On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 40 .677 --
Senators 74 47 .612 8.5
Yankees 72 50 .590 11.0
Indians 64 59 .520 19.5
Tigers 59 64 .480 24.5
Browns 47 75 .385 36.0
White Sox 46 74 .383 36.0
Red Sox 42 79 .347 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 48 .597 --
Giants 68 49 .581 2.0
Robins 69 53 .566 3.5
Cardinals 63 56 .529 8.0
Pirates 59 58 .504 11.0
Braves 55 64 .462 16.0
Reds 48 66 .421 20.5
Phillies 40 79 .336 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Bottomley 4
1 Chick Hafey 4
1 Ed Morgan 4
1 Al Simmons 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Footsie Blair 1
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 5
2 Samuel Byrd 3
2 Travis Jackson 3
2 Mel Ott 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 Rick Ferrell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Uhle 0.75
2 Hod Lisenbee 0.50
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.43
3 Bill Walker 0.43
3 Ed Wells 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Hod Lisenbee 1
1 Jake Miller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 9
2 Bill Walker 6
3 Sheriff Blake 4
3 Rip Collins 4
3 Burleigh Grimes 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Pruett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .407
2 Babe Herman .395
3 Chuck Klein .391
4 Al Simmons .387
5 Lou Gehrig .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Hack Wilson 43
3 Lou Gehrig 35
4 Jimmie Foxx 32
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 143
2 Hack Wilson 140
3 Chuck Klein 131
3 Al Simmons 131
5 Babe Ruth 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 31
2 Charlie Gehringer 18
3 Babe Herman 16
3 Marty McManus 16
5 Bill Cissell 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.45
2 Lefty Grove 2.69
3 Wes Ferrell 3.23
4 Sad Sam Jones 3.33
5 Ad Liska 3.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 21
1 Lefty Grove 21
3 George Earnshaw 19
4 Ray Kremer 17
4 Ted Lyons 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 160
2 George Earnshaw 157
3 Bill Hallahan 133
4 Bump Hadley 120
5 Dazzy Vance 116

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .500
2 Goose Goslin .458
3 Freddie Lindstrom .456
4 Babe Ruth .452
5 Joe Cronin .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 7
1 Hack Wilson 7
3 Footsie Blair 4
3 Chick Hafey 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 29
2 Ed Morgan 23
3 Goose Goslin 22
4 Babe Ruth 18
4 Al Simmons 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 5
2 Ossie Bluege 3
2 Adam Comorosky 3
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wes Ferrell 0.33
2 Steve Swetonic 0.75
3 Pat Malone 0.93
4 Dazzy Vance 1.03
5 Ed Durham 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Hank Johnson 4
3 George Earnshaw 3
3 Wes Ferrell 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 22
2 Bump Hadley 21
3 Lefty Grove 20
3 Bill Hallahan 20
5 George Uhle 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 General Crowder 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .454
2 Joe Cronin .422
3 Babe Herman .420
4 Kiki Cuyler .415
5 Freddie Lindstrom .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 14
2 Goose Goslin 13
3 Chick Hafey 10
4 Babe Ruth 9
4 Al Simmons 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 49
2 Ed Morgan 41
3 Goose Goslin 38
4 Chick Hafey 37
5 Babe Ruth 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Buddy Myer 5
4 Ossie Bluege 4
4 10 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.76
2 Carl Hubbell 1.78
3 Earl Whitehill 1.92
4 Wes Ferrell 2.00
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 44
2 Bump Hadley 41
3 George Earnshaw 40
4 Lefty Grove 35
4 Earl Whitehill 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 4
2 George Blaeholder 2
2 Al Grabowski 2
2 Bump Hadley 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Riggs Stephenson .397
2 Bill Terry .389
3 Lefty O'Doul .387
4 Al Simmons .383
5 Chuck Klein .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 57
2 Hack Wilson 51
3 Lou Gehrig 43
4 Chuck Klein 40
5 Al Simmons 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 184
2 Hack Wilson 182
3 Babe Ruth 170
4 Chuck Klein 169
5 Al Simmons 166

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Charlie Gehringer 27
3 Bing Miller 22
4 Bill Cissell 21
4 2 others tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.57
2 Lefty Grove 3.05
3 Wes Ferrell 3.10
4 Bill Walker 3.13
5 Sad Sam Jones 3.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 29
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Lefty Grove 23
4 Ray Kremer 22
4 Bill Walker 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 191
2 Lefty Grove 188
3 Bill Hallahan 165
4 Charlie Root 156
5 Pat Malone 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Garland Braxton 7
2 Steve Swetonic 7
4 Hi Bell 6
4 3 others tied 6