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1929 Awards & Things
American League Outstanding Hitter Award
Freddie Lindstrom, Cleveland
134 g, 583 ab, 109 r, 217 h, 31 2b, 13 3b, 21 hr, 105 rbi, 337 tb, 35 bb, 22 k, 23 sb, 13 cs, .372 avg, .406 obp, .578 slg
National League Outstanding Hitter Award
Jimmie Foxx, Pittsburgh
131 g, 507 ab, 102 r, 181 h, 28 2b, 13 3b, 23 hr, 113 rbi, 304 tb, 90 bb, 57 k, 9 sb, 8 cs, .357 avg, .453 obp, .600 slg
American League Outstanding Pitcher Award
Bill Sherdel, Cleveland
23-9, 0 sv, 3.18 era, 35 g, 35 gs, 303.0 ip, 302 ha, 127 r, 107 er, 23 hr, 85 bb, 101 k, 1.28 whip, .261 oavg
National League Outstanding Pitcher Award
Bump Hadley, Cincinnati
22-7, 0 sv, 3.22 era, 31 g, 31 gs, 251.2 ip, 239 ha, 104 r, 90 er, 9 hr, 95 bb, 156 k, 1.33 whip, .253 oavg
American League Rookie of the Year Award
George Watkins, Washington
145 g, 600 ab, 103 r, 201 h, 42 2b, 10 3b, 24 hr, 95 rbi, 335 tb, 39 bb, 77 k, 28 sb, 10 cs, .335 avg, .376 obp, .558 slg
National League Rookie of the Year Award
Ben Chapman, Pittsburgh
100 g, 413 ab, 76 r, 149 h, 29 2b, 11 3b, 11 hr, 67 rbi, 233 tb, 44 bb, 48 k, 14 sb, 14 cs, .361 avg, .415 obp, .564 slg
Major League Records Set or Tied
Pitching
Saves: 17 - Fred Heimach, Cleveland
American League Records Set or Tied
Pitching
Saves: 17 - Fred Heimach, Cleveland
National League Records Set or Tied
Batting
Doubles: 50 - Dick Bartell, Pittsburgh
Milestones
5/10 - hit #2500 for Joe Jackson
5/25 - Happy Felsch scores 1000th run
5/31 - Lloyd Brown no-hits Pirates. This is the first no-hitter thrown this season and the 17th hurled in history.
6/03 - Mark Koenig hits cycle. This is the first time this season that the cycle has been hit and the 48th time in history.
6/13 - Ken Williams drives in 1000th run
6/24 - Wally Berger bombs 3 HRs
7/06 - Frankie Frisch scores 1000th run
8/09 - Buster Chatham hits cycle. This is the second time that the cycle has been struck and the 49th time in history.
9/25 - Kiki Cuyler hits for cycle. This is the third time that the cycle has been hit and the 50th time in history.
Trades
3/13 - Cincinnati gets p Oscar Harstad (37 yrs old, 2-5, 5.48 era, 42.2 ip, 11 k), Boston (N) gets lf Bob Fothergill (32 yrs old, .260-3-39-2)
6/11 - New York (N) gets p Syl Johnson (28 yrs old, 14-9, 4.22 era, 222.0 ip, 101 k), Detroit gets cf Ethan Allen (25 yrs old, .277-7-50-15)
6/11 - Pittsburgh gets p Mike Cvengros (27 yrs old, 2-3, 3 sv, 3.05 era, 41.1 ip, 22 k), Boston (A) gets rf Beauty McGowan (28 yrs old, .264-4-43-1)
7/26 - New York (A) gets p Ted Odelwald (27 yrs old, 1-1, 2 sv, 2.59 era, 31.1 ip, 13 k), Brooklyn gets 1b Red Shannon (32 yrs old, .321-5-61-6)
7/26 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Jake Miller (31 yrs old, 8-18, 5.70 era, 219.1 ip, 47 k), Brooklyn gets rf Ike Boone (32 yrs old, .330-14-86-1) and lf Rusty Saunders (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
7/27 - Washington gets p George Pipgras (29 yrs old, 12-18, 4.15 era, 267.0 ip, 154 k), Detroit gets lf Roy Johnson (26 yrs old, .298-6-76-12)
7/27 - Philadelphia (A) gets p Tom Zachary (33 yrs old, 10-13, 5.10 era, 210.0 ip, 69 k), Detroit gets rf George Sisler (36 yrs old, .322-1-57-2)
7/28 - Detroit gets p Joe Shaute (30 yrs old, 19-11, 3.89 era, 272.2 ip, 90 k), Pittsburgh gets 1b Lu Blue (32 yrs old, .239-7-42-5)
7/29 - Detroit gets p Larry Jacobus (35 yrs old, 3-4, 6 sv, 5.58 era, 59.2 ip, 25 k), Philadelphia (A) gets lf Tex Vache (34 yrs old, .312-8-58-2)
7/29 - Washington gets p Bill Vargus (29 yrs old, 1-0, 2.40 era, 15.0 ip, 2 k) and 1b Bud Morse (25 yrs old, .000-0-0-0), Philadelphia (A) gets 1b Hooks Cotter (29 yrs old, .274-1-32-0)
7/29 - Boston (N) gets p Ken Ash (28 yrs old, 0-1, 6.75 era, 1.1 ip, 1 k), Cincinnati gets cf Denny Sothern (25 yrs old, .236-1-18-4) and ss Eddie Delker (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
7/29 - Brooklyn gets p Walt Tauscher (27 yrs old, 0-0, 0.0 ip), Cincinnati gets c Eddie Kenna (31 yrs old, .306-3-31-4)
9/30 - Cincinnati gets p Jess Doyle (31 yrs old, 2-3, 2 sv, 5.60 era, 27.1 ip, 13 k), Detroit gets 2b Bobby Reaves (25 yrs old, .262-3-30-3) and ss Eddie Delker (23 yrs old, .000-0-0-0)
Major Free Agents
Syl Johnson, sp
Urban Shocker, sp
George Uhle, sp
Buck Crouse, c
Lu Blue, 1b
Freddie Lindstrom, 2b
Joe Dugan, 2b
Earle Combs, cf
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