1929 Philadelphia Phillies season

1929 Philadelphia Phillies
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Baker Bowl (since 1887)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	William F. Baker
Manager(s)	Burt Shotton
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Offseason

• December 13, 1928: Heinie Sand and $10,000 were traded by the Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tommy Thevenow.^[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	—

Roster

1929 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Ray Benge Phil Collins Sam Dailey Hal Elliott Alex Ferguson June Greene Jim Holloway Lou Koupal Bob McGraw Elmer Miller John Milligan Luther Roy Harry Smythe Les Sweetland Claude Willoughby		Catchers Spud Davis Walt Lerian George Susce Infielders Bernie Friberg Don Hurst Terry Lyons Tommy Thevenow Fresco Thompson Pinky Whitney		Outfielders Chuck Klein Lefty O'Doul Homer Peel Tripp Sigman Denny Sothern Cy Williams Other batters Joe O'Rourke		Manager Burt Shotton Coaches Fred Hunter

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
SS	Thevenow, TommyTommy Thevenow	90	317	72	.227	0	35

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
Susce, GeorgeGeorge Susce	17	17	5	.294	1	1
Lyons, TerryTerry Lyons	1	0	0	----	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
Benge, RayRay Benge	38	199	11	15	6.29	78

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
Collins, PhilPhil Collins	43	153.1	9	7	5.75	61
Miller, ElmerElmer Miller	8	11.1	0	1	11.12	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

Notes

1. Tommy Thevenow page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1929 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference