On This Day

Saturday, April 19, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 2 0 1.000 --
Tigers 3 1 .750 0.0
Red Sox 3 2 .600 0.5
White Sox 1 1 .500 1.0
Senators 2 2 .500 1.0
Browns 1 2 .333 1.5
Indians 1 2 .333 1.5
Yankees 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 2 0 1.000 --
Pirates 4 1 .800 -0.5
Phillies 1 1 .500 1.0
Braves 1 1 .500 1.0
Reds 2 3 .400 1.5
Cardinals 2 3 .400 1.5
Cubs 2 3 .400 1.5
Robins 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Russ Scarritt 5
2 Bill Cissell 4
2 Johnnie Heving 4
2 Tom Oliver 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Simmons 2
2 Adam Comorosky 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 Harvey Hendrick 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 4
2 Adam Comorosky 3
2 Randy Moore 3
2 Russ Scarritt 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Woody English 1
1 Freddie Maguire 1
1 Frank O'Rourke 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hub Pruett 1.50
2 Charlie Root 0.70
3 Red Faber 0.56
4 Benny Frey 0.40
4 Bill Sherdel 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Benny Frey 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 7
2 Bill Sherdel 6
3 Red Faber 5
4 Benny Frey 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Showboat Fisher .667
2 Bill Cissell .625
3 Roy Johnson .533
4 Johnnie Heving .500
4 Paul Waner .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Simmons 3
2 Ethan Allen 2
3 Dale Alexander 1
3 Dick Bartell 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Adam Comorosky 7
1 Showboat Fisher 7
3 Al Simmons 6
3 Jimmie Wilson 6
5 Joe Cronin 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Earle Combs 1
1 16 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Hallahan 0.00
1 Les Sweetland 0.00
1 Rube Walberg 0.00
1 Pat Malone 0.00
1 Whit Wyatt 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 23 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 11
2 Lefty Grove 9
3 Charlie Root 7
3 Steve Swetonic 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Whit Wyatt 2
2 Ben Cantwell 1
2 Pat Malone 1
2 Steve Swetonic 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .395
2 Rogers Hornsby .380
3 Babe Herman .378
4 Bill Terry .372
5 Al Simmons .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Chuck Klein 44
3 Mel Ott 42
4 Rogers Hornsby 38
4 Hack Wilson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 163
2 Babe Ruth 154
3 Hack Wilson 153
4 Mel Ott 152
5 Chuck Klein 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Evar Swanson 33
3 Charlie Gehringer 27
4 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Bing Miller 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.76
2 Bill Walker 2.99
3 Firpo Marberry 3.12
4 Burleigh Grimes 3.18
5 Lefty Stewart 3.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 24
2 Wes Ferrell 22
2 Pat Malone 22
4 Lefty Grove 21
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 179
2 Pat Malone 164
3 George Earnshaw 149
4 Watty Clark 142
5 Charlie Root 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 9
1 Wilcy Moore 9
3 Guy Bush 8
3 Johnny Morrison 8
5 Bill Shores 7