On This Day

Friday, August 15, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 39 .672 --
Senators 70 45 .609 8.0
Yankees 69 48 .590 10.0
Indians 59 59 .500 20.5
Tigers 57 60 .487 22.0
Browns 46 71 .393 33.0
White Sox 45 70 .391 33.0
Red Sox 41 75 .353 37.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 68 45 .602 --
Robins 67 48 .583 2.0
Giants 63 47 .573 3.5
Cardinals 60 53 .531 8.0
Pirates 55 56 .495 12.0
Braves 51 63 .447 17.5
Reds 46 61 .430 19.0
Phillies 38 75 .336 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Waner 5
2 Lefty O'Doul 4
3 Fred Brickell 3
3 Adam Comorosky 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Bill Terry 1
1 Pie Traynor 1
1 Paul Waner 1
1 George Watkins 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lefty O'Doul 3
1 Jimmie Wilson 3
3 Adam Comorosky 2
3 Mel Ott 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Charlie Gelbert 1
1 Lance Richbourg 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Carl Hubbell 0.67
2 Les Sweetland 0.30
3 Charlie Root 0.29
4 Jesse Haines 0.18
5 Red Lucas 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 Steve Swetonic 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Carl Hubbell 4
1 Charlie Root 4
3 Les Sweetland 3
4 Jesse Haines 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .412
2 Babe Herman .400
3 Chuck Klein .400
4 Lefty O'Doul .390
5 Al Simmons .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Hack Wilson 40
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 128
3 Al Simmons 126
3 Hack Wilson 126
5 2 tied 122

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 3.18
4 Ad Liska 3.28
5 Wes Ferrell 3.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 20
2 Lefty Grove 19
3 George Earnshaw 18
4 Ted Lyons 17
5 Ray Kremer 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 152
2 George Earnshaw 149
3 Bill Hallahan 129
4 Charlie Root 115
5 Bump Hadley 114

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 Bill Terry .540
2 Shanty Hogan .526
3 Chick Hafey .452
4 Freddie Lindstrom .431
5 Joe Cronin .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
1 Hack Wilson 7
3 Goose Goslin 5
3 Chick Hafey 5
3 Al Simmons 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 22
2 Chick Hafey 21
2 Al Simmons 21
4 Heinie Manush 18
4 Babe Ruth 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 4
1 Buddy Myer 4
1 Sam West 4
4 Hughie Critz 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wes Ferrell 0.67
2 Claude Willoughby 0.82
3 Bill Shores 0.96
4 Carl Hubbell 1.03
4 Dazzy Vance 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Earl Whitehill 4
3 Phil Collins 3
3 Wes Ferrell 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 27
2 Earl Whitehill 26
3 Bump Hadley 24
3 Red Ruffing 24
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Ray Benge 1
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .468
2 Babe Herman .422
3 Joe Cronin .415
4 Chuck Klein .404
5 Chick Hafey .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 16
2 Goose Goslin 13
3 Babe Ruth 11
4 Lou Gehrig 10
4 Chick Hafey 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 44
2 Goose Goslin 41
3 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Ed Morgan 40
5 3 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Ossie Bluege 5
2 Bing Miller 5
2 Ed Morgan 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wes Ferrell 2.00
2 Carl Hubbell 2.19
3 Sloppy Thurston 2.22
4 Earl Whitehill 2.24
5 Pat Malone 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 7
1 Lefty Grove 7
1 Earl Whitehill 7
4 George Earnshaw 6
4 Hank Johnson 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 45
2 Bump Hadley 40
3 George Earnshaw 39
3 Earl Whitehill 39
5 Charlie Root 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .403
2 Bill Terry .396
3 Chuck Klein .393
4 Riggs Stephenson .389
5 Babe Herman .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 58
2 Hack Wilson 49
3 Lou Gehrig 41
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 Jimmie Foxx 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 179
2 Chuck Klein 174
3 Hack Wilson 172
4 Babe Ruth 171
5 Al Simmons 163

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 42
2 Charlie Gehringer 28
3 Bill Cissell 22
3 Marty McManus 22
3 Bing Miller 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.72
2 Bill Walker 2.90
3 Wes Ferrell 3.07
4 Lefty Grove 3.09
5 Sad Sam Jones 3.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 29
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Ted Lyons 22
4 Lefty Grove 21
4 4 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 188
2 Lefty Grove 181
3 Bill Hallahan 161
4 Charlie Root 157
5 Pat Malone 155

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