1929 New York Yankees season
| 1929 New York Yankees | |
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| Owner(s) | Jacob Ruppert |
| General manager(s) | Ed Barrow |
| Manager(s) | Miller Huggins, Art Fletcher |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | none |
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The 1929 New York Yankees season was the team's 27th season in New York and its 29th overall. The team finished with a record of 88–66, finishing in second place, 18 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. This ended a streak of three straight championships from 1926 to 1928. New York was managed by Miller Huggins until his death on September 25. They played at Yankee Stadium.
Regular season
- April 16, 1929: The New York Yankees took to the field with uniform numbers for the first time.[1]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| 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
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| 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
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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 |
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| C | Dickey, BillBill Dickey | 130 | 447 | 145 | .324 | 10 | 65 |
| 1B | Gehrig, LouLou Gehrig | 154 | 553 | 166 | .300 | 35 | 126 |
| 2B | Lazzeri, TonyTony Lazzeri | 147 | 545 | 193 | .354 | 18 | 106 |
| 3B | Robertson, GeneGene Robertson | 90 | 309 | 92 | .298 | 0 | 35 |
| SS | Durocher, LeoLeo Durocher | 100 | 341 | 84 | .246 | 0 | 32 |
| LF | Combs, EarleEarle Combs | 142 | 586 | 202 | .345 | 3 | 65 |
| CF | Meusel, BobBob Meusel | 100 | 391 | 102 | .261 | 10 | 57 |
| RF | Ruth, BabeBabe Ruth | 135 | 499 | 172 | .345 | 46 | 154 |
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 |
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| Burns, GeorgeGeorge Burns | 9 | 9 | 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 |
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| Pipgras, GeorgeGeorge Pipgras | 39 | 225.1 | 18 | 12 | 4.23 | 125 |
| Hoyt, WaiteWaite Hoyt | 30 | 201.2 | 10 | 9 | 4.24 | 57 |
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 |
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| Heimach, FredFred Heimach | 35 | 134.2 | 11 | 6 | 4.01 | 26 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Awards and honors
League top ten finishers
- #2 in AL in home runs (35)
- #2 in AL in on-base percentage (.431)
- #3 in AL in runs scored (127)
- #3 in AL in walks (122)
- #4 in AL in RBI (126)
- #4 in AL in slugging percentage (.584)
- #4 in AL in on-base percentage (.429)
- #3 in AL in strikeouts (125)
- MLB leader in home runs (46)
- MLB leader in slugging percentage (.697)
- #2 in AL in RBI (154)
- #3 in AL in on-base percentage (.430)
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| D | Chambersburg Young Yanks | Blue Ridge League | Tommy Clarke |