On This Day

Monday, September 8, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 46 .669 --
Senators 85 51 .625 6.5
Yankees 77 59 .566 14.5
Indians 75 65 .536 18.5
Tigers 66 71 .482 26.0
Browns 54 83 .394 38.0
White Sox 53 83 .390 38.5
Red Sox 45 90 .333 46.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 80 56 .588 --
Cardinals 77 58 .570 2.5
Robins 77 60 .562 3.5
Giants 76 60 .559 4.0
Pirates 71 65 .522 9.0
Braves 64 75 .460 17.5
Reds 55 78 .414 23.5
Phillies 44 92 .324 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Frederick 5
1 Glenn Wright 5
3 Rube Bressler 4
3 Wally Gilbert 4
3 Al Lopez 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 Don Hurst 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rube Bressler 4
2 Pinky Whitney 3
2 Glenn Wright 3
4 Del Bissonette 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rube Bressler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jumbo Elliott 0.25
2 Claude Willoughby 0.17
3 Snipe Hansen 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Ray Moss 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jumbo Elliott 3
2 Claude Willoughby 2
3 Snipe Hansen 1
3 Sloppy Thurston 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sloppy Thurston 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .403
2 Babe Herman .392
3 Lou Gehrig .387
4 Al Simmons .386
5 Chuck Klein .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 47
2 Babe Ruth 45
3 Lou Gehrig 39
4 Al Simmons 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 164
2 Lou Gehrig 153
3 Al Simmons 148
4 Chuck Klein 144
5 Jimmie Foxx 138

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 35
2 Marty McManus 19
3 Charlie Gehringer 18
4 Babe Herman 17
4 Paul Waner 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.51
2 Lefty Grove 2.57
3 Wes Ferrell 3.25
4 Ray Kolp 3.44
5 Pat Caraway 3.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 Wes Ferrell 24
3 George Earnshaw 21
4 Ted Lyons 20
5 Ray Kremer 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 193
2 George Earnshaw 176
3 Bill Hallahan 161
4 Bump Hadley 142
5 Dazzy Vance 134

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 Babe Herman .460
2 Rube Bressler .457
2 Al Spohrer .457
4 Paul Waner .450
5 George Watkins .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
2 Wally Berger 4
2 Red Kress 4
2 Mel Ott 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 20
1 Hack Wilson 20
3 Johnny Hodapp 19
4 Mel Ott 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Averill 3
1 Lu Blue 3
1 Goose Goslin 3
1 Joe Judge 3
1 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Appleton 1.08
2 Ed Brandt 1.27
3 Pat Caraway 1.62
4 Syl Johnson 1.71
5 Lefty Grove 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 Pete Appleton 3
2 Erv Brame 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 33
2 Bill Hallahan 23
3 Wes Ferrell 15
4 Glenn Spencer 14
4 Dazzy Vance 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Lefty Grove 2
3 Phil Collins 1
3 Rip Collins 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .453
2 Freddie Lindstrom .440
3 Lou Gehrig .438
4 Paul Waner .436
5 Buddy Myer .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 11
2 Goose Goslin 8
2 Gabby Hartnett 8
4 Lou Gehrig 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 50
2 Ed Morgan 35
3 Pie Traynor 34
4 Gabby Hartnett 33
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Buddy Myer 6
3 Earl Averill 5
3 Ossie Bluege 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.79
2 Dazzy Vance 1.93
3 Wes Ferrell 2.07
4 Ed Brandt 2.09
5 Lloyd Brown 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 General Crowder 6
2 Wes Ferrell 6
4 Erv Brame 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 47
1 Bill Hallahan 47
3 Bump Hadley 43
4 George Earnshaw 41
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 Joe Heving 2
2 Lou McEvoy 2
2 George Pipgras 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .393
2 Lefty O'Doul .386
3 Babe Herman .382
4 Al Simmons .382
5 Chuck Klein .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
1 Hack Wilson 50
3 Lou Gehrig 45
4 Al Simmons 39
5 Chuck Klein 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 185
2 Hack Wilson 179
3 Al Simmons 168
4 Chuck Klein 163
5 Babe Ruth 155

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Charlie Gehringer 22
3 Marty McManus 21
3 Buddy Myer 21
3 Carl Reynolds 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.71
2 Lefty Grove 2.93
3 Wes Ferrell 3.20
4 Bill Walker 3.35
5 Firpo Marberry 3.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 28
2 George Earnshaw 25
2 Lefty Grove 25
4 Bill Walker 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 206
2 George Earnshaw 196
3 Bill Hallahan 189
4 Bump Hadley 166
5 Dazzy Vance 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Jack Quinn 7
2 Steve Swetonic 7
4 Hi Bell 6
4 4 others tied 6