146 | 603 | 178 | .295 | 10 | 63 |
OF | Chick Hafey | 134 | 517 | 175 | .338 | 29 | 125 |
OF | Taylor Douthit | 150 | 613 | 206 | .336 | 9 | 62 |
OF | Ernie Orsatti | 113 | 346 | 115 | .332 | 3 | 39 |
Other batters edit
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Wally Roettger | 79 | 269 | 68 | .253 | 3 | 42 |
Wattie Holm | 64 | 176 | 41 | .233 | 0 | 14 |
Earl Smith | 57 | 145 | 50 | .345 | 1 | 22 |
Johnny Butler | 17 | 55 | 9 | .164 | 0 | 5 |
Carey Selph | 25 | 51 | 12 | .235 | 0 | 7 |
Eddie Delker | 22 | 40 | 6 | .150 | 0 | 3 |
Billy Southworth | 19 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 3 |
Bubber Jonnard | 18 | 31 | 3 | .097 | 0 | 2 |
Fred Haney | 10 | 26 | 3 | .115 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bill Sherdel | 33 | 195.2 | 10 | 15 | 5.93 | 69 |
Jesse Haines | 28 | 179.2 | 13 | 10 | 5.71 | 59 |
Clarence Mitchell | 25 | 173.0 | 8 | 11 | 4.27 | 39 |
Pete Alexander | 22 | 132.0 | 9 | 8 | 3.89 | 38 |
Al Grabowski | 6 | 50.0 | 3 | 2 | 2.52 | 22 |
Jim Lindsey | 2 | 16.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.51 | 8 |
Other pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Syl Johnson | 42 | 182.1 | 13 | 7 | 3.60 | 80 |
Hal Haid | 38 | 154.2 | 9 | 9 | 4.07 | 41 |
Fred Frankhouse | 30 | 133.1 | 7 | 2 | 4.12 | 37 |
Bill Hallahan | 20 | 93.2 | 4 | 4 | 4.42 | 52 |
Bill Doak | 3 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 12.00 | 3 |
Carmen Hill | 3 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 1 |
Relief pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mul Holland | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.42 | 5 |
Hi Bell | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.92 | 4 |
Hal Goldsmith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 |
Farm system edit
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Bill McKechnie and Billy Southworth |
A | Houston Buffaloes | Texas League | Frank Snyder and Gene Bailey |
B | Danville Veterans | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Joe Schultz, Sr. |
C | Scottdale Scotties | Middle Atlantic League | Eddie Dyer |
C | Shawnee Robins | Western Association | Ray Powell |
D | Waynesboro Red Birds | Blue Ridge League | Kenzie Kirkham and Irwin Wimer |
D | Laurel Cardinals | Cotton States League | Clay Hopper |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester[2]
References edit
External links edit
- 1929 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1929 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac