On This Day

Monday, June 2, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 28 14 .667 --
Senators 27 15 .643 1.0
Indians 24 18 .571 4.0
Yankees 22 18 .550 5.0
Tigers 18 25 .419 10.5
Browns 17 24 .415 10.5
White Sox 16 23 .410 10.5
Red Sox 13 28 .317 14.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 26 15 .634 --
Cubs 24 19 .558 3.0
Cardinals 23 20 .535 4.0
Pirates 20 19 .513 5.0
Braves 18 20 .474 6.5
Giants 19 22 .463 7.0
Reds 18 23 .439 8.0
Phillies 13 23 .361 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pinky Whitney 4
2 Jim Bottomley 2
2 Taylor Douthit 2
2 Frankie Frisch 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 3
2 Spud Davis 2
2 Bernie Friberg 2
2 Pinky Whitney 2
5 6 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bernie Friberg 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Collins 0.27
2 Bill Hallahan 0.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Elliott 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Collins 3
2 Hal Elliott 2
3 Hal Haid 1
3 Bill Hallahan 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .417
2 Paul Waner .398
3 Sam Rice .397
4 Harry Heilmann .392
5 Lefty O'Doul .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
1 Hack Wilson 16
3 Wally Berger 14
4 Chuck Klein 13
5 Babe Herman 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 49
2 Al Simmons 48
3 Jimmie Foxx 46
4 Babe Ruth 45
5 Babe Herman 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 13
2 Sam Rice 10
3 Ski Melillo 8
4 Ossie Bluege 7
4 Paul Waner 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.79
2 George Pipgras 1.83
3 Benny Frey 2.02
4 Dazzy Vance 2.22
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
2 Rube Walberg 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 67
2 Bill Hallahan 58
3 George Earnshaw 48
4 Charlie Root 46
5 Hank Johnson 41

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .520
2 Rogers Hornsby .484
3 Charlie Gehringer .475
4 Sam Rice .442
5 Bing Miller .436

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 25
2 Lou Gehrig 20
2 Al Simmons 20
4 Del Bissonette 17
4 Babe Herman 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cronin 5
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
3 Ski Melillo 4
3 Sam Rice 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Burke 0.00
2 Vic Sorrell 0.56
3 Dazzy Vance 1.04
4 Syl Johnson 1.15
5 Hap Collard 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hap Collard 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 Roy Mahaffey 3
1 Bob Osborn 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 19
1 Dazzy Vance 19
3 George Earnshaw 18
4 General Crowder 17
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Jim Lindsey 2
1 Hal McKain 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .433
2 Harry Heilmann .426
3 Sam Rice .415
4 Babe Herman .410
5 Babe Ruth .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Hack Wilson 12
3 Wally Berger 11
4 Jimmie Foxx 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 38
2 Lou Gehrig 35
3 Jimmie Foxx 34
4 Babe Ruth 33
5 Chuck Klein 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 8
2 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Ski Melillo 7
4 Ossie Bluege 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 1.13
2 Ted Lyons 1.48
3 Dazzy Vance 1.62
4 Rip Collins 2.12
5 Ad Liska 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mel Harder 6
2 Ted Lyons 5
3 Watty Clark 4
3 George Earnshaw 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 44
2 Lefty Grove 37
2 Bill Hallahan 37
4 Dazzy Vance 31
5 George Uhle 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 3
1 Hal McKain 3
1 Charlie Sullivan 3
4 Hi Bell 2
4 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .399
2 Lefty O'Doul .393
3 Rogers Hornsby .380
4 Bill Terry .377
5 Al Simmons .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 52
2 Hack Wilson 48
3 Chuck Klein 43
4 Mel Ott 40
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 175
2 Babe Ruth 158
3 Mel Ott 152
3 Al Simmons 152
5 Chuck Klein 145

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Charlie Gehringer 28
3 Carl Reynolds 24
3 Sam Rice 24
3 Evar Swanson 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.94
2 Milt Gaston 2.99
3 Lefty Stewart 3.04
4 Tommy Thomas 3.20
5 Bill Walker 3.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 25
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Ray Kremer 21
3 Pat Malone 21
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 177
2 George Earnshaw 166
3 Pat Malone 164
4 Charlie Root 140
5 Watty Clark 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 9
1 Steve Swetonic 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Garland Braxton 7
4 3 others tied 7