On This Day

Wednesday, July 9, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	51	26	.662	--
Athletics	53	29	.646	0.5
Yankees	45	32	.584	6.0
Indians	38	40	.487	13.5
Tigers	36	45	.444	17.0
Browns	31	48	.392	21.0
White Sox	29	45	.392	20.5
Red Sox	30	48	.385	21.5

Games

Senators 5, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 5, Senators 1

Tigers 6, White Sox 1

Indians 9, Browns 5

Yankees 12, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	45	29	.608	--
Cubs	45	33	.577	2.0
Giants	41	35	.539	5.0
Cardinals	40	35	.533	5.5
Braves	36	39	.480	9.5
Pirates	34	41	.453	11.5
Reds	31	43	.419	14.0
Phillies	27	44	.380	16.5

Games

Robins 8, Braves 0

Robins 6, Braves 4

Reds 4, Cubs 3

Phillies 5, Giants 4

Cardinals 7, Pirates 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Otis Miller	5
2	Charlie Berry	4
2	Ike Boone	4
2	Neal Finn	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Badgro	1
1	Del Bissonette	1
1	Ike Boone	1
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Bissonette	4
1	Bill Dickey	4
1	Jimmie Wilson	4
4	Earl Averill	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rabbit Maranville	2
2	Neal Finn	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	Joe Judge	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	2.25
2	Charlie Root	0.58
3	Sad Sam Jones	0.55
4	Syl Johnson	0.33
5	2 tied	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Elliott	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Benny Frey	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	9
2	Charlie Root	7
3	Sad Sam Jones	6
4	Garland Braxton	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Roy Sherid	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.405
2	Chuck Klein	.400
3	Babe Herman	.397
4	Riggs Stephenson	.390
5	Al Simmons	.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	89
2	Lou Gehrig	87
3	Babe Ruth	84
3	Al Simmons	84
5	2 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	2.12
2	Bill Walker	2.79
3	Lefty Grove	2.79
4	Ad Liska	2.82
5	Milt Gaston	2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	113
2	George Earnshaw	103
3	Bill Hallahan	82
4	Charlie Root	79
5	Dazzy Vance	75

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	Gabby Hartnett	.447
2	Heinie Manush	.431
3	Lefty O'Doul	.426
4	Kiki Cuyler	.424
4	Travis Jackson	.424

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Al Simmons	6
3	Gabby Hartnett	5
3	Chuck Klein	5
5	8 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	24
2	Ed Morgan	20
3	Babe Ruth	19
4	Al Simmons	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	5
1	Roy Johnson	5
3	Joe Judge	4
4	Bill Cissell	3
4	10 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Smith	0.83
2	Sad Sam Jones	1.00
3	George Earnshaw	1.60
4	Hi Bell	1.72
5	Bud Teachout	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Lloyd Brown	3
2	Ben Cantwell	3
2	Pat Caraway	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	26
2	Bump Hadley	22
3	George Pipgras	20
4	Dazzy Vance	18
5	Charlie Root	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	2
1	Charlie Sullivan	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Hi Bell	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.449
2	Lou Gehrig	.435
3	Gabby Hartnett	.433
4	George Watkins	.425
5	Heinie Manush	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Al Simmons	11
3	Gabby Hartnett	10
4	Jimmie Foxx	9
4	Chuck Klein	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	41
2	Kiki Cuyler	36
3	Al Simmons	35
4	Chuck Klein	34
5	Tony Lazzeri	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buster Chatham	6
1	Babe Herman	6
1	Rabbit Maranville	6
1	Marty McManus	6
1	George Sisler	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	1.38
2	Bill Walker	1.56
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	Milt Gaston	5
1	Ray Kremer	5
1	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	42
2	Lefty Grove	41
3	Bump Hadley	35
4	Pat Malone	32
5	Dazzy Vance	29

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	.416
2	Babe Herman	.385
3	Chuck Klein	.381
4	Rogers Hornsby	.380
5	Al Simmons	.378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	173
1	Babe Ruth	173
3	Hack Wilson	169
4	Al Simmons	157
5	Lou Gehrig	151

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	39
2	Carl Reynolds	26
2	Sam Rice	26
4	Charlie Gehringer	25
5	Marty McManus	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	2.71
2	Milt Gaston	3.04
3	Dazzy Vance	3.07
4	Firpo Marberry	3.18
5	Lefty Grove	3.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	28
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	176
3	Pat Malone	156
4	Dazzy Vance	153
5	Charlie Root	142

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