1929 Cleveland Indians

81-71 • .533 Win% • 3rd in AL

📊 Season Record

81 Wins
71 Losses
.533 Win %
3rd Rank
717 R 736 RA
Diff -19

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717 Runs Scored
736 Runs Allowed
-19 Run Diff
559K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 AL Average

Batting Avg .294 4% above the 1929 league average (.283)
OBP .353 1% above the 1929 league average (.349)
SLG .416 2% above the 1929 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.05 4% better than the 1929 league average (4.24)
Runs Scored 717 7% below the 1929 league average (767 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 559,500
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Avg per Game 7,361

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Lew Fonseca 0.369 2 Earl Averill 0.332 3 Dick Porter 0.328 4 Johnny Hodapp 0.327 5 Ed Morgan 0.318

Home Runs

1 Earl Averill 18 2 Bibb Falk 13 3 Joe Sewell 7 4 Lew Fonseca 6 5 Johnny Hodapp 4

RBI

1 Lew Fonseca 103 2 Earl Averill 96 3 Bibb Falk 93 4 Joe Sewell 73 5 Johnny Hodapp 51
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Earl Averill 151 597 110 198 43 13 18 96 63 53 13 0.332
Joe Sewell 152 578 90 182 38 3 7 73 48 4 6 0.315
Lew Fonseca 148 566 97 209 44 15 6 103 50 23 19 0.369
Bibb Falk 125 426 65 133 30 7 13 93 42 14 4 0.312
Luke Sewell 124 406 41 96 16 3 1 39 29 26 6 0.236
Charlie Jamieson 102 364 56 106 22 1 0 26 50 12 2 0.291
Ed Morgan 93 318 60 101 19 10 3 37 37 24 4 0.318
Johnny Hodapp 90 294 30 96 12 7 4 51 15 14 3 0.327
Ray Gardner 82 256 28 67 3 2 1 24 29 16 10 0.262
Jackie Tavener 92 250 25 53 9 4 2 27 26 28 1 0.212
Carl Lind 66 225 19 54 8 1 0 13 13 17 0 0.240
Dick Porter 71 192 26 63 16 5 1 24 17 14 3 0.328
Glenn Myatt 59 129 14 30 4 1 1 17 7 5 0 0.233
Willis Hudlin 40 97 5 19 3 0 0 4 1 18 1 0.196
Wes Ferrell 47 93 12 22 5 3 1 12 6 28 1 0.237
Jake Miller 29 75 6 15 1 0 0 3 0 10 2 0.200
Joe Shaute 26 58 4 17 5 0 0 7 2 11 0 0.293
Joe Hauser 37 48 8 12 1 1 3 9 4 8 0 0.250
Johnny Miljus 34 43 7 11 4 1 0 5 0 12 0 0.256
Jimmy Zinn 20 42 7 16 4 1 1 8 4 2 0 0.381
Ken Holloway 25 41 1 7 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.171
Johnny Burnett 19 33 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.152
Grover Hartley 24 33 2 9 0 1 0 8 2 1 0 0.273
Milt Shoffner 11 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Clint Brown 3 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Grant 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Moore 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mel Harder 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dan Jessee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Ken Holloway 3.03 2 Willis Hudlin 3.34 3 Jake Miller 3.58 4 Wes Ferrell 3.60 5 Joe Shaute 4.28

Wins

1 Wes Ferrell 21 2 Willis Hudlin 17 3 Jake Miller 14 4 Johnny Miljus 8 5 Joe Shaute 8

Strikeouts

1 Wes Ferrell 100 2 Willis Hudlin 60 3 Jake Miller 58 4 Joe Shaute 43 5 Johnny Miljus 42
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willis Hudlin 17 15 3.34 40 33 1 280.1 299 104 73 60
Wes Ferrell 21 10 3.60 43 25 5 242.2 256 97 109 100
Jake Miller 14 12 3.58 29 29 0 206.0 227 82 60 58
Joe Shaute 8 8 4.28 26 24 0 162.0 211 77 52 43
Johnny Miljus 8 8 5.19 34 15 2 128.1 174 74 64 42
Ken Holloway 6 5 3.03 25 11 0 119.0 118 40 37 32
Jimmy Zinn 4 6 5.04 18 11 2 105.1 150 59 33 29
Milt Shoffner 2 3 5.04 11 3 0 44.2 46 25 22 15
George Grant 0 2 10.50 12 0 0 24.0 41 28 23 5
Mel Harder 1 0 5.60 11 0 0 17.2 24 11 5 4
Clint Brown 0 2 3.31 3 1 0 16.1 18 6 6 1
Jim Moore 0 0 9.53 2 0 0 5.2 6 6 4 0

👥 Roster (29)

Earl Averill Clint Brown Johnny Burnett Bibb Falk Wes Ferrell Lew Fonseca Ray Gardner George Grant Mel Harder Grover Hartley Joe Hauser Johnny Hodapp +17 more

29 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1929 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1929 Cleveland Indians finished 81-71 (.533 win pct).
Who led the 1929 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Earl Averill led the 1929 Cleveland Indians with 18 home runs.
What was the 1929 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1929 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.05.
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