1929 Brooklyn Robins season

1929 Brooklyn Robins
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Ebbets Field (since 1913)
Brooklyn, New York (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Stephen McKeever
Manager(s)	Wilbert Robinson
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The 1929 Brooklyn Robins finished the season in 6th place for the fifth straight season.

Offseason

• December 11, 1929: Jesse Petty and Harry Riconda were traded by the Robins to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Glenn Wright.^[1]

Regular season

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

Record vs. opponents

1929 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	11–11	7–15	8–14	9–13	5–17	8–14	8–14
Brooklyn	11–11	—	6–16	11–11	14–7	9–13	9–13	10–12
Chicago	15–7	16–6	—	14–8–1	12–10–1	17–5–1	9–13	15–5–1
Cincinnati	14–8	11–11	8–14–1	—	10–12	11–11	9–13	3–19
New York	13–9	7–14	10–12–1	12–10	—	16–5	13–8	13–9
Philadelphia	17–5	13–9	5–17–1	11–11	5–16	—	11–11	9–13
Pittsburgh	14–8	13–9	13–9	13–9	8–13	11–11	—	16–6–1
St. Louis	14–8	12–10	5–15–1	19–3	9–13	13–9	6–16–1	—

Notable transactions

• April 18, 1929: Johnny Gooch and Rube Ehrhardt were traded by the Robins to the Cincinnati Reds for Val Picinich.^[2]
• July 24, 1929: Lou Koupal was traded by the Robins to the Philadelphia Phillies for Luther Roy.^[3]

Roster

1929 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
Pitchers Win Ballou Clarence Blethen Joe Bradshaw Watty Clark Clise Dudley Jumbo Elliott Alex Ferguson Kent Greenfield Lou Koupal Doug McWeeny Cy Moore Johnny Morrison Ray Moss Bobo Newsom Jimmy Pattison Luther Roy Dazzy Vance		Catchers Hank DeBerry Johnny Gooch Butch Henline Val Picinich Infielders Dave Bancroft Del Bissonette Jake Flowers Wally Gilbert Eddie Moore Billy Rhiel Jack Warner Glenn Wright		Outfielders Rube Bressler Max Carey Nick Cullop Johnny Frederick Harvey Hendrick Babe Herman Max West Other batters Johnny Gooch		Manager Wilbert Robinson Coaches Otto Miller

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	Picinich, ValVal Picinich	93	273	71	.260	4	31
1B	Bissonette, DelDel Bissonette	116	431	121	.281	12	75
2B	Moore, EddieEddie Moore	111	402	119	.296	0	48
3B	Gilbert, WallyWally Gilbert	143	569	173	.304	3	58
SS	Bancroft, DaveDave Bancroft
OF	Frederick, JohnnyJohnny Frederick
OF	Herman, BabeBabe Herman
OF	Bressler, RubeRube Bressler

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
Hendrick, HarveyHarvey Hendrick
DeBerry, HankHank DeBerry
Rhiel, BillyBilly Rhiel
Flowers, JakeJake Flowers
Henline, ButchButch Henline
Warner, JackJack Warner
Cullop, NickNick Cullop
Wright, GlennGlenn Wright	24	25	5	.200	1	6
Carey, MaxMax Carey
West, MaxMax West	5	8	2	.250	0	1
Gooch, JohnnyJohnny Gooch	1	1	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
Clark, WattyWatty Clark
Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance
McWeeny, DougDoug McWeeny
Ferguson, AlexAlex Ferguson

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
Dudley, CliseClise Dudley
Moss, RayRay Moss
Morrison, JohnnyJohnny Morrison
Elliott, JumboJumbo Elliott
Newsom, BoboBobo Newsom

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
Moore, CyCy Moore
Ballou, WinWin Ballou	25	2	3	0	6.71	20
Koupal, LouLou Koupal	18	0	1	4	5.36	17
Greenfield, KentKent Greenfield
Pattison, JimmyJimmy Pattison
Bradshaw, JoeJoe Bradshaw	2	0	0	0	4.50	1
Roy, LutherLuther Roy
Blethen, ClarenceClarence Blethen	2	0	0	0	9.00	0

Notes

1. Jesse Petty page at Baseball Reference
2. Johnny Gooch page at Baseball Reference
3. Lou Koupal page at Baseball Reference

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• 1929 Brooklyn Robins uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet