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1929 Philadelphia Athletics

104-46 • .693 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1929 Philadelphia Athletics went 104-46 (.693) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 901 runs, allowed 615, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Al Simmons (34 HR, 157 RBI) and George Earnshaw (24-8, 3.29 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

104 Wins
46 Losses
.693 Win %
1st Rank
901 R 615 RA
Diff +286

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⚡ Quick Stats

901 Runs Scored
615 Runs Allowed
+286 Run Diff
1,087K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 AL Average

Batting Avg .295 4% above the 1929 league average (.283)
OBP .365 5% above the 1929 league average (.349)
SLG .450 11% above the 1929 league average (.407)
Team ERA 3.44 19% better than the 1929 league average (4.24)
Runs Scored 901 17% above the 1929 league average (767 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 1,087,000
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Avg per Game 14,689

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Al Simmons 0.365 2 Jimmie Foxx 0.354 3 Bing Miller 0.331 4 Mickey Cochrane 0.331 5 Jimmy Dykes 0.327

Home Runs

1 Al Simmons 34 2 Jimmie Foxx 33 3 Mule Haas 16 4 Jimmy Dykes 13 5 Bing Miller 8

RBI

1 Al Simmons 157 2 Jimmie Foxx 118 3 Mickey Cochrane 95 4 Bing Miller 93 5 Mule Haas 82
1929 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Simmons 143 581 114 212 41 9 34 157 31 38 4 0.365
Mule Haas 139 578 115 181 41 9 16 82 34 38 0 0.313
Bing Miller 147 556 84 184 32 16 8 93 40 25 24 0.331
Jimmie Foxx 149 517 123 183 23 9 33 118 103 70 9 0.354
Mickey Cochrane 135 514 113 170 37 8 7 95 69 8 7 0.331
Max Bishop 129 475 102 110 19 6 3 36 128 44 1 0.232
Jimmy Dykes 119 401 76 131 34 6 13 79 51 25 8 0.327
Sammy Hale 101 379 51 105 14 3 1 40 12 18 6 0.277
Joe Boley 91 303 36 76 17 6 2 47 24 16 1 0.251
Rube Walberg 40 103 11 23 2 0 1 11 3 17 0 0.223
Lefty Grove 42 102 13 22 3 0 1 15 6 33 0 0.216
George Earnshaw 44 87 6 15 2 0 1 10 2 21 0 0.172
Homer Summa 37 81 12 22 4 0 0 10 2 1 1 0.272
Cy Perkins 38 76 4 16 4 0 0 9 5 4 0 0.211
Jack Quinn 35 60 2 8 2 0 0 3 0 20 0 0.133
Jim Cronin 25 56 7 13 2 1 0 4 5 7 0 0.232
Ossie Orwoll 30 51 6 13 2 1 0 6 2 11 0 0.255
George Burns 29 49 5 13 5 0 1 11 2 3 1 0.265
Walt French 45 45 7 12 1 0 1 9 2 3 0 0.267
Bill Shores 39 40 5 5 0 0 0 0 6 16 0 0.125
Eddie Rommel 32 39 2 8 1 0 0 4 2 7 0 0.205
Bud Morse 8 27 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.074
Howard Ehmke 11 19 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.105
Bevo LeBourveau 12 16 1 5 0 1 0 2 5 1 0 0.312
Carroll Yerkes 19 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Eric McNair 4 8 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0.500
Eddie Collins 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
Doc Cramer 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Cloy Mattox 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.167
Bill Breckinridge 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Hassler 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Rudy Miller 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.250

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Lefty Grove 2.81 2 Eddie Rommel 2.85 3 George Earnshaw 3.29 4 Howard Ehmke 3.29 5 Bill Shores 3.60

Wins

1 George Earnshaw 24 2 Lefty Grove 20 3 Rube Walberg 18 4 Eddie Rommel 12 5 Jack Quinn 11

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Grove 170 2 George Earnshaw 149 3 Rube Walberg 94 4 Bill Shores 49 5 Jack Quinn 41
1929 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Grove 20 6 2.81 42 37 4 275.1 278 86 81 170
Rube Walberg 18 11 3.60 40 33 4 267.2 256 107 99 94
George Earnshaw 24 8 3.29 44 33 1 254.2 233 93 125 149
Jack Quinn 11 9 3.97 35 18 2 161.0 182 71 39 41
Bill Shores 11 6 3.60 39 13 7 152.2 150 61 59 49
Eddie Rommel 12 2 2.85 32 6 4 113.2 135 36 34 25
Howard Ehmke 7 2 3.29 11 8 0 54.2 48 20 15 20
Carroll Yerkes 1 0 4.58 19 2 1 37.1 47 19 13 11
Ossie Orwoll 0 2 4.80 12 0 1 30.0 32 16 6 12
Bill Breckinridge 0 0 8.10 3 1 0 10.0 10 9 16 2

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
PHA def. CHN 4-1

👥 Roster (32)

Max Bishop Joe Boley Bill Breckinridge George Burns Mickey Cochrane Eddie Collins Doc Cramer Jim Cronin Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Howard Ehmke Jimmie Foxx +20 more

32 players

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The 1929 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

A 104-46 record (.693) put the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics 1st in the AL. This was a year in which the Philadelphia Athletics won the World Series. Runs came in at 901 scored against 615 allowed (+286). Against a league average of .283, the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics batted .295. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 3.44 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.24.

Measured against the 767-run league average, the offense was 17% ahead. The home park, Shibe Park, recorded 1,087,000 in attendance, about 14,689 a game. The home run leader was Al Simmons, who hit 34. George Earnshaw was the top winner, with 24 victories. Lefty Grove struck out 170, the most on the club. In the World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat CHN 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1929 Philadelphia Athletics finished 104-46 (.693 win pct).
Did the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
Yes. The 1929 Philadelphia Athletics won the World Series.
Who led the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Al Simmons led the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics with 34 home runs.
What was the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1929 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.44.
Where did the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1929 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Al Simmons (34 HR, 157 RBI) and George Earnshaw (24-8, 3.29 ERA).
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