1929 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1929 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 48th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 38th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 78–74 during the season and finished 4th in the National League.
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Record | 78–74 (.513) |
League place | 4th |
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Owner(s) | Sam Breadon |
General manager(s) | Branch Rickey |
Manager(s) | Billy Southworth, Gabby Street, Bill McKechnie |
Local radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Thomas Patrick) |
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Offseason
- December 13, 1928: Tommy Thevenow was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Heinie Sand and $10,000.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago Cubs | 98 | 54 | 0.645 | — | 52–25 | 46–29 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 65 | 0.575 | 10½ | 45–31 | 43–34 |
New York Giants | 84 | 67 | 0.556 | 13½ | 39–37 | 45–30 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 74 | 0.513 | 20 | 43–32 | 35–42 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 82 | 0.464 | 27½ | 39–37 | 32–45 |
Brooklyn Robins | 70 | 83 | 0.458 | 28½ | 42–35 | 28–48 |
Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 88 | 0.429 | 33 | 38–39 | 28–49 |
Boston Braves | 56 | 98 | 0.364 | 43 | 34–43 | 22–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 8–14 | 8–14 | |||||
Brooklyn | 11–11 | — | 6–16 | 11–11 | 14–7 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 10–12 | |||||
Chicago | 15–7 | 16–6 | — | 14–8–1 | 12–10–1 | 17–5–1 | 9–13 | 15–5–1 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–8 | 11–11 | 8–14–1 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 3–19 | |||||
New York | 13–9 | 7–14 | 10–12–1 | 12–10 | — | 16–5 | 13–8 | 13–9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 17–5 | 13–9 | 5–17–1 | 11–11 | 5–16 | — | 11–11 | 9–13 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 14–8 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 8–13 | 11–11 | — | 16–6–1 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 12–10 | 5–15–1 | 19–3 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 6–16–1 | — |
Roster
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Player stats
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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1B | Jim Bottomley | 146 | 560 | 176 | .314 | 29 | 137 |
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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Earl Smith | 57 | 145 | 50 | .345 | 1 | 22 |
Carey Selph | 25 | 51 | 12 | .235 | 0 | 7 |
Billy Southworth | 19 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 3 |
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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Pete Alexander | 22 | 132 | 9 | 8 | 3.89 | 38 |
Jim Lindsey | 2 | 16.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.51 | 8 |
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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Fred Frankhouse | 30 | 133.1 | 7 | 2 | 4.12 | 37 |
Bill Doak | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12.00 | 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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Mul Holland | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.42 | 5 |
Hi Bell | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.92 | 4 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Bill McKechnie and Billy Southworth |
A | Houston Buffaloes | Texas League | Frank Snyder and Gene Bailey |
B | Danville Veterans | Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League | Joe Schultz, Sr. |
C | Scottdale Scotties | Middle Atlantic League | Eddie Dyer |
C | Shawnee Robins | Western Association | Ray Powell |
D | Waynesboro Red Birds | Blue Ridge League | Kenzie Kirkham and Irwin Wimer |
D | Laurel Cardinals | Cotton States League | Clay Hopper |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester[2]
References
- Tommy Thevenow at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007