On This Day

Tuesday, May 27, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 27 10 .730 --
Athletics 23 14 .622 4.0
Indians 22 16 .579 5.5
Yankees 18 17 .514 8.0
Tigers 16 22 .421 11.5
White Sox 14 21 .400 12.0
Browns 14 22 .389 12.5
Red Sox 12 24 .333 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 23 14 .622 --
Robins 22 14 .611 0.5
Pirates 19 16 .543 3.0
Cubs 19 19 .500 4.5
Giants 17 18 .486 5.0
Braves 14 18 .438 6.5
Reds 14 21 .400 8.0
Phillies 11 19 .367 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Smead Jolley 6
2 Johnny Hodapp 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Pinky Hargrave 4
3 Joe Judge 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Smead Jolley 2
2 Max Bishop 1
2 Liz Funk 1
2 Pinky Hargrave 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Manush 4
1 Harry Rice 4
3 Larry French 3
3 Liz Funk 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Badgro 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Jake Flowers 1
1 Irv Jeffries 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Walker 0.64
2 George Earnshaw 0.50
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.50
4 Hal McKain 0.46
5 Al Grabowski 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 7
1 Bill Walker 7
3 Hal McKain 6
4 Sad Sam Jones 4
4 Vic Sorrell 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Rice .411
2 Paul Waner .405
3 Babe Herman .404
4 Lefty O'Doul .390
5 Chuck Klein .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Hack Wilson 13
3 Chuck Klein 11
4 Wally Berger 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 41
2 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Lou Gehrig 40
4 Chuck Klein 39
4 2 others tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Sam Rice 8
3 Paul Waner 7
4 Babe Herman 6
4 Ski Melillo 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Benny Frey 1.44
2 Ad Liska 1.58
3 Ted Lyons 1.86
4 George Pipgras 1.95
5 Dazzy Vance 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 8
2 Wes Ferrell 7
3 Lefty Grove 6
3 Sad Sam Jones 6
3 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 59
2 Bill Hallahan 53
3 George Earnshaw 46
4 Charlie Root 44
5 Hank Johnson 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Swetonic 4
2 Hi Bell 3
2 Garland Braxton 3
2 Jim Lindsey 3
2 Hal McKain 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .478
2 George Grantham .429
3 Pinky Hargrave .424
4 Charlie Gelbert .422
5 Jim Bottomley .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Wally Berger 5
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Smead Jolley 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 23
2 Babe Ruth 21
3 Charlie Gelbert 17
4 Jimmie Foxx 16
4 Chuck Klein 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Babe Herman 5
1 Jimmie Wilson 5
3 Mel Ott 4
4 Ossie Bluege 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ad Liska 0.50
2 Dazzy Vance 0.67
3 George Pipgras 1.23
4 Ted Lyons 1.30
5 Sad Sam Jones 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 3
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Dazzy Vance 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 21
2 Lefty Grove 19
3 Dazzy Vance 18
4 Whit Wyatt 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
1 Jim Lindsey 2
1 Hal McKain 2
1 Bob Smith 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Rice .422
2 Babe Ruth .418
3 Lefty O'Doul .415
4 Taylor Douthit .402
5 Babe Herman .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Hack Wilson 10
4 Wally Berger 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Babe Ruth 37
3 Lou Gehrig 33
4 Joe Judge 32
5 Al Simmons 31

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 0.94
2 Ted Lyons 1.37
3 Dazzy Vance 1.59
4 Ray Benge 1.66
5 Ad Liska 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 7
2 Sad Sam Jones 6
3 George Earnshaw 5
3 Wes Ferrell 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 45
2 Lefty Grove 40
3 Charlie Root 33
4 Bill Hallahan 32
5 Whit Wyatt 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 3
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Jim Lindsey 3
1 Hal McKain 3
1 Steve Swetonic 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .396
2 Babe Herman .390
3 Rogers Hornsby .385
4 Bill Terry .378
5 Al Simmons .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Chuck Klein 45
2 Hack Wilson 45
4 Mel Ott 41
5 Jimmie Foxx 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 170
2 Mel Ott 159
2 Babe Ruth 159
4 Al Simmons 158
5 Chuck Klein 153

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 42
2 Charlie Gehringer 28
3 Bill Cissell 26
4 Carl Reynolds 24
4 2 others tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.82
2 Milt Gaston 3.05
3 Lefty Stewart 3.14
4 Bill Walker 3.20
5 Firpo Marberry 3.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 26
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 Pat Malone 21
3 Firpo Marberry 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 179
2 Lefty Grove 174
3 Pat Malone 158
4 Watty Clark 141
4 Charlie Root 141

Saves

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