1929 St. Louis Cardinals season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = St. Louis Cardinals
| season = 1929
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = Sportsman's Park
| city = St. Louis, Missouri
| record = 78–74 (.513)
| league_place = 4th
| owners = Sam Breadon
| general_managers = Branch Rickey
| managers = Billy Southworth, Gabby Street, Bill McKechnie
| television =
| radio = KMOX
(France Laux)
KWK
(Thomas Patrick)
}}
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 fourth in the National League.
Offseason
- December 13, 1928: Tommy Thevenow was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Heinie Sand and $10,000.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/theveto01.shtml Tommy Thevenow] at Baseball Reference
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1929 National League standings}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1929 NL Record vs. opponents|team=STL}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #c41c3a; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1929 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #0a2252; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Pete Alexander}}
{{MLBplayer | Hi Bell}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Doak}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Frankhouse}}
{{MLBplayer | Hal Goldsmith}}
{{MLBplayer | Al Grabowski}}
{{MLBplayer | Hal Haid}}
{{MLBplayer | Jesse Haines}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Hallahan}}
{{MLBplayer | Carmen Hill}}
{{MLBplayer | Mul Holland}}
{{MLBplayer | Syl Johnson}}
{{MLBplayer | Jim Lindsey}}
{{MLBplayer | Clarence Mitchell}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Sherdel}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Bubber Jonnard}}
{{MLBplayer | Earl Smith}}
{{MLBplayer | Jimmie Wilson}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Jim Bottomley}}
{{MLBplayer | Johnny Butler}}
{{MLBplayer | Eddie Delker}}
{{MLBplayer | Frankie Frisch}}
{{MLBplayer | Charlie Gelbert}}
{{MLBplayer | Fred Haney}}
{{MLBplayer | Andy High}}
{{MLBplayer | Carey Selph}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Taylor Douthit}}
{{MLBplayer | Chick Hafey}}
{{MLBplayer | Wattie Holm}}
{{MLBplayer | Ernie Orsatti}}
{{MLBplayer | Wally Roettger}}
{{MLBplayer | Billy Southworth}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Bill McKechnie}}
{{MLBplayer | Billy Southworth}}
{{MLBplayer | Gabby Street}}
Coaches {{MLBplayer | Greasy Neale}} |
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
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| 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 | Jimmie Wilson | 120 | 394 | 128 | .325 | 4 | 71 |
| align=center
| 1B | {{sortname|Jim|Bottomley}} | 146 | 560 | 176 | .314 | 29 | 137 |
| align="center"
| 2B | Frankie Frisch | 138 | 527 | 176 | .334 | 5 | 74 |
| align=center
| SS | Charlie Gelbert | 146 | 512 | 134 | .262 | 3 | 65 |
| align=center
| 3B | Andy High | 146 | 603 | 178 | .295 | 10 | 63 |
| align=center
| OF | Chick Hafey | 134 | 517 | 175 | .338 | 29 | 125 |
| align=center
| OF | Taylor Douthit | 150 | 613 | 206 | .336 | 9 | 62 |
| align=center
| OF | Ernie Orsatti | 113 | 346 | 115 | .332 | 3 | 39 |
== 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" | 79 | 269 | 68 | .253 | 3 | 42 |
| align=center | 64 | 176 | 41 | .233 | 0 | 14 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Earl|Smith|Earl Smith (catcher)}} | 57 | 145 | 50 | .345 | 1 | 22 |
| align="center" | 17 | 55 | 9 | .164 | 0 | 5 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Carey|Selph}} | 25 | 51 | 12 | .235 | 0 | 7 |
| align="center" | 22 | 40 | 6 | .150 | 0 | 3 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Billy|Southworth}} | 19 | 32 | 6 | .188 | 0 | 3 |
| align="center" | 18 | 31 | 3 | .097 | 0 | 2 |
| align=center | 10 | 26 | 3 | .115 | 0 | 2 |
= 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" | 33 | 195.2 | 10 | 15 | 5.93 | 69 |
| align=center | 28 | 179.2 | 13 | 10 | 5.71 | 59 |
| align=center | 25 | 173.0 | 8 | 11 | 4.27 | 39 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Pete|Alexander|Grover Cleveland Alexander}} | 22 | 132.0 | 9 | 8 | 3.89 | 38 |
| align="center" | 6 | 50.0 | 3 | 2 | 2.52 | 22 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Jim|Lindsey|Jim Lindsey (baseball)}} | 2 | 16.1 | 1 | 1 | 5.51 | 8 |
| align="center" |
== 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" | 42 | 182.1 | 13 | 7 | 3.60 | 80 |
| align=center
| Hal Haid | 38 | 154.2 | 9 | 9 | 4.07 | 41 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Fred|Frankhouse}} | 30 | 133.1 | 7 | 2 | 4.12 | 37 |
| align="center" | 20 | 93.2 | 4 | 4 | 4.42 | 52 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Doak}} | 3 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 12.00 | 3 |
| align="center" | 3 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 1 |
== 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|Mul|Holland}} | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.42 | 5 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Hi|Bell}} | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.92 | 4 |
| align="center" | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 |
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System|level14=AA|team14=Rochester Red Wings|league14=International League|manager14=Bill McKechnie and Billy Southworth
|level15=A|team15=Houston Buffaloes|league15=Texas League|manager15=Frank Snyder and Gene Bailey
|level16=B|team16=Danville Veterans|league16=Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League|manager16=Joe Schultz, Sr.
|level17=C|team17=Scottdale Scotties|league17=Middle Atlantic League|manager17=Eddie Dyer
|level18=C|team18=Shawnee Robins|league18=Western Association|manager18=Ray Powell
|level19=D|team19=Waynesboro Red Birds|league19=Blue Ridge League|manager19=Kenzie Kirkham and Irwin Wimer
|level20=D|team20=Laurel Cardinals|league20=Cotton States League|manager20=Clay Hopper
}}
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: RochesterJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1929.shtml 1929 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference]
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1929&t=SLN 1929 St. Louis Cardinals ] at Baseball Almanac
{{1929 MLB season by team}}
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