On This Day

Wednesday, July 2, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	48	26	.649	--
Senators	44	25	.638	1.5
Yankees	43	26	.623	2.5
Indians	35	36	.493	11.5
Tigers	30	43	.411	17.5
Browns	29	43	.403	18.0
Red Sox	28	42	.400	18.0
White Sox	25	41	.379	19.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 4

Yankees 5, White Sox 1

White Sox 15, Yankees 4

Tigers 4, Athletics 3

Athletics 7, Tigers 2

Senators 5, Browns 4

Senators 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	40	26	.606	--
Cubs	43	28	.606	-0.5
Giants	36	32	.529	5.0
Cardinals	34	33	.507	6.5
Braves	31	34	.477	8.5
Pirates	31	35	.470	9.0
Reds	27	40	.403	13.5
Phillies	24	38	.387	14.0

Games

Giants 9, Cubs 8

Braves 6, Pirates 4

Robins 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Cronin	5
1	Carl Reynolds	5
1	Al Simmons	5
4	Liz Funk	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Carl Reynolds	3
2	Jim Bottomley	2
3	Tiny Chaplin	1
3	Wally Gilbert	1
3	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Reynolds	8
2	Joe Cronin	5
2	Al Simmons	5
4	Jim Bottomley	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Johnny Burnett	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	General Crowder	1.00
2	Bump Hadley	0.82
3	Earl Whitehill	0.60
4	George Earnshaw	0.55
5	Ray Phelps	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Pat Caraway	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	9
2	General Crowder	6
2	George Earnshaw	6
2	Ray Phelps	6
2	Earl Whitehill	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Charlie Sullivan	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.401
2	Chuck Klein	.401
3	Mickey Cochrane	.397
4	Al Simmons	.393
5	Paul Waner	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	31
2	Hack Wilson	23
3	Wally Berger	22
3	Jimmie Foxx	22
5	Lou Gehrig	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	84
2	Babe Ruth	82
3	Jimmie Foxx	80
4	Chuck Klein	78
5	Hack Wilson	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	19
2	Sam Rice	12
3	Charlie Gehringer	10
3	Babe Herman	10
5	6 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.08
2	Lefty Grove	2.67
3	Bill Walker	2.69
4	Ad Liska	2.82
5	Milt Gaston	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	11
1	Lefty Grove	11
1	Ted Lyons	11
4	George Earnshaw	10
4	3 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	109
2	George Earnshaw	96
3	Bill Hallahan	79
4	Charlie Root	69
5	Pat Malone	65

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
2	Jack Quinn	5
3	Hal McKain	4
3	Charlie Sullivan	4
3	Steve Swetonic	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.500
2	George Watkins	.478
3	Earle Combs	.465
4	Bill Dickey	.463
5	Buddy Myer	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Jimmie Foxx	8
3	Al Simmons	7
4	Kiki Cuyler	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	27
2	Jimmie Foxx	22
2	Babe Ruth	22
2	Al Simmons	22
5	Tony Lazzeri	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	4
1	Eric McNair	4
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Johnson	0.46
2	Bill Walker	0.47
3	Dazzy Vance	0.56
4	George Earnshaw	1.08
5	Larry Benton	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	4
2	Larry Benton	3
2	Guy Bush	3
2	George Earnshaw	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	27
2	Lefty Grove	23
3	Bump Hadley	21
4	Pat Malone	18
5	George Pipgras	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Pruett	2
2	Pete Appleton	1
2	Garland Braxton	1
2	Archie Campbell	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.465
2	Mickey Cochrane	.440
3	Earle Combs	.432
4	Bill Dickey	.427
5	Chuck Klein	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Gabby Hartnett	11
4	Lou Gehrig	10
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Babe Ruth	37
4	Chuck Klein	36
5	2 tied	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buster Chatham	6
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
3	Charlie Gehringer	5
3	Lou Gehrig	5
5	15 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	0.68
2	Hank Johnson	1.24
3	Fred Frankhouse	1.59
4	Dazzy Vance	1.85
5	Charlie Root	2.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	5
1	General Crowder	5
1	George Earnshaw	5
1	Lefty Grove	5
1	Danny MacFayden	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	48
2	Lefty Grove	42
3	Pat Malone	29
3	George Pipgras	29
5	Bump Hadley	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
3	Hank Johnson	2
3	Hub Pruett	2
5	24 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.416
2	Chuck Klein	.387
3	Rogers Hornsby	.384
4	Bill Terry	.384
5	Babe Herman	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	61
2	Chuck Klein	43
2	Hack Wilson	43
4	Jimmie Foxx	41
5	Mel Ott	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	177
2	Hack Wilson	168
3	Chuck Klein	167
4	Lou Gehrig	154
5	Al Simmons	151

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	39
2	Carl Reynolds	26
3	Charlie Gehringer	25
3	Sam Rice	25
5	Bill Cissell	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	2.68
2	Milt Gaston	3.07
3	Lefty Grove	3.09
4	Dazzy Vance	3.12
5	Tom Zachary	3.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	27
2	George Earnshaw	25
3	Charlie Root	22
4	Ray Kremer	20
4	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	192
2	Lefty Grove	189
3	Pat Malone	154
4	Charlie Root	146
5	Dazzy Vance	142

Saves

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