1929 Brooklyn Robins

70-83 • .458 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1929 Brooklyn Robins went 70-83 (.458) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 755 runs, allowed 888, and played home games at Ebbets Field. Team leaders included Johnny Frederick (24 HR, 75 RBI) and Watson Clark (16-19, 3.74 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

70 Wins
83 Losses
.458 Win %
6th Rank
755 R 888 RA
Diff -133

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755 Runs Scored
888 Runs Allowed
-133 Run Diff
890K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 NL Average

Batting Avg .291 1% below the 1929 league average (.294)
OBP .355 equal to the 1929 league average (.356)
SLG .427 equal to the 1929 league average (.425)
Team ERA 4.92 4% worse than the 1929 league average (4.72)
Runs Scored 755 9% below the 1929 league average (826 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEbbets Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 890,500
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Avg per Game 11,564

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Babe Herman 0.381 2 Harvey Hendrick 0.354 3 Johnny Frederick 0.328 4 Rube Bressler 0.318 5 Wally Gilbert 0.304

Home Runs

1 Johnny Frederick 24 2 Babe Herman 21 3 Harvey Hendrick 14 4 Del Bissonette 12 5 Rube Bressler 9

RBI

1 Babe Herman 113 2 Harvey Hendrick 82 3 Rube Bressler 77 4 Del Bissonette 75 5 Johnny Frederick 75
1929 Brooklyn Robins — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Frederick 148 628 127 206 52 6 24 75 39 34 6 0.328
Wally Gilbert 143 569 88 173 31 4 3 58 42 29 7 0.304
Babe Herman 146 569 105 217 42 13 21 113 55 45 21 0.381
Rube Bressler 136 456 72 145 22 8 9 77 67 27 4 0.318
Del Bissonette 116 431 68 121 28 10 12 75 46 58 2 0.281
Eddie Moore 111 402 48 119 18 6 0 48 44 16 3 0.296
Harvey Hendrick 110 384 69 136 25 6 14 82 31 20 14 0.354
Dave Bancroft 104 358 35 99 11 3 1 44 29 11 7 0.277
Val Picinich 93 273 28 71 16 6 4 31 34 24 3 0.260
Hank DeBerry 68 210 13 55 11 1 1 25 17 15 1 0.262
Billy Rhiel 76 205 27 57 9 4 4 25 19 25 0 0.278
Jake Flowers 46 130 16 26 6 0 1 16 22 6 9 0.200
Watson Clark 42 97 10 16 0 0 0 4 5 14 0 0.165
Dazzy Vance 31 74 4 10 3 0 0 1 5 21 0 0.135
Ray Moss 42 66 9 5 1 0 0 3 4 17 0 0.076
Butch Henline 27 62 5 15 2 0 1 7 9 9 0 0.242
Jack Warner 17 62 3 17 2 0 0 4 7 6 3 0.274
Clise Dudley 36 51 4 5 0 0 2 3 4 21 0 0.098
Doug McWeeny 36 48 3 5 0 0 0 1 6 17 0 0.104
Johnny Morrison 39 43 5 7 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.163
Nick Cullop 13 41 7 8 2 2 1 5 8 7 0 0.195
Glenn Wright 24 25 4 5 0 0 1 6 3 6 0 0.200
Max Carey 19 23 2 7 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.304
Win Ballou 25 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.062
Cy Moore 32 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.188
Lou Koupal 18 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.071
Max West 5 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Jumbo Elliott 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Bobo Newsom 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jimmy Pattison 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Alex Ferguson 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Johnny Gooch 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kent Greenfield 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luther Roy 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clarence Blethen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Bradshaw 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Watson Clark 3.74 2 Dazzy Vance 3.89 3 Johnny Morrison 4.48 4 Ray Moss 5.04 5 Lou Koupal 5.36

Wins

1 Watson Clark 16 2 Dazzy Vance 14 3 Johnny Morrison 13 4 Ray Moss 11 5 Clise Dudley 6

Strikeouts

1 Watson Clark 140 2 Dazzy Vance 126 3 Doug McWeeny 59 4 Ray Moss 59 5 Johnny Morrison 57
1929 Brooklyn Robins — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Watson Clark 16 19 3.74 41 36 1 279.0 295 116 71 140
Dazzy Vance 14 13 3.89 31 26 0 231.1 244 100 47 126
Ray Moss 11 6 5.04 39 20 0 182.0 214 102 81 59
Clise Dudley 6 14 5.69 35 21 0 156.2 202 99 64 33
Doug McWeeny 4 10 6.10 36 24 1 146.0 167 99 93 59
Johnny Morrison 13 7 4.48 39 10 8 136.2 150 68 61 57
Cy Moore 3 3 5.56 32 4 2 68.0 87 42 31 17
Win Ballou 2 3 6.71 25 1 0 57.2 69 43 38 20
Lou Koupal 0 1 5.36 18 3 4 40.1 49 24 25 17
Jumbo Elliott 1 2 6.63 6 3 0 19.0 21 14 16 7
Jimmy Pattison 0 1 4.63 6 0 0 11.2 9 6 4 5
Bobo Newsom 0 3 10.61 3 2 0 9.1 15 11 5 6
Kent Greenfield 0 0 8.31 6 0 0 8.2 13 8 3 1
Joe Bradshaw 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 4.0 3 2 4 1
Luther Roy 0 0 4.91 2 0 0 3.2 4 2 2 0
Clarence Blethen 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 2.0 4 2 3 0
Alex Ferguson 0 1 22.50 3 3 0 2.0 7 5 1 1

👥 Roster (36)

Win Ballou Dave Bancroft Del Bissonette Clarence Blethen Joe Bradshaw Rube Bressler Max Carey Watson Clark Nick Cullop Hank DeBerry Clise Dudley Jumbo Elliott +24 more

36 players

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The 1929 Brooklyn Robins in brief

In 1929 the Brooklyn Robins posted a 70-83 mark (.458) and finished 6th in the NL. The run column shows 755 for and 888 against. The team batting average of .291 was 1% below the 1929 league mark of .294. The staff ERA of 4.92 was 4% worse than the league average of 4.72. Measured against the 826-run league average, the offense was 9% behind.

The home park, Ebbets Field, recorded 890,500 in attendance, about 11,564 a game. The home run leader was Johnny Frederick, who hit 24. The RBI leader was Babe Herman, with 113. Watson Clark was the top winner, with 16 victories. In all, the roster shows 36 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1928 season and the 1930 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Brooklyn Robins

What was the 1929 Brooklyn Robins record?
The 1929 Brooklyn Robins finished 70-83 (.458 win pct).
Who led the 1929 Brooklyn Robins in home runs?
Johnny Frederick led the 1929 Brooklyn Robins with 24 home runs.
What was the 1929 Brooklyn Robins team ERA?
The 1929 Brooklyn Robins posted a team ERA of 4.92.
Did the 1929 Brooklyn Robins win the World Series?
No. The 1929 Brooklyn Robins did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1929 Brooklyn Robins play?
The 1929 Brooklyn Robins played home games at Ebbets Field.
Who led the 1929 Brooklyn Robins in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Johnny Frederick (24 HR, 75 RBI) and Watson Clark (16-19, 3.74 ERA).
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