On This Day

Wednesday, May 21, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	22	10	.688	--
Athletics	20	10	.667	1.0
Indians	17	13	.567	4.0
Yankees	14	14	.500	6.0
White Sox	12	16	.429	8.0
Browns	12	18	.400	9.0
Red Sox	12	19	.387	9.5
Tigers	12	21	.364	10.5

Games

White Sox 9, Tigers 3

Browns 6, Indians 5

Athletics 15, Yankees 7

Athletics 4, Yankees 1

Senators 10, Red Sox 2

Senators 6, Red Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	18	12	.600	--
Cardinals	18	13	.581	0.5
Pirates	16	12	.571	1.0
Giants	16	13	.552	1.5
Cubs	17	16	.515	2.5
Braves	13	16	.448	4.5
Reds	12	17	.414	5.5
Phillies	8	19	.296	8.5

Games

Robins 12, Braves 1

Giants 11, Phillies 4

Pirates 10, Cubs 3

Cardinals 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sam Rice	5
2	Joe Boley	4
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Freddy Leach	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Del Bissonette	1
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Pat Crawford	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Al Simmons	5
3	Pat Crawford	4
4	Red Badgro	3
4	9 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Smead Jolley	1
1	Freddie Lindstrom	1
1	Mel Ott	1
1	Paul Waner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Hallahan	0.86
2	Rube Walberg	0.75
3	Dazzy Vance	0.64
4	George Earnshaw	0.62
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	7
2	Bill Hallahan	6
2	Rube Walberg	6
4	George Earnshaw	5
4	Sad Sam Jones	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	General Crowder	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Jim Lindsey	1
1	Heinie Meine	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.424
2	Paul Waner	.422
3	Lefty O'Doul	.416
4	Bill Terry	.408
5	Taylor Douthit	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	12
2	Chuck Klein	10
3	Wally Berger	9
3	Babe Ruth	9
5	Jimmie Foxx	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	35
2	Chuck Klein	34
3	Jimmie Foxx	33
3	Babe Herman	33
3	Al Simmons	33

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Benny Frey	1.15
2	Ad Liska	1.58
3	George Pipgras	1.92
4	Ted Lyons	2.00
5	Socks Seibold	2.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	7
2	Rube Walberg	6
3	Wes Ferrell	5
3	Lefty Grove	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	50
2	Bill Hallahan	49
3	Charlie Root	41
4	George Earnshaw	35
5	Hank Johnson	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Swetonic	4
2	Garland Braxton	2
2	Wes Ferrell	2
2	Joe Genewich	2
2	6 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Taylor Douthit	.491
2	Johnny Hodapp	.480
3	Shanty Hogan	.457
4	Charlie Gelbert	.457
5	Del Bissonette	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	7
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Wally Berger	5
3	Chuck Klein	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	20
2	Chuck Klein	19
3	Jimmie Foxx	18
3	Lou Gehrig	18
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	George Pipgras	0.00
1	Jumbo Elliott	0.00
3	Ad Liska	0.67
4	Bobby Burke	0.73
5	Whit Wyatt	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Hallahan	3
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	Ad Liska	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
1	Dazzy Vance	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	24
2	George Earnshaw	21
3	Dazzy Vance	17
4	Charlie Root	16
5	4 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Lindsey	2
1	Bob Smith	2
3	Archie Campbell	1
3	Watty Clark	1
3	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.451
2	Babe Herman	.434
3	Taylor Douthit	.423
4	Shanty Hogan	.413
5	Sam Rice	.409

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	12
2	Chuck Klein	9
2	Babe Ruth	9
4	Wally Berger	8
4	Jimmie Foxx	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	34
2	Jimmie Foxx	32
2	Babe Herman	32
4	Chuck Klein	31
5	Joe Judge	28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Pipgras	1.01
2	Benny Frey	1.27
3	Ad Liska	1.42
4	Dazzy Vance	1.59
5	Tommy Thomas	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	7
2	Sad Sam Jones	5
2	Charlie Root	5
2	Dazzy Vance	5
2	Rube Walberg	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	41
2	Bill Hallahan	38
3	George Earnshaw	35
4	Charlie Root	34
5	Hank Johnson	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Swetonic	3
2	Garland Braxton	2
2	Wes Ferrell	2
2	Joe Genewich	2
2	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.403
2	Babe Herman	.392
3	Bill Terry	.382
4	Al Simmons	.381
5	Rogers Hornsby	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Chuck Klein	45
3	Hack Wilson	44
4	Mel Ott	39
5	2 tied	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	167
2	Al Simmons	162
3	Mel Ott	159
4	Babe Ruth	155
5	Chuck Klein	154

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Charlie Gehringer	27
3	Bill Cissell	25
3	Evar Swanson	25
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.85
2	Bill Walker	3.14
3	Milt Gaston	3.14
4	Lefty Stewart	3.15
5	Tommy Thomas	3.23

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	177
2	George Earnshaw	169
3	Pat Malone	158
4	Watty Clark	143
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