The 1929 Chicago Cubs season was the 58th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 54th in the National League and the 14th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished first in the National League with a record of 98–54, 10.5 games ahead of the second place Pittsburgh Pirates. The team was defeated four games to one by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1929 World Series.
Offseason October 3, 1928: Mike Cvengros was drafted by the Cubs from the Wichita Falls Spudders in the 1928 rule 5 draft.Mike Cvengros page at Baseball Reference 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.Rogers Hornsby page at Baseball Reference
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 with 149 RBIs 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
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1929 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates league leader 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 64 215 59 .274 1 31 1B 120 463 138 .298 10 91 2B 156 602 229 .380 39 149 SS 144 608 168 .276 1 52 3B 124 495 134 .271 5 55 OF 136 495 179 .362 17 110 OF 139 509 183 .360 15 102 OF 150 574 198 .345 39 159
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 82 224 70 .313 2 31 54 190 40 .211 0 9 60 167 40 .240 0 18 32 109 28 .257 1 19 27 80 20 .250 2 17 26 72 23 .319 1 8 31 69 18 .261 0 9 37 63 18 .286 2 8 25 22 6 .273 1 9 5 16 4 .250 0 6 2 3 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 43 272.0 19 6 3.47 124 40 267.0 22 10 3.57 166 35 218.1 14 13 4.29 70 1 2.0 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 50 270.2 18 7 3.66 82 32 120.2 8 5 5.59 27 31 111.2 11 5 5.16 35 3 9.0 0 0 3.00 1
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 32 5 4 2 4.64 23 12 0 1 0 7.48 11 11 1 1 0 5.59 3 5 0 1 0 2.84 3
1929 World Series
AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL Chicago Cubs (1) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Philadelphia Athletics – 3, Chicago Cubs – 1 October 8Wrigley Field 50,7402 Philadelphia Athletics – 9, Chicago Cubs – 3 October 9Wrigley Field 49,9873 Chicago Cubs – 3, Philadelphia Athletics – 1 October 11Shibe Park 29,9214 Chicago Cubs – 8, Philadelphia Athletics – 10 October 12Shibe Park 29,9215 Chicago Cubs – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 3 October 14Shibe Park 29,921
Awards and honors
Records Rogers Hornsby, National League record, Most runs by a second baseman, (156).Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.91, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
Farm system
References
External links 1929 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference