1929 St. Louis Cardinals season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Cardinals 1929 National League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 78–74 (.513) 4th Sam Breadon Branch Rickey Billy Southworth, Gabby Street, Bill McKechnie KMOX(France Laux)KWK(Thomas Patrick) The 1929 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 48th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 38th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 78–74 during the season and finished fourth in the National League. Offseason December 13, 1928: Tommy Thevenow was traded by the Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Heinie Sand and $10,000.Tommy Thevenow at Baseball Reference Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents STL Roster 1929 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Pete Alexander Hi Bell Bill Doak Fred Frankhouse Hal Goldsmith Al Grabowski Hal Haid Jesse Haines Bill Hallahan Carmen Hill Mul Holland Syl Johnson Jim Lindsey Clarence Mitchell Bill Sherdel Catchers Bubber Jonnard Earl Smith Jimmie Wilson Infielders Jim Bottomley Johnny Butler Eddie Delker Frankie Frisch Charlie Gelbert Fred Haney Andy High Carey Selph Outfielders Taylor Douthit Chick Hafey Wattie Holm Ernie Orsatti Wally Roettger Billy Southworth Manager Bill McKechnie Billy Southworth Gabby Street Coaches Greasy Neale 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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Jimmie Wilson 120 394 128 .325 4 71 1B Jim Bottomley 146 560 176 .314 29 137 2B Frankie Frisch 138 527 176 .334 5 74 SS Charlie Gelbert 146 512 134 .262 3 65 3B Andy High 146 603 178 .295 10 63 OF Chick Hafey 134 517 175 .338 29 125 OF Taylor Douthit 150 613 206 .336 9 62 OF Ernie Orsatti 113 346 115 .332 3 39 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 Wally Roettger 79 269 68 .253 3 42 Wattie Holm 64 176 41 .233 0 14 Earl Smith Earl Smith (catcher) 57 145 50 .345 1 22 Johnny Butler 17 55 9 .164 0 5 Carey Selph 25 51 12 .235 0 7 Eddie Delker 22 40 6 .150 0 3 Billy Southworth 19 32 6 .188 0 3 Bubber Jonnard 18 31 3 .097 0 2 Fred Haney 10 26 3 .115 0 2 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 Bill Sherdel 33 195.2 10 15 5.93 69 Jesse Haines 28 179.2 13 10 5.71 59 Clarence Mitchell 25 173.0 8 11 4.27 39 Pete Alexander Grover Cleveland Alexander 22 132.0 9 8 3.89 38 Al Grabowski 6 50.0 3 2 2.52 22 Jim Lindsey Jim Lindsey (baseball) 2 16.1 1 1 5.51 8 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 Syl Johnson 42 182.1 13 7 3.60 80 Hal Haid 38 154.2 9 9 4.07 41 Fred Frankhouse 30 133.1 7 2 4.12 37 Bill Hallahan 20 93.2 4 4 4.42 52 Bill Doak 3 9.0 1 2 12.00 3 Carmen Hill 3 8.2 0 0 8.31 1 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 Mul Holland 8 0 1 0 9.42 5 Hi Bell 7 0 2 0 6.92 4 Hal Goldsmith 2 0 0 0 6.75 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball AA Rochester Red Wings International League Bill McKechnie and Billy Southworth A Houston Buffaloes Texas League Frank Snyder and Gene Bailey B Danville Veterans Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Joe Schultz, Sr. C Scottdale Scotties Middle Atlantic League Eddie Dyer C Shawnee Robins Western Association Ray Powell D Waynesboro Red Birds Blue Ridge League Kenzie Kirkham and Irwin Wimer D Laurel Cardinals Cotton States League Clay Hopper LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: RochesterJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 References 2 External links 1929 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1929 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Almanac Category:St. Louis Cardinals seasons Saint Louis Cardinals season St Louis Category:1920s in St. Louis