On This Day

Monday, August 4, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 35 .673 --
Senators 62 41 .602 8.0
Yankees 61 45 .575 10.5
Indians 56 51 .523 16.0
Tigers 52 56 .481 20.5
White Sox 43 62 .410 28.0
Browns 43 65 .398 29.5
Red Sox 36 70 .340 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 62 41 .602 --
Cubs 59 43 .578 2.5
Giants 58 45 .563 4.0
Cardinals 52 49 .515 9.0
Pirates 50 50 .500 10.5
Braves 48 56 .462 14.5
Reds 44 56 .440 16.5
Phillies 34 67 .337 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 Mickey Cochrane 3
2 Johnny Frederick 3
2 Lefty O'Doul 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Gehringer 2
2 Ethan Allen 1
2 Lefty Grove 1
2 Freddie Lindstrom 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 6
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Luke Sewell 3
2 Al Simmons 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Frank O'Rourke 1
1 John Stone 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.54
2 Wes Ferrell 0.50
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.50
2 Sam Gray 0.50
5 Watty Clark 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Cunningham 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Vic Sorrell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Wes Ferrell 5
3 Watty Clark 4
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .405
2 Bill Terry .401
3 Lefty O'Doul .400
4 Babe Herman .395
5 Al Simmons .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Hack Wilson 35
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 118
3 Jimmie Foxx 112
3 Al Simmons 112
5 2 tied 109

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 2.68
2 Lefty Grove 2.92
3 Bill Walker 3.17
4 Ad Liska 3.35
5 George Uhle 3.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 18
2 Lefty Grove 17
2 Ted Lyons 17
4 George Earnshaw 16
5 Ray Kremer 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 140
2 George Earnshaw 130
3 Bill Hallahan 107
4 Charlie Root 106
5 Wes Ferrell 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 6
1 Garland Braxton 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
4 Jack Quinn 5
4 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Frederick .482
2 Bill Terry .465
3 Heinie Manush .452
4 Babe Herman .446
5 Kiki Cuyler .439

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 27
2 Glenn Wright 25
3 Hack Wilson 21
4 Del Bissonette 20
4 Chick Hafey 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Bing Miller 4
4 Charlie Gehringer 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sloppy Thurston 1.67
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.72
3 Pat Malone 1.93
4 George Uhle 2.13
5 Socks Seibold 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 4
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Lefty Stewart 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 23
2 Wes Ferrell 21
3 Bill Hallahan 18
3 Hank Johnson 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
1 Watty Clark 2
1 Charlie Root 2
4 Ken Ash 1
4 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .459
2 Bill Terry .442
3 Babe Herman .426
4 Johnny Frederick .412
5 Chuck Klein .405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Ed Morgan 42
3 Glenn Wright 41
4 Chuck Klein 38
5 2 tied 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Bing Miller 8
3 Roy Johnson 6
3 Marty McManus 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sloppy Thurston 2.09
2 George Uhle 2.21
3 Earl Whitehill 2.56
4 Pat Malone 2.68
5 Waite Hoyt 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 7
2 George Earnshaw 6
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Ted Lyons 6
2 Earl Whitehill 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 37
2 George Earnshaw 34
2 Charlie Root 34
4 Red Ruffing 32
4 2 others tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 3
1 Charlie Root 3
3 Watty Clark 2
3 Lefty Grove 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .411
2 Riggs Stephenson .394
3 Bill Terry .390
4 Chuck Klein .385
5 Babe Herman .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 61
2 Hack Wilson 44
3 Lou Gehrig 42
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 Jimmie Foxx 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 180
2 Lou Gehrig 179
3 Chuck Klein 167
4 Al Simmons 161
5 Hack Wilson 159

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Charlie Gehringer 28
3 Marty McManus 24
4 Bing Miller 23
5 3 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.78
2 Bill Walker 2.81
3 Lefty Grove 3.25
4 Sad Sam Jones 3.33
5 Firpo Marberry 3.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 29
2 George Earnshaw 23
3 Ted Lyons 22
3 Firpo Marberry 22
5 Bill Walker 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 181
1 Lefty Grove 181
3 Charlie Root 152
4 Dazzy Vance 150
5 Pat Malone 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 9
1 Lefty Grove 9
3 Steve Swetonic 8
4 Hi Bell 6
4 3 others tied 6