1929 Hollywood Stars season

January 2025 Hollywood Stars 1929 113–89 Pacific Coast League Wrigley Field Hollywood 3rd Ossie Vitt Bill "Hardpan" Lane The 1929 Hollywood Stars season, was the fourth season for the original Hollywood Stars baseball team. The team, which began in 1903 as the Sacramento Solons, moved to Hollywood in 1926 and played in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). The 1929 PCL season ran from March 26 to October 7, 1929. The Stars, led by manager Ossie Vitt, finished third in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) with a 113–89 record. However, the PCL provided for a championship series to be played between the teams with best records in the first and second halves of the season. The Stars qualified for the championship series by compiling a 61–42 record in the second half of the season.1929 Standings The San Francisco Examiner December 8, 1929 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46203527/1929-pcl-standings/ Newspapers.com In the championship series, the Stars advanced to the championship series and defeated the Mission Reds, four games to three. On October 13, the Stars won the decisive Game 7 at Wrigley Field by an 8–3 score.Hollywood Stars Win Coast League Pennant: Sheikhs Rally in Eighth to Upset Missions, 8-3 Los Angeles Times Bob Ray October 14, 1929 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46202678/hollywood-stars-win-coast-league-pennant/ Pitcher Frank Shellenback led the Stars and the PCL with 26 wins.1929 Pacific Coast League Leaders Stats Crew March 5, 2020 https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/leaders/l-PCL/y-1929 He pitched 335 innings and compiled a 26–12 record with a 3.98 earned run average (ERA) and 163 strikeouts. Augie Johns also pitched well, compiling a 17–10 record with a 3.90 ERA. The team had five players who hit over .300 with at least 500 at bats. Right fielder Bill Rumler led the way with a .386 batting average, 26 home runs, and 120 RBIs. The team's other top hitters were left fielder Liz Funk (.384 average, 13 home runs, 125 RBIs), first baseman Mickey Heath (.349 average, 38 home runs, 156 RBIs), center fielder Cleo Carlyle (.347 average, 20 home runs, 136 RBIs), and third baseman Red Rollings (.324 average, six home runs, 86 RBIs).1929 Hollywood Stars Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com March 5, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=0c85e647 1929 PCL standings Team W L Pct. GB Mission Reds 128 78 .612 -- San Francisco Seals 114 87 .567 11.5 Hollywood Stars 113 89 .559 13.0 Oakland Oaks 111 91 .550 15.0 Los Angeles Angels 104 98 .515 17.0 Portland Beavers 90 112 .446 36.0 Sacramento Solons 85 117 .421 41.0 Seattle Indians 67 135 .332 59.0 Statistics Batting Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR SLG RBI SB RF Bill Rumler 140 503 194 .386 26 .630 120 6 LF Liz Funk 150 547 210 .384 13 .552 125 16 1B Mickey Heath 201 680 237 .349 38 .596 156 20 CF Cleo Carlyle 195 666 231 .347 20 .536 136 21 3B Red Rollings 198 738 239 .324 6 .416 86 14 P Frank Shellenback 70 152 49 .322 12 .605 37 0 RF, LF Wally Rehg 80 200 61 .305 2 .420 38 8 C Clarence Sypher 51 95 29 .305 0 .358 11 0 LF, RF Bill Albert 89 203 58 .286 2 .389 30 4 RF, LF Harry Green 71 190 53 .279 9 .474 45 3 SS Dud Lee 205 848 222 .262 4 .329 71 9 C Johnny Bassler 107 299 75 .251 0 .308 37 1 2B Mike Maloney 96 292 69 .236 1 .284 34 0Coast League Batting Records, 1929 The San Francisco Examiner December 8, 1929 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46203679/coast-league-batting-records-1929/ Newspapers.com Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L PCT ERA SO Frank Shellenback 46 335.0 26 12 .684 3.98 163 Buzz Wetzel 45 269.0 18 15 .545 4.05 113 Augie Johns 44 201.0 17 10 .630 3.89 88 Hank Hulvey 49 240.0 14 11 .560 6.08 81 George Hollerson 45 247.0 13 13 .500 4.41 67 Walt Kinney 41 203.0 12 12 .500 4.26 81 Joe Marticorena 45 145.0 9 9 .500 5.77 87 Dick McCabe 19 62.0 1 4 .200 5.81 20Gomez, Baecht Top Pitchers Los Angeles Times December 15, 1929 VI-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46204890/gomez-baecht-top-pitchers/ Newspapers.com References Further reading "The Greatest Minor League: A History of the Pacific Coast League, 1903-1957", by Dennis Snelling (McFarland 2011) Category:1929 in sports in California Category:Pacific Coast League seasons Category:Hollywood Stars Category:1929 in Los Angeles Category:1929 in baseball