1929 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1929 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 71-82. They scored 897 runs and belted 153 home runs to go along with a .309 batting average. The offense was powered by Chuck Klein, who led the team with 43 home runs and 145 RBI. Lefty O'Doul led the team with 254 hits for a .398 average.
The team allowed 1036 runs and had a team ERA of 6.13. Leading the team in wins was Claude Willoughby, with 15. Ray Benge struck out 78 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Bernie Friberg | SS | 128 | 455 | 74 | 137 | 7 | 55 | 1 | .370 | .437 | .807 | .301 |
| Don Hurst | 1B | 154 | 589 | 100 | 179 | 31 | 125 | 10 | .390 | .525 | .915 | .304 |
| Terry Lyons | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tommy Thevenow | SS | 90 | 317 | 30 | 72 | 0 | 35 | 3 | .288 | .262 | .550 | .227 |
| Fresco Thompson | 2B | 148 | 623 | 115 | 202 | 4 | 53 | 16 | .398 | .419 | .817 | .324 |
| Pinky Whitney | 3B | 154 | 612 | 89 | 200 | 8 | 115 | 7 | .390 | .482 | .872 | .327 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Chuck Klein | OF | 149 | 616 | 126 | 219 | 43 | 145 | 5 | .407 | .657 | 1.064 | .356 |
| Lefty O'Doul | OF | 154 | 638 | 152 | 254 | 32 | 122 | 2 | .465 | .622 | 1.087 | .398 |
| Homer Peel | OF | 53 | 156 | 16 | 42 | 0 | 19 | 1 | .329 | .359 | .688 | .269 |
| Tripp Sigman | OF | 10 | 29 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .563 | .759 | 1.322 | .517 |
| Denny Sothern | OF | 76 | 294 | 52 | 90 | 5 | 27 | 13 | .346 | .449 | .795 | .306 |
| Cy Williams | OF | 66 | 65 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 0 | .471 | .554 | 1.025 | .292 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Spud Davis | C | 98 | 263 | 31 | 90 | 7 | 48 | 1 | .391 | .490 | .881 | .342 |
| Walt Lerian | C | 105 | 273 | 28 | 61 | 6 | 25 | 0 | .354 | .352 | .706 | .223 |
| George Susce | C | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .368 | .647 | 1.015 | .294 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Joe O'Rourke | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5484 | 897 | 1693 | 153 | 841 | 59 | .368 | .467 | .835 | .309 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Benge | 38 | 26 | 199 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 4 | 78 | 77 | 6.29 | 1.668 | |||
| Phil Collins | 43 | 11 | 153.3 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 5 | 61 | 83 | 5.75 | 1.663 | |||
| Sam Dailey | 20 | 4 | 51.3 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 7.54 | 1.891 | |||
| Hal Elliott | 40 | 8 | 114.3 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 2 | 32 | 59 | 6.06 | 1.794 | |||
| Alex Ferguson | 5 | 4 | 12.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12.08 | 2.283 | |||
| June Greene | 5 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19.76 | 3.066 | |||
| Jim Holloway | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13.50 | 3.191 | |||
| Lou Koupal | 15 | 11 | 86.7 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 4.78 | 1.557 | |||
| Bob McGraw | 41 | 4 | 86.3 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4 | 22 | 43 | 5.73 | 1.808 | |||
| Elmer Miller | 8 | 2 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 11.12 | 2.920 | |||
| John Milligan | 8 | 3 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16.76 | 4.021 | |||
| Luther Roy | 21 | 11 | 88.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 16 | 37 | 8.42 | 1.962 | |||
| Harry Smythe | 19 | 9 | 68.7 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 5.24 | 1.587 | |||
| Leo Sweetland | 43 | 26 | 204.3 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 2 | 47 | 87 | 5.11 | 1.674 | |||
| Claude Willoughby | 49 | 35 | 243.3 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 4 | 50 | 108 | 4.99 | 1.628 | |||
| Team Totals | 358 | 154 | 1348 | 71 | 82 | .464 | 24 | 369 | 616 | 6.13 | 1.750 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Don Hurst, Lefty O'Doul, and Pinky Whitney | 154 |
| At Bats | Lefty O'Doul | 638 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lefty O'Doul | 731 |
| Batting Average | Lefty O'Doul | .398 |
| On-Base % | Lefty O'Doul | .465 |
| Slugging % | Chuck Klein | .657 |
| OPS | Lefty O'Doul | 1.087 |
| Runs | Lefty O'Doul | 152 |
| Hits | Lefty O'Doul | 254 |
| Total Bases | Chuck Klein | 405 |
| Doubles | Chuck Klein | 45 |
| Triples | Pinky Whitney | 14 |
| Home Runs | Chuck Klein | 43 |
| RBI | Chuck Klein | 145 |
| Walks | Don Hurst | 80 |
| Strikeouts | Chuck Klein | 61 |
| Stolen Bases | Fresco Thompson | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Pinky Whitney | 22 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Claude Willoughby | 15 |
| Losses | Ray Benge | 15 |
| Saves | Phil Collins | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Phil Collins | .563 |
| ERA | Claude Willoughby | 4.99 |
| WHIP | Claude Willoughby | 1.628 |
| Innings Pitched | Claude Willoughby | 243.3 |
| Games | Claude Willoughby | 49 |
| Games Started | Claude Willoughby | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Ray Benge | 78 |
| Complete Games | Claude Willoughby | 14 |
| Shutouts | Ray Benge and Leo Sweetland | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Claude Willoughby | 1112 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Ray Benge | 139 |
| Hits Allowed | Claude Willoughby | 288 |
| Walks Allowed | Claude Willoughby | 108 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ray Benge | 24 |
| Wild Pitches | Claude Willoughby | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Leo Sweetland | 9 |
