1929 Philadelphia Athletics

1929 Philadelphia Athletics / Franchise: Oakland Athletics / BR Team Page

Record: 104-46-1, Finished 1st in American League (1929 AL)

Clinched Division: September 14, 1929, vs. Chicago White Sox

World Series Champs

Managed by Connie Mack

Coaches: Kid Gleason and Earle Mack

Ballpark: Shibe Park

Standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	104	46	.693	--
New York Yankees	88	66	.571	18
Cleveland Indians	81	71	.533	24
St. Louis Browns	79	73	.520	26
Washington Senators	71	81	.467	34
Detroit Tigers	70	84	.455	36
Chicago White Sox	59	93	.388	46
Boston Red Sox	58	96	.377	48

World Series

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Athletics – 3, Cubs – 1	October 8	Wrigley Field	50,740
2	Athletics – 9, Cubs – 3	October 9	Wrigley Field	49,987
3	Cubs – 3, Athletics – 1	October 11	Shibe Park	29,921
4	Cubs – 8, Athletics – 10	October 12	Shibe Park	29,921
5	Cubs – 2, Athletics – 3	October 14	Shibe Park	29,921

Further Reading

• Associated Press: "CUBS BEAT ROBINS, 3-0; MACKS CLINCH FLAG", Chicago Sunday Tribune, September 15, 1929
• Bob Buege: "The 1929 Philadelphia Athletics", in Gregory H. Wolf, ed.: Winning on the North Side: the 1929 Chicago Cubs, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2015, pp. 279-282. ISBN 978-1-933599-89-2
• Bill Kashatus: Connie Mack's '29 Triumph, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 1999.
• Jimmy Keenan: "The 1929 Mack Attack", in Morris Levin, ed.: From Swampoodle to South Philly: Baseball in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, The National Pastime, SABR, 2013, pp. 185-190.
• Bryan Soderholm-Difatte: "Connie Mack's Second Great Athletics Team: Eclipsed by the Ruth-Gehrig Yankees, But Even Better", in Morris Levin, ed.: From Swampoodle to South Philly: Baseball in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, The National Pastime, SABR, 2013, pp. 178-184.

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