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1929 MLB Season

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Rogers HornsbyBAT20
  2. 2Lefty O'DoulBAT19.3
  3. 3Mel OttBAT19.1
  4. 4Hack WilsonBAT18.7
  5. 5Chuck KleinBAT18.6
  6. 6Jimmie FoxxBAT18.3
  7. 7Al SimmonsBAT17.9
  8. 8Babe RuthBAT17.8
  9. 9Babe HermanBAT17.4
  10. 10Lou GehrigBAT17
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Earl Averill Sr.CF166.2
  2. 2Larry FrenchP146.8
  3. 3Bobo NewsomP145.8
  4. 4Doc CramerCF127
  5. 5Rick FerrellC91.5
  6. 6Roy JohnsonLF83.9
  7. 7Whit WyattP81.4
  8. 8Lyn LarySS74.5

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Max CareyCF182.5
  2. 2Ken WilliamsOF143
  3. 3George Burns1B141.7
  4. 4Carl MaysP132.9
  5. 5Art NehfP118.4
  6. 6Bill DoakP115.6
  7. 7Johnny Evers2B113.6
  8. 8Lee MeadowsP111.2

Teams · 29

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Athletics104-46262Jimmie FoxxPlayoffs
Kansas City Monarchs60-1475.7Andy Cooper
Chicago Cubs98-54234Rogers HornsbyPlayoffs
Baltimore Black Sox52-2757.5Rap Dixon
Pittsburgh Pirates88-65203.3Paul Waner
St. Louis Stars58-3539.5Wilson Redus
New York Yankees88-66245.2Babe Ruth
San Francisco Giants84-67228.1Mel Ott
New York Lincoln Giants40-2445.6Charlie Smith
Cleveland Indians81-71191Earl Averill Sr.
Chicago American Giants42-3448.1Bill Foster
Hilldale Daisies43-3528.1Biz Mackey
Baltimore Orioles79-73191.4Alvin Crowder
St. Louis Cardinals78-74197.5Jim Bottomley
Detroit Stars35-3433.9Turkey Stearnes
Homestead Grays33-3347Joe Williams
Minnesota Twins71-81186.8Firpo Marberry
Philadelphia Phillies71-82185.7Lefty O'Doul
Los Angeles Dodgers70-83197.6Babe Herman
Detroit Tigers70-84190.1Dale Alexander
Cuban Stars West13-3020Cando Lopez
Birmingham Black Barons33-5263.7Satchel Paige
Cincinnati Reds66-88174.1Curt Walker
Cuban Stars East16-4121.6Angel Alfonso
Memphis Red Sox24-5023.4Pinky Ward
Atlantic City Bacharach Giants22-4925.5Fats Jenkins
Chicago White Sox59-93158.8Tommy Thomas
Boston Red Sox58-96154.9Milt Gaston
Atlanta Braves56-98147.5George Harper

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.