On This Day

Wednesday, September 3, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 90 45 .667 --
Senators 82 50 .621 6.5
Yankees 75 56 .573 13.0
Indians 72 63 .533 18.0
Tigers 64 70 .478 25.5
Browns 53 81 .396 36.5
White Sox 51 80 .389 37.0
Red Sox 44 86 .338 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 78 54 .591 --
Giants 74 57 .565 3.5
Cardinals 73 58 .557 4.5
Robins 73 60 .549 5.5
Pirates 69 63 .523 9.0
Braves 61 72 .459 17.5
Reds 55 74 .426 21.5
Phillies 43 88 .328 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddie Lindstrom 5
2 Wally Berger 4
2 Earl Clark 4
2 Travis Jackson 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Buster Chatham 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Bill Dickey 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Dickey 6
2 Earl Clark 4
2 Jimmy Moore 4
4 Wally Berger 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Les Bell 1
1 Footsie Blair 1
1 Lance Richbourg 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.40
1 Glenn Spencer 0.40
3 Milt Gaston 0.21
4 Clarence Mitchell 0.17
4 Socks Seibold 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Cunningham 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Glenn Spencer 1
1 Ed Wells 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Glenn Spencer 4
3 Milt Gaston 3
4 Bobby Burke 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Lou McEvoy 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1
1 Steve Swetonic 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .411
2 Lou Gehrig .390
3 Babe Herman .389
4 Chuck Klein .388
5 Al Simmons .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 46
2 Babe Ruth 44
3 Lou Gehrig 37
4 Wally Berger 33
4 Jimmie Foxx 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 158
2 Lou Gehrig 149
3 Chuck Klein 144
4 Al Simmons 140
5 Jimmie Foxx 136

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 Charlie Gehringer 18
2 Marty McManus 18
4 Babe Herman 17
4 Paul Waner 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.53
2 Lefty Grove 2.59
3 Wes Ferrell 3.28
4 Pat Caraway 3.44
5 Ray Kolp 3.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 24
2 Lefty Grove 23
3 George Earnshaw 20
4 Ray Kremer 19
4 Ted Lyons 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 182
2 George Earnshaw 171
3 Bill Hallahan 154
4 Bump Hadley 136
5 Dazzy Vance 130

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .478
2 Mel Ott .441
3 Ed Morgan .435
4 Al Simmons .434
5 Rube Bressler .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Alexander 4
1 Wally Berger 4
1 Gabby Hartnett 4
1 Mel Ott 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 22
2 Pie Traynor 21
3 Mel Ott 19
4 Johnny Hodapp 18
5 Gabby Hartnett 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank O'Rourke 4
1 Paul Waner 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spades Wood 0.00
2 Lloyd Brown 0.95
3 Pat Caraway 1.13
4 Eppa Rixey 1.38
5 Clint Brown 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 4
2 Lloyd Brown 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Bill Hallahan 21
3 Wes Ferrell 16
3 Bump Hadley 16
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
2 Phil Collins 1
2 Rip Collins 1
2 Carl Fischer 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .476
2 Bill Terry .456
3 Lou Gehrig .433
4 Freddie Lindstrom .430
5 Buddy Myer .416

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 11
2 Goose Goslin 9
3 Al Simmons 7
4 Wally Berger 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 49
2 Pie Traynor 34
3 Ed Morgan 33
3 Bill Terry 33
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 6
2 Earl Averill 5
2 Ossie Bluege 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Shores 1.59
2 Lefty Grove 1.89
3 Eppa Rixey 1.96
4 Dazzy Vance 2.01
5 Wes Ferrell 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 7
1 Lefty Grove 7
3 Burleigh Grimes 6
4 Lloyd Brown 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 49
2 Bill Hallahan 47
3 Bump Hadley 44
4 George Earnshaw 41
5 Dazzy Vance 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 2
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Joe Heving 2
1 Lou McEvoy 2
5 29 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .403
2 Lefty O'Doul .388
3 Chuck Klein .384
4 Al Simmons .380
5 Lou Gehrig .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
1 Hack Wilson 50
3 Lou Gehrig 44
4 Al Simmons 38
5 Chuck Klein 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 186
2 Hack Wilson 181
3 Al Simmons 167
4 Chuck Klein 164
5 Babe Ruth 156

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 42
2 Charlie Gehringer 23
3 Bill Cissell 21
3 Bing Miller 21
3 Carl Reynolds 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.73
2 Lefty Grove 2.90
3 Wes Ferrell 3.19
4 Bill Walker 3.40
5 Pat Caraway 3.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 29
2 George Earnshaw 25
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 Ray Kremer 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 198
2 George Earnshaw 196
3 Bill Hallahan 182
4 Bump Hadley 160
5 Dazzy Vance 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Garland Braxton 7
2 Jack Quinn 7
2 Steve Swetonic 7
5 4 tied 6