On This Day

Tuesday, June 3, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 14 .674 --
Senators 28 15 .651 1.0
Indians 25 18 .581 4.0
Yankees 23 18 .561 5.0
Tigers 18 26 .409 11.5
Browns 17 25 .405 11.5
White Sox 16 24 .400 11.5
Red Sox 13 29 .310 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 27 15 .643 --
Cubs 25 19 .568 3.0
Cardinals 24 20 .545 4.0
Pirates 20 20 .500 6.0
Giants 20 22 .476 7.0
Braves 18 21 .462 7.5
Reds 18 24 .429 9.0
Phillies 13 24 .351 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Footsie Blair 4
1 Earle Combs 4
1 Charlie Grimm 4
1 Carl Reynolds 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Clyde Beck 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Woody English 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Reynolds 5
2 Woody English 4
3 Andy High 3
3 Lyn Lary 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Watty Clark 0.56
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.50
2 Lefty Grove 0.50
2 Carl Hubbell 0.50
2 Bud Teachout 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 7
2 Watty Clark 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Syl Johnson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Hal Haid 1
1 Jack Quinn 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .425
2 Sam Rice .402
3 Lefty O'Doul .398
4 Paul Waner .398
5 Harry Heilmann .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 17
2 Hack Wilson 16
3 Wally Berger 14
4 Babe Herman 13
4 Chuck Klein 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 50
2 Al Simmons 48
3 Jimmie Foxx 47
3 Babe Ruth 47
5 Babe Herman 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 14
2 Sam Rice 10
3 Ski Melillo 8
4 Ossie Bluege 7
4 Paul Waner 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Benny Frey 2.02
2 Dazzy Vance 2.22
3 George Pipgras 2.29
4 Jakie May 2.57
5 Erv Brame 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 8
1 Ted Lyons 8
3 Lefty Grove 7
3 George Pipgras 7
3 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 72
2 Bill Hallahan 58
3 George Earnshaw 48
4 Charlie Root 46
5 Hank Johnson 41

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .500
2 Rogers Hornsby .484
3 Sam Rice .456
4 Babe Herman .448
5 Bing Miller .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Babe Herman 7
2 Smead Jolley 7
4 Wally Berger 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 27
2 Lou Gehrig 20
2 Al Simmons 20
4 Babe Herman 19
5 Del Bissonette 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Joe Cronin 5
3 Carl Reynolds 4
3 Sam Rice 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Burke 0.00
2 Vic Sorrell 0.63
3 Dazzy Vance 1.04
4 Hap Collard 1.29
5 Red Lucas 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 3
1 Hap Collard 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 24
2 Dazzy Vance 19
3 George Earnshaw 18
4 General Crowder 17
5 Wes Ferrell 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Jim Lindsey 2
1 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Rice .429
2 George Grantham .427
3 Harry Heilmann .412
4 Babe Herman .409
4 Johnny Hodapp .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Hack Wilson 12
3 Wally Berger 11
4 Jimmie Foxx 9
4 Babe Herman 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 39
2 Lou Gehrig 35
2 Babe Ruth 35
4 Jimmie Foxx 34
5 Chuck Klein 32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.62
2 George Pipgras 1.91
3 Rip Collins 2.12
4 Milt Gaston 2.35
5 Mel Harder 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 5
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 Lefty Grove 5
1 Mel Harder 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 42
2 Bill Hallahan 37
3 George Earnshaw 34
4 Dazzy Vance 31
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Jim Lindsey 3
1 Hal McKain 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
1 Charlie Sullivan 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .401
2 Lefty O'Doul .395
3 Rogers Hornsby .381
4 Bill Terry .379
5 Al Simmons .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 53
2 Hack Wilson 48
3 Chuck Klein 43
4 Mel Ott 40
5 Jimmie Foxx 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 176
2 Babe Ruth 160
3 Mel Ott 154
4 Al Simmons 152
5 Chuck Klein 147

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 45
2 Charlie Gehringer 28
3 Carl Reynolds 25
4 Sam Rice 24
4 Evar Swanson 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.89
2 Milt Gaston 2.98
3 Lefty Stewart 3.04
4 Tommy Thomas 3.20
5 Bill Walker 3.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 26
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Ray Kremer 21
3 Pat Malone 21
5 6 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 182
2 George Earnshaw 166
3 Pat Malone 164
4 Watty Clark 142
5 Charlie Root 140

Saves

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