1929 St. Louis Browns season

The 1929 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 4th in the American League with a record of 79 wins and 73 losses.

1929 St. Louis Browns
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1902) St. Louis, Missouri (since 1902)
Results
Record	79–73 (.520)
League place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	Phil Ball
Manager(s)	Dan Howley
Local radio	KMOX (France Laux)
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Regular season

Season 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

This would be the last time the franchise would finish about .500 in a peacetime season until 1960.

Record vs. opponents

1929 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	11–11	9–13	8–14	5–17	4–18	11–11–1	10–12
Chicago	11–11	—	9–12	10–12	6–16	9–13	4–17	10–12
Cleveland	13–9	12–9	—	11–11	14–8	7–14	10–12	14–8
Detroit	14–8	12–10	11–11	—	9–13	4–18	10–12	10–12–1
New York	17–5	16–6	8–14	13–9	—	8–14	14–8	12–10
Philadelphia	18–4	13–9	14–7	18–4	14–8	—	11–10–1	16–4
St. Louis	11–11–1	17–4	12–10	12–10	8–14	10–11–1	—	9–13
Washington	12–10	12–10	8–14	12–10–1	10–12	4–16	13–9	—

Roster

1929 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers George Blaeholder Herb Cobb Dick Coffman Rip Collins Alvin Crowder Oscar Estrada Sam Gray Paul Hopkins Chad Kimsey Jack Ogden Lefty Stewart Fred Stiely Ed Strelecki		Catchers Rick Ferrell Clyde Manion Wally Schang Infielders Jimmy Austin Lu Blue Otis Brannan Len Dondero Red Kress Ski Melillo Frank O'Rourke Ed Roetz		Outfielders Red Badgro Tom Jenkins Heinie Manush Beauty McGowan Earl McNeely Fred Schulte		Manager Dan Howley

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
3B	Frank O'Rourke	154	585	147	.251	2	62
OF	Heinie Manush	142	574	204	.355	6	81

Other batters

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
Tom Jenkins	21	22	4	.182	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Sam Gray	43	305	18	15	3.72	109
Rip Collins	26	155.1	11	6	4.00	47

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
George Blaeholder	42	222	14	15	4.82	72

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Dick Coffman	27	1	1	1	5.98	11
Chad Kimsey	24	3	6	1	5.04	13
Herb Cobb	1	0	0	0	36.00	0

External links

• 1929 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
• 1929 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com