On This Day

Monday, July 21, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 31 .667 --
Senators 57 34 .626 4.0
Yankees 53 37 .589 7.5
Indians 46 46 .500 15.5
Tigers 44 50 .468 18.5
White Sox 35 54 .393 25.0
Browns 35 56 .385 26.0
Red Sox 33 57 .367 27.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 52 37 .584 --
Robins 50 36 .581 0.5
Giants 46 41 .529 5.0
Cardinals 45 41 .523 5.5
Pirates 41 45 .477 9.5
Reds 40 46 .465 10.5
Braves 40 46 .465 10.5
Phillies 30 52 .366 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Frisch 6
1 Andy High 6
3 Johnny Frederick 5
4 Babe Herman 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frankie Frisch 2
1 Hack Wilson 2
3 Jim Bottomley 1
3 Doc Farrell 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pinky Whitney 4
2 Jimmy Dykes 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Harvey Hendrick 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Ski Melillo 1
1 Buddy Myer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bump Hadley 0.57
2 Jake Miller 0.44
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.43
3 Tommy Thomas 0.43
5 Ed Wells 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Grabowski 1
1 Hod Lisenbee 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Ray Moss 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 4
1 Jake Miller 4
1 Ed Wells 4
4 George Earnshaw 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .410
2 Chuck Klein .403
3 Bill Terry .390
4 Riggs Stephenson .390
5 Al Simmons .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Hack Wilson 29
3 Lou Gehrig 28
4 Chuck Klein 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 108
2 Chuck Klein 104
3 Jimmie Foxx 102
4 Al Simmons 96
5 Babe Ruth 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 23
2 Charlie Gehringer 14
3 Babe Herman 13
3 Marty McManus 13
3 Sam Rice 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.67
2 Lefty Grove 2.86
3 Bill Walker 2.93
4 Ad Liska 3.04
5 Milt Gaston 3.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 14
1 Ted Lyons 14
3 George Earnshaw 13
3 Lefty Grove 13
5 Ray Kremer 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 125
2 George Earnshaw 117
3 Bill Hallahan 89
4 Dazzy Vance 87
5 Charlie Root 83

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 6
2 Hi Bell 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Jack Quinn 5
2 Charlie Sullivan 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddy Leach .500
2 Earl Averill .470
3 Adam Comorosky .450
4 Lefty O'Doul .448
5 Bennie Tate .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Ed Morgan 5
2 Hack Wilson 5
2 Glenn Wright 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Rice 23
2 Lou Gehrig 22
3 Ed Morgan 21
4 Jimmie Foxx 20
5 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bing Miller 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Marty McManus 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 1.13
1 Jesse Haines 1.13
3 Tom Zachary 1.33
4 Red Ruffing 1.88
5 Larry French 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Earl Whitehill 4
2 Pat Caraway 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Larry French 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 21
2 Red Ruffing 17
2 George Uhle 17
2 Earl Whitehill 17
5 Wes Ferrell 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Charlie Root 2
3 Belve Bean 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .465
2 Freddy Leach .432
3 Bill Dickey .423
4 Heinie Manush .413
5 Gabby Hartnett .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Al Simmons 10
2 Hack Wilson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 40
2 Lou Gehrig 39
2 Al Simmons 39
4 Ed Morgan 36
5 2 tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 8
2 Roy Johnson 7
3 Kiki Cuyler 6
4 Marty McManus 5
4 Bing Miller 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hi Bell 1.63
2 Bob Osborn 2.48
3 Pat Malone 2.51
4 George Earnshaw 2.54
5 Bud Teachout 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Firpo Marberry 7
2 Earl Whitehill 6
3 Lloyd Brown 5
3 Pat Caraway 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 40
2 Lefty Grove 34
3 Bump Hadley 33
4 George Pipgras 32
5 Dazzy Vance 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
1 Archie Campbell 2
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .408
2 Riggs Stephenson .384
3 Bill Terry .381
4 Al Simmons .381
5 Babe Herman .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 Hack Wilson 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 41
3 Chuck Klein 41
5 Lou Gehrig 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 169
1 Babe Ruth 169
3 Lou Gehrig 167
4 Hack Wilson 164
5 Al Simmons 161

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 40
2 Charlie Gehringer 28
3 Carl Reynolds 27
4 Marty McManus 23
4 Sam Rice 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 2.65
2 Milt Gaston 3.09
3 Dazzy Vance 3.11
4 Tom Zachary 3.27
5 Firpo Marberry 3.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 27
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Ted Lyons 21
3 Pat Malone 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 186
2 Lefty Grove 173
3 Pat Malone 154
4 Dazzy Vance 152
5 Charlie Root 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 10
2 Lefty Grove 8
3 Wes Ferrell 7
3 Steve Swetonic 7
5 4 tied 6