On This Day

Wednesday, July 16, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	59	29	.670	--
Senators	55	30	.647	2.5
Yankees	50	35	.588	7.5
Indians	43	43	.500	15.0
Tigers	41	48	.461	18.5
White Sox	32	51	.386	24.5
Browns	32	54	.372	26.0
Red Sox	31	53	.369	26.0

Games

Athletics 14, White Sox 7

Senators 10, Indians 4

Indians 13, Senators 6

Tigers 3, Red Sox 2

Yankees 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	49	31	.613	--
Cubs	48	36	.571	3.0
Giants	43	38	.531	6.5
Cardinals	41	38	.519	7.5
Braves	39	42	.481	10.5
Pirates	38	44	.463	12.0
Reds	36	44	.450	13.0
Phillies	28	49	.364	19.5

Games

Cubs 6, Robins 4

Robins 5, Cubs 3

Braves 4, Pirates 3

Pirates 9, Braves 5

Reds 8, Giants 1

Phillies 10, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Averill	4
1	Buster Chatham	4
1	Adam Comorosky	4
1	Joe Cronin	4
1	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Wally Berger	1
1	Al Bool	1
1	Adam Comorosky	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	4
1	Don Hurst	4
1	George Loepp	4
1	Bing Miller	4
1	Johnny Watwood	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Paul Waner	3
2	Charlie Berry	1
2	Ike Boone	1
2	Adam Comorosky	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Pat Malone	0.56
2	Ray Moss	0.43
3	Ed Wells	0.40
3	Earl Whitehill	0.40
5	Red Lucas	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal McKain	9
2	Ray Moss	6
3	Red Lucas	5
3	Pat Malone	5
5	Earl Whitehill	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Uhle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.405
2	Chuck Klein	.398
3	Riggs Stephenson	.391
4	Babe Herman	.388
5	Bill Terry	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Chuck Klein	26
3	Wally Berger	25
4	Lou Gehrig	24
4	Hack Wilson	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	99
2	Chuck Klein	96
3	Al Simmons	91
4	Jimmie Foxx	88
5	Babe Ruth	86

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	21
2	Charlie Gehringer	13
2	Marty McManus	13
2	Sam Rice	13
5	2 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.51
2	Ad Liska	2.82
3	Milt Gaston	2.85
4	Lefty Grove	2.86
5	Bill Walker	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	13
1	Ted Lyons	13
3	George Earnshaw	12
3	Lefty Grove	12
3	Ray Kremer	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	119
2	George Earnshaw	110
3	Bill Hallahan	84
4	Charlie Root	81
5	Dazzy Vance	80

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	Travis Jackson	.455
1	Riggs Stephenson	.455
3	Heinie Manush	.452
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.450
5	Shanty Hogan	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	7
2	Carl Reynolds	5
2	Al Simmons	5
4	Earl Averill	4
4	7 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Morgan	22
2	Carl Reynolds	21
2	Al Simmons	21
4	Harry Rice	20
5	Bing Miller	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Roy Johnson	5
1	Marty McManus	5
1	Bing Miller	5
4	Charlie Gehringer	4
4	Carl Reynolds	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Smith	0.70
2	Bruce Cunningham	1.32
2	Bob Osborn	1.32
4	Bud Teachout	1.50
5	Jesse Haines	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Caraway	4
1	Earl Whitehill	4
3	Lloyd Brown	3
3	Watty Clark	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	21
1	Earl Whitehill	21
3	George Earnshaw	20
4	Dazzy Vance	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Sullivan	2
2	Belve Bean	1
2	Hi Bell	1
2	Larry Benton	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.445
2	Freddy Leach	.419
3	George Watkins	.404
4	Heinie Manush	.404
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
1	Al Simmons	11
3	Jimmie Foxx	9
4	Wally Berger	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	38
2	Kiki Cuyler	36
3	Lou Gehrig	35
4	Joe Cronin	32
4	Ed Morgan	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	7
2	Roy Johnson	6
2	Marty McManus	6
2	Bing Miller	6
2	Frank O'Rourke	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Osborn	1.80
2	Bill Walker	2.23
3	Bud Teachout	2.32
4	Milt Gaston	2.48
5	George Earnshaw	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	6
1	Firpo Marberry	6
3	Lloyd Brown	5
3	Pat Caraway	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	44
2	Bump Hadley	36
3	Lefty Grove	33
4	Pat Malone	29
4	George Pipgras	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	2
1	Hub Pruett	2
1	Bob Smith	2
1	Charlie Sullivan	2
5	25 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.406
2	Riggs Stephenson	.386
3	Babe Herman	.382
4	Bill Terry	.379
5	Al Simmons	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	58
2	Chuck Klein	43
3	Hack Wilson	40
4	Jimmie Foxx	39
5	Lou Gehrig	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	168
2	Chuck Klein	167
3	Hack Wilson	163
4	Lou Gehrig	161
5	Al Simmons	157

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	38
2	Charlie Gehringer	27
2	Carl Reynolds	27
4	Sam Rice	26
5	Marty McManus	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	2.64
2	Milt Gaston	2.88
3	Dazzy Vance	3.11
4	Firpo Marberry	3.19
5	Danny MacFayden	3.27

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	183
2	Lefty Grove	178
3	Pat Malone	156
4	Dazzy Vance	153
5	Charlie Root	141

Saves

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