On This Day

Friday, August 22, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 84 41 .672 --
Senators 74 48 .607 8.5
Yankees 72 51 .585 11.0
Indians 65 59 .524 18.5
Tigers 60 64 .484 23.5
Browns 48 75 .390 35.0
White Sox 47 74 .388 35.0
Red Sox 42 80 .344 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 72 48 .600 --
Giants 68 50 .576 3.0
Robins 69 54 .561 4.5
Cardinals 64 56 .533 8.0
Pirates 60 58 .508 11.0
Braves 55 65 .458 17.0
Reds 49 66 .426 20.5
Phillies 40 80 .333 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 3
1 Ben Chapman 3
1 Woody English 3
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Dale Alexander 1
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Woody English 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 4
1 Gus Mancuso 4
1 Pie Traynor 4
4 Lou Gehrig 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Pat Crawford 1
2 Mark Koenig 1
2 Fred Schulte 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bump Hadley 1.12
2 Larry Benton 1.00
3 Bill Hallahan 0.56
4 Charlie Root 0.50
4 Vic Sorrell 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 9
2 Larry Benton 7
3 Charlie Root 6
3 Vic Sorrell 6
5 Bill Hallahan 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .408
2 Babe Herman .392
3 Chuck Klein .391
4 Al Simmons .389
5 Lou Gehrig .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Hack Wilson 43
3 Lou Gehrig 37
4 Jimmie Foxx 32
5 Chuck Klein 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 146
2 Hack Wilson 141
3 Chuck Klein 133
4 Al Simmons 131
5 Babe Ruth 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 33
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 3.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 21
1 Lefty Grove 21
3 George Earnshaw 19
4 Ted Lyons 18
5 Ray Kremer 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 160
2 George Earnshaw 158
3 Bill Hallahan 138
4 Bump Hadley 129
5 Charlie Root 121

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 Freddie Lindstrom .468
3 Al Simmons .455
4 Lou Gehrig .442
5 Babe Ruth .442

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 27
2 Goose Goslin 23
2 Ed Morgan 23
4 Al Simmons 17
4 Pinky Whitney 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Buddy Myer 5
3 Ossie Bluege 3
3 Adam Comorosky 3
5 18 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wes Ferrell 0.33
2 Steve Swetonic 0.75
3 Pat Malone 0.93
4 Dazzy Vance 0.99
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 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 30
2 Bill Hallahan 24
3 George Earnshaw 23
4 Lefty Grove 20
5 George Uhle 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Benge 1
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .465
2 Freddie Lindstrom .431
3 Babe Herman .420
4 Kiki Cuyler .417
5 Chick Hafey .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 14
2 Goose Goslin 13
3 Chick Hafey 10
4 Lou Gehrig 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 50
2 Ed Morgan 41
3 Goose Goslin 39
4 Lou Gehrig 38
4 Chick Hafey 38

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.78
2 Dazzy Vance 1.83
3 Earl Whitehill 1.92
4 Wes Ferrell 2.00
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.01

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 Bump Hadley 50
2 Bill Hallahan 42
3 George Earnshaw 41
4 Earl Whitehill 35
5 George Uhle 34

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 .393
2 Bill Terry .390
3 Lefty O'Doul .387
4 Al Simmons .384
5 Chuck Klein .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 57
2 Hack Wilson 51
3 Lou Gehrig 45
4 Chuck Klein 41
5 Al Simmons 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 187
2 Hack Wilson 182
3 Chuck Klein 171
4 Babe Ruth 170
5 Al Simmons 166

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 45
2 Charlie Gehringer 27
3 Bing Miller 22
4 Bill Cissell 21
4 2 others tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.56
2 Lefty Grove 3.05
3 Bill Walker 3.13
4 Wes Ferrell 3.16
5 Sad Sam Jones 3.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 28
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Lefty Grove 23
4 Ray Kremer 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 192
2 Lefty Grove 188
3 Bill Hallahan 170
4 Bump Hadley 160
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