On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 7 .708 --
Senators 17 9 .654 1.0
Indians 14 10 .583 3.0
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

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 9 .609 --
Cubs 16 12 .571 0.5
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 9 14 .391 5.0
Phillies 7 15 .318 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Grimm 3
1 Cliff Heathcote 3
3 Kiki Cuyler 2
3 Goose Goslin 2
3 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Lance Richbourg 1
1 Sam West 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Richbourg 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Gabby Hartnett 2
3 George Sisler 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Willis Hudlin 0.18
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.10
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willis Hudlin 2
2 Burleigh Grimes 1
2 Sad Sam Jones 1
2 Mal Moss 1
2 Bob Smith 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 1

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 31
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 12 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 .523
2 Hack Wilson .500
3 Shanty Hogan .486
4 Johnny Hodapp .460
5 Del Bissonette .451

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
1 Hack Wilson 20
3 Chuck Klein 17
4 Gus Suhr 16
5 Chick Hafey 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 Cliff Heathcote 3
1 Ski Melillo 3
1 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Burke 0.73
2 George Pipgras 1.08
3 Lefty Stewart 1.38
4 Benny Frey 1.46
5 3 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 21
2 Lefty Grove 19
2 Bill Hallahan 19
4 Charlie Root 17
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sal Gliatto 2
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Archie Campbell 1
2 Pete Donohue 1
2 18 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 .381
5 Al Simmons .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 46
2 Babe Ruth 45
3 Hack Wilson 42
4 Mel Ott 39
5 Rogers Hornsby 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 168
2 Al Simmons 161
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 2.87
2 Lefty Stewart 3.12
3 Tommy Thomas 3.22
4 Milt Gaston 3.22
5 Bill Walker 3.24

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 176
2 George Earnshaw 162
3 Pat Malone 160
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 Steve Swetonic 8
5 Firpo Marberry 7