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October 14 – The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1, to win their 4th World Series Title. October 24–29 – Wall Street crash of 1929: Three multi-digit percentage drops wipe out more than $30 billion from the New York Stock Exchange (10 times greater than the annual budget of the federal government).
The 1929 New York Yankees season was the team's 27th season. The team finished with a record of 88–66, finishing in second place, 18 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. This ended a streak of three straight World Series appearances for the club. New York was managed by Miller Huggins until his death on September 25
VFL Premiership. Collingwood achieves the only perfect home-and-away season in VFL/AFL history, but lose the second semi-final to Richmond 8.13 (61) to 18.15 (123); Collingwood wins the 33rd VFL Premiership, beating Richmond 11.13 (79) to 7.8 (50) in the 1929 VFL Grand Final.
The 1929 Major League baseball season began on April 16, 1929. The regular season ended on October 6, with the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Athletics as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 26th World Series on
Cubs beat the Phillies 16–0 in the first game, and beat them 9–7 in the nightcap. Neither starter Alex Ferguson, game one or Charlie Wiloughby, game two, made it to the third inning. May 8 – Carl Hubbell pitches a no-hitter for the New York Giants in an 11–0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1928–29 New York Americans season; 1929–30 New York Americans season; 1929 New York Giants season; 1929 New York Giants (MLB) season; 1928–29 New York Rangers season; 1929–30 New York Rangers season; 1929 New York Yankees season; 1929 NYU Violets football team
New York holds the No. 3 pick in the upcoming NFL draft. Giants supporters aren’t optimistic. “This is the lowest fans have ever felt about the future of the organization,” Schneier said.
Whether New York or Green Bay, Wis., will hoist the 1929 National Professional Football league pennant to the top of the flagstaff will probably be determined here Sunday when the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers, both undefeated teams, meet," an Associated Press report noted, adding "Although both the Packers and the Giants play other ...