On This Day

Thursday, June 26, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 42 24 .636 --
Senators 39 24 .619 1.5
Yankees 38 24 .613 2.0
Indians 33 31 .516 8.0
Tigers 29 37 .439 13.0
Browns 27 38 .415 14.5
White Sox 23 37 .383 16.0
Red Sox 24 40 .375 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 39 22 .639 --
Cubs 39 26 .600 2.0
Giants 33 28 .541 6.0
Cardinals 30 31 .492 9.0
Pirates 28 32 .467 10.5
Braves 27 31 .466 10.5
Reds 25 38 .397 15.0
Phillies 23 36 .390 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Bartell 5
2 Hughie Critz 4
2 Freddy Leach 4
2 Denny Sothern 4
2 Paul Waner 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Hodapp 4
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
3 Willie Kamm 3
3 Mel Ott 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Fred Brickell 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Adam Comorosky 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.60
2 Clarence Mitchell 0.36
3 Tommy Thomas 0.29
4 Phil Collins 0.25
5 2 tied 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 6
2 Clarence Mitchell 4
3 Herb Pennock 3
3 Bud Teachout 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .410
2 Paul Waner .405
3 Al Simmons .403
4 Lefty O'Doul .400
5 Bill Terry .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 26
2 Wally Berger 22
2 Hack Wilson 22
4 Lou Gehrig 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 77
2 Chuck Klein 76
3 Hack Wilson 73
4 Babe Ruth 72
5 Jimmie Foxx 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 17
2 Sam Rice 12
3 Babe Herman 10
4 Earle Combs 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.08
2 Ad Liska 2.53
3 Lefty Grove 2.67
4 Bill Walker 2.76
5 Rip Collins 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 11
2 Lefty Grove 10
2 Ted Lyons 10
2 Bill Walker 10
5 4 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 102
2 George Earnshaw 86
3 Bill Hallahan 73
4 Dazzy Vance 63
5 Charlie Root 62

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 6
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 Earle Combs .524
2 Lou Gehrig .517
3 Lefty O'Doul .492
4 Al Simmons .462
5 Dick Bartell .459

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Gabby Hartnett 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 27
2 Dale Alexander 20
3 Pie Traynor 19
4 Jimmie Foxx 18
4 Tony Lazzeri 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buster Chatham 4
1 Babe Herman 4
1 George Sisler 4
4 Ethan Allen 3
4 12 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Johnson 0.00
2 Bill Walker 0.41
3 Dazzy Vance 0.75
4 Larry Benton 1.04
5 Ed Brandt 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 25
2 Lefty Grove 23
3 Pat Malone 18
4 Milt Gaston 15
5 Phil Collins 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Hub Pruett 2
3 Guy Bush 1
3 Ben Cantwell 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .471
2 Chuck Klein .440
3 Bernie Friberg .429
4 Mickey Cochrane .426
5 Bill Terry .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 12
1 Babe Ruth 12
3 Gabby Hartnett 11
4 Lou Gehrig 10
4 Babe Herman 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Alexander 39
2 Lou Gehrig 37
2 Chuck Klein 37
4 Babe Ruth 34
4 Hack Wilson 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Joe Cronin 6
2 Joe Stripp 6
4 Ethan Allen 5
4 Buster Chatham 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 1.23
2 Ray Kolp 1.79
3 Charlie Root 1.81
4 Dazzy Vance 1.91
5 Hank Johnson 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
1 Bill Walker 6
3 George Earnshaw 5
3 Wes Ferrell 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 47
2 Lefty Grove 43
3 Dazzy Vance 34
4 Pat Malone 30
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
3 Hank Johnson 2
3 Hub Pruett 2
5 26 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .403
2 Rogers Hornsby .395
3 Babe Herman .387
4 Chuck Klein .384
5 Bill Terry .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Chuck Klein 44
3 Hack Wilson 43
4 Jimmie Foxx 39
5 Mel Ott 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 177
2 Chuck Klein 169
2 Hack Wilson 169
4 Lou Gehrig 149
5 Al Simmons 146

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Carl Reynolds 25
2 Sam Rice 25
4 Evar Swanson 23
5 3 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 2.73
2 Dazzy Vance 3.09
3 Lefty Grove 3.13
4 Milt Gaston 3.28
5 Ed Morris 3.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 27
2 George Earnshaw 25
3 Ray Kremer 21
3 Charlie Root 21
3 Bill Walker 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 191
2 Lefty Grove 187
3 Pat Malone 154
4 Dazzy Vance 147
5 Charlie Root 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 10
2 Steve Swetonic 8
3 Guy Bush 7
3 Wes Ferrell 7
3 Firpo Marberry 7