On This Day

Saturday, May 17, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 20 9 .690 --
Athletics 17 10 .630 2.0
Indians 14 12 .538 4.5
Yankees 12 12 .500 5.5
White Sox 11 13 .458 6.5
Red Sox 12 15 .444 7.0
Browns 10 16 .385 8.5
Tigers 10 19 .345 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 11 .560 --
Cardinals 15 12 .556 0.0
Cubs 16 13 .552 0.0
Robins 14 12 .538 0.5
Pirates 13 12 .520 1.0
Reds 12 14 .462 2.5
Braves 11 14 .440 3.0
Phillies 8 15 .348 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Spud Davis 5
1 Bill Terry 5
3 Freddy Leach 4
3 Al Simmons 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 3
2 Dale Alexander 1
2 Bob Fothergill 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam West 6
2 Bob Fothergill 5
3 Dale Alexander 4
3 Wally Berger 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Liz Funk 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Uhle 0.60
2 Bob Smith 0.55
3 Jakie May 0.38
4 Wes Ferrell 0.29
4 2 others tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Hank Johnson 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Smith 6
1 George Uhle 6
3 Jakie May 5
4 Hal McKain 4
4 Hub Pruett 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal McKain 1
1 Vic Sorrell 1
1 Steve Swetonic 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .465
2 Paul Waner .443
3 Bill Terry .435
4 Babe Herman .422
5 Showboat Fisher .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 9
2 Wally Berger 8
2 Chuck Klein 8
4 Jimmie Foxx 7
4 Bill Terry 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 31
2 Jimmie Foxx 29
3 Chuck Klein 28
3 Al Simmons 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Sam Rice 6
2 Paul Waner 6
4 Bill Cissell 4
4 9 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Benny Frey 0.99
2 Ad Liska 1.72
3 Ted Lyons 2.00
4 Lefty Stewart 2.13
5 Socks Seibold 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 6
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Socks Seibold 5
2 Lefty Stewart 5
2 Rube Walberg 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 43
2 Lefty Grove 40
3 Charlie Root 37
4 Hank Johnson 32
5 George Earnshaw 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Swetonic 4
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Joe Genewich 2
2 Sal Gliatto 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shanty Hogan .556
2 Lefty O'Doul .512
3 Joe Stripp .500
3 Hack Wilson .500
5 Taylor Douthit .490

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 20
2 Jimmie Foxx 17
2 Joe Judge 17
4 Chick Hafey 16
4 Chuck Klein 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 4
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 Cliff Heathcote 3
2 Ski Melillo 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Burke 0.73
1 Art Herring 0.73
3 Benny Frey 0.82
4 George Pipgras 1.08
5 Lefty Stewart 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
4 Ray Benge 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 26
2 Bill Hallahan 22
3 George Uhle 20
4 Charlie Root 17
5 Lefty Gomez 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sal Gliatto 2
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Archie Campbell 1
2 Clise Dudley 1
2 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .413
2 Babe Herman .400
3 Bill Terry .384
4 Rogers Hornsby .380
5 Al Simmons .375

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 160
3 Chuck Klein 158
4 Mel Ott 156
5 Babe Ruth 152

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 46
2 Evar Swanson 27
3 Bill Cissell 26
4 Charlie Gehringer 25
5 3 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.87
2 Milt Gaston 3.21
3 Lefty Stewart 3.23
4 Tommy Thomas 3.25
5 Bill Walker 3.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 26
2 Wes Ferrell 23
3 Ray Kremer 22
4 Pat Malone 21
4 Firpo Marberry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 176
2 George Earnshaw 167
3 Pat Malone 160
4 Watty Clark 147
5 Charlie Root 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 9
1 Johnny Morrison 9
1 Steve Swetonic 9
4 Guy Bush 8
5 Firpo Marberry 7