1929 Cincinnati Reds

66-88 • .429 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1929 Cincinnati Reds went 66-88 (.429) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 686 runs, allowed 760, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Curt Walker (7 HR, 83 RBI) and Red Lucas (19-12, 3.60 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

66 Wins
88 Losses
.429 Win %
7th Rank
686 R 760 RA
Diff -74

📁 Franchise Info

Cincinnati Reds Active
→

⚡ Quick Stats

686 Runs Scored
760 Runs Allowed
-74 Run Diff
311K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 NL Average

Batting Avg .280 5% below the 1929 league average (.294)
OBP .335 6% below the 1929 league average (.356)
SLG .378 11% below the 1929 league average (.425)
Team ERA 4.41 6% better than the 1929 league average (4.72)
Runs Scored 686 17% below the 1929 league average (826 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

🏟️
StadiumCrosley Field
📅
Home Games 78
👥
Total Attendance 311,312
📊
Avg per Game 3,991

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Clyde Sukeforth 0.354 2 Pete Donohue 0.333 3 Curt Walker 0.313 4 Johnny Gooch 0.300 5 Evar Swanson 0.300

Home Runs

1 Curt Walker 7 2 Ethan Allen 6 3 George Kelly 5 4 Evar Swanson 4 5 Horace Ford 3

RBI

1 George Kelly 103 2 Curt Walker 83 3 Ethan Allen 64 4 Hughie Critz 50 5 Horace Ford 50
1929 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Kelly 147 577 73 169 45 9 5 103 33 61 7 0.293
Evar Swanson 148 574 100 172 35 12 4 43 41 47 33 0.300
Ethan Allen 143 538 69 157 27 11 6 64 20 21 21 0.292
Horace Ford 148 529 68 146 14 6 3 50 41 25 8 0.276
Curt Walker 141 492 76 154 28 15 7 83 85 17 17 0.313
Hughie Critz 107 425 55 105 17 9 1 50 27 21 9 0.247
Chuck Dressen 110 401 49 98 22 3 1 36 41 21 8 0.244
Johnny Gooch 92 287 22 86 13 5 0 34 24 10 4 0.300
Clyde Sukeforth 84 237 31 84 16 2 1 33 17 6 8 0.354
Clarke Pittenger 77 210 31 62 11 0 0 27 5 4 8 0.295
Joe Stripp 64 187 24 40 3 2 3 20 24 15 2 0.214
Pid Purdy 82 181 22 49 7 5 1 16 19 8 2 0.271
Red Lucas 76 140 15 41 6 0 0 13 13 15 1 0.293
Billy Zitzmann 47 84 18 19 3 0 0 6 9 10 4 0.226
Eppa Rixey 35 65 2 15 1 0 0 1 1 13 0 0.231
Jakie May 41 64 5 13 3 0 0 4 0 13 0 0.203
Pete Donohue 32 60 1 20 0 0 0 13 1 5 1 0.333
Dolf Luque 32 54 10 15 0 0 1 8 4 5 0 0.278
Ray Kolp 30 49 5 8 3 0 0 7 0 8 0 0.163
Leo Dixon 14 30 0 5 2 0 0 2 3 7 0 0.167
Wally Shaner 13 28 5 9 0 0 1 4 4 5 1 0.321
Ken Ash 30 21 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.143
Rube Ehrhardt 24 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.182
Marv Gudat 9 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Benny Frey 3 8 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.375
Dutch Kemner 9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Estel Crabtree 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hugh McMullen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ivey Wingo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Si Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Zahniser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Red Lucas 3.60 2 Ray Kolp 4.03 3 Eppa Rixey 4.16 4 Dolf Luque 4.50 5 Jakie May 4.61

Wins

1 Red Lucas 19 2 Pete Donohue 10 3 Jakie May 10 4 Eppa Rixey 10 5 Ray Kolp 8

Strikeouts

1 Jakie May 92 2 Red Lucas 72 3 Dolf Luque 43 4 Eppa Rixey 37 5 Pete Donohue 30
1929 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Red Lucas 19 12 3.60 32 32 0 270.0 267 108 58 72
Eppa Rixey 10 13 4.16 35 24 1 201.0 235 93 60 37
Jakie May 10 14 4.61 41 24 3 199.0 219 102 75 92
Pete Donohue 10 13 5.42 32 24 0 177.2 243 107 51 30
Dolf Luque 5 16 4.50 32 22 0 176.0 213 88 56 43
Ray Kolp 8 10 4.03 30 16 0 145.1 151 65 39 27
Ken Ash 1 5 4.83 29 7 2 82.0 91 44 30 26
Rube Ehrhardt 1 2 4.74 24 1 1 49.1 58 26 22 9
Marv Gudat 1 1 3.38 7 2 0 26.2 29 10 4 0
Benny Frey 1 2 4.13 3 3 0 24.0 29 11 8 1
Dutch Kemner 0 0 7.63 9 0 1 15.1 19 13 8 10
Si Johnson 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0
Paul Zahniser 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 3 1 0

👥 Roster (31)

Ethan Allen Ken Ash Estel Crabtree Hughie Critz Leo Dixon Pete Donohue Chuck Dressen Rube Ehrhardt Horace Ford Benny Frey Johnny Gooch Marv Gudat +19 more

31 players

📂 Quick Links

📅 1929 Season 🏠 All CIN Seasons

⏳ Browse Seasons

The 1929 Cincinnati Reds in brief

In 1929 the Cincinnati Reds posted a 66-88 mark (.429) and finished 7th in the NL. The run column shows 686 for and 760 against. At the plate the Cincinnati Reds hit .280, 5% worse than the league's .294. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 4.41 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.72. The 1929 Cincinnati Reds scored 17% fewer runs than the average club (686 against 826). Attendance at Crosley Field totaled 311,312 for the year.

Curt Walker led the club in home runs with 7. George Kelly drove in a team-high 103 runs. Evar Swanson collected the most hits, 172. Red Lucas was the top winner, with 19 victories. The strikeout leader was Jakie May with 92. In all, the roster shows 31 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1929 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1929 Cincinnati Reds finished 66-88 (.429 win pct).
Who led the 1929 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Curt Walker led the 1929 Cincinnati Reds with 7 home runs.
What was the 1929 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1929 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 4.41.
Did the 1929 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1929 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1929 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1929 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1929 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Curt Walker (7 HR, 83 RBI) and Red Lucas (19-12, 3.60 ERA).
All Seasons