1929 Chicago Cubs season

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1929 Chicago Cubs 1929 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (Since 1916) Chicago, Illinois (Since 1871)
1929 Information
Owner(s)	William Wrigley, Jr.
Manager(s)	Joe McCarthy
Local television	none
Local radio	WCFL (John O'Hara, Pat Flanagan) WGN (Bob Elson)
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Contents

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Season standings
- 2.2 Roster
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 1929 World Series
5 Awards and honors
- 5.1 Records
6 Farm system
7 Notes
8 References

Offseason

October 3, 1928: Mike Cvengros was drafted by the Cubs from the Wichita Falls Spudders in the 1928 rule 5 draft.^[1]
November 7, 1928: Socks Seibold, Percy Jones, Lou Legett, Freddie Maguire, Bruce Cunningham, and $200,000 were traded by the Cubs to the Boston Braves for Rogers Hornsby.^[2]

Regular season

Rogers Hornsby, who was acquired from the Boston Braves in an offseason deal, had a career year, hitting .380. In the process, he hit 39 home runs and led the league with a .679 slugging percentage. The 156 runs scored by Hornsby in 1929 were the most by a right-handed batter in the National League during the 20th century. Hornsby collected his second Most Valuable Player award that year, and for the second time he won a National League pennant.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago Cubs	98	54	--	.645
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	65	10.5	.575
New York Giants	84	67	13.5	.556
St. Louis Cardinals	78	74	20	.513
Philadelphia Phillies	71	82	27.5	.464
Brooklyn Robins	70	83	28.5	.458
Cincinnati Reds	66	88	33	.429
Boston Braves	56	98	43	.364

Roster

1929 Chicago Cubs

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Joe McCarthy

Coaches

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Taylor, ZackZack Taylor	64	215	59	.274	1	31
2B	Hornsby, RogersRogers Hornsby	156	602	229	.380	39	149
OF	Stephenson, RiggsRiggs Stephenson	136	495	179	.362	17	110

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
González, MikeMike González	60	167	40	.240	0	18
Grace, EarlEarl Grace	27	80	20	.250	2	17
Moore, JohnnyJohnny Moore	37	63	18	.286	2	8

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
Blake, SheriffSheriff Blake	35	218.1	14	13	4.29	70
Grampp, HankHank Grampp	1	2	0	1	27.00	0

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
Bush, GuyGuy Bush	50	270.2	18	7	3.66	82
Carlson, HalHal Carlson	31	111.2	11	5	5.16	35

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
Cvengros, MikeMike Cvengros	32	5	4	2	4.64	23
Horne, TraderTrader Horne	11	1	1	0	5.59	3

1929 World Series

Main article: 1929 World Series

AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (1)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Philadelphia Athletics – 3, Chicago Cubs – 1	October 8	Wrigley Field	50,740
2	Philadelphia Athletics – 9, Chicago Cubs – 3	October 9	Wrigley Field	49,987
3	Chicago Cubs – 3, Philadelphia Athletics – 1	October 11	Shibe Park	29,921
4	Chicago Cubs – 8, Philadelphia Athletics – 10	October 12	Shibe Park	29,921
5	Chicago Cubs – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 3	October 14	Shibe Park	29,921

Awards and honors

Records

Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Most runs by a second baseman, (156).^[3]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Marty Krug and Jack Lelivelt

Notes

^ Mike Cvengros page at Baseball Reference
^ Rogers Hornsby page at Baseball Reference
^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.91, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

References

1929 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference

v t e 1929 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1929 World Series

Preceded by St. Louis Cardinals 1928	National League Championship Season 1929	Succeeded by St. Louis Cardinals 1930

Chicago Cubs

Formerly the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts and the Chicago Orphans • Based in Chicago, Illinois

Franchise

History • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Players • Managers • Owners and executives • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • First-round draft picks

Ballparks

23rd Street Grounds • Lakefront Park • West Side Park I • South Side Park • West Side Park II • Wrigley Field
Spring training: Plant Field • Blair Field • HoHoKam Park

Lore

Babe Ruth's called shot • The Inning • Gatorade Glove Play • Homer in the Gloamin' • The Sandberg Game • Fall of '69 • Sandy Koufax's perfect game • Home Run Chase • Brock for Broglio • Merkle's Boner • Worst to First • Monday Saves the Flag • College of Coaches • Ken Hubbs incident • Billy Jurges incident • Game 163

Culture

Steve Bartman • Curse of the Billy Goat • Ex-Cubs Factor • Tinker to Evers to Chance • Rookie of the Year • This Old Cub • Ronnie Woo Woo • Grant DePorter • Wrigley Rooftops • Cubby Bear • Wrigleyville • Wayne Messmer • Yosh Kawano • Mike Royko • Holy Cow! • Wrigley Company • Old Style Beer • Hey Hey Holy Mackerel • Bill Holden • Bleacher Bums • The Heckler • Arne Harris • Voice of Chicago • Billy Sianis • "Go, Cubs, Go" • The Natural • Pat and Ron Show • "All the Way" • Cubs Win Flag • Brant Brown • JDRF • Addison Red Line Station • Sheridan Red Line Station • Taking Care of Business • Billy Goat Tavern • Heel Click • Winter Classic • Clark Street • Addison Street • Radio Network • "Let's Play Two!" • Mr. Cub • A League of Their Own • Take Me Out to the Ball Game • I.O. • The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness • Pat Pieper • The Cubby Bear • Great Chicago Fire • Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse • Bohemian National Cemetery Columbarium

Rivalries

Milwaukee Brewers • St. Louis Cardinals • Chicago White Sox

Retired numbers

10 • 14 • 23 • 26 • 31 • 31 • 42 • Hey Hey!

Key personnel

Owner: Family of Joe Ricketts; operated by Tom Ricketts • President of Baseball Operations: Theo Epstein • General Manager: Jed Hoyer • Manager: Dale Sveum

World Series
Championships (4)

1882 • 1885 • 1907 • 1908

National League
Championships (16)

1876 • 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1885 • 1886 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1910 • 1918 • 1929 • 1932 • 1935 • 1938 • 1945

Division
Championships

Eastern	1984 • 1989

Central	2003 • 2007 • 2008

Wild Card	1998

Minor league
affiliates

Iowa Cubs (AAA) • Tennessee Smokies (AA) • Daytona Cubs (A) • Peoria Chiefs (A) • Boise Hawks (A) • Arizona League Cubs (Rookie) • DSL Cubs1 (Rookie) • DSL Cubs2 (Rookie)

Other assets

Comcast SportsNet Chicago • WGN

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