⭐ League Leader

1929 Chicago Cubs

98-54 • .645 Win% • 1st in NL

📊 Season Record

98 Wins
54 Losses
.645 Win %
1st Rank
982 R 758 RA
Diff +224

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982 Runs Scored
758 Runs Allowed
+224 Run Diff
1,700K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 NL Average

Batting Avg .302 3% above the 1929 league average (.294)
OBP .373 5% above the 1929 league average (.356)
SLG .452 6% above the 1929 league average (.425)
Team ERA 4.16 12% better than the 1929 league average (4.72)
Runs Scored 982 19% above the 1929 league average (826 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,700,000
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Avg per Game 21,794

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Rogers Hornsby 0.380 2 Riggs Stephenson 0.362 3 Kiki Cuyler 0.360 4 Hack Wilson 0.345 5 Clarence Blair 0.319

Home Runs

1 Rogers Hornsby 39 2 Hack Wilson 39 3 Riggs Stephenson 17 4 Kiki Cuyler 15 5 Charlie Grimm 10

RBI

1 Hack Wilson 159 2 Rogers Hornsby 149 3 Riggs Stephenson 110 4 Kiki Cuyler 102 5 Charlie Grimm 91
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Woody English 144 608 131 168 29 3 1 52 68 50 13 0.276
Rogers Hornsby 156 602 156 229 47 8 39 149 87 65 2 0.380
Hack Wilson 150 574 135 198 30 5 39 159 78 83 3 0.345
Kiki Cuyler 139 509 111 183 29 7 15 102 66 56 43 0.360
Norm McMillan 124 495 77 134 35 5 5 55 36 43 13 0.271
Riggs Stephenson 136 495 91 179 36 6 17 110 67 21 10 0.362
Charlie Grimm 120 463 66 138 28 3 10 91 42 25 3 0.298
Cliff Heathcote 82 224 45 70 17 0 2 31 25 17 9 0.312
Zack Taylor 64 215 29 59 16 3 1 31 19 18 0 0.274
Clyde Beck 54 190 28 40 7 0 0 9 19 24 3 0.211
Mike Gonzalez 60 167 15 40 3 0 0 18 18 14 1 0.240
Charles Tolson 32 109 13 28 5 0 1 19 9 16 0 0.257
Pat Malone 40 105 8 22 3 0 2 11 4 23 0 0.210
Charlie Root 43 96 8 15 3 4 1 15 4 28 0 0.156
Guy Bush 50 91 5 15 0 0 0 3 3 19 1 0.165
Sheriff Blake 38 81 11 14 2 0 0 4 4 10 0 0.173
Earl Grace 27 80 7 20 1 0 2 17 9 7 0 0.250
Clarence Blair 26 72 10 23 5 0 1 8 3 4 1 0.319
Johnny Schulte 31 69 6 18 3 0 0 9 7 11 0 0.261
Johnny Moore 37 63 13 18 1 0 2 8 4 6 0 0.286
Art Nehf 32 45 3 13 3 0 0 5 5 3 0 0.289
Hal Carlson 31 39 4 9 2 0 0 8 2 7 0 0.231
Gabby Hartnett 25 22 2 6 2 1 1 9 5 5 1 0.273
Tom Angley 5 16 1 4 1 0 0 6 2 2 0 0.250
Mike Cvengros 33 15 5 6 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.400
Claude Jonnard 12 10 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 0 0.200
Trader Horne 11 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Bob Osborn 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Ken Penner 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Danny Taylor 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Hank Grampp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Charlie Root 3.47 2 Pat Malone 3.57 3 Guy Bush 3.66 4 Sheriff Blake 4.29 5 Mike Cvengros 4.64

Wins

1 Pat Malone 22 2 Charlie Root 19 3 Guy Bush 18 4 Sheriff Blake 14 5 Hal Carlson 11

Strikeouts

1 Pat Malone 166 2 Charlie Root 124 3 Guy Bush 82 4 Sheriff Blake 70 5 Hal Carlson 35
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Root 19 6 3.47 43 31 5 272.0 286 105 83 124
Guy Bush 18 7 3.66 50 29 8 270.2 277 110 107 82
Pat Malone 22 10 3.57 40 30 2 267.0 283 106 102 166
Sheriff Blake 14 13 4.29 35 30 1 218.1 244 104 103 70
Art Nehf 8 5 5.59 32 15 1 120.2 148 75 39 27
Hal Carlson 11 5 5.16 31 14 2 111.2 131 64 31 35
Mike Cvengros 5 4 4.64 32 4 2 64.0 82 33 29 23
Claude Jonnard 0 1 7.48 12 2 0 27.2 41 23 11 11
Trader Horne 1 1 5.09 11 1 0 23.0 24 13 21 6
Ken Penner 0 1 2.84 5 0 0 12.2 14 4 6 3
Bob Osborn 0 0 3.00 3 1 0 9.0 8 3 2 1
Hank Grampp 0 1 27.00 1 1 0 2.0 4 6 3 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to PHA 4-1

👥 Roster (31)

Tom Angley Clyde Beck Clarence Blair Sheriff Blake Guy Bush Hal Carlson Kiki Cuyler Mike Cvengros Woody English Mike Gonzalez Earl Grace Hank Grampp +19 more

31 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1929 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1929 Chicago Cubs finished 98-54 (.645 win pct).
How did the 1929 Chicago Cubs finish?
The 1929 Chicago Cubs finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1929 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Rogers Hornsby led the 1929 Chicago Cubs with 39 home runs.
What was the 1929 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1929 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 4.16.
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