On This Day

Tuesday, July 8, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	50	25	.667	--
Athletics	53	28	.654	0.0
Yankees	44	32	.579	6.5
Indians	37	40	.481	14.0
Tigers	35	45	.438	17.5
Browns	31	47	.397	20.5
White Sox	29	44	.397	20.0
Red Sox	29	47	.382	21.5

Games

Senators 6, Red Sox 5

White Sox 3, Tigers 2

Indians 12, Browns 6

Athletics 4, Yankees 0

Yankees 9, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	43	29	.597	--
Cubs	45	32	.584	0.5
Giants	41	34	.547	3.5
Cardinals	39	35	.527	5.0
Braves	36	37	.493	7.5
Pirates	34	40	.459	10.0
Reds	30	43	.411	13.5
Phillies	26	44	.371	16.0

Games

Braves 4, Robins 1

Phillies 8, Giants 1

Pirates 10, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Brickell	4
1	Harry Rice	4
3	Johnny Frederick	3
3	Babe Herman	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Dusty Cooke	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bing Miller	4
1	Ed Morgan	4
3	Earl Averill	3
3	Heinie Manush	3
3	Harry Rice	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chuck Klein	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	Bing Miller	1
1	Sam Rice	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Walberg	1.75
2	George Pipgras	0.62
3	Phil Collins	0.40
4	Flint Rhem	0.38
5	2 tied	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Mel Harder	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	9
2	George Pipgras	8
3	Rube Walberg	7
4	Phil Collins	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.405
2	Chuck Klein	.399
3	Babe Herman	.396
4	Paul Waner	.388
5	Riggs Stephenson	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Wally Berger	24
2	Chuck Klein	24
2	Hack Wilson	24
5	Jimmie Foxx	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	88
2	Lou Gehrig	86
3	Babe Ruth	84
4	Jimmie Foxx	82
4	2 others tied	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	20
2	Sam Rice	13
3	Babe Herman	12
4	Charlie Gehringer	11
4	Marty McManus	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.28
2	Bill Walker	2.79
3	Lefty Grove	2.79
4	Ad Liska	2.82
5	Milt Gaston	3.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	12
2	George Earnshaw	11
2	Wes Ferrell	11
2	Lefty Grove	11
2	Ray Kremer	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	113
2	George Earnshaw	103
3	Bill Hallahan	82
4	Charlie Root	72
5	Pat Malone	71

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
2	Jack Quinn	5
2	Charlie Sullivan	5
4	Hi Bell	4
4	4 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.448
2	Gabby Hartnett	.444
3	George Watkins	.434
4	Bill Dickey	.432
5	Dick Bartell	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Gabby Hartnett	5
2	Chuck Klein	5
2	Al Simmons	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	25
2	Babe Ruth	19
3	Ed Morgan	18
4	Buster Chatham	17
4	Tony Lazzeri	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
1	Roy Johnson	5
3	Bill Cissell	3
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Smith	1.37
2	George Earnshaw	1.60
3	Hi Bell	1.72
4	Bud Teachout	1.76
5	Syl Johnson	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Lloyd Brown	3
2	Ben Cantwell	3
2	Pat Caraway	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	26
2	Bump Hadley	23
3	George Pipgras	20
4	Pat Malone	18
5	Red Ruffing	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	2
1	Charlie Sullivan	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Hi Bell	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.456
2	George Watkins	.440
3	Lefty O'Doul	.434
4	Gabby Hartnett	.432
5	Heinie Manush	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Gabby Hartnett	10
2	Al Simmons	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Kiki Cuyler	36
3	Chuck Klein	34
3	Al Simmons	34
5	Jimmie Foxx	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buster Chatham	7
2	Babe Herman	6
2	Marty McManus	6
2	George Sisler	6
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	1.28
2	Dazzy Vance	1.66
3	Danny MacFayden	2.25
4	Ray Moss	2.28
5	Bump Hadley	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	5
1	General Crowder	5
1	George Earnshaw	5
1	Ray Kremer	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	48
2	Lefty Grove	41
3	Bump Hadley	35
3	George Pipgras	35
5	Pat Malone	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	2
1	Hank Johnson	2
1	Hub Pruett	2
1	Bob Smith	2
1	Charlie Sullivan	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.415
2	Babe Herman	.386
3	Rogers Hornsby	.380
4	Chuck Klein	.379
5	Bill Terry	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	61
2	Chuck Klein	46
3	Hack Wilson	44
4	Jimmie Foxx	40
5	Lou Gehrig	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	173
2	Chuck Klein	172
3	Hack Wilson	169
4	Al Simmons	155
5	Lou Gehrig	151

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	40
2	Carl Reynolds	26
2	Sam Rice	26
4	Charlie Gehringer	25
5	Marty McManus	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	2.71
2	Milt Gaston	3.11
3	Firpo Marberry	3.18
4	Dazzy Vance	3.18
5	Lefty Grove	3.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	27
2	George Earnshaw	25
3	Ray Kremer	21
3	Charlie Root	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	189
2	Lefty Grove	182
3	Pat Malone	156
4	Dazzy Vance	144
5	Charlie Root	135

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