On This Day

Sunday, August 24, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	85	42	.669	--
Senators	76	48	.613	7.5
Yankees	73	52	.584	11.0
Indians	66	60	.524	18.5
Tigers	60	66	.476	24.5
Browns	49	76	.392	35.0
White Sox	48	75	.390	35.0
Red Sox	43	81	.347	40.5

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 0

Browns 7, Tigers 5

Yankees 5, Indians 3

Indians 4, Yankees 2

Senators 7, Athletics 3

White Sox 5, Red Sox 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	74	48	.607	--
Giants	68	52	.567	5.0
Robins	69	56	.552	6.5
Cardinals	67	56	.545	7.5
Pirates	63	59	.516	11.0
Braves	55	67	.451	19.0
Reds	52	67	.437	20.5
Phillies	40	83	.325	34.5

Games

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Pirates 9, Reds 6

Reds 2, Pirates 0

Cardinals 9, Phillies 4

Cardinals 6, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Lefty O'Doul	5
3	Jim Bottomley	4
3	Johnny Hodapp	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Akers	1
1	Dusty Cooke	1
1	Red Kress	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dusty Cooke	4
1	Pie Traynor	4
3	Frankie Frisch	3
3	Jim Lindsey	3
3	Lefty O'Doul	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Taylor	2
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Adam Comorosky	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Milt Gaston	1.50
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.00
3	Wes Ferrell	0.80
4	Pat Caraway	0.71
5	Red Ruffing	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Pat Caraway	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wes Ferrell	8
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	7
3	Milt Gaston	6
3	Jim Lindsey	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.409
2	Lou Gehrig	.392
3	Al Simmons	.391
4	Chuck Klein	.388
5	Babe Herman	.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	144
3	Chuck Klein	134
4	Al Simmons	132
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	3.18
4	Ray Kolp	3.27
5	Sad Sam Jones	3.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	22
2	Lefty Grove	21
3	George Earnshaw	20
4	Ray Kremer	18
4	Ted Lyons	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	163
2	Lefty Grove	160
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	Lou Gehrig	.500
1	Pie Traynor	.500
3	Al Simmons	.469
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.455
5	Gus Mancuso	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	7
1	Hack Wilson	7
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Lefty O'Doul	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	30
2	Goose Goslin	21
3	Lefty O'Doul	20
3	Pie Traynor	20
5	Ed Morgan	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Ossie Bluege	4
2	Adam Comorosky	4
4	Buddy Myer	3
5	16 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	0.99
2	Wes Ferrell	1.00
3	Pat Malone	1.18
4	Steve Swetonic	1.24
5	George Blaeholder	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Ray Kremer	4
1	Pat Malone	4
4	General Crowder	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	24
2	Earl Whitehill	23
3	George Earnshaw	22
3	Pat Malone	22
5	3 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.469
2	Lou Gehrig	.423
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.419
4	Hack Wilson	.400
5	Jimmie Wilson	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	14
2	Goose Goslin	13
3	Lou Gehrig	9
4	Chick Hafey	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	52
2	Lou Gehrig	37
2	Goose Goslin	37
4	Ed Morgan	36
5	Chick Hafey	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
2	Ossie Bluege	5
2	Adam Comorosky	5
2	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Buddy Myer	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Swetonic	1.30
2	Dazzy Vance	1.38
3	Wes Ferrell	1.43
4	Red Faber	1.69
5	Vic Sorrell	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	George Earnshaw	7
2	Wes Ferrell	7
4	Burleigh Grimes	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	47
2	George Earnshaw	46
3	Bill Hallahan	42
4	Earl Whitehill	40
5	Red Ruffing	36

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	Bill Terry	.393
2	Lefty O'Doul	.390
3	Al Simmons	.386
4	Chuck Klein	.379
5	Kiki Cuyler	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	57
2	Hack Wilson	49
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	179
3	Chuck Klein	172
4	Babe Ruth	170
5	Al Simmons	167

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	45
2	Charlie Gehringer	26
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	3.01
3	Bill Walker	3.13
4	Wes Ferrell	3.13
5	Sad Sam Jones	3.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	29
2	George Earnshaw	25
3	Lefty Grove	23
3	Ray Kremer	23
5	Bill Walker	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	197
2	Lefty Grove	185
3	Bill Hallahan	170
4	Bump Hadley	160
5	Pat Malone	156

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