1929 St. Louis Cardinals

78-74 • .513 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1929 St. Louis Cardinals went 78-74 (.513) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 831 runs, allowed 806, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Jim Bottomley (29 HR, 137 RBI) and Jesse Haines (13-10, 5.71 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

78 Wins
74 Losses
.513 Win %
4th Rank
831 R 806 RA
Diff +25

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⚡ Quick Stats

831 Runs Scored
806 Runs Allowed
+25 Run Diff
506K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 NL Average

Batting Avg .292 1% below the 1929 league average (.294)
OBP .354 1% below the 1929 league average (.356)
SLG .437 3% above the 1929 league average (.425)
Team ERA 4.66 1% better than the 1929 league average (4.72)
Runs Scored 831 1% above the 1929 league average (826 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 506,550
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Avg per Game 6,578

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Earl Smith 0.345 2 Chick Hafey 0.338 3 Taylor Douthit 0.336 4 Frankie Frisch 0.334 5 Ernie Orsatti 0.332

Home Runs

1 Jim Bottomley 29 2 Chick Hafey 29 3 Andy High 10 4 Taylor Douthit 9 5 Frankie Frisch 5

RBI

1 Jim Bottomley 137 2 Chick Hafey 125 3 Frankie Frisch 74 4 Jimmie Wilson 71 5 Charlie Gelbert 65
1929 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Taylor Douthit 150 613 128 206 42 7 9 62 79 49 8 0.336
Andy High 146 603 95 178 32 4 10 63 38 18 7 0.295
Jim Bottomley 146 560 108 176 31 12 29 137 70 54 3 0.314
Frankie Frisch 138 527 93 176 40 12 5 74 53 12 24 0.334
Chick Hafey 134 517 101 175 47 9 29 125 45 42 7 0.338
Charlie Gelbert 146 512 60 134 29 8 3 65 51 46 8 0.262
Jimmie Wilson 120 394 59 128 27 8 4 71 43 19 4 0.325
Ernie Orsatti 113 346 64 115 21 7 3 39 33 43 7 0.332
Wally Roettger 79 269 27 68 11 3 3 42 13 27 0 0.253
Wattie Holm 64 176 21 41 5 6 0 14 12 8 1 0.233
Earl Smith 57 145 9 50 8 0 1 22 18 6 0 0.345
Bill Sherdel 33 70 5 16 1 1 1 8 2 4 0 0.229
Jesse Haines 28 69 5 11 0 0 1 3 1 22 1 0.159
Clarence Mitchell 26 66 9 18 3 1 0 9 4 6 1 0.273
Syl Johnson 42 60 4 7 2 1 1 5 1 23 0 0.117
Johnny Butler 17 55 5 9 1 1 0 5 4 5 0 0.164
Fred Frankhouse 34 52 7 15 3 0 1 8 1 6 0 0.288
Carey Selph 25 51 8 12 1 1 0 7 6 4 1 0.235
Hal Haid 38 49 4 4 1 0 0 3 3 15 0 0.082
Pete Alexander 22 41 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0.049
Eddie Delker 22 40 5 6 0 1 0 3 2 12 0 0.150
Billy Southworth 19 32 1 6 2 0 0 3 2 4 0 0.188
Bubber Jonnard 18 31 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.097
Bill Hallahan 20 26 2 4 0 0 0 3 2 13 0 0.154
Fred Haney 10 26 4 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0.115
Al Grabowski 6 16 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Jim Lindsey 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Mul Holland 8 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Herman Bell 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Carmen Hill 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bill Doak 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hal Goldsmith 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Al Grabowski 2.52 2 Syl Johnson 3.60 3 Pete Alexander 3.89 4 Hal Haid 4.07 5 Fred Frankhouse 4.12

Wins

1 Jesse Haines 13 2 Syl Johnson 13 3 Bill Sherdel 10 4 Pete Alexander 9 5 Hal Haid 9

Strikeouts

1 Syl Johnson 80 2 Bill Sherdel 69 3 Jesse Haines 59 4 Bill Hallahan 52 5 Hal Haid 41
1929 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Sherdel 10 15 5.93 33 22 0 195.2 278 129 58 69
Syl Johnson 13 7 3.60 42 19 3 182.1 186 73 56 80
Jesse Haines 13 10 5.71 28 25 0 179.2 230 114 73 59
Clarence Mitchell 8 11 4.27 25 22 0 173.0 221 82 60 39
Hal Haid 9 9 4.07 38 12 4 154.2 171 70 66 41
Fred Frankhouse 7 2 4.12 30 12 1 133.1 149 61 43 37
Pete Alexander 9 8 3.89 22 19 0 132.0 149 57 23 33
Bill Hallahan 4 4 4.42 20 12 0 93.2 94 46 60 52
Al Grabowski 3 2 2.52 6 6 0 50.0 44 14 8 22
Jim Lindsey 1 1 5.51 2 2 0 16.1 20 10 2 8
Mul Holland 0 1 9.42 8 0 0 14.1 13 15 7 5
Herman Bell 0 2 6.92 7 0 0 13.0 19 10 4 4
Bill Doak 1 2 12.00 3 2 0 9.0 17 12 5 3
Carmen Hill 0 0 8.31 3 1 0 8.2 10 8 8 1
Hal Goldsmith 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 4.0 3 3 1 0

👥 Roster (32)

Pete Alexander Herman Bell Jim Bottomley Johnny Butler Eddie Delker Bill Doak Taylor Douthit Fred Frankhouse Frankie Frisch Charlie Gelbert Hal Goldsmith Al Grabowski +20 more

32 players

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The 1929 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

The 1929 St. Louis Cardinals won 78 games and lost 74, ending up 4th in the NL. The run column shows 831 for and 806 against. Against a league average of .294, the 1929 St. Louis Cardinals batted .292. The St. Louis Cardinals staff finished with a 4.66 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.72. The 1929 St. Louis Cardinals outscored the average club by 1% (831 against 826).

Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1929, drawing a total attendance of 506,550. Jim Bottomley topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 29 home runs. The hits leader was Taylor Douthit with 206. Syl Johnson was the top winner, with 13 victories. The 1929 roster runs to 32 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1928 season and the 1930 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1929 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1929 St. Louis Cardinals finished 78-74 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1929 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Jim Bottomley led the 1929 St. Louis Cardinals with 29 home runs.
What was the 1929 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1929 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 4.66.
Did the 1929 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1929 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1929 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1929 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1929 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Bottomley (29 HR, 137 RBI) and Jesse Haines (13-10, 5.71 ERA).
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