1929 St. Louis Cardinals roster

30 players appeared for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1929 MLB season.

1929 Cardinals roster: batting

1929 St. Louis Cardinals 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.
Taylor Douthit1506131282069628.336.416.888
Andy High1466039517810637.295.340.751
Jim Bottomley146560108176291373.314.391.959
Frankie Frisch1385279317657424.334.397.881
Chick Hafey134517101175291257.338.3941.026
Charlie Gelbert146512601343658.262.329.696
Jimmie Wilson120394591284714.325.394.859
Ernie Orsatti113346641153397.332.394.853
Wally Roettger7926927683420.253.287.637
Wattie Holm6417621410141.233.282.611
Earl Smith571459501220.345.417.838
Johnny Butler175559050.164.220.439
Carey Selph2551812071.235.316.610
Eddie Delker224056030.150.227.427
Billy Southworth193216030.188.235.485
Bubber Jonnard183113020.097.097.194
Fred Haney102643020.115.179.409

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

1929 Cardinals roster: pitching

1929 St. Louis Cardinals 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.
Bill SherdelP332210155.93195.2691.720
Syl JohnsonP42191373.60182.1801.333
Jesse HainesP282513105.71179.2591.690
Clarence MitchellP25228114.27173.0391.620
Hal HaidP3812994.07154.2411.534
Fred FrankhouseP3012724.12133.1371.441
Pete AlexanderP2219983.89132.0331.300
Bill HallahanP2012444.4293.2521.640
Al GrabowskiP66322.5250.0221.040
Jim LindseyP22115.5116.181.350
Mul HollandP80019.4214.151.400
Bill DoakP321212.009.032.440
Hal GoldsmithP20006.754.001.000

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.