1929 St. Louis Cardinals season

1929 St. Louis Cardinals
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1920)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	78–74 (.513)
League place	4th
Other information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
General manager(s)	Branch Rickey
Manager(s)	Billy Southworth, Gabby Street, Bill McKechnie
Local radio	KMOX (France Laux)
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The 1929 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 48th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 38th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 78–74 during the season and finished 4th in the National League.

Offseason

• December 13, 1928: Tommy Thevenow was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Heinie Sand and $10,000.^[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 St. Louis Cardinals
Roster
Pitchers Pete Alexander Hi Bell Bill Doak Fred Frankhouse Hal Goldsmith Al Grabowski Hal Haid Jesse Haines Bill Hallahan Carmen Hill Mul Holland Syl Johnson Jim Lindsey Clarence Mitchell Bill Sherdel		Catchers Bubber Jonnard Earl Smith Jimmie Wilson Infielders Jim Bottomley Johnny Butler Eddie Delker Frankie Frisch Charlie Gelbert Fred Haney Andy High Carey Selph		Outfielders Taylor Douthit Chick Hafey Wattie Holm Ernie Orsatti Wally Roettger Billy Southworth		Manager Bill McKechnie Billy Southworth Gabby Street Coaches Greasy Neale

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
1B	Bottomley, JimJim Bottomley	146	560	176	.314	29	137

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
Smith, EarlEarl Smith	57	145	50	.345	1	22
Selph, CareyCarey Selph	25	51	12	.235	0	7
Southworth, BillyBilly Southworth	19	32	6	.188	0	3

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
Alexander, PetePete Alexander	22	132	9	8	3.89	38
Lindsey, JimJim Lindsey	2	16.1	1	1	5.51	8

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
Frankhouse, FredFred Frankhouse	30	133.1	7	2	4.12	37
Doak, BillBill Doak	3	9	1	2	12.00	3

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
Holland, MulMul Holland	8	0	1	0	9.42	5
Bell, HiHi Bell	7	0	2	0	6.92	4

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Rochester Red Wings	International League	Bill McKechnie and Billy Southworth
A	Houston Buffaloes	Texas League	Frank Snyder and Gene Bailey
B	Danville Veterans	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Joe Schultz, Sr.
C	Scottdale Scotties	Middle Atlantic League	Eddie Dyer
C	Shawnee Robins	Western Association	Ray Powell
D	Waynesboro Red Birds	Blue Ridge League	Kenzie Kirkham and Irwin Wimer
D	Laurel Cardinals	Cotton States League	Clay Hopper

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester^[2]

References

1. Tommy Thevenow at Baseball Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1929 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1929 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac