On This Day

Friday, July 4, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	50	27	.649	--
Senators	46	25	.648	1.0
Yankees	43	29	.597	4.5
Indians	35	38	.479	13.0
Tigers	32	43	.427	17.0
Browns	30	44	.405	18.5
Red Sox	29	43	.403	18.5
White Sox	26	42	.382	19.5

Games

Red Sox 7, Athletics 6

Athletics 4, Red Sox 2

Tigers 5, Indians 4

Tigers 4, Indians 3

Senators 8, Yankees 0

Senators 7, Yankees 3

Browns 11, White Sox 3

White Sox 6, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	41	27	.603	--
Cubs	44	29	.603	-0.5
Giants	37	33	.529	5.0
Cardinals	36	33	.522	5.5
Braves	33	35	.485	8.0
Pirates	32	37	.464	9.5
Reds	27	42	.391	14.5
Phillies	25	39	.391	14.0

Games

Giants 5, Robins 4

Cubs 10, Pirates 1

Pirates 5, Cubs 1

Cardinals 15, Reds 4

Robins 5, Giants 2

Phillies 7, Braves 3

Braves 9, Phillies 7

Cardinals 6, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lefty O'Doul	6
1	Lance Richbourg	6
1	Monk Sherlock	6
1	George Watkins	6
5	5 tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	2
1	Lefty O'Doul	2
3	Max Bishop	1
3	Neal Finn	1
3	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Gelbert	7
2	Goose Goslin	5
3	Babe Herman	4
3	Pinky Whitney	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Gene Desautels	2
1	Roy Johnson	2
3	Footsie Blair	1
3	Jim Bottomley	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Thomas	0.56
2	Watty Clark	0.50
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.50
2	Eddie Rommel	0.50
5	2 tied	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	5
2	Wes Ferrell	4
2	Fred Frankhouse	4
2	Lefty Grove	4
2	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chad Kimsey	1
1	Bob Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.411
2	Chuck Klein	.405
3	Lou Gehrig	.395
4	Al Simmons	.387
5	Mickey Cochrane	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	32
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	85
2	Babe Ruth	84
3	Jimmie Foxx	82
4	Chuck Klein	80
5	2 tied	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	19
2	Sam Rice	12
3	Charlie Gehringer	11
3	Babe Herman	11
5	8 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.28
2	Lefty Grove	2.79
3	Bill Walker	2.81
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	4 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	113
2	George Earnshaw	96
3	Bill Hallahan	79
4	Charlie Root	72
5	Dazzy Vance	66

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
2	Jack Quinn	5
3	Lefty Grove	4
3	Hal McKain	4
3	3 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.526
2	George Watkins	.519
3	Bill Dickey	.477
4	Joe Judge	.472
5	Lou Gehrig	.443

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	26
2	Babe Ruth	23
3	Jimmie Foxx	22
4	Al Simmons	21
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Roy Johnson	4
2	Eric McNair	4
2	George Sisler	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Earnshaw	1.07
2	Hank Johnson	1.30
3	Danny MacFayden	1.73
4	Eddie Rommel	1.76
5	Bill Walker	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Larry Benton	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	George Earnshaw	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	27
2	Lefty Grove	22
3	Bump Hadley	21
4	Pat Malone	18
5	George Pipgras	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	2
2	Pete Appleton	1
2	Garland Braxton	1
2	Archie Campbell	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.487
2	Chuck Klein	.435
3	Lefty O'Doul	.425
4	Mickey Cochrane	.419
5	Bill Dickey	.416

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Gabby Hartnett	11
3	Jimmie Foxx	10
3	Lou Gehrig	10
5	Al Simmons	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	43
2	Kiki Cuyler	39
3	Babe Ruth	37
4	Chuck Klein	36
5	Jimmie Foxx	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buster Chatham	7
2	Charlie Gehringer	6
2	George Sisler	6
4	Kiki Cuyler	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	1.32
2	Hank Johnson	1.70
3	Danny MacFayden	2.14
4	Dazzy Vance	2.37
5	Bump Hadley	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	5
1	Phil Collins	5
1	General Crowder	5
1	George Earnshaw	5
1	Danny MacFayden	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	48
2	Lefty Grove	41
3	Dazzy Vance	30
4	Pat Malone	29
5	Bump Hadley	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	2
1	Hank Johnson	2
1	Hub Pruett	2
1	Jack Quinn	2
1	Bob Smith	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.419
2	Chuck Klein	.389
3	Rogers Hornsby	.382
4	Babe Herman	.380
5	Bill Terry	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	61
2	Chuck Klein	44
3	Hack Wilson	43
4	Jimmie Foxx	40
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	175
2	Chuck Klein	169
3	Hack Wilson	166
4	Lou Gehrig	153
4	Al Simmons	153

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	39
2	Charlie Gehringer	25
2	Sam Rice	25
4	Carl Reynolds	24
5	Bill Cissell	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	2.72
2	Milt Gaston	3.07
3	Lefty Grove	3.14
4	Dazzy Vance	3.17
5	Firpo Marberry	3.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	27
2	George Earnshaw	24
3	Charlie Root	22
4	Ray Kremer	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	193
2	George Earnshaw	182
3	Pat Malone	154
4	Charlie Root	145
4	Dazzy Vance	145

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	10
2	Steve Swetonic	8
3	Wes Ferrell	7
3	Lefty Grove	7
3	2 others tied	7