1929 New York Yankees season
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1929 New York Yankees season
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| Owner(s) | Jacob Ruppert | |
| Manager(s) | Miller Huggins and Art Fletcher | |
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The 1929 New York Yankees season was the team's 27th season in New York and its 29th overall. The team finished with a record of 88-66, finishing in second place, 18 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. This ended a streak of three straight championships from 1926 to 1928. New York was managed by Miller Huggins until his death on September 25. They played at Yankee Stadium.
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Regular season
- April 16, 1929: The New York Yankees took to the field with uniform numbers for the first time.[1]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Philadelphia Athletics | 104 | 46 | .693 | -- |
| New York Yankees | 88 | 66 | .571 | 18 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 71 | .533 | 24 |
| St. Louis Browns | 79 | 73 | .520 | 26 |
| Washington Senators | 71 | 81 | .467 | 34 |
| Detroit Tigers | 70 | 84 | .455 | 36 |
| Chicago White Sox | 59 | 93 | .388 | 46 |
| Boston Red Sox | 58 | 96 | .377 | 48 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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| C | Bill Dickey | 130 | 447 | 145 | .324 | 10 | 65 |
| 1B | Lou Gehrig | 154 | 553 | 166 | .300 | 35 | 126 |
| 2B | Tony Lazzeri | 147 | 545 | 193 | .354 | 18 | 106 |
| 3B | Gene Robertson | 90 | 309 | 92 | .298 | 0 | 35 |
| SS | Leo Durocher | 100 | 341 | 84 | .246 | 0 | 32 |
| LF | Earle Combs | 142 | 586 | 202 | .345 | 3 | 65 |
| CF | Bob Meusel | 100 | 391 | 102 | .261 | 10 | 57 |
| RF | Babe Ruth | 135 | 499 | 172 | .345 | 46 | 154 |
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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| George Burns | 9 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| George Pipgras | 39 | 225.1 | 18 | 12 | 4.23 | 125 |
| Waite Hoyt | 30 | 201.2 | 10 | 9 | 4.24 | 57 |
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 Heimach | 35 | 134.2 | 11 | 6 | 4.01 | 26 |
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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Awards and honors
League top ten finishers
- #2 in AL in home runs (35)
- #2 in AL in on-base percentage (.431)
- #3 in AL in runs scored (127)
- #3 in AL in walks (122)
- #4 in AL in RBI (126)
- #4 in AL in slugging percentage (.584)
- #4 in AL in on-base percentage (.429)
- #3 in AL in strikeouts (125)
- MLB leader in home runs (46)
- MLB leader in slugging percentage (.697)
- #2 in AL in RBI (154)
- #3 in AL in on-base percentage (.430)
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| D | Chambersburg Young Yanks | Blue Ridge League | Tommy Clarke |
Notes
- ^ Numbelivable!, p.89, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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