On This Day

Sunday, May 25, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	25	10	.714	--
Athletics	21	14	.600	4.0
Yankees	18	15	.545	6.0
Indians	18	16	.529	6.5
White Sox	14	17	.452	9.0
Browns	14	20	.412	10.5
Tigers	14	22	.389	11.5
Red Sox	12	22	.353	12.5

Games

White Sox 9, Indians 1

Athletics 10, Yankees 3

Tigers 9, Browns 8

Senators 5, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	22	13	.629	--
Robins	21	13	.618	0.5
Pirates	18	15	.545	3.0
Cubs	19	18	.514	4.0
Giants	16	17	.485	5.0
Braves	14	18	.438	6.5
Reds	13	21	.382	8.5
Phillies	11	19	.367	8.5

Games

Robins 4, Giants 3

Cardinals 6, Cubs 3

Pirates 6, Reds 5

Reds 4, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Grantham	5
2	Marty Callaghan	4
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
4	Bill Cissell	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dusty Cooke	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	Riggs Stephenson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	George Grantham	4
3	Mickey Cochrane	3
3	Adam Comorosky	3
3	Goose Goslin	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	1
1	Carl Reynolds	1
1	Al Simmons	1
1	Jimmie Wilson	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Firpo Marberry	1.00
2	Bill Hallahan	0.44
3	Leon Chagnon	0.38
4	Red Lucas	0.36
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Haid	1
1	Art Herring	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Leon Chagnon	5
2	Bill Hallahan	4
2	Red Lucas	4
2	Firpo Marberry	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	1
1	Charlie Sullivan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.418
2	Sam Rice	.408
3	Paul Waner	.405
4	Lefty O'Doul	.390
5	Bill Terry	.386

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
2	Al Simmons	39
4	Babe Ruth	38
5	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	Ted Lyons	1.88
4	George Pipgras	1.95
5	Lefty Grove	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	8
2	Socks Seibold	6
2	Lefty Stewart	6
2	Rube Walberg	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	53
2	Lefty Grove	51
3	Charlie Root	44
4	George Earnshaw	39
5	Hank Johnson	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Swetonic	4
2	Hi Bell	3
2	Hal McKain	3
4	Garland Braxton	2
4	8 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.455
2	Charlie Gelbert	.444
3	Johnny Hodapp	.418
4	Bill Hunnefield	.417
5	Al Simmons	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Mel Ott	6
4	Wally Berger	5
4	Hack Wilson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	23
2	Babe Ruth	21
3	Chuck Klein	19
4	Mel Ott	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Babe Herman	5
2	Jimmie Wilson	4
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	6 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	0.50
1	Ad Liska	0.50
3	George Pipgras	0.87
4	Erv Brame	1.00
5	Bump Hadley	1.07

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	4
2	Jesse Haines	3
2	Dolf Luque	3
2	George Pipgras	3
2	Dazzy Vance	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	20
2	George Earnshaw	17
2	Red Ruffing	17
2	Dazzy Vance	17
5	Bump Hadley	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	2
1	Jim Lindsey	2
1	Hal McKain	2
1	Bob Smith	2
5	20 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Rice	.423
2	Babe Herman	.417
3	Lefty O'Doul	.411
4	Babe Ruth	.404
5	Hack Wilson	.402

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	8
2	Sam Rice	7
3	Babe Herman	6
3	Paul Waner	6
5	Marty McManus	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Pipgras	1.27
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	7
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	Bill Hallahan	33
3	Charlie Root	33
5	Hank Johnson	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.394
2	Babe Herman	.392
3	Rogers Hornsby	.386
4	Bill Terry	.376
5	Al Simmons	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	52
2	Chuck Klein	46
3	Hack Wilson	44
4	Mel Ott	41
5	Jimmie Foxx	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	168
2	Babe Ruth	165
3	Mel Ott	159
4	Al Simmons	157
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	Carl Reynolds	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.85
2	Milt Gaston	3.05
3	Lefty Stewart	3.14
4	Firpo Marberry	3.25
5	Wes Ferrell	3.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	25
2	Wes Ferrell	23
3	Ray Kremer	21
3	Pat Malone	21
3	Firpo Marberry	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	172
1	Lefty Grove	172
3	Pat Malone	158
4	Charlie Root	144
5	Watty Clark	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