1929 Chicago Cubs season


The 1929 Chicago Cubs season was the 58th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 54th in the National League and the 14th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished first in the National League with a record of 98–54, 10.5 games ahead of the second place Pittsburgh Pirates. The team was defeated four games to one by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1929 World Series.

Offseason

Rogers Hornsby, who was acquired from the Boston Braves in an offseason deal, had a career year, hitting.380. In the process, he hit 39 home runs with 149 RBI and led the league with a.679 slugging percentage. The 156 runs scored by Hornsby in 1929 were the most by a right-handed batter in the National League during the 20th century. Hornsby collected his second Most Valuable Player award that year, and for the second time he won a National League pennant.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C6421559.274131
1B120463138.2981091
2B156602229.38039149
SS144608168.276152
3B124495134.271555
OF136495179.36217110
OF139509183.36015102
OF150574198.34539159

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
8222470.313231
5419040.21109
6016740.240018
3210928.257119
278020.250217
316918.26109
267223.31918
376318.28628
25226.27319
5164.25006
230.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
432721963.47124
4026722103.57166
35218.114134.2970
120127.000

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
50270.21873.6682
32120.2855.5927
31111.21155.1635
39003.001

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
325424.6423
120107.4811
111105.593
50102.843

1929 World Series

AL Philadelphia Athletics vs. NL Chicago Cubs

Awards and honors

Records