1929 Chicago Cubs season
The 1929 Chicago Cubs season was the 58th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 54th in the National League and the 14th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished first in the National League with a record of 98–54, 10.5 games ahead of the second place Pittsburgh Pirates. The team was defeated four games to one by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1929 World Series.
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| Owners | William Wrigley, Jr. |
| Managers | Joe McCarthy |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | WBBM (Pat Flanagan) WCFL (Johnny O'Hara) WGN (Bob Elson, Quin Ryan) WMAQ (Hal Totten) |
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Offseason
- October 3, 1928: Mike Cvengros was drafted by the Cubs from the Wichita Falls Spudders in the 1928 rule 5 draft.[1]
- November 7, 1928: Socks Seibold, Percy Jones, Lou Legett, Freddie Maguire, Bruce Cunningham, and $200,000 were traded by the Cubs to the Boston Braves for Rogers Hornsby.[2]
Regular season
Rogers Hornsby, who was acquired from the Boston Braves in an offseason deal, had a career year, hitting .380. In the process, he hit 39 home runs with 149 RBIs and led the league with a .679 slugging percentage. The 156 runs scored by Hornsby in 1929 were the most by a right-handed batter in the National League during the 20th century. Hornsby collected his second Most Valuable Player award that year, and for the second time he won a National League pennant.
Season standings
| 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
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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
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Zack Taylor | 64 | 215 | 59 | .274 | 1 | 31 |
| 1B | Charlie Grimm | 120 | 463 | 138 | .298 | 10 | 91 |
| 2B | Rogers Hornsby | 156 | 602 | 229 | .380 | 39 | 149 |
| SS | Woody English | 144 | 608 | 168 | .276 | 1 | 52 |
| 3B | Norm McMillan | 124 | 495 | 134 | .271 | 5 | 55 |
| OF | Riggs Stephenson | 136 | 495 | 179 | .362 | 17 | 110 |
| OF | Kiki Cuyler | 139 | 509 | 183 | .360 | 15 | 102 |
| OF | Hack Wilson | 150 | 574 | 198 | .345 | 39 | 159 |
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 |
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| Cliff Heathcote | 82 | 224 | 70 | .313 | 2 | 31 |
| Clyde Beck | 54 | 190 | 40 | .211 | 0 | 9 |
| Mike González | 60 | 167 | 40 | .240 | 0 | 18 |
| Chick Tolson | 32 | 109 | 28 | .257 | 1 | 19 |
| Earl Grace | 27 | 80 | 20 | .250 | 2 | 17 |
| Footsie Blair | 26 | 72 | 23 | .319 | 1 | 8 |
| Johnny Schulte | 31 | 69 | 18 | .261 | 0 | 9 |
| Johnny Moore | 37 | 63 | 18 | .286 | 2 | 8 |
| Gabby Hartnett | 25 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 1 | 9 |
| Tom Angley | 5 | 16 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 6 |
| Danny Taylor | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Charlie Root | 43 | 272.0 | 19 | 6 | 3.47 | 124 |
| Pat Malone | 40 | 267.0 | 22 | 10 | 3.57 | 166 |
| Sheriff Blake | 35 | 218.1 | 14 | 13 | 4.29 | 70 |
| Hank Grampp | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 0 |
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 |
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| Guy Bush | 50 | 270.2 | 18 | 7 | 3.66 | 82 |
| Art Nehf | 32 | 120.2 | 8 | 5 | 5.59 | 27 |
| Hal Carlson | 31 | 111.2 | 11 | 5 | 5.16 | 35 |
| Bob Osborn | 3 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 |
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 |
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| Mike Cvengros | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4.64 | 23 |
| Claude Jonnard | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.48 | 11 |
| Trader Horne | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.59 | 3 |
| Ken Penner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 3 |
1929 World Series
AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics – 3, Chicago Cubs – 1 | October 8 | Wrigley Field | 50,740 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics – 9, Chicago Cubs – 3 | October 9 | Wrigley Field | 49,987 |
| 3 | Chicago Cubs – 3, Philadelphia Athletics – 1 | October 11 | Shibe Park | 29,921 |
| 4 | Chicago Cubs – 8, Philadelphia Athletics – 10 | October 12 | Shibe Park | 29,921 |
| 5 | Chicago Cubs – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 3 | October 14 | Shibe Park | 29,921 |
Awards and honors
Records
- Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Most runs by a second baseman, (156).[3]
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Marty Krug and Jack Lelivelt |
References
- Mike Cvengros page at Baseball Reference
- Rogers Hornsby page at Baseball Reference
- Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.91, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0