On This Day

Thursday, July 17, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	60	29	.674	--
Senators	55	31	.640	3.5
Yankees	51	35	.593	7.5
Indians	44	43	.506	15.0
Tigers	41	49	.456	19.5
White Sox	32	52	.381	25.5
Red Sox	32	53	.376	26.0
Browns	32	55	.368	27.0

Games

Athletics 12, White Sox 8

Indians 4, Senators 3

Yankees 16, Browns 7

Red Sox 12, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	49	32	.605	--
Cubs	49	36	.576	2.0
Giants	44	38	.537	5.5
Cardinals	41	39	.513	7.5
Braves	39	43	.476	10.5
Pirates	39	44	.470	11.0
Reds	37	44	.457	12.0
Phillies	28	50	.359	19.5

Games

Cubs 6, Robins 3

Pirates 6, Braves 2

Giants 12, Cardinals 9

Reds 14, Phillies 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Webb	5
2	Sparky Adams	4
2	Earle Combs	4
2	Chuck Klein	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Neal Finn	1
1	Smead Jolley	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lyn Lary	5
2	Jimmie Foxx	4
2	Harry Rice	4
4	Smead Jolley	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Bartell	1
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Dusty Cooke	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Phelps	0.83
2	Willis Hudlin	0.40
3	George Pipgras	0.38
4	Hod Lisenbee	0.33
5	Tommy Thomas	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	Hod Lisenbee	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ray Phelps	5
2	Willis Hudlin	4
2	Lou McEvoy	4
4	Hod Lisenbee	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Archie Campbell	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.409
2	Chuck Klein	.404
3	Al Simmons	.390
4	Babe Herman	.387
5	Riggs Stephenson	.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	100
2	Chuck Klein	98
3	Al Simmons	94
4	Jimmie Foxx	92
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	2.61
2	Ad Liska	2.82
3	Milt Gaston	2.85
4	Lefty Grove	2.85
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	Dazzy Vance	82
5	Charlie Root	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Jack Quinn	5
2	Charlie Sullivan	5
5	4 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddie Lindstrom	.475
2	Ed Morgan	.468
3	Earl Averill	.453
4	Johnny Watwood	.447
5	Travis Jackson	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	7
2	Ed Morgan	5
2	Lefty O'Doul	5
4	Earl Averill	4
4	6 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Morgan	25
2	Harry Rice	22
3	Chuck Klein	20
3	Bing Miller	20
5	Al Simmons	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty McManus	5
2	Roy Johnson	4
2	Bing Miller	4
4	Charlie Gehringer	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Smith	0.70
2	Red Ruffing	0.90
3	Bruce Cunningham	1.32
3	Bob Osborn	1.32
5	Jesse Haines	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pat Caraway	3
1	Watty Clark	3
1	Phil Collins	3
1	Larry French	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	19
2	George Pipgras	16
3	Earl Whitehill	15
4	Pat Caraway	14
4	3 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Carl Hubbell	2
3	Belve Bean	1
3	Hi Bell	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.458
2	Freddy Leach	.419
3	Heinie Manush	.416
4	Earle Combs	.408
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
1	Al Simmons	11
3	Jimmie Foxx	9
4	Gabby Hartnett	8
4	Babe Herman	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	41
2	Kiki Cuyler	37
3	Lou Gehrig	36
4	Ed Morgan	35
4	Harry Rice	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	7
2	Roy Johnson	6
2	Bing Miller	6
4	Buster Chatham	5
4	10 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Earnshaw	1.69
2	Bob Osborn	1.80
3	Bill Walker	2.23
4	Phil Collins	2.44
5	Milt Gaston	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	6
1	Firpo Marberry	6
3	Pat Caraway	5
3	George Earnshaw	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	41
2	Lefty Grove	33
2	Bump Hadley	33
4	George Pipgras	32
5	Pat Malone	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Archie Campbell	2
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Hub Pruett	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.407
2	Riggs Stephenson	.382
3	Al Simmons	.380
4	Bill Terry	.379
5	Babe Herman	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	57
2	Chuck Klein	41
3	Hack Wilson	40
4	Jimmie Foxx	39
5	Lou Gehrig	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	166
2	Babe Ruth	163
2	Hack Wilson	163
4	Lou Gehrig	162
5	Al Simmons	160

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	38
2	Charlie Gehringer	27
2	Carl Reynolds	27
4	Sam Rice	25
5	Marty McManus	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	2.64
2	Milt Gaston	2.91
3	Dazzy Vance	3.09
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	175
3	Pat Malone	153
4	Dazzy Vance	147
5	Charlie Root	141

Saves

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