1929 Cleveland Indians season

1929 Cleveland Indians
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
League Park (since 1901)
Cleveland, Ohio (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Alva Bradley
General manager(s)	Billy Evans
Manager(s)	Roger Peckinpaugh
Local television	none
Local radio	WTAM
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The 1929 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League with a record of 81–71, 24 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.

Offseason

• January 5, 1929: Homer Summa was purchased from the Indians by the Philadelphia Athletics.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

Record vs. opponents

1929 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	11–11	9–13	8–14	5–17	4–18	11–11–1	10–12
Chicago	11–11	—	9–12	10–12	6–16	9–13	4–17	10–12
Cleveland	13–9	12–9	—	11–11	14–8	7–14	10–12	14–8
Detroit	14–8	12–10	11–11	—	9–13	4–18	10–12	10–12–1
New York	17–5	16–6	8–14	13–9	—	8–14	14–8	12–10
Philadelphia	18–4	13–9	14–7	18–4	14–8	—	11–10–1	16–4
St. Louis	11–11–1	17–4	12–10	12–10	8–14	10–11–1	—	9–13
Washington	12–10	12–10	8–14	12–10–1	10–12	4–16	13–9	—

Roster

1929 Cleveland Indians
Roster
Pitchers -- Clint Brown 22 Wes Ferrell -- George Grant 49 Mel Harder 17 Ken Holloway 15 Willis Hudlin 18 Johnny Miljus 14 Jake Miller -- Jim Moore 12 Joe Shaute 23 Milt Shoffner 21 Jimmy Zinn		Catchers 11 Grover Hartley  9 Glenn Myatt  8 Luke Sewell Infielders -- Johnny Burnett  6 Lew Fonseca 34 Ray Gardner 57 Joe Hauser 71 Johnny Hodapp  2 Carl Lind  4 Joe Sewell  1 Jackie Tavener		Outfielders  5 Earl Averill 51 Bibb Falk  7 Charlie Jamieson 61 Ed Morgan  3 Dick Porter Other batters -- Dan Jessee		Manager Roger Peckinpaugh Coaches Grover Hartley Howie Shanks

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	Sewell, LukeLuke Sewell	124	406	96	.236	1	39

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
Burnett, JohnnyJohnny Burnett	19	33	5	.152	0	2

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
Miller, JakeJake Miller	29	206	14	12	3.58	58

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
Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell	43	242.2	21	10	3.60	100
Shoffner, MiltMilt Shoffner	11	44.2	2	3	5.04	15
Brown, ClintClint Brown	3	16.1	0	2	3.31	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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
B	Terre Haute Tots	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Earl Wolgamot
D	Frederick Warriors	Blue Ridge League	Bob Wells

^[2]

Notes

1. Homer Summa page at Baseball Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1929 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference