On This Day

Saturday, May 24, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	24	10	.706	--
Athletics	20	14	.588	4.0
Yankees	18	14	.563	5.0
Indians	18	15	.545	5.5
White Sox	13	17	.433	9.0
Browns	14	19	.424	9.5
Tigers	13	22	.371	11.5
Red Sox	12	21	.364	11.5

Games

White Sox 8, Tigers 7

Indians 5, Browns 2

Yankees 10, Athletics 6

Yankees 11, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	21	13	.618	--
Robins	20	13	.606	0.5
Pirates	17	14	.548	2.5
Cubs	19	17	.528	3.0
Giants	16	16	.500	4.0
Braves	14	18	.438	6.0
Reds	12	20	.375	8.0
Phillies	11	19	.367	8.0

Games

Robins 5, Braves 2

Phillies 7, Giants 6

Cubs 5, Pirates 3

Cardinals 5, Reds 1

Cardinals 8, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earle Combs	7
2	Jim Bottomley	5
3	Lyn Lary	4
3	Babe Ruth	4
5	11 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Alexander	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
3	Rube Bressler	1
3	Spud Davis	1
3	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Rube Bressler	3
2	Earle Combs	3
2	Marty McManus	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earle Combs	2
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Woody English	1
2	Chick Hafey	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Syl Johnson	0.83
2	Red Ruffing	0.64
3	Willis Hudlin	0.62
4	Jesse Haines	0.33
5	Pat Malone	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Hap Collard	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	7
2	Willis Hudlin	5
2	Syl Johnson	5
4	Pat Malone	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal McKain	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.431
2	Paul Waner	.414
3	Sam Rice	.399
4	Bill Terry	.394
5	Lefty O'Doul	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Hack Wilson	12
3	Chuck Klein	11
4	Wally Berger	10
4	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	40
2	Chuck Klein	39
3	Babe Ruth	38
4	Al Simmons	37
4	Hack Wilson	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Sam Rice	7
2	Paul Waner	7
4	Babe Herman	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Benny Frey	1.44
2	Ad Liska	1.58
3	George Pipgras	1.78
4	Ted Lyons	2.00
5	Lefty Grove	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	7
2	Socks Seibold	6
2	Lefty Stewart	6
2	Rube Walberg	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	51
2	Bill Hallahan	49
3	Charlie Root	41
4	George Earnshaw	39
5	Hank Johnson	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Swetonic	4
2	Hal McKain	3
3	Hi Bell	2
3	Garland Braxton	2
3	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hodapp	.455
2	Charlie Gelbert	.444
3	Babe Ruth	.432
4	Taylor Douthit	.426
5	Lou Gehrig	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Lou Gehrig	7
3	Mel Ott	6
3	Hack Wilson	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	28
2	Babe Ruth	21
3	Chuck Klein	20
4	Jimmie Foxx	18
5	Mel Ott	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Babe Herman	5
2	Sam Rice	4
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Pipgras	0.33
2	Bobby Burke	0.50
3	Ad Liska	0.67
4	Erv Brame	1.00
5	Bump Hadley	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Haines	3
1	Ad Liska	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
1	George Pipgras	3
1	Dazzy Vance	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	21
2	Red Ruffing	17
2	Dazzy Vance	17
4	Ed Brandt	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Lindsey	2
1	Hal McKain	2
1	Bob Smith	2
4	Hi Bell	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.432
2	Babe Ruth	.421
3	Sam Rice	.411
4	Lefty O'Doul	.411
5	Hack Wilson	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Hack Wilson	10
4	Wally Berger	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Babe Ruth	37
3	Lou Gehrig	31
3	Chuck Klein	31
3	Mel Ott	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Sam Rice	7
3	Babe Herman	6
3	Paul Waner	6
5	Marty McManus	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Pipgras	1.03
2	Dazzy Vance	1.59
3	Benny Frey	1.60
4	Ray Benge	1.66
5	Ad Liska	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	5
2	George Pipgras	5
2	Socks Seibold	5
2	Dazzy Vance	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	38
1	Lefty Grove	38
3	Charlie Root	30
4	Bill Hallahan	29
5	Hank Johnson	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hal McKain	3
1	Steve Swetonic	3
3	Hi Bell	2
3	Garland Braxton	2
3	6 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.395
2	Babe Herman	.393
3	Rogers Hornsby	.386
4	Bill Terry	.377
5	Al Simmons	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	52
2	Chuck Klein	46
3	Hack Wilson	44
4	Mel Ott	41
5	Jimmie Foxx	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	169
2	Babe Ruth	165
3	Mel Ott	159
3	Al Simmons	159
5	Chuck Klein	155

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	44
2	Charlie Gehringer	27
3	Bill Cissell	25
3	Evar Swanson	25
5	4 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.85
2	Milt Gaston	3.05
3	Lefty Stewart	3.14
4	Wes Ferrell	3.29
5	Bill Walker	3.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	26
2	Wes Ferrell	23
3	Pat Malone	22
4	Ray Kremer	21
5	Firpo Marberry	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	173
2	Lefty Grove	172
3	Pat Malone	162
4	Watty Clark	145
5	Charlie Root	141

Saves

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