On This Day

Tuesday, August 12, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	79	38	.675	--
Senators	68	45	.602	9.0
Yankees	68	47	.591	10.0
Indians	58	58	.500	20.5
Tigers	56	59	.487	22.0
White Sox	45	68	.398	32.0
Browns	45	70	.391	33.0
Red Sox	40	74	.351	37.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 4

Yankees 6, Tigers 5

Athletics 9, Indians 1

Athletics 7, Indians 0

Senators 5, White Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	66	44	.600	--
Robins	66	46	.589	1.0
Giants	61	47	.565	4.0
Cardinals	58	52	.527	8.0
Pirates	53	55	.491	12.0
Braves	50	61	.450	16.5
Reds	46	59	.438	17.5
Phillies	37	73	.336	29.0

Games

Cubs 3, Robins 2

Pirates 8, Phillies 7

Pirates 8, Phillies 3

Cardinals 4, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Bartell	6
2	Adam Comorosky	5
3	Mickey Cochrane	4
3	Babe Herman	4
3	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Al Bool	1
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Al Simmons	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Boley	4
1	Al Simmons	4
3	Al Bool	3
3	Jimmy Dykes	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adam Comorosky	2
2	Fred Brickell	1
2	Ski Melillo	1
2	Denny Sothern	1
2	Pie Traynor	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	1.00
2	Jim Lindsey	0.45
3	Snipe Hansen	0.43
4	Glenn Spencer	0.38
5	Clint Brown	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Hank Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hal Elliott	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
3	Jim Lindsey	5
4	Sheriff Blake	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.410
2	Babe Herman	.403
3	Chuck Klein	.403
4	Lefty O'Doul	.390
5	Lou Gehrig	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Hack Wilson	39
3	Lou Gehrig	33
4	Jimmie Foxx	32
5	3 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	138
2	Chuck Klein	127
3	Al Simmons	124
4	Jimmie Foxx	121
4	Hack Wilson	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	28
2	Charlie Gehringer	17
3	Babe Herman	16
4	Marty McManus	15
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.57
2	Lefty Grove	2.75
3	Bill Walker	3.05
4	George Uhle	3.33
5	Ad Liska	3.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	19
1	Lefty Grove	19
3	George Earnshaw	17
3	Ted Lyons	17
5	Ray Kremer	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	152
2	George Earnshaw	141
3	Bill Hallahan	126
4	Charlie Root	111
5	Bump Hadley	109

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	6
1	Garland Braxton	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
4	Watty Clark	5
4	3 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.514
2	Freddie Lindstrom	.481
2	Bill Terry	.481
4	Shanty Hogan	.467
5	Doc Farrell	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
1	Hack Wilson	7
3	Babe Herman	5
3	Al Simmons	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	23
2	Babe Herman	22
3	Chick Hafey	21
3	Al Simmons	21
5	Babe Ruth	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam West	4
2	Ossie Bluege	3
2	Bill Cissell	3
2	Joe Cronin	3
2	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Shores	0.96
2	Wes Ferrell	1.33
2	Vic Sorrell	1.33
4	Red Ruffing	1.44
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	5
2	Hank Johnson	4
3	Wes Ferrell	3
3	Sad Sam Jones	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	25
2	Bill Hallahan	24
2	Red Ruffing	24
4	Lefty Grove	23
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Watty Clark	2
2	Hi Bell	1
2	Ray Benge	1
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.484
2	Babe Herman	.419
3	Chuck Klein	.415
4	Chick Hafey	.411
5	Joe Cronin	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	15
2	Lou Gehrig	12
2	Goose Goslin	12
4	Babe Ruth	11
5	Glenn Wright	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	48
2	Glenn Wright	41
3	Ed Morgan	39
3	Hack Wilson	39
5	Goose Goslin	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
2	Bing Miller	6
2	Pie Traynor	6
4	Roy Johnson	5
5	13 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sloppy Thurston	2.22
2	Wes Ferrell	2.29
3	Vic Sorrell	2.43
4	Earl Whitehill	2.44
5	Bill Shores	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Wes Ferrell	7
3	Hank Johnson	6
3	Earl Whitehill	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	42
2	Lefty Grove	39
3	Red Ruffing	37
4	Bump Hadley	36
5	2 tied	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Root	4
2	Watty Clark	3
3	Hi Bell	2
3	George Blaeholder	2
3	5 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.403
2	Bill Terry	.394
3	Chuck Klein	.391
4	Riggs Stephenson	.390
5	Babe Herman	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	59
2	Hack Wilson	48
3	Lou Gehrig	41
4	Jimmie Foxx	39
4	Chuck Klein	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	182
2	Babe Ruth	174
3	Chuck Klein	173
4	Hack Wilson	168
5	Al Simmons	163

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Charlie Gehringer	29
3	Marty McManus	23
4	Bill Cissell	22
4	Bing Miller	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.72
2	Bill Walker	2.80
3	Lefty Grove	2.97
4	Wes Ferrell	3.13
5	Sad Sam Jones	3.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	29
2	George Earnshaw	23
3	Lefty Grove	22
3	Ted Lyons	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	189
2	George Earnshaw	180
3	Bill Hallahan	158
4	Charlie Root	153
5	Pat Malone	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	8
1	Lefty Grove	8
1	Steve Swetonic	8
4	Hi Bell	6
4	2 others tied	6