1929 Major League Baseball season explained
| 1929 MLB season |
| League: | American League (AL)
National League (NL) |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | Regular season:World Series: |
| No Of Games: | 154 |
| No Of Teams: | 16 (8 per league) |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Mvp: | NL Rogers Hornsby (CHC)
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| Mvp Link: | Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award#League Awards |
| Conf1: | AL |
| Conf1 Champ: | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | New York Yankees |
| Conf2: | NL |
| Conf2 Champ: | Chicago Cubs |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Finals: | World Series |
| Finals Link: | 1929 World Series |
| Seasonslist: | List of MLB seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | MLB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1928 Major League Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1928 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1930 Major League Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1930 |
The 1929 major league baseball season began on April 16, 1929. The regular season ended on October 6, with the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Athletics as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 26th World Series on October 8 and ended with Game 5 on October 14. The Athletics defeated the Cubs, four games to one.
Babe Ruth hit his 500th career home run this season on August 11 at Cleveland. Game 4 of the World Series featured a historic 10-run rally by the Athletics, nicknamed "The Mack Attack," after the team's manager, Connie Mack.[1]
This was the last of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued. Only a National League award was given in 1929.
Schedule
See also: Major League Baseball schedule. The 1929 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the season (except for) and would be used until in the American League and in the National League.
Opening Day took place on April 16 and saw eight teams across both leagues play. The final day of the regular season was on October 6. The World Series took place between October 8 and October 14.
Rule changes
The 1929 season saw the following rule changes:
- For all ballparks, foul poles must be constructed to be at least 25 feet above the outer barrier, to aid umpires in calling balls fair or foul. The poles were to be constructed either on top of the grandstand roof, or the outer fence of the ballpark. This was coupled with the home run rule, the interpretation of which follows the early- rule, which states that balls are to be called based on where the ball crosses the outfield fence. This rule now accounts for all balls which leave the ballpark, including those which completely leave the ballpark. The American League would implement this home run rule in .[2]
- The American League implements the ground rule double rule, which states that balls that bounce over the fence entitle the batter to two bases. The rule would be implemented by the National League in .[3] [4]
- The Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees are the first teams to make uniform numbers on the back of the jersey permanent. In the past teams, such as the St Louis Cardinals and the Cleveland Indians, had experimented with numbers before, but only on the sleeves and only for a few weeks.
Teams
Standings
National League
Postseason
Bracket
Managerial changes
Off-season
In-season
League leaders
American League
National League
Awards and honors
Home field attendance
| Team name | Wins | | Home attendance | | |
|---|
| Chicago Cubs[5] | 98 | 7.7% | 1,485,166 | 29.9% | 19,041 |
| New York Yankees[6] | 88 | −12.9% | 960,148 | −10.4% | 12,469 |
| Detroit Tigers[7] | 70 | 2.9% | 869,318 | 83.3% | 11,290 |
| New York Giants[8] | 84 | −9.7% | 868,806 | −5.2% | 11,283 |
| Philadelphia Athletics[9] | 104 | 6.1% | 839,176 | 21.7% | 11,340 |
| Brooklyn Robins[10] | 70 | −9.1% | 731,886 | 10.1% | 9,505 |
| Cleveland Indians[11] | 81 | 30.6% | 536,210 | 42.6% | 7,055 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[12] | 88 | 3.5% | 491,377 | −0.7% | 6,465 |
| Chicago White Sox[13] | 59 | −18.1% | 426,795 | −13.6% | 5,616 |
| St. Louis Cardinals[14] | 78 | −17.9% | 399,887 | −47.5% | 5,193 |
| Boston Red Sox[15] | 58 | 1.8% | 394,620 | −0.6% | 5,059 |
| Boston Braves[16] | 56 | 12.0% | 372,351 | 64.0% | 4,836 |
| Washington Senators[17] | 71 | −5.3% | 355,506 | −6.1% | 4,558 |
| Cincinnati Reds[18] | 66 | −15.4% | 295,040 | −39.8% | 3,783 |
| Philadelphia Phillies[19] | 71 | 65.1% | 281,200 | 54.4% | 3,700 |
| St. Louis Browns[20] | 79 | −3.7% | 280,697 | −17.3% | 3,645 | |
Key events
- Babe Ruth: On August 11, Babe Ruth became the first player to hit 500 home runs.
- Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago Cubs: First season since 1912 that both pennant winners won by more than 10 games.[21]
- Philadelphia Athletics: On October 12, during Game 4 of the World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics scored ten runs in the seventh inning to come back from an 8–0 deficit. This was soon dubbed "The Mack Attack," after long-time manager Connie Mack. He commented that it was "The greatest thrill [he] had in 29 years of managing."[22] At the time, this was a record.
Deaths
- Miller Huggins, the Yankees manager, died of blood poisoning on September 25.[23]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The 1929 Mack Attack Society for American Baseball Research. sabr.org. March 4, 2020.
- Web site: sabr . How Rules Changes in 1920 Affected Home Runs – Society for American Baseball Research . 2024-04-22 . en-US.
- Web site: O'Gara . Connor . Future Hall of Famer Al López Hits the Last 'Bounce' Home Run in Big League History . April 16, 2020 . Baseball Hall of Fame.
- News: December 17, 1930 . Changes are Made in the Baseball Playing Rules by Joint Rules Committee . April 16, 2020 . Santa Cruz Evening News . . 8 . newspapers.com.
- Web site: Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Web site: Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
- Book: Koppet, Leonard. Koppet's Concise History of Major League Baseball. Temple University Press. 1998. 1-56639-638-7. Philadelphia. 178.
- News: Baumgartner. Stan. Connie Calls Game "Greatest Thrill, Hugs Fans of Field. October 13, 1929. Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Web site: 1929 Baseball Season. https://web.archive.org/web/20071104032100/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/1929-baseball-season.htm. dead. November 4, 2007. August 24, 2007. HowStuffWorks. en. March 5, 2020.
