1929 Detroit Tigers season

1929 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Navin Field (since 1912)
Detroit, Michigan (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Frank Navin
Manager(s)	Bucky Harris
Local television	none
Local radio	WWJ (AM) (Ty Tyson)
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The 1929 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the American League with a record of 70–84, 36 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.

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 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Frank Barnes Josh Billings Ownie Carroll Skinny Graham Art Herring Chief Hogsett Phil Page Augie Prudhomme George Smith Vic Sorrell Lil Stoner George Uhle Elam Vangilder Earl Whitehill Whit Wyatt Emil Yde		Catchers Pinky Hargrave Ray Hayworth Eddie Phillips Merv Shea Infielders Bill Akers Dale Alexander Charlie Gehringer Bucky Harris Marty McManus Nolen Richardson Heinie Schuble Frank Sigafoos Yats Wuestling		Outfielders Bob Fothergill Harry Heilmann Roy Johnson Harry Rice John Stone Other batters Larry Woodall		Manager Bucky Harris Coaches George McBride Benny Meyer

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	Phillips, EddieEddie Phillips	68	221	52	.235	2	21

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
Harris, BuckyBucky Harris	7	11	1	.091	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

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
Barnes, FrankFrank Barnes	4	5	0	1	7.20	0

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
A	Fort Worth Panthers	Texas League	Jake Atz and Frank Snyder
B	Evansville Hubs	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Bob Coleman
C	Wheeling Stogies	Middle Atlantic League	Ray Haley
C	Fort Smith Twins	Western Association	John Cimpi
D	Hanover Raiders	Blue Ridge League	Bobby Prysock

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Fort Smith^[1]

Notes

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

External links

• 1929 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference