On This Day

Wednesday, July 30, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 34 .667 --
Senators 59 39 .602 7.0
Yankees 58 43 .574 9.5
Indians 52 50 .510 16.0
Tigers 48 55 .466 20.5
White Sox 41 58 .414 25.5
Browns 42 60 .412 26.0
Red Sox 35 64 .354 31.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 60 38 .612 --
Cubs 58 41 .586 2.5
Giants 54 44 .551 6.0
Cardinals 48 48 .500 11.0
Pirates 47 49 .490 12.0
Braves 45 52 .464 14.5
Reds 44 52 .458 15.0
Phillies 31 63 .330 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Wright 6
2 Del Bissonette 5
2 Bill Dickey 5
2 Johnny Frederick 5
2 3 others tied 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Showboat Fisher 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Ted Gullic 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Wright 6
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Babe Herman 4
2 Ski Melillo 4
2 Harry Rice 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Tom Oliver 1
1 Fred Schulte 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Pipgras 0.70
2 Red Faber 0.50
2 Bob Smith 0.50
4 Lefty Stewart 0.44
5 Pat Caraway 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Pipgras 7
1 Bob Smith 7
3 Pat Caraway 5
4 Watty Clark 4
4 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .409
2 Lefty O'Doul .404
3 Bill Terry .394
4 Babe Herman .390
5 Lou Gehrig .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 36
2 Hack Wilson 33
3 Lou Gehrig 32
4 Jimmie Foxx 29
4 Chuck Klein 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 125
2 Chuck Klein 112
3 Jimmie Foxx 109
4 Hack Wilson 104
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 28
2 Charlie Gehringer 16
3 Babe Herman 15
3 Marty McManus 15
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.83
2 Lefty Grove 2.89
3 Ad Liska 3.03
4 Bill Walker 3.03
5 Ray Kolp 3.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 16
1 Ted Lyons 16
3 George Earnshaw 15
3 Lefty Grove 15
5 Ray Kremer 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 133
2 George Earnshaw 129
3 Bill Hallahan 102
3 Charlie Root 102
5 Dazzy Vance 94

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 6
2 Hi Bell 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Jack Quinn 5
2 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bennie Tate .469
2 Carl Reynolds .464
3 Chuck Klein .450
4 Earl Averill .438
5 Johnny Frederick .430

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 9
1 Hack Wilson 9
3 Goose Goslin 8
4 Jimmie Foxx 6
4 Glenn Wright 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 27
1 Glenn Wright 27
3 Del Bissonette 25
4 Goose Goslin 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Bing Miller 4
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 Babe Herman 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hi Bell 0.90
2 Sloppy Thurston 1.08
3 Pat Malone 1.52
4 Ray Kolp 2.08
5 Clarence Mitchell 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 3
1 George Blaeholder 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 23
2 George Earnshaw 19
3 Wes Ferrell 18
3 Bill Hallahan 18
5 4 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 3
2 Watty Clark 2
3 Ken Ash 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 22 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .423
2 Travis Jackson .420
3 Earl Averill .416
4 Lefty O'Doul .410
5 Bill Terry .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 12
2 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Hack Wilson 11
4 Chuck Klein 10
5 Glenn Wright 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 43
2 Ed Morgan 42
3 Harry Rice 41
4 Glenn Wright 40
5 Del Bissonette 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Roy Johnson 8
2 Bing Miller 8
4 Charlie Gehringer 7
4 Marty McManus 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sloppy Thurston 1.21
2 Hi Bell 1.38
3 Earl Whitehill 2.44
4 George Uhle 2.57
5 Ed Walsh 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 6
1 Firpo Marberry 6
1 Earl Whitehill 6
4 Pat Caraway 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 39
2 George Pipgras 33
2 Charlie Root 33
4 Wes Ferrell 31
4 2 others tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 3
2 Hi Bell 2
2 Watty Clark 2
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .411
2 Riggs Stephenson .389
3 Chuck Klein .384
4 Bill Terry .383
5 Al Simmons .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 58
2 Hack Wilson 44
3 Lou Gehrig 42
4 Chuck Klein 41
5 Jimmie Foxx 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 177
1 Babe Ruth 177
3 Chuck Klein 166
4 Al Simmons 161
4 Hack Wilson 161

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 45
2 Charlie Gehringer 29
3 Marty McManus 25
4 Bing Miller 23
4 2 others tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 2.70
2 Dazzy Vance 3.17
3 Milt Gaston 3.26
4 Firpo Marberry 3.34
5 Lefty Grove 3.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 28
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Ted Lyons 22
4 Firpo Marberry 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 187
2 Lefty Grove 178
3 Charlie Root 150
4 Pat Malone 148
4 Dazzy Vance 148

Saves

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