1929 New York Yankees

88-66 • .571 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1929 New York Yankees went 88-66 (.571) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 899 runs, allowed 775, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Babe Ruth (46 HR, 154 RBI) and George Pipgras (18-12, 4.23 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

88 Wins
66 Losses
.571 Win %
2nd Rank
899 R 775 RA
Diff +124

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899 Runs Scored
775 Runs Allowed
+124 Run Diff
1,355K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 AL Average

Batting Avg .295 4% above the 1929 league average (.283)
OBP .363 4% above the 1929 league average (.349)
SLG .450 11% above the 1929 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.19 1% better than the 1929 league average (4.24)
Runs Scored 899 17% above the 1929 league average (767 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,355,596
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Avg per Game 17,605

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Tony Lazzeri 0.354 2 Earle Combs 0.345 3 Babe Ruth 0.345 4 Bill Dickey 0.324 5 Samuel Byrd 0.312

Home Runs

1 Babe Ruth 46 2 Lou Gehrig 35 3 Tony Lazzeri 18 4 Bill Dickey 10 5 Bob Meusel 10

RBI

1 Babe Ruth 154 2 Lou Gehrig 126 3 Tony Lazzeri 106 4 Earle Combs 65 5 Bill Dickey 65
1929 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Earle Combs 142 586 119 202 33 15 3 65 69 32 11 0.345
Lou Gehrig 154 553 127 166 32 10 35 126 122 68 4 0.300
Tony Lazzeri 147 545 101 193 37 11 18 106 68 45 9 0.354
Babe Ruth 135 499 121 172 26 6 46 154 72 60 5 0.345
Bill Dickey 130 447 60 145 30 6 10 65 14 16 5 0.324
Bob Meusel 100 391 46 102 15 3 10 57 17 42 1 0.261
Mark Koenig 116 373 44 109 27 5 3 41 23 17 1 0.292
Leo Durocher 106 341 53 84 4 5 0 32 34 33 3 0.246
Gene Robertson 90 309 45 92 15 6 0 35 28 6 3 0.298
Lyn Lary 80 236 48 73 9 2 5 26 24 15 4 0.309
Cedric Durst 92 202 32 52 3 3 4 31 15 25 3 0.257
Samuel Byrd 62 170 32 53 12 0 5 28 28 18 1 0.312
George Pipgras 39 84 6 12 2 0 0 5 5 19 0 0.143
Waite Hoyt 30 76 9 17 4 1 0 6 1 11 0 0.224
Ed Wells 31 74 8 17 0 0 0 7 6 8 0 0.230
Ben Paschal 42 72 13 15 3 0 2 11 6 3 1 0.208
Benny Bengough 23 62 5 12 2 1 0 7 0 2 0 0.194
Johnny Grabowski 22 59 4 12 1 0 0 2 3 6 1 0.203
Herb Pennock 27 51 4 9 0 0 0 1 4 6 0 0.176
Roy Sherid 33 50 1 9 1 0 0 5 4 19 0 0.180
Fred Heimach 36 49 5 9 2 0 1 2 3 12 0 0.184
Tom Zachary 26 42 3 10 1 0 0 5 1 8 0 0.238
Arndt Jorgens 18 34 6 11 3 0 0 4 6 7 0 0.324
Wilcy Moore 41 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.067
Hank Johnson 13 14 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.071
Julie Wera 5 12 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.417
Gordon Rhodes 10 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.300
George Burns 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Myles Thomas 5 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.143
Bots Nekola 9 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.500
Liz Funk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Tom Zachary 2.48 2 Roy Sherid 3.61 3 Fred Heimach 4.01 4 Wilcy Moore 4.13 5 George Pipgras 4.23

Wins

1 George Pipgras 18 2 Ed Wells 13 3 Tom Zachary 12 4 Fred Heimach 11 5 Waite Hoyt 10

Strikeouts

1 George Pipgras 125 2 Ed Wells 78 3 Waite Hoyt 57 4 Roy Sherid 51 5 Herb Pennock 49
1929 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Pipgras 18 12 4.23 39 33 0 225.1 229 106 95 125
Waite Hoyt 10 9 4.24 30 25 1 201.2 219 95 69 57
Ed Wells 13 9 4.33 31 23 0 193.1 179 93 81 78
Herb Pennock 9 11 4.92 27 23 1 157.1 205 86 28 49
Roy Sherid 6 6 3.61 33 15 1 154.2 165 62 55 51
Fred Heimach 11 6 4.01 35 10 4 134.2 141 60 29 26
Tom Zachary 12 0 2.48 26 11 2 119.2 131 33 30 35
Wilcy Moore 6 4 4.13 41 0 8 61.0 64 28 19 21
Hank Johnson 3 3 5.06 12 8 0 42.2 37 24 39 24
Gordon Rhodes 0 4 4.85 10 4 0 42.2 57 23 16 13
Bots Nekola 0 0 4.34 9 1 0 18.2 21 9 15 2
Myles Thomas 0 2 10.80 5 1 0 15.0 27 18 9 3

👥 Roster (31)

Benny Bengough George Burns Samuel Byrd Earle Combs Bill Dickey Leo Durocher Cedric Durst Liz Funk Lou Gehrig Johnny Grabowski Fred Heimach Waite Hoyt +19 more

31 players

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The 1929 New York Yankees in brief

In 1929 the New York Yankees posted a 88-66 mark (.571) and finished 2nd in the AL. Runs came in at 899 scored against 775 allowed (+124). The team batting average of .295 was 4% above the 1929 league mark of .283. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 4.19 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.24. League clubs averaged 767 runs that year, so the New York Yankees scored 17% more.

Home games were played at Yankee Stadium I, where 1,355,596 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Babe Ruth, who hit 46. The hits leader was Earle Combs with 202. George Pipgras led the pitchers with 18 wins. The roster section lists 31 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 New York Yankees

What was the 1929 New York Yankees record?
The 1929 New York Yankees finished 88-66 (.571 win pct).
Who led the 1929 New York Yankees in home runs?
Babe Ruth led the 1929 New York Yankees with 46 home runs.
What was the 1929 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1929 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 4.19.
Did the 1929 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1929 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1929 New York Yankees play?
The 1929 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1929 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Babe Ruth (46 HR, 154 RBI) and George Pipgras (18-12, 4.23 ERA).
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