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The 1929 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing first in the American League with a record of 104 wins and 46 losses. After finishing in second place to the New York Yankees in 1927 and 1928, the club won the 1929 pennant by a large 18-game margin.
This was the first World Series game ever played at Wrigley Field.. Because seven of the eight regulars in the Cubs' lineup hit right-handed, Athletics manager Connie Mack started only right-handed pitchers during the series and kept all his left-handed pitchers in the bullpen, even though two of his best starters, Lefty Grove and Rube Walberg, were left-handed.
Philadelphia Athletics Rudel Charles Miller (July 12, 1900 – January 22, 1994) was an multi-sport college athlete at Western Michigan University and a professional baseball infielder . He played two games for the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
James Joseph Dykes (November 10, 1896 – June 15, 1976) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager.He played in Major League Baseball as a third and second baseman from 1918 through 1939, most notably as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive American League pennants from 1929 to 1931 and, won the World Series in 1929 and 1930.
Stats at Basketball Reference George P. Dempsey (July 19, 1929 – October 7, 2017) was an American professional basketball player. Born in Philadelphia , Dempsey moved to Merchantville, New Jersey , and played for the 1947 Merchantville High School team that won the New Jersey Group II state championship.
Philadelphia Athletics (1922–1924, 1926, 1928) Cleveland Indians (1929) Joseph John Hauser (January 21, 1899 – July 11, 1997), nicknamed " Unser Choe ", was an American professional baseball player who was a first baseman in the major leagues from 1922 to 1929, with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians .
The Athletics have all of the numbers of the Hall-of-Fame players from the Philadelphia Athletics displayed at their stadium, as well as all of the years that the Philadelphia Athletics won World Championships (1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, and 1930).
Stats at Basketball Reference Stanley Brown (June 27, 1929 – August 2, 2009 [ 1 ] ) was an American professional basketball player. While still a junior at South Philadelphia High School , Brown signed with Philadelphia Sphas in October 1946. [ 2 ]