On This Day

Tuesday, May 20, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 20 10 .667 --
Athletics 18 10 .643 1.0
Indians 17 12 .586 2.5
Yankees 14 12 .538 4.0
Red Sox 12 17 .414 7.5
White Sox 11 16 .407 7.5
Browns 11 18 .379 8.5
Tigers 12 20 .375 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 17 12 .586 --
Cardinals 17 13 .567 0.5
Pirates 15 12 .556 1.0
Giants 15 13 .536 1.5
Cubs 17 15 .531 1.5
Braves 13 15 .464 3.5
Reds 12 16 .429 4.5
Phillies 8 18 .308 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Herman 5
1 Johnny Hodapp 5
3 Bibb Falk 4
3 Bill Hunnefield 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Charlie Gelbert 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Herman 6
2 Charlie Gelbert 5
3 Sparky Adams 4
3 Jim Bottomley 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Babe Herman 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Adam Comorosky 1
2 Hod Ford 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Sherdel 0.50
2 Larry Benton 0.40
3 Willis Hudlin 0.33
4 Larry French 0.22
5 Dolf Luque 0.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Sherdel 5
2 Larry Benton 4
2 Guy Bush 4
2 Ed Durham 4
2 Willis Hudlin 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Bob Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .435
2 Paul Waner .433
3 Lefty O'Doul .423
4 Bill Terry .410
5 Johnny Frederick .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 12
2 Chuck Klein 10
3 Wally Berger 9
4 Jimmie Foxx 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 35
2 Chuck Klein 34
3 Babe Herman 33
4 Jimmie Foxx 30
4 Chick Hafey 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Sam Rice 6
2 Paul Waner 6
4 Babe Herman 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Benny Frey 1.15
2 Ad Liska 1.72
3 George Pipgras 1.92
4 Ted Lyons 2.00
5 Socks Seibold 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 6
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Charlie Root 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 48
2 Bill Hallahan 43
3 Charlie Root 41
4 Hank Johnson 32
5 George Earnshaw 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Swetonic 4
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Wes Ferrell 2
2 Joe Genewich 2
2 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hodapp .500
2 Taylor Douthit .490
3 Charlie Gelbert .455
4 Hack Wilson .444
5 Shanty Hogan .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 8
2 Wally Berger 5
2 Chuck Klein 5
2 Ed Morgan 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 22
2 Chuck Klein 19
3 Lou Gehrig 18
4 Jimmie Foxx 17
5 Chick Hafey 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Babe Herman 4
1 Luke Sewell 4
3 Ossie Bluege 3
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jumbo Elliott 0.00
2 Ad Liska 0.50
3 Bobby Burke 0.73
4 George Pipgras 0.74
5 Lefty Grove 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 3
2 Ray Benge 2
2 Erv Brame 2
2 Hal Carlson 2
2 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 18
2 George Earnshaw 16
2 Charlie Root 16
4 Bill Sherdel 14
4 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 2
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Archie Campbell 1
2 Watty Clark 1
2 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .404
2 Babe Herman .397
3 Bill Terry .382
4 Rogers Hornsby .379
5 Al Simmons .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 45
1 Babe Ruth 45
3 Hack Wilson 44
4 Mel Ott 38
5 Rogers Hornsby 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 168
2 Al Simmons 157
3 Mel Ott 156
4 Chuck Klein 154
5 Babe Ruth 149

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Charlie Gehringer 26
2 Evar Swanson 26
4 Bill Cissell 25
5 3 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.84
2 Bill Walker 3.14
3 Milt Gaston 3.14
4 Lefty Stewart 3.15
5 Tommy Thomas 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 175
2 George Earnshaw 164
3 Pat Malone 158
4 Watty Clark 147
5 Charlie Root 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 9
1 Johnny Morrison 9
1 Steve Swetonic 9
4 Guy Bush 8
5 2 tied 7