1929 Detroit Tigers

70-84 • .455 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1929 Detroit Tigers went 70-84 (.455) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 926 runs, allowed 928, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Dale Alexander (25 HR, 137 RBI) and George Uhle (15-11, 4.08 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
84 Losses
.455 Win %
6th Rank
926 R 928 RA
Diff -2

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926 Runs Scored
928 Runs Allowed
-2 Run Diff
860K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 AL Average

Batting Avg .298 5% above the 1929 league average (.283)
OBP .360 3% above the 1929 league average (.349)
SLG .452 11% above the 1929 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.96 17% worse than the 1929 league average (4.24)
Runs Scored 926 21% above the 1929 league average (767 R)

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 860,252
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Avg per Game 11,172

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Bob Fothergill 0.354 2 Harry Heilmann 0.344 3 Dale Alexander 0.343 4 George Uhle 0.343 5 Charlie Gehringer 0.339

Home Runs

1 Dale Alexander 25 2 Marty McManus 18 3 Harry Heilmann 15 4 Charlie Gehringer 13 5 Roy Johnson 10

RBI

1 Dale Alexander 137 2 Harry Heilmann 120 3 Charlie Gehringer 106 4 Marty McManus 90 5 Roy Johnson 69
1929 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Roy Johnson 148 640 128 201 45 14 10 69 67 60 20 0.314
Charlie Gehringer 155 634 131 215 45 19 13 106 64 19 27 0.339
Dale Alexander 155 626 110 215 43 15 25 137 56 63 5 0.343
Marty McManus 154 599 99 168 32 8 18 90 60 52 16 0.280
Harry Rice 130 536 97 163 33 7 6 69 61 23 6 0.304
Harry Heilmann 125 453 86 156 41 7 15 120 50 39 5 0.344
Bob Fothergill 115 277 42 98 24 9 6 62 11 11 3 0.354
Heinie Schuble 92 258 35 60 11 7 2 28 19 23 3 0.233
Eddie Phillips 68 221 24 52 13 1 2 21 20 16 0 0.235
Pinky Hargrave 76 185 26 61 12 0 3 26 20 24 2 0.330
Merv Shea 50 162 23 47 6 0 3 24 19 18 2 0.290
John Stone 51 150 23 39 11 2 2 15 11 13 1 0.260
Yats Wuestling 54 150 13 30 4 1 0 16 9 24 1 0.200
George Uhle 40 108 18 37 1 1 0 13 6 6 0 0.343
Earl Whitehill 38 90 10 23 2 0 3 11 6 17 0 0.256
Bill Akers 24 83 15 22 4 1 1 9 10 9 2 0.265
Vic Sorrell 36 83 9 12 1 0 0 6 1 28 0 0.145
Ownie Carroll 37 74 9 17 2 2 0 11 4 4 0 0.230
Emil Yde 46 48 8 16 1 1 0 3 3 6 0 0.333
Ray Hayworth 14 43 5 11 0 0 0 4 3 8 0 0.256
Frank Sigafoos 14 23 3 4 1 0 0 2 5 4 0 0.174
Augie Prudhomme 34 21 2 5 2 0 0 0 3 8 0 0.238
Nolen Richardson 13 21 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0.190
Kyle Graham 13 19 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0.105
Lil Stoner 24 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.067
Art Herring 4 14 2 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0.214
George Smith 14 12 3 5 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.417
Bucky Harris 7 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0.091
Elon Hogsett 4 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Whit Wyatt 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.100
Phil Page 10 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.125
Josh Billings 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Frank Barnes 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Elam Vangilder 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Woodall 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 George Uhle 4.08 2 Earl Whitehill 4.62 3 Ownie Carroll 4.63 4 Art Herring 4.78 5 Vic Sorrell 5.18

Wins

1 George Uhle 15 2 Vic Sorrell 14 3 Earl Whitehill 14 4 Ownie Carroll 9 5 Emil Yde 7

Strikeouts

1 Earl Whitehill 103 2 George Uhle 100 3 Vic Sorrell 81 4 Ownie Carroll 54 5 Augie Prudhomme 26
1929 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Uhle 15 11 4.08 32 30 0 249.0 283 113 58 100
Earl Whitehill 14 15 4.62 38 28 1 245.1 267 126 96 103
Vic Sorrell 14 15 5.18 36 31 1 226.0 270 130 106 81
Ownie Carroll 9 17 4.63 34 26 1 202.0 249 104 86 54
Augie Prudhomme 1 6 6.22 34 6 1 94.0 119 65 53 26
Emil Yde 7 3 5.30 29 6 0 86.2 100 51 63 23
Lil Stoner 3 3 5.26 24 3 4 53.0 57 31 31 12
Kyle Graham 1 3 5.57 13 6 1 51.2 70 32 33 7
George Smith 3 2 5.80 14 2 0 35.2 42 23 36 13
Art Herring 2 1 4.78 4 4 0 32.0 38 17 19 15
Elon Hogsett 1 2 2.83 4 4 0 28.2 34 9 9 9
Phil Page 0 2 8.17 10 4 0 25.1 29 23 19 6
Whit Wyatt 0 1 6.75 4 4 0 25.1 30 19 18 14
Josh Billings 0 1 5.12 8 0 0 19.1 27 11 9 1
Elam Vangilder 0 1 6.35 6 0 0 11.1 16 8 7 3
Frank Barnes 0 1 7.20 4 1 0 5.0 10 4 3 0

👥 Roster (35)

Bill Akers Dale Alexander Frank Barnes Josh Billings Ownie Carroll Bob Fothergill Charlie Gehringer Kyle Graham Pinky Hargrave Bucky Harris Ray Hayworth Harry Heilmann +23 more

35 players

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The 1929 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 70-84 record (.455) put the 1929 Detroit Tigers 6th in the AL. Runs came in at 926 scored against 928 allowed (-2). Against a league average of .283, the 1929 Detroit Tigers batted .298. Pitchers allowed 4.96 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.24. The 926 runs scored compare with a league average of 767 per club, 21% more.

Navin Field was home in 1929, drawing a total attendance of 860,252. For power, Dale Alexander led the way with 25 homers. Charlie Gehringer collected the most hits, 215. George Uhle was the top winner, with 15 victories. The strikeout leader was Earl Whitehill with 103. In all, the roster shows 35 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1929 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1929 Detroit Tigers finished 70-84 (.455 win pct).
Who led the 1929 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Dale Alexander led the 1929 Detroit Tigers with 25 home runs.
What was the 1929 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1929 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.96.
Did the 1929 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1929 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1929 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1929 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1929 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dale Alexander (25 HR, 137 RBI) and George Uhle (15-11, 4.08 ERA).
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