Renton Eagles

77-85, ninth in the ACL
April: 9-12. May: 15-14. June: 14-13. July: 11-14.
August: 14-14. September: 11-16. October: 3-2.

First season: 66-88, seventh.

NOTES
Renton won its last three contests but still finished ninth, 13 games off the pace.

Eagle statistics

What went right?
Renton managed to finish ahead of Seattle again. Lefty Grove won 17 games. Charlie Gehringer was a consistent table setter, batting .275 with a .357 on-base, plus 15 homers.

What went wrong?
Most of the roster had their hitting woes. Jimmie Foxx, though he clubbed 40 homers, batted just .255 and didn't crack the century mark in runs or RBI. Several regulars didn't stray far from the Mendoza line: Bill Dickey (.200), Bob Johnson (.204), and Harlond Clift (.233). Behind Grove, Lefty Gomez and Mel Harder were solid, but didn't get much support. Renton finished next-to-last for the second straight season.

McCarthy's .614 winning percentage as a manager is the highest in major league history. His seven World Series titles are tied for best all-time with Casey Stengel.

Critics say anyone could have managed those 30s Yankees teams to pennants, but McCarthy proved his skill by doing the near impossible: in 1929 he managed the CUBS to the pennant!