1929 Major League Baseball season
The 1929 Major League Baseball season began on April 16, 1929 and the regular season ended on October 6, 1929.[1] The World Series began on October 8 and ended on the 14th of that month. This World Series featured the historic 7th inning 10 run rally the Philadelphia Athletics put on, which was nicknamed "The Mack Attack," after the then manager of the Athletics, Connie Mack.[2]
| 1929 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 16 – October 14, 1929 |
| Regular Season | |
| League Postseason | |
| AL champions | Philadelphia Athletics |
| NL champions | Chicago Cubs |
| World Series | |
| Champions | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Runners-up | Chicago Cubs |
This was also the year Babe Ruth hit his 500th career home run.
Schedule
Each team played 154 regular season games, which were all played within the team's respective league. With this schedule, 22 games were played with each team of the same league. This format had started in the 1920 season and lasted until 1961 (1962 in the National league).
Awards and honors
- League Award
Statistical leaders
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Final standings
American League final standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 104 | 46 | 0.693 | — | 57–16 | 47–30 |
| New York Yankees | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 18 | 49–28 | 39–38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 71 | 0.533 | 24 | 44–32 | 37–39 |
| St. Louis Browns | 79 | 73 | 0.520 | 26 | 41–36 | 38–37 |
| Washington Senators | 71 | 81 | 0.467 | 34 | 37–40 | 34–41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 36 | 38–39 | 32–45 |
| Chicago White Sox | 59 | 93 | 0.388 | 46 | 35–41 | 24–52 |
| Boston Red Sox | 58 | 96 | 0.377 | 48 | 32–45 | 26–51 |
National League final standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Managers
American League
National League
Key events
- Babe Ruth: On August 11, Babe Ruth became the first player to hit 500 home runs.
- Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago Cubs: First season since 1912 that both pennant winners won by more than 10 games.[3]
- Philadelphia Athletics: On October 12, during Game 4 of the World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics scored ten runs in the seventh inning to come back from an 8–0 deficit. This was soon dubbed "The Mack Attack," after long-time manager Connie Mack. He commented that it was "The greatest thrill [he] had in 29 years of managing."[4] At the time, this was a record.
Deaths
- Miller Huggins, the Yankees manager, died of blood poisoning on September 25.[5]
References
- "1929 MLB Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- "The 1929 Mack Attack | Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
- Koppet, Leonard (1998). Koppet's Concise History of Major League Baseball. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. p. 178. ISBN 1-56639-638-7.
- Baumgartner, Stan (October 13, 1929). "Connie Calls Game "Greatest Thrill, Hugs Fans of Field". Philadelphia Inquirer.
- "1929 Baseball Season". HowStuffWorks. August 24, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
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