1929 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1929 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 78-74. They scored 831 runs and belted 100 home runs to go along with a .293 batting average. Jim Bottomley and Chick Hafey were tied for the team lead in home runs with 29. Jim Bottomley was the best run producer with 137 RBI. Taylor Douthit led the team with 206 hits for a .336 average.
The team allowed 807 runs and had a team ERA of 4.66. Jesse Haines and Syl Johnson were tied for the team lead in wins with 13. Syl Johnson struck out 80 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jim Bottomley | 1B | 146 | 560 | 108 | 176 | 29 | 137 | 3 | .391 | .568 | .959 | .314 |
| Johnny Butler | 3B | 17 | 55 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .220 | .218 | .438 | .164 |
| Eddie Delker | SS | 22 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .227 | .200 | .427 | .150 |
| Frankie Frisch | 2B | 138 | 527 | 93 | 176 | 5 | 74 | 24 | .397 | .484 | .881 | .334 |
| Charlie Gelbert | SS | 146 | 512 | 60 | 134 | 3 | 65 | 8 | .329 | .367 | .696 | .262 |
| Fred Haney | 3B | 10 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .179 | .231 | .410 | .115 |
| Andy High | 3B | 146 | 603 | 95 | 178 | 10 | 63 | 7 | .340 | .411 | .751 | .295 |
| Carey Selph | 2B | 25 | 51 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .316 | .294 | .610 | .235 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Taylor Douthit | OF | 150 | 613 | 128 | 206 | 9 | 62 | 8 | .416 | .471 | .887 | .336 |
| Chick Hafey | OF | 134 | 517 | 101 | 175 | 29 | 125 | 7 | .394 | .632 | 1.026 | .338 |
| Wattie Holm | OF | 64 | 176 | 21 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .282 | .330 | .612 | .233 |
| Ernie Orsatti | OF | 113 | 346 | 64 | 115 | 3 | 39 | 7 | .394 | .460 | .854 | .332 |
| Wally Roettger | OF | 79 | 269 | 27 | 68 | 3 | 42 | 0 | .287 | .349 | .636 | .253 |
| Billy Southworth | OF | 19 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .235 | .250 | .485 | .188 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bubber Jonnard | C | 18 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .097 | .097 | .194 | .097 |
| Earl Smith | C | 57 | 145 | 9 | 50 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .417 | .421 | .838 | .345 |
| Jimmie Wilson | C | 120 | 394 | 59 | 128 | 4 | 71 | 4 | .394 | .464 | .858 | .325 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5364 | 831 | 1569 | 100 | 779 | 72 | .345 | .438 | .783 | .293 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Alexander | 22 | 19 | 132 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 3.89 | 1.303 | |||
| Hi Bell | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6.92 | 1.769 | |||
| Bill Doak | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12.00 | 2.444 | |||
| Fred Frankhouse | 30 | 10 | 133.3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1 | 37 | 43 | 4.12 | 1.440 | |||
| Hal Goldsmith | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 1.000 | |||
| Al Grabowski | 6 | 6 | 50 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 2.52 | 1.040 | |||
| Hal Haid | 38 | 14 | 154.7 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4 | 41 | 66 | 4.07 | 1.532 | |||
| Jesse Haines | 28 | 25 | 179.7 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 0 | 59 | 73 | 5.71 | 1.686 | |||
| Bill Hallahan | 20 | 12 | 93.7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 52 | 60 | 4.42 | 1.644 | |||
| Carmen Hill | 3 | 1 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.31 | 2.069 | |||
| Mul Holland | 8 | 0 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9.42 | 1.399 | |||
| Syl Johnson | 42 | 19 | 182.3 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3 | 80 | 56 | 3.60 | 1.327 | |||
| Jim Lindsey | 2 | 2 | 16.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5.51 | 1.350 | |||
| Clarence Mitchell | 25 | 22 | 173 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 0 | 39 | 60 | 4.27 | 1.624 | |||
| Bill Sherdel | 33 | 22 | 195.7 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 69 | 58 | 5.93 | 1.717 | |||
| Team Totals | 269 | 154 | 1359.7 | 78 | 74 | .513 | 8 | 453 | 474 | 4.66 | 1.528 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Taylor Douthit | 150 |
| At Bats | Taylor Douthit | 613 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Taylor Douthit | 708 |
| Batting Average | Chick Hafey | .338 |
| On-Base % | Taylor Douthit | .416 |
| Slugging % | Chick Hafey | .632 |
| OPS | Chick Hafey | 1.026 |
| Runs | Taylor Douthit | 128 |
| Hits | Taylor Douthit | 206 |
| Total Bases | Chick Hafey | 327 |
| Doubles | Chick Hafey | 47 |
| Triples | Jim Bottomley and Frankie Frisch | 12 |
| Home Runs | Jim Bottomley and Chick Hafey | 29 |
| RBI | Jim Bottomley | 137 |
| Walks | Taylor Douthit | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Bottomley | 54 |
| Stolen Bases | Frankie Frisch | 24 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Bottomley and Frankie Frisch | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jesse Haines and Syl Johnson | 13 |
| Losses | Bill Sherdel | 15 |
| Saves | Hal Haid | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Syl Johnson | .650 |
| ERA | Syl Johnson | 3.60 |
| WHIP | Syl Johnson | 1.327 |
| Innings Pitched | Bill Sherdel | 195.7 |
| Games | Syl Johnson | 42 |
| Games Started | Jesse Haines | 25 |
| Strikeouts | Syl Johnson | 80 |
| Complete Games | Clarence Mitchell | 16 |
| Shutouts | Syl Johnson | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Sherdel | 910 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Sherdel | 129 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Sherdel | 278 |
| Walks Allowed | Jesse Haines | 73 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jesse Haines | 21 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Hallahan | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Syl Johnson | 7 |
