On This Day

Friday, May 30, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	27	13	.675	--
Athletics	26	14	.650	1.0
Yankees	21	17	.553	5.0
Indians	22	18	.550	5.0
Tigers	18	23	.439	9.5
Browns	16	23	.410	10.5
White Sox	15	22	.405	10.5
Red Sox	12	27	.308	14.5

Games

Tigers 5, Indians 2

Tigers 9, Indians 6

Yankees 6, Red Sox 5

Yankees 7, Red Sox 3

Athletics 15, Senators 11

White Sox 7, Browns 4

Browns 4, White Sox 3

Athletics 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	25	14	.641	--
Cardinals	23	16	.590	2.0
Pirates	20	17	.541	4.0
Cubs	22	19	.537	4.0
Braves	17	18	.486	6.0
Giants	17	21	.447	7.5
Reds	15	23	.395	9.5
Phillies	11	22	.333	11.0

Games

Robins 11, Phillies 1

Robins 11, Phillies 9

Braves 6, Giants 5

Braves 6, Giants 5

Cubs 2, Cardinals 0

Cubs 9, Cardinals 8

Reds 9, Pirates 1

Pirates 7, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmie Foxx	8
2	Del Bissonette	7
3	Charlie Gehringer	6
3	Ski Melillo	6
5	5 tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	2
1	Al Simmons	2
3	Wally Berger	1
3	Max Bishop	1
3	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Bissonette	7
1	Al Simmons	7
3	Footsie Blair	6
4	Goose Goslin	5
5	7 tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Cronin	2
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
4	Ossie Bluege	1
4	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rip Collins	0.62
2	Lefty Grove	0.46
3	Red Lucas	0.43
4	Pat Malone	0.40
4	Red Ruffing	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Bruce Cunningham	1
1	Clise Dudley	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rip Collins	8
2	Lefty Grove	6
2	Pat Malone	6
4	Bill Hallahan	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Glenn Spencer	1
1	Charlie Sullivan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.416
2	Paul Waner	.405
3	Sam Rice	.404
4	Lefty O'Doul	.392
5	Bill Terry	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Hack Wilson	14
3	Chuck Klein	13
4	Wally Berger	12
5	Lou Gehrig	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	48
2	Jimmie Foxx	44
3	Babe Herman	42
3	Chuck Klein	42
3	2 others tied	42

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	13
2	Sam Rice	9
3	Ski Melillo	7
3	Paul Waner	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	1.79
2	George Pipgras	1.83
3	Benny Frey	2.10
4	Dazzy Vance	2.21
5	Ad Liska	2.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	8
2	Wes Ferrell	7
2	Socks Seibold	7
2	Lefty Stewart	7
5	7 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	65
2	Bill Hallahan	57
3	George Earnshaw	48
4	Charlie Root	46
5	2 tied	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Swetonic	4
2	Hi Bell	3
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Jim Lindsey	3
2	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.500
2	Rogers Hornsby	.469
3	Charlie Gelbert	.450
4	George Grantham	.431
5	Al Simmons	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Wally Berger	7
3	Lou Gehrig	6
3	Smead Jolley	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	24
2	Babe Ruth	23
3	Al Simmons	20
4	Babe Herman	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
1	Babe Herman	5
3	Joe Cronin	4
3	Mel Ott	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	0.67
2	George Pipgras	1.16
3	Ted Lyons	1.26
4	Jesse Haines	1.50
4	Sad Sam Jones	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
1	Herb Pennock	3
1	George Pipgras	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	George Earnshaw	23
3	Dazzy Vance	18
4	Bill Hallahan	17
5	Red Ruffing	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	2
1	Jim Lindsey	2
1	Hal McKain	2
1	Glenn Spencer	2
1	Charlie Sullivan	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Rice	.420
2	Babe Herman	.414
3	Del Bissonette	.405
4	George Grantham	.400
4	2 others tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Wally Berger	11
2	Hack Wilson	11
4	Jimmie Foxx	10
4	Chuck Klein	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Lou Gehrig	34
3	Chuck Klein	33
3	Babe Ruth	33
5	2 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Sam Rice	7
3	Ski Melillo	6
3	Babe Ruth	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	0.72
2	George Pipgras	0.95
3	Ted Lyons	1.41
4	Dazzy Vance	1.59
5	Bruce Cunningham	2.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	6
2	Watty Clark	5
2	Wes Ferrell	5
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	44
1	Lefty Grove	44
3	Bill Hallahan	36
4	Charlie Root	26
4	2 others tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Lindsey	3
1	Charlie Sullivan	3
3	Hi Bell	2
3	Garland Braxton	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.397
2	Lefty O'Doul	.393
3	Rogers Hornsby	.382
4	Bill Terry	.381
5	Al Simmons	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	52
2	Chuck Klein	47
3	Hack Wilson	46
4	Mel Ott	40
5	Jimmie Foxx	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	171
2	Al Simmons	162
3	Babe Ruth	160
4	Mel Ott	156
5	Chuck Klein	155

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	44
2	Charlie Gehringer	28
3	Sam Rice	25
4	Bill Cissell	24
4	2 others tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.89
2	Lefty Stewart	2.92
3	Milt Gaston	2.96
4	Tommy Thomas	3.20
5	Bill Walker	3.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	25
1	Wes Ferrell	25
3	Ray Kremer	21
3	Pat Malone	21
5	5 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	180
2	George Earnshaw	172
3	Pat Malone	164
4	Charlie Root	143
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