Week in Review - National League (May 20-26, 1929)

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The Giants have been nearly unbeatable - in the previous week they had a win streak of 6 straight games, and after dropping one they now have a new 6 game win streak going.  They are 9-1 in their last 10 games and have now opened a 5 game lead over the surging and now second place Cardinals.  The Cardinals and the Cubs, meanwhile, are two teams headed in different directions.  After briefly flirting with overtaking the Giants just a couple of weeks ago, the Cubs now find themselves at .500 and trailing the Giants by 6.5 games.  The Cubs have lost five straight.  Meanwhile, the Cardinals have won 5 in a row and now find themselves in sole possession of second place.

The Pirates continue to badly underperform as compared to the actual standings on this date, while the Brooklyn Robins, behind a surging Babe Herman, are outperforming expectations.

It will be interesting to how quickly (and if) the Cubs can rebound, as their offense is quite powerful and, on the whole, the pitching has been solid.  They ultimately won the pennant by 10.5 games and won nearly 100 in 1929, so I would anticipate they will get back into the race.

National League Batting Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

Some stats have started to normalize, but I'm still a little concerned with having four guys hitting .400 or better at the moment - hopefully things continue to calm going forward.

National League - Top 10 Hitters

1. Rogers Hornsby, Chicago Cubs (Prev: 1) (.429/.474/.807, OPS: 1.281; Other highlights: 12 HR, 47 RBI, 30 runs, 60 hits) - Simply look at the numbers and there is no explanation needed why Hornsby remains at the top of this list, as he has been all season.  Now, he just needs to find a way to snap the Cubs' 5-game losing streak.


Rogers Hornsby (CHC)

2. Lefty O'Doul, Philadelphia Phillies (Prev: 2) (.429/.493/.689, OPS: 1.182; Other highlights: 8 HR, 51 hits, 30 runs, 51 hits) - He'd be #1 on a list like this in just about any year other than this one where Hornsby is having an all-time season.


Babe Herman (BRO)

3. Babe Herman, Brooklyn Robins (Prev: 8) (.384/.436/.632, OPS: 1.068; Other highlights: 28 RBI, 28 runs, 48 hits, 12 SB) - Perhaps the hottest player in the NL or all of baseball at the moment, Herman is the key reason why the Robins are overachieving right now.

4. George Harper, Boston Braves (Prev: 4) (.422/.540/.560, OPS: 1.100; Other highlights: 46 hits, 29 BB) - He's on the worst team in the league but continues to hit at a ridiculous pace.


Hack Wilson (CHC)

5. Hack Wilson, Chicago Cubs (Prev: NR) (.339/.424/.703, OPS: 1.127; Other highlights: 11 HR, 28 RBI, 19 BB) - If Babe Herman isn't the hottest player in the league right now then Hack Wilson is.  Hitting behind Rogers Hornsby he is still managing to slug and drive in runs at ridiculous rates.

6. Jim Bottomley, St. Louis Cardinals (Prev: 5) (.331/.400/.594, OPS: .994; Other highlights: 9 HR, 35 RBI, 28 runs) - His slash lines have dipped a bit, but his power numbers still rank among the league leaders.

7. Chuck Klein, Philadelphia Phillies (Prev: 3) (.330/.406/.635, OPS: 1.041; Other highlights: 9 HR, 31 RBI)

8. Bill Terry, New York Giants (Prev: 6) (.393/.444/.541, OPS: .985; Other highlights: 32 RBI, 48 hits)

9. Travis Jackson, New York Giants (Prev: NR) (.374/.442/.643, OPS: 1.085)

10. Kiki Cuyler, Chicago Cubs (Prev: 9) (.346/.436/.504, OPS: .940; Other highlights: 29 runs, 20 BB, 7 SB)

National League Pitching Leaders

 

 


National League - Top 5 Pitchers

Not much change in these rankings, although Red Lucas is inching close to Dazzy for the top spot.


Dazzy Vance (BRO)

1. Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn Robins (Prev: 1) (6 games, 6 starts, 4-1, 1.37 ERA, 1.1 WHIP, 23 Ks; Other highlights: 2 CG)

2. Red Lucas - Cincinnati Reds (Prev: 2) (8 games, 7 starts, 5-2, 2.39 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 16 Ks; Other highlights: 64 IP, 6 CGs, 1 shutout)

3. Charlie Root, Chicago Cubs (Prev: 3) (8 games, 7 starts, 4-1, 2.56 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 26 Ks; Other highlights: 59.2 IP, 4 CGs, 1 shutout)

4. Carl Hubbell, New York Giants (Prev: 4) (8 games, 8 starts, 5-1, 3.49 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 20 Ks; Other highlights: 56.2 IP, 3 CGs, 1 shutout)


Freddie Fitzsimmons (NYG)

5. Freddie Fitzsimmons, New York Giants (Prev: NR) (8 games, 7 starts, 3.23 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 6 Ks; Other highlights: 53 IP, 2 CGs)




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