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1929 New York Yankees season
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | New York Yankees | |
| season | 1929 | |
| league | American League | |
| ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
| city | New York City, New York | |
| record | ||
| league_place | 2nd | |
| owners | Jacob Ruppert | |
| general_managers | Ed Barrow | |
| managers | Miller Huggins (12th season, 82–61, ) | |
| Art Fletcher (1st season, 6–5, ) | ||
| radio |
Art Fletcher (1st season, 6–5, )
The 1929 New York Yankees season was the team's 27th season. 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 World Series appearances for the club. 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 on the backs on their uniforms, the first team to make them permanent.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Beginning from that year onward the Yankees put the players' jersey numbers on the backs of their white home and grey road uniforms, making them the first MLB team to put player numbers in their uniforms on a permanent basis.
| 1929 New York Yankees |
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| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Player stats
| = Indicates team leader |
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| = Indicates league leader |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 130 | 447 | 145 | .324 | 10 | 65 | |
| 1B | 154 | 553 | 166 | .300 | 35 | 126 | |
| 2B | 147 | 545 | 193 | .354 | 18 | 106 | |
| 3B | 90 | 309 | 92 | .298 | 0 | 35 | |
| SS | 100 | 341 | 84 | .246 | 0 | 32 | |
| LF | 142 | 586 | 202 | .345 | 3 | 65 | |
| CF | 100 | 391 | 102 | .261 | 10 | 57 | |
| RF | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | 373 | 109 | .292 | 3 | 41 | |
| 80 | 236 | 73 | .309 | 5 | 26 | |
| 92 | 202 | 52 | .257 | 4 | 31 | |
| 62 | 170 | 53 | .312 | 5 | 28 | |
| 42 | 72 | 15 | .208 | 2 | 11 | |
| 23 | 62 | 12 | .194 | 0 | 7 | |
| 22 | 59 | 12 | .203 | 0 | 2 | |
| 18 | 34 | 11 | .324 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | 12 | 5 | .417 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 225.1 | 18 | 12 | 4.23 | 125 | |
| 30 | 201.2 | 10 | 9 | 4.24 | 57 | |
| 31 | 193.1 | 13 | 9 | 4.33 | 78 | |
| 27 | 157.1 | 9 | 11 | 4.92 | 49 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 154.2 | 6 | 6 | 3.61 | 51 | |
| 35 | 134.2 | 11 | 6 | 4.01 | 26 | |
| 26 | 119.2 | 12 | 0 | 2.48 | 35 | |
| 12 | 42.2 | 3 | 3 | 5.06 | 24 | |
| 10 | 42.2 | 0 | 4 | 4.85 | 13 | |
| 5 | 15.0 | 0 | 2 | 10.80 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4.13 | 21 | |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.34 | 2 |
Awards and honors
League top ten finishers
Lou Gehrig
- #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)
Tony Lazzeri
- #4 in AL in on-base percentage (.429)
George Pipgras
- #3 in AL in strikeouts (125)
Babe Ruth
- 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
Notes
References
References
- (2007). "Numbelievable!". Triumph Books.
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
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