1929 Chicago Cubs roster

30 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1929 MLB season. They reached the 1929 World Series and lost 4-1.

1929 Cubs roster: batting

1929 Chicago Cubs batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Woody English14460813116815213.276.352.691
Rogers Hornsby156602156229391492.380.4591.139
Hack Wilson150574135198391593.345.4251.044
Kiki Cuyler1395091111831510243.360.438.970
Riggs Stephenson136495911791711010.362.4451.006
Norm McMillan1244957713455513.271.324.716
Charlie Grimm1204636613810913.298.358.794
Cliff Heathcote8222445702319.313.384.799
Clyde Beck541902840093.211.282.530
Mike Gonzalez6016715400181.240.317.575
Chick Tolson3210913281190.257.325.655
Earl Grace27807202170.250.333.671
Footsie Blair26721023181.319.347.777
Johnny Schulte3169618090.261.329.633
Johnny Moore37631318280.286.338.735
Gabby Hartnett252226191.273.407.998
Tom Angley51614060.250.333.646
Danny Taylor2300000.000.250.250

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1929 Cubs roster: pitching

1929 Chicago Cubs pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Charlie RootP43311963.47272.01241.365
Guy BushP50291873.66270.2821.428
Pat MaloneP403022103.57267.01661.442
Sheriff BlakeP353014134.29218.1701.591
Art NehfP3215855.59120.2271.551
Hal CarlsonP31141155.16111.2351.452
Mike CvengrosP322544.6464.0231.732
Claude JonnardP122017.4827.2111.880
Trader HorneP111115.0923.061.960
Ken PennerP50012.8412.231.580
Bob OsbornP31003.009.011.110
Hank GramppP110127.002.003.500

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.