On This Day

Saturday, August 2, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	71	34	.676	--
Senators	61	40	.604	8.0
Yankees	60	45	.571	11.0
Indians	55	50	.524	16.0
Tigers	50	56	.472	21.5
White Sox	43	60	.417	27.0
Browns	42	64	.396	29.5
Red Sox	35	68	.340	35.0

Games

Tigers 13, White Sox 2

Senators 9, Yankees 3

Senators 9, Yankees 5

Athletics 9, Red Sox 2

Athletics 8, Red Sox 7

Indians 12, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	61	40	.604	--
Cubs	59	42	.584	2.0
Giants	57	44	.564	4.0
Cardinals	50	49	.505	10.0
Pirates	49	50	.495	11.0
Braves	47	54	.465	14.0
Reds	44	54	.449	15.5
Phillies	32	66	.327	27.5

Games

Giants 8, Robins 6

Braves 3, Phillies 2

Braves 5, Phillies 4

Pirates 14, Cubs 8

Cardinals 9, Reds 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Manush	6
2	Bing Miller	5
2	Sam West	5
4	Ossie Bluege	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Heinie Manush	3
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Charlie Berry	1
2	Johnny Frederick	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Hodapp	5
1	Heinie Manush	5
3	Showboat Fisher	4
3	Al Simmons	4
3	John Stone	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Akers	1
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Roy Johnson	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Socks Seibold	0.62
2	George Blaeholder	0.56
3	Pat Malone	0.50
3	George Uhle	0.50
5	Hank Johnson	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Blaeholder	5
1	Socks Seibold	5
1	George Uhle	5
4	Hank Johnson	4
4	Pat Malone	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Joe Heving	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.410
2	Babe Herman	.400
3	Lefty O'Doul	.396
4	Bill Terry	.394
5	Lou Gehrig	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	39
2	Hack Wilson	34
3	Lou Gehrig	33
4	Jimmie Foxx	29
4	Chuck Klein	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	133
2	Chuck Klein	116
3	Jimmie Foxx	111
4	Al Simmons	109
5	Babe Ruth	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	28
2	Charlie Gehringer	16
3	Babe Herman	15
3	Marty McManus	15
5	Roy Johnson	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.83
2	Lefty Grove	2.86
3	Ad Liska	3.03
4	Bill Walker	3.17
5	George Uhle	3.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	17
1	Ted Lyons	17
3	George Earnshaw	16
3	Lefty Grove	16
5	Ray Kremer	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	133
2	George Earnshaw	130
3	Bill Hallahan	107
4	Charlie Root	102
5	2 tied	94

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
3	Hi Bell	5
3	Jack Quinn	5
3	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Carl Reynolds	.477
2	Babe Herman	.466
3	Johnny Frederick	.447
4	Earl Averill	.433
5	John Stone	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	9
2	Lou Gehrig	8
3	Goose Goslin	7
4	Babe Ruth	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	31
2	Glenn Wright	27
3	Del Bissonette	22
3	Hack Wilson	22
5	Babe Ruth	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Roy Johnson	4
2	Al Simmons	4
4	Frankie Frisch	3
4	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Pat Malone	1.93
2	George Uhle	2.10
3	Socks Seibold	2.17
4	Sloppy Thurston	2.25
5	Clarence Mitchell	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	4
1	Lefty Grove	4
1	Ted Lyons	4
4	Pete Appleton	3
4	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wes Ferrell	23
2	Charlie Root	21
3	Hank Johnson	19
3	George Uhle	19
5	3 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Root	3
2	Watty Clark	2
3	Ken Ash	1
3	Hi Bell	1
3	20 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.449
2	Babe Herman	.439
3	Chuck Klein	.425
4	Travis Jackson	.421
5	Bill Terry	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
1	Goose Goslin	12
3	Hack Wilson	11
4	Chuck Klein	10
5	3 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	49
2	Ed Morgan	43
3	Glenn Wright	41
4	Chuck Klein	38
4	Harry Rice	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Roy Johnson	8
3	Marty McManus	7
3	Bing Miller	7
5	Charlie Gehringer	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sloppy Thurston	2.09
2	George Uhle	2.22
3	Earl Whitehill	2.56
4	Waite Hoyt	2.64
5	Pat Malone	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	6
1	Wes Ferrell	6
1	Ted Lyons	6
1	Firpo Marberry	6
1	Earl Whitehill	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wes Ferrell	36
2	George Earnshaw	34
3	Hank Johnson	33
3	Charlie Root	33
5	2 tied	32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.407
2	Riggs Stephenson	.395
3	Chuck Klein	.385
4	Bill Terry	.384
5	Babe Herman	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	60
2	Hack Wilson	43
3	Lou Gehrig	42
4	Jimmie Foxx	39
4	Chuck Klein	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	181
2	Lou Gehrig	179
3	Chuck Klein	165
4	Al Simmons	162
5	Hack Wilson	158

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	44
2	Charlie Gehringer	28
3	Marty McManus	24
4	Bing Miller	23
5	3 tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	2.81
2	Dazzy Vance	3.15
3	Milt Gaston	3.27
4	Sad Sam Jones	3.33
5	Lefty Grove	3.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	28
2	George Earnshaw	23
3	Ted Lyons	22
3	Firpo Marberry	22
5	Bill Walker	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	182
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Charlie Root	148
4	Pat Malone	147
4	Dazzy Vance	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	9
1	Lefty Grove	9
3	Steve Swetonic	8
4	Wes Ferrell	6
4	2 others tied	6