On This Day

Thursday, May 29, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 27 11 .711 --
Athletics 24 14 .632 3.0
Indians 22 16 .579 5.0
Yankees 19 17 .528 7.0
Tigers 16 23 .410 11.5
Browns 15 22 .405 11.5
White Sox 14 21 .400 11.5
Red Sox 12 25 .324 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 23 14 .622 --
Robins 23 14 .622 0.0
Pirates 19 16 .543 3.0
Cubs 20 19 .513 4.0
Giants 17 19 .472 5.5
Braves 15 18 .455 6.0
Reds 14 22 .389 8.5
Phillies 11 20 .355 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Herman 3
2 Cedric Durst 2
2 Wally Gilbert 2
2 Goose Goslin 2
2 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Herman 2
2 Andy Reese 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Herman 3
2 Ben Chapman 2
3 Mickey Cochrane 1
3 Cedric Durst 1
3 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Milt Gaston 0.60
2 Watty Clark 0.50
2 Carl Hubbell 0.50
4 George Pipgras 0.44
5 Roy Mahaffey 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 George Pipgras 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 5
2 George Pipgras 4
3 Watty Clark 3
3 Milt Gaston 3
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .414
2 Sam Rice .410
3 Paul Waner .405
4 Lefty O'Doul .388
5 Bill Terry .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Hack Wilson 13
3 Wally Berger 11
3 Chuck Klein 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 41
1 Hack Wilson 41
3 Jimmie Foxx 40
3 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Babe Ruth 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Sam Rice 8
3 Paul Waner 7
4 Babe Herman 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ad Liska 1.58
2 George Pipgras 1.83
3 Ted Lyons 1.86
4 Benny Frey 2.10
5 Dazzy Vance 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 8
2 Wes Ferrell 7
2 Socks Seibold 7
2 Lefty Stewart 7
5 5 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 .468
2 Rogers Hornsby .452
3 Charlie Gelbert .447
4 Heinie Manush .438
5 George Grantham .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Wally Berger 6
3 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Smead Jolley 5
3 Mel Ott 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 23
2 Babe Ruth 21
3 Charlie Gelbert 16
4 Dale Alexander 15
4 Kiki Cuyler 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Babe Herman 5
2 Mel Ott 4
2 Jimmie Wilson 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 1.16
4 Ted Lyons 1.30
5 Sad Sam Jones 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 George Pipgras 3
1 Socks Seibold 3
1 Dazzy Vance 3

Strikeouts

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

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 .425
2 Babe Herman .420
3 George Grantham .414
4 Taylor Douthit .413
5 Babe Ruth .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Wally Berger 10
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Hack Wilson 10
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 35
2 Babe Ruth 34
3 Lou Gehrig 33
4 Babe Herman 32
5 Hack Wilson 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Sam Rice 6
3 Babe Herman 5
3 Ski Melillo 5
3 Jimmie Wilson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Burke 0.72
2 George Pipgras 0.95
3 Ted Lyons 1.46
4 Dazzy Vance 1.59
5 Ray Benge 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 6
2 Watty Clark 5
2 George Earnshaw 5
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 45
2 Lefty Grove 38
3 Bill Hallahan 32
4 George Uhle 27
5 Dazzy Vance 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 3
2 Hi Bell 2
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Wes Ferrell 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .395
2 Lefty O'Doul .394
3 Rogers Hornsby .382
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 40
5 Jimmie Foxx 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 171
2 Babe Ruth 158
3 Al Simmons 157
4 Mel Ott 156
5 Chuck Klein 153

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Charlie Gehringer 28
3 Bill Cissell 24
3 Carl Reynolds 24
3 2 others tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.82
2 Milt Gaston 2.96
3 Lefty Stewart 3.09
4 Bill Walker 3.20
5 Wes Ferrell 3.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 179
2 Lefty Grove 174
3 Pat Malone 159
4 Charlie Root 141
5 Watty Clark 137

Saves

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