1929 Philadelphia Phillies

71-82 • .464 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1929 Philadelphia Phillies went 71-82 (.464) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 897 runs, allowed 1,032, and played home games at Baker Bowl. Team leaders included Chuck Klein (43 HR, 145 RBI) and Claude Willoughby (15-14, 4.99 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

71 Wins
82 Losses
.464 Win %
5th Rank
897 R 1032 RA
Diff -135

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897 Runs Scored
1032 Runs Allowed
-135 Run Diff
379K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 NL Average

Batting Avg .308 5% above the 1929 league average (.294)
OBP .376 6% above the 1929 league average (.356)
SLG .466 10% above the 1929 league average (.425)
Team ERA 6.13 30% worse than the 1929 league average (4.72)
Runs Scored 897 9% above the 1929 league average (826 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBaker Bowl
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 379,200
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Avg per Game 4,989

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Lefty O'Doul 0.398 2 Chuck Klein 0.356 3 Virgil Davis 0.342 4 Pinky Whitney 0.327 5 Fresco Thompson 0.324

Home Runs

1 Chuck Klein 43 2 Lefty O'Doul 32 3 Don Hurst 31 4 Pinky Whitney 8 5 Virgil Davis 7

RBI

1 Chuck Klein 145 2 Don Hurst 125 3 Lefty O'Doul 122 4 Pinky Whitney 115 5 Bernie Friberg 55
1929 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lefty O'Doul 154 638 152 254 35 6 32 122 76 19 2 0.398
Fresco Thompson 148 623 115 202 41 3 4 53 75 34 16 0.324
Chuck Klein 149 616 126 219 45 6 43 145 54 61 5 0.356
Pinky Whitney 154 612 89 200 43 14 8 115 61 35 7 0.327
Don Hurst 154 589 100 179 29 4 31 125 80 36 10 0.304
Bernie Friberg 128 455 74 137 21 10 7 55 49 54 1 0.301
Tommy Thevenow 90 317 30 72 11 0 0 35 25 25 3 0.227
Denny Sothern 76 294 52 90 21 3 5 27 16 24 13 0.306
Walt Lerian 105 273 28 61 13 2 6 25 53 37 0 0.223
Virgil Davis 98 263 31 90 18 0 7 48 19 17 1 0.342
Homer Peel 53 156 16 42 12 1 0 19 12 7 1 0.269
Claude Willoughby 49 91 6 13 1 0 0 5 6 25 0 0.143
Les Sweetland 53 89 14 26 2 0 0 12 3 18 0 0.292
Ray Benge 43 74 8 15 0 0 0 4 1 9 0 0.203
Cy Williams 66 65 11 19 2 0 5 21 22 9 0 0.292
Phil Collins 59 58 15 11 4 0 1 7 1 12 0 0.190
Elmer Miller 31 38 3 9 1 0 1 4 1 5 0 0.237
Lou Koupal 15 32 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
Luther Roy 21 32 2 9 0 0 0 4 7 6 0 0.281
Hal Elliott 40 30 4 5 0 0 0 0 4 15 0 0.167
Tripp Sigman 10 29 8 15 1 0 2 9 3 1 0 0.517
Harry Smythe 20 26 3 5 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.192
Bob McGraw 41 20 2 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 0.200
June Greene 21 19 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.211
Sam Dailey 20 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.059
George Susce 17 17 5 5 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0.294
Alex Ferguson 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
John Milligan 8 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Joe O'Rourke 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Holloway 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Terry Lyons 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Lou Koupal 4.78 2 Claude Willoughby 4.99 3 Les Sweetland 5.11 4 Harry Smythe 5.24 5 Bob McGraw 5.73

Wins

1 Claude Willoughby 15 2 Les Sweetland 13 3 Ray Benge 11 4 Phil Collins 9 5 Lou Koupal 5

Strikeouts

1 Ray Benge 78 2 Phil Collins 61 3 Claude Willoughby 50 4 Les Sweetland 47 5 Hal Elliott 32
1929 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Claude Willoughby 15 14 4.99 49 34 4 243.1 288 135 108 50
Les Sweetland 13 11 5.11 43 25 2 204.1 255 116 87 47
Ray Benge 11 15 6.29 38 27 4 199.0 255 139 77 78
Phil Collins 9 7 5.75 43 11 5 153.1 172 98 83 61
Hal Elliott 3 7 6.06 40 8 2 114.1 146 77 59 32
Luther Roy 3 6 8.42 21 12 0 88.2 137 83 37 16
Lou Koupal 5 5 4.78 15 12 2 86.2 106 46 29 18
Bob McGraw 5 5 5.73 41 4 4 86.1 113 55 43 22
Harry Smythe 4 6 5.24 19 7 1 68.2 94 40 15 12
Sam Dailey 2 2 7.54 20 5 0 51.1 74 43 23 18
June Greene 0 0 19.76 5 0 0 13.2 33 30 9 4
Alex Ferguson 1 2 12.08 5 4 0 12.2 19 17 10 3
Elmer Miller 0 1 11.12 8 2 0 11.1 12 14 21 5
John Milligan 0 1 16.76 8 3 0 9.2 29 18 10 2
Jim Holloway 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 4.2 10 7 5 1

👥 Roster (31)

Ray Benge Phil Collins Sam Dailey Virgil Davis Hal Elliott Alex Ferguson Bernie Friberg June Greene Jim Holloway Don Hurst Chuck Klein Lou Koupal +19 more

31 players

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The 1929 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1929 Philadelphia Phillies won 71 games and lost 82, ending up 5th in the NL. The run column shows 897 for and 1032 against. Against a league average of .294, the 1929 Philadelphia Phillies batted .308. The staff ERA of 6.13 was 30% worse than the league average of 4.72. The 897 runs scored compare with a league average of 826 per club, 9% more.

Attendance at Baker Bowl totaled 379,200 for the year. Chuck Klein topped the Philadelphia Phillies with 43 home runs. Lefty O'Doul collected the most hits, 254. On the mound, Claude Willoughby won 15 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Ray Benge with 78. In all, the roster shows 31 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1929 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1929 Philadelphia Phillies finished 71-82 (.464 win pct).
Who led the 1929 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Chuck Klein led the 1929 Philadelphia Phillies with 43 home runs.
What was the 1929 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1929 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 6.13.
Did the 1929 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1929 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1929 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1929 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Baker Bowl.
Who led the 1929 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Chuck Klein (43 HR, 145 RBI) and Claude Willoughby (15-14, 4.99 ERA).
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