1929 New York Yankees season
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
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The 1929 New York Yankees season was the team's 27th season. The team finished with a record of 88â66, finishing in second place, 18 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. This ended a streak of three straight World Series appearances for the club. New York was managed by Miller Huggins until his death on September 25. They played at Yankee Stadium.
| 1929 New York Yankees | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York City, New York |
| Record | 88â66 (.571) |
| League place | 2nd |
| Owners | Jacob Ruppert |
| General managers | Ed Barrow |
| Managers | Miller Huggins (12th season, 82â61, .573) Art Fletcher (1st season, 6â5, .545) |
Regular season
- April 16, 1929: The New York Yankees took to the field with uniform numbers for the first time on the backs on their uniforms, the first team to make them permanent.[1]
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 104 | 46 | .693 | â | 57âââ16 | 47âââ30 |
| New York Yankees | 88 | 66 | .571 | 18 | 49âââ28 | 39âââ38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 71 | .533 | 24 | 44âââ32 | 37âââ39 |
| St. Louis Browns | 79 | 73 | .520 | 26 | 41âââ36 | 38âââ37 |
| Washington Senators | 71 | 81 | .467 | 34 | 37âââ40 | 34âââ41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 70 | 84 | .455 | 36 | 38âââ39 | 32âââ45 |
| Chicago White Sox | 59 | 93 | .388 | 46 | 35âââ41 | 24âââ52 |
| Boston Red Sox | 58 | 96 | .377 | 48 | 32âââ45 | 26âââ51 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | â | 11â11 | 9â13 | 8â14 | 5â17 | 4â18 | 11â11â1 | 10â12 | |||||
| Chicago | 11â11 | â | 9â12 | 10â12 | 6â16 | 9â13 | 4â17 | 10â12 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13â9 | 12â9 | â | 11â11 | 14â8 | 7â14 | 10â12 | 14â8 | |||||
| Detroit | 14â8 | 12â10 | 11â11 | â | 9â13 | 4â18 | 10â12 | 10â12â1 | |||||
| New York | 17â5 | 16â6 | 8â14 | 13â9 | â | 8â14 | 14â8 | 12â10 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 18â4 | 13â9 | 14â7 | 18â4 | 14â8 | â | 11â10â1 | 16â4 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11â11â1 | 17â4 | 12â10 | 12â10 | 8â14 | 10â11â1 | â | 9â13 | |||||
| Washington | 12â10 | 12â10 | 8â14 | 12â10â1 | 10â12 | 4â16 | 13â9 | â | |||||
Roster
Beginning from that year onward the Yankees put the players' jersey numbers on the backs of their white home and grey road uniforms, making them the first MLB team to put player numbers in their uniforms on a permanent basis.
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Player stats
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Bill Dickey | 130 | 447 | 145 | .324 | 10 | 65 |
| 1B | Lou Gehrig | 154 | 553 | 166 | .300 | 35 | 126 |
| 2B | Tony Lazzeri | 147 | 545 | 193 | .354 | 18 | 106 |
| 3B | Gene Robertson | 90 | 309 | 92 | .298 | 0 | 35 |
| SS | Leo Durocher | 100 | 341 | 84 | .246 | 0 | 32 |
| LF | Earle Combs | 142 | 586 | 202 | .345 | 3 | 65 |
| CF | Bob Meusel | 100 | 391 | 102 | .261 | 10 | 57 |
| RF | Babe Ruth | 135 | 499 | 172 | .345 | 46 | 154 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Mark Koenig | 116 | 373 | 109 | .292 | 3 | 41 |
| Lyn Lary | 80 | 236 | 73 | .309 | 5 | 26 |
| Cedric Durst | 92 | 202 | 52 | .257 | 4 | 31 |
| Samuel Byrd | 62 | 170 | 53 | .312 | 5 | 28 |
| Ben Paschal | 42 | 72 | 15 | .208 | 2 | 11 |
| Benny Bengough | 23 | 62 | 12 | .194 | 0 | 7 |
| Johnny Grabowski | 22 | 59 | 12 | .203 | 0 | 2 |
| Arndt Jorgens | 18 | 34 | 11 | .324 | 0 | 4 |
| Julie Wera | 5 | 12 | 5 | .417 | 0 | 2 |
| George Burns | 9 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Liz Funk | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| George Pipgras | 39 | 225.1 | 18 | 12 | 4.23 | 125 |
| Waite Hoyt | 30 | 201.2 | 10 | 9 | 4.24 | 57 |
| Ed Wells | 31 | 193.1 | 13 | 9 | 4.33 | 78 |
| Herb Pennock | 27 | 157.1 | 9 | 11 | 4.92 | 49 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Roy Sherid | 33 | 154.2 | 6 | 6 | 3.61 | 51 |
| Fred Heimach | 35 | 134.2 | 11 | 6 | 4.01 | 26 |
| Tom Zachary | 26 | 119.2 | 12 | 0 | 2.48 | 35 |
| Hank Johnson | 12 | 42.2 | 3 | 3 | 5.06 | 24 |
| Gordon Rhodes | 10 | 42.2 | 0 | 4 | 4.85 | 13 |
| Myles Thomas | 5 | 15.0 | 0 | 2 | 10.80 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Wilcy Moore | 41 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4.13 | 21 |
| Bots Nekola | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.34 | 2 |
Awards and honors
League top ten finishers
- #2 in AL in home runs (35)
- #2 in AL in on-base percentage (.431)
- #3 in AL in runs scored (127)
- #3 in AL in walks (122)
- #4 in AL in RBI (126)
- #4 in AL in slugging percentage (.584)
- #4 in AL in on-base percentage (.429)
- #3 in AL in strikeouts (125)
- MLB leader in home runs (46)
- MLB leader in slugging percentage (.697)
- #2 in AL in RBI (154)
- #3 in AL in on-base percentage (.430)
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| D | Chambersburg Young Yanks | Blue Ridge League | Tommy Clarke |