On This Day

Saturday, August 30, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	87	44	.664	--
Senators	79	49	.617	6.5
Yankees	73	54	.575	12.0
Indians	68	63	.519	19.0
Tigers	61	70	.466	26.0
Browns	53	77	.408	33.5
White Sox	51	77	.398	34.5
Red Sox	44	82	.349	40.5

Games

Athletics 11, Red Sox 0

Indians 7, White Sox 6

Browns 6, Tigers 5

Senators 12, Yankees 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	77	50	.606	--
Giants	70	54	.565	5.5
Robins	71	58	.550	7.0
Cardinals	70	58	.547	7.5
Pirates	68	60	.531	9.5
Braves	57	69	.452	19.5
Reds	52	73	.416	24.0
Phillies	42	85	.331	35.0

Games

Cubs 16, Cardinals 4

Giants 7, Robins 4

Phillies 5, Braves 4

Pirates 5, Reds 0

Pirates 3, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Terry	5
2	George Grantham	4
2	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Pie Traynor	4
2	Paul Waner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	2
2	Del Bissonette	1
2	Ray Blades	1
2	Phil Collins	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	6
2	George Grantham	4
2	Sam West	4
4	Joe Boley	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Ed Morgan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	1.33
2	Clarence Mitchell	0.60
3	Spades Wood	0.56
4	Larry French	0.38
5	Red Faber	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Belve Bean	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Larry French	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Clarence Mitchell	6
3	Spades Wood	5
4	Red Faber	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.409
2	Al Simmons	.393
3	Chuck Klein	.391
4	Lou Gehrig	.388
5	Babe Herman	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	46
2	Babe Ruth	44
3	Lou Gehrig	37
4	Jimmie Foxx	32
5	4 tied	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	157
2	Lou Gehrig	147
3	Chuck Klein	140
4	Al Simmons	137
5	Jimmie Foxx	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	33
2	Charlie Gehringer	18
3	Babe Herman	17
3	Marty McManus	17
5	3 tied	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.52
2	Dazzy Vance	2.60
3	Wes Ferrell	3.25
4	Ray Kolp	3.41
5	Sad Sam Jones	3.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	23
2	Lefty Grove	22
3	George Earnshaw	20
4	Ray Kremer	19
4	Ted Lyons	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	175
2	George Earnshaw	168
3	Bill Hallahan	142
4	Bump Hadley	130
5	Dazzy Vance	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Hi Bell	6
2	Garland Braxton	6
2	Watty Clark	6
5	5 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.529
2	Al Simmons	.489
3	Lou Gehrig	.477
4	Earl Webb	.472
5	2 tied	.439

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	6
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Gabby Hartnett	4
2	Lefty O'Doul	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	31
2	Gabby Hartnett	19
2	Pie Traynor	19
4	Dick Bartell	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Fred Schulte	4
3	Dale Alexander	3
3	Earl Averill	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Clint Brown	0.90
2	George Blaeholder	1.17
3	Lefty Grove	1.22
4	Pat Caraway	1.41
5	Steve Swetonic	1.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	4
2	Erv Brame	3
2	General Crowder	3
2	Wes Ferrell	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	23
2	George Earnshaw	19
3	George Uhle	17
3	Dazzy Vance	17
5	Bump Hadley	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Al Grabowski	1
1	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.460
2	Pie Traynor	.443
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.439
4	Al Simmons	.432
5	Shanty Hogan	.423

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	13
2	Goose Goslin	9
3	Babe Ruth	8
4	Freddie Lindstrom	7
4	Al Simmons	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	53
2	Al Simmons	34
3	Ed Morgan	32
4	Chick Hafey	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ossie Bluege	6
1	Buddy Myer	6
3	Earl Averill	5
3	Kiki Cuyler	5
3	Goose Goslin	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Swetonic	1.29
2	Lefty Grove	1.50
3	Wes Ferrell	1.71
4	Bill Shores	1.85
5	Dazzy Vance	1.89

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	7
1	Lefty Grove	7
3	Sad Sam Jones	6
3	Ray Kremer	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	46
2	Lefty Grove	42
3	Bill Hallahan	40
4	George Earnshaw	39
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Watty Clark	2
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Bump Hadley	2
1	Joe Heving	2
5	26 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.392
2	Bill Terry	.390
3	Al Simmons	.389
4	Chuck Klein	.387
5	Lou Gehrig	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	53
2	Hack Wilson	52
3	Lou Gehrig	44
4	Chuck Klein	41
5	Al Simmons	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	189
2	Lou Gehrig	186
3	Chuck Klein	175
4	Al Simmons	169
5	Babe Ruth	162

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	43
2	Charlie Gehringer	26
3	Bill Cissell	21
3	Bing Miller	21
3	Carl Reynolds	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.73
2	Lefty Grove	2.88
3	Wes Ferrell	3.16
4	Bill Walker	3.22
5	Sad Sam Jones	3.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	29
2	George Earnshaw	25
3	Lefty Grove	24
4	Ray Kremer	23
5	2 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	196
2	Lefty Grove	195
3	Bill Hallahan	174
4	Bump Hadley	160
5	3 tied	151

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Garland Braxton	7
3	Hi Bell	6
3	Watty Clark	6
3	3 others tied	6