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.
In the second iteration of this World Series matchup, the Athletics defeated the Cubs, four games to one, capturing their fourth championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1913.
Babe Ruth hit his 500th career home run this season on August 11 at Cleveland.
Opening Day took place on April 16 and saw eight teams across both leagues play.