On This Day

Wednesday, May 14, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 7 .708 --
Senators 16 9 .640 1.5
Indians 14 9 .609 2.5
Yankees 11 11 .500 5.0
Red Sox 11 14 .440 6.5
White Sox 9 13 .409 7.0
Browns 10 15 .400 7.5
Tigers 9 19 .321 10.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 9 .609 --
Cubs 16 11 .593 0.0
Robins 13 11 .542 1.5
Cardinals 14 12 .538 1.5
Reds 12 12 .500 2.5
Pirates 12 12 .500 2.5
Braves 8 14 .364 5.5
Phillies 7 15 .318 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Wright 4
2 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Sparky Adams 2
3 Rube Bressler 2
3 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Glenn Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Frederick 3
1 Bill Terry 3
3 Taylor Douthit 2
3 Frankie Frisch 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty Callaghan 1
1 Curt Walker 1
1 Jimmie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Grabowski 0.33
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.10
3 Dolf Luque 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Dolf Luque 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hi Bell 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
3 Al Grabowski 2
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
4 Dolf Luque 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .451
2 Paul Waner .429
3 Bill Terry .424
4 Babe Herman .424
5 Showboat Fisher .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 9
2 Chuck Klein 8
3 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Chick Hafey 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 29
2 Al Simmons 28
3 Jimmie Foxx 27
3 Chuck Klein 27
3 Gus Suhr 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Paul Waner 6
3 Sam Rice 5
4 George Grantham 4
4 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Benny Frey 0.99
2 Jakie May 1.88
3 Lefty Stewart 2.13
4 Ted Lyons 2.20
5 Socks Seibold 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 Ted Lyons 5
1 Lefty Stewart 5
1 Rube Walberg 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 40
1 Bill Hallahan 40
3 Charlie Root 37
4 Hank Johnson 30
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Swetonic 3
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Joe Genewich 2
2 Sal Gliatto 2
2 Whit Wyatt 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .511
2 Hack Wilson .487
3 Johnny Hodapp .460
4 Sam Rice .453
5 2 tied .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
1 Hack Wilson 6
3 Chuck Klein 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 21
2 Hack Wilson 19
3 Chuck Klein 18
4 Gus Suhr 16
5 Chick Hafey 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 Cliff Heathcote 3
2 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 0.70
2 Bobby Burke 1.29
3 Lefty Stewart 1.38
4 Benny Frey 1.46
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 21
2 Lefty Grove 19
2 Bill Hallahan 19
4 Charlie Root 17
5 4 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sal Gliatto 2
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Archie Campbell 1
2 Pete Donohue 1
2 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .409
2 Babe Herman .397
3 Bill Terry .383
4 Rogers Hornsby .378
5 Lew Fonseca .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 46
2 Babe Ruth 45
3 Hack Wilson 42
4 Mel Ott 39
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 166
2 Al Simmons 164
3 Chuck Klein 157
4 Mel Ott 156
5 Babe Ruth 152

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 46
2 Evar Swanson 28
3 Bill Cissell 25
3 Charlie Gehringer 25
5 Frankie Frisch 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.86
2 Lefty Stewart 3.12
3 Tommy Thomas 3.22
4 Bill Walker 3.24
5 Milt Gaston 3.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 26
2 Wes Ferrell 23
3 Ray Kremer 21
3 Pat Malone 21
3 Firpo Marberry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 178
2 Pat Malone 167
3 George Earnshaw 162
4 Watty Clark 148
5 Charlie Root 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 9
1 Johnny Morrison 9
3 Guy Bush 8
3 Firpo Marberry 8
3 Steve Swetonic 8