1929 Chicago Cubs roster

Manager: Joe McCarthy

Reached the 1929 World Series, lost 4-1

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 English2214460813116815213.276.352.691
Rogers Hornsby33156602156229391492.380.4591.139
Hack Wilson29150574135198391593.345.4251.044
Kiki Cuyler301395091111831510243.360.438.970
Riggs Stephenson31136495911791711010.362.4451.006
Norm McMillan331244957713455513.271.324.716
Charlie Grimm301204636613810913.298.358.794
Cliff Heathcote318222445702319.313.384.799
Clyde Beck29541902840093.211.282.530
Mike Gonzalez386016715400181.240.317.575
Chick Tolson303210913281190.257.325.655
Earl Grace2227807202170.250.333.671
Footsie Blair2826721023181.319.347.777
Johnny Schulte323169618090.261.329.633
Johnny Moore2737631318280.286.338.735
Gabby Hartnett28252226191.273.407.998
Tom Angley2451614060.250.333.646
Danny Taylor282300000.000.250.250

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 RootP3043311963.47272.01241.365
Guy BushP2750291873.66270.2821.428
Pat MaloneP26403022103.57267.01661.442
Sheriff BlakeP29353014134.29218.1701.591
Art NehfP363215855.59120.2271.551
Hal CarlsonP3731141155.16111.2351.452
Mike CvengrosP27322544.6464.0231.732
Claude JonnardP31122017.4827.2111.880
Trader HorneP30111115.0923.061.960
Ken PennerP3350012.8412.231.580
Bob OsbornP2631003.009.011.110
Hank GramppP25110127.002.003.500

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.