1929 Brooklyn Robins season
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{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Brooklyn Robins
| season = 1929
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Ebbets Field
| city = Brooklyn, New York
| owners = Stephen McKeever, Brooklyn Trust Company
| president = Wilbert Robinson
| managers = Wilbert Robinson
| television =
| radio =
|}}
The 1929 Brooklyn Robins finished the season in sixth place for the fifth straight season.
Offseason
- December 11, 1929: Jesse Petty and Harry Riconda were traded by the Robins to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Glenn Wright.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pettyje01.shtml Jesse Petty page at Baseball Reference]
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1929 National League standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1929 NL Record vs. opponents|team=BR}}
= Notable transactions =
- April 18, 1929: Johnny Gooch and Rube Ehrhardt were traded by the Robins to the Cincinnati Reds for Val Picinich.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/goochjo01.shtml Johnny Gooch page at Baseball Reference]
- July 24, 1929: Lou Koupal was traded by the Robins to the Philadelphia Phillies for Luther Roy.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/koupalo01.shtml Lou Koupal page at Baseball Reference]
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #083c6b; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1929 Brooklyn Robins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Win Ballou}}
{{MLBplayer | Clarence Blethen}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Bradshaw}}
{{MLBplayer | Watty Clark}}
{{MLBplayer | Clise Dudley}}
{{MLBplayer | Jumbo Elliott}}
{{MLBplayer | Alex Ferguson}}
{{MLBplayer | Kent Greenfield}}
{{MLBplayer | Lou Koupal}}
{{MLBplayer | Doug McWeeny}}
{{MLBplayer | Cy Moore}}
{{MLBplayer | Johnny Morrison}}
{{MLBplayer | Ray Moss}}
{{MLBplayer | Bobo Newsom}}
{{MLBplayer | Jimmy Pattison}}
{{MLBplayer | Luther Roy}}
{{MLBplayer | Dazzy Vance}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Hank DeBerry}}
{{MLBplayer | Johnny Gooch}}
{{MLBplayer | Butch Henline}}
{{MLBplayer | Val Picinich}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Dave Bancroft}}
{{MLBplayer | Del Bissonette}}
{{MLBplayer | Jake Flowers}}
{{MLBplayer | Wally Gilbert}}
{{MLBplayer | Eddie Moore}}
{{MLBplayer | Billy Rhiel}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Warner}}
{{MLBplayer | Glenn Wright}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Rube Bressler}}
{{MLBplayer | Max Carey}}
{{MLBplayer | Nick Cullop}}
{{MLBplayer | Johnny Frederick}}
{{MLBplayer | Harvey Hendrick}}
{{MLBplayer | Babe Herman}}
{{MLBplayer | Max West}}
Other batters {{MLBplayer | Johnny Gooch}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Wilbert Robinson}}
Coaches {{MLBplayer | Otto Miller}} |
Player stats
= 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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Val|Picinich}} | 93 | 273 | 71 | .260 | 4 | 31 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Del|Bissonette}} | 116 | 431 | 121 | .281 | 12 | 75 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Eddie|Moore|Eddie Moore (baseball)}} | 111 | 402 | 119 | .296 | 0 | 48 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Wally|Gilbert}} | 143 | 569 | 173 | .304 | 3 | 58 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Dave|Bancroft}} | 104 | 358 | 99 | .277 | 1 | 44 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Johnny|Frederick}} | 148 | 628 | 206 | .328 | 24 | 75 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Babe|Herman}} | 146 | 569 | 217 | .381 | 21 | 113 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Rube|Bressler}} | 136 | 456 | 145 | .318 | 9 | 77 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Harvey|Hendrick}} | 110 | 384 | 136 | .354 | 14 | 82 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Hank|DeBerry}} | 68 | 210 | 55 | .262 | 1 | 25 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Billy|Rhiel}} | 76 | 205 | 57 | .278 | 4 | 25 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jake|Flowers}} | 46 | 130 | 26 | .200 | 1 | 16 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Butch|Henline}} | 27 | 62 | 15 | .242 | 1 | 7 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Warner|Jack Warner (third baseman)}} | 17 | 62 | 17 | .274 | 0 | 4 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Nick|Cullop|Nick Cullop (outfielder)}} | 13 | 41 | 8 | .195 | 1 | 5 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Glenn|Wright}} | 24 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 6 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Max|Carey}} | 19 | 23 | 7 | .304 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Max|West|Max West (1920s outfielder)}} | 5 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Johnny|Gooch}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Watty|Clark}} | 41 | 279.0 | 16 | 19 | 3.74 | 140 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dazzy|Vance}} | 31 | 231.1 | 14 | 13 | 3.89 | 126 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Doug|McWeeny}} | 36 | 146.0 | 4 | 10 | 6.10 | 59 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Alex|Ferguson|Alex Ferguson (baseball)}} | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 22.50 | 1 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ray|Moss}} | 39 | 182.0 | 11 | 6 | 5.04 | 59 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Clise|Dudley}} | 35 | 156.2 | 6 | 14 | 5.69 | 33 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Johnny|Morrison|Johnny Morrison (baseball)}} | 39 | 136.2 | 13 | 7 | 4.48 | 57 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jumbo|Elliott|Jumbo Elliott (baseball)}} | 6 | 19.0 | 1 | 2 | 6.63 | 7 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bobo|Newsom}} | 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 3 | 10.61 | 6 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Cy|Moore}} | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5.56 | 17 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Win|Ballou}} | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.71 | 20 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Lou|Koupal}} | 18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5.36 | 17 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Kent|Greenfield|Kent Greenfield (baseball)}} | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jimmy|Pattison|Jimmy Pattison (baseball)}} | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.63 | 5 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Bradshaw|Joe Bradshaw (baseball)}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Luther|Roy}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Clarence|Blethen}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 |
Notes
{{Reflist|2}}
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BRO/1929.shtml Baseball-Reference season page]
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1929&t=BR7 Baseball Almanac season page]
External links
- [http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/detail_page.asp?fileName=nl_1929_brooklyn.gif&Entryid=458 1929 Brooklyn Robins uniform]
- [http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nl/bdodgers/brooklyn.html Brooklyn Dodgers reference site]
- [http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ Acme Dodgers page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ |date=September 13, 2007 }}
- [http://www.retrosheet.org/ Retrosheet]
{{1929 MLB season by team}}
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