On This Day

Wednesday, June 18, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 35 22 .614 --
Yankees 31 21 .596 1.5
Senators 32 22 .593 1.5
Indians 32 23 .582 2.0
Browns 24 31 .436 10.0
Tigers 24 32 .429 10.5
White Sox 20 31 .392 12.0
Red Sox 19 35 .352 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 34 19 .642 --
Cubs 32 24 .571 3.5
Giants 29 25 .537 5.5
Braves 25 26 .490 8.0
Cardinals 26 28 .481 8.5
Pirates 24 29 .453 10.0
Phillies 22 28 .440 10.5
Reds 21 34 .382 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Ethan Allen 3
2 Adam Comorosky 3
2 Hughie Critz 3
2 George Grantham 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Ed Morgan 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 2
1 Freddie Lindstrom 2
1 Bing Miller 2
4 Dick Bartell 1
4 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mel Ott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Mahaffey 0.33
2 Wes Ferrell 0.25
3 Heinie Meine 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 Bill Walker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roy Mahaffey 4
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Heinie Meine 3
4 Glenn Spencer 2
5 Belve Bean 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Pruett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .426
2 Babe Herman .395
3 Bill Terry .395
4 Johnny Hodapp .394
5 Mickey Cochrane .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Chuck Klein 19
3 Wally Berger 18
3 Lou Gehrig 18
3 Hack Wilson 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 71
2 Lou Gehrig 68
3 Hack Wilson 61
4 Jimmie Foxx 60
4 Babe Ruth 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 16
2 Sam Rice 12
3 Earle Combs 8
3 Marty McManus 8
3 Ski Melillo 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.35
2 Mel Harder 2.57
3 Benny Frey 2.67
4 Ad Liska 2.69
5 Lefty Grove 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 10
2 Ted Lyons 9
2 Charlie Root 9
2 Socks Seibold 9
2 Bill Walker 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 86
2 George Earnshaw 69
3 Bill Hallahan 67
4 Charlie Root 57
5 Dazzy Vance 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 5
2 Hal McKain 4
2 Jack Quinn 4
2 Steve Swetonic 4
5 5 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .574
2 Chuck Klein .547
3 Johnny Hodapp .491
4 Mickey Cochrane .481
5 Harry Rice .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
1 Gabby Hartnett 7
3 Chuck Klein 6
4 Ed Morgan 5
4 Mel Ott 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 27
2 Lou Gehrig 26
3 Dale Alexander 21
4 Pie Traynor 19
5 Mel Ott 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buster Chatham 4
2 Freddie Lindstrom 3
2 Marty McManus 3
4 Ethan Allen 2
4 20 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Frankhouse 0.73
2 Bill Walker 0.74
3 George Uhle 1.35
4 Rip Collins 1.45
5 Ed Morris 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 3
1 Charlie Root 3
1 Bill Walker 3
4 Ray Benge 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 21
2 Dazzy Vance 19
3 Ray Benge 14
3 Lefty Grove 14
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .486
2 Mickey Cochrane .466
3 Lou Gehrig .458
4 Johnny Hodapp .435
5 George Grantham .430

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Lou Gehrig 12
3 Wally Berger 10
3 Chuck Klein 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Chuck Klein 41
3 Babe Ruth 40
4 Dale Alexander 37
5 Jimmie Foxx 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Joe Cronin 6
2 Sam Rice 6
2 Joe Stripp 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.84
2 Rip Collins 1.98
3 Charlie Root 2.18
4 Watty Clark 2.29
5 Bill Walker 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 5
1 Hap Collard 5
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 Roy Mahaffey 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 39
2 Lefty Grove 38
2 Dazzy Vance 38
4 Wes Ferrell 29
5 3 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
3 Hi Bell 2
3 Wes Ferrell 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .395
2 Rogers Hornsby .395
3 Babe Herman .386
4 Bill Terry .378
5 Chuck Klein .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 57
2 Chuck Klein 46
2 Hack Wilson 46
4 Mel Ott 42
5 Jimmie Foxx 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 175
2 Babe Ruth 173
3 Chuck Klein 170
4 Mel Ott 152
5 Lou Gehrig 150

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Charlie Gehringer 27
3 Carl Reynolds 26
4 Sam Rice 25
5 Evar Swanson 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 2.95
2 Tommy Thomas 3.16
3 Lefty Grove 3.18
4 Milt Gaston 3.25
5 Rip Collins 3.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 27
2 George Earnshaw 23
3 Charlie Root 22
4 Watty Clark 21
4 Bill Walker 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 180
2 George Earnshaw 176
3 Pat Malone 154
4 Charlie Root 145
4 Dazzy Vance 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 9
2 Guy Bush 8
2 Steve Swetonic 8
4 Wes Ferrell 7
4 3 others tied 7