On This Day

Friday, September 12, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 47 .667 --
Senators 87 53 .621 6.5
Yankees 79 61 .564 14.5
Indians 76 67 .531 19.0
Tigers 68 72 .486 25.5
Browns 57 84 .404 37.0
White Sox 55 85 .393 38.5
Red Sox 46 93 .331 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 81 59 .579 --
Cardinals 80 59 .576 0.5
Robins 81 60 .574 0.5
Giants 77 63 .550 4.0
Pirates 72 67 .518 8.5
Braves 66 76 .465 16.0
Reds 55 82 .401 24.5
Phillies 47 93 .336 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Cronin 4
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Woody English 4
1 Hack Wilson 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Al Lopez 1
1 Buz Phillips 1
1 Carl Reynolds 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 6
2 Al Lopez 4
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Carl Reynolds 3
3 Danny Taylor 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Harry Rice 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 0.64
2 Roy Sherid 0.42
3 Ray Kolp 0.33
4 Larry French 0.27
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Chad Kimsey 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 9
2 Roy Sherid 5
3 Larry French 4
4 Ray Kolp 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bump Hadley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .402
2 Babe Herman .393
3 Lou Gehrig .383
4 Chuck Klein .383
5 Al Simmons .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 49
2 Babe Ruth 46
3 Lou Gehrig 39
4 Wally Berger 34
4 Al Simmons 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 171
2 Lou Gehrig 156
3 Al Simmons 148
4 Chuck Klein 147
5 Jimmie Foxx 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Marty McManus 19
3 Charlie Gehringer 18
4 Babe Herman 17
4 Paul Waner 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.45
2 Lefty Grove 2.48
3 Wes Ferrell 3.25
4 Pat Caraway 3.35
5 Bump Hadley 3.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 26
2 Wes Ferrell 24
3 George Earnshaw 21
3 Ted Lyons 21
5 Ray Kremer 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 197
2 George Earnshaw 176
3 Bill Hallahan 164
4 Bump Hadley 147
4 Dazzy Vance 147

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rube Bressler .476
2 Babe Herman .455
3 Dick Porter .452
4 Frank O'Rourke .438
5 Glenn Wright .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
1 Don Hurst 5
1 Hack Wilson 5
1 Glenn Wright 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 20
1 Glenn Wright 20
3 Bill Terry 19
4 Wally Berger 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Goose Goslin 4
2 Lu Blue 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Alex Metzler 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Caraway 1.05
2 Dazzy Vance 1.13
3 Ed Brandt 1.27
4 Bruce Cunningham 1.42
5 Bump Hadley 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Pete Appleton 3
2 Erv Brame 3
2 Bill Hallahan 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 30
2 Dazzy Vance 23
3 Bill Hallahan 22
4 Whit Wyatt 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 George Blaeholder 1
3 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .460
2 Freddie Lindstrom .427
3 Paul Waner .419
4 Glenn Wright .404
5 Ed Morgan .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 10
2 Gabby Hartnett 9
3 Don Hurst 7
3 Glenn Wright 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 50
2 Gabby Hartnett 33
3 Pie Traynor 31
4 Ed Morgan 30
4 Glenn Wright 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Earl Averill 5
2 Goose Goslin 5
2 Carl Reynolds 5
2 Paul Waner 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Brandt 1.38
2 Lefty Grove 1.65
3 Clint Brown 1.90
4 Dazzy Vance 1.98
5 Jim Moore 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Erv Brame 6
3 General Crowder 5
3 Wes Ferrell 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 45
2 Dazzy Vance 40
3 Bump Hadley 38
3 Bill Hallahan 38
5 George Earnshaw 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Phil Collins 2
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 Bump Hadley 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .393
2 Babe Herman .388
3 Lefty O'Doul .385
4 Chuck Klein .382
5 Al Simmons .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 50
2 Babe Ruth 48
3 Lou Gehrig 43
4 Al Simmons 39
5 Chuck Klein 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 183
2 Lou Gehrig 181
3 Chuck Klein 164
3 Al Simmons 164
5 Babe Ruth 149

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Charlie Gehringer 22
2 Carl Reynolds 22
4 Roy Johnson 20
4 2 others tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.71
2 Lefty Grove 2.72
3 Wes Ferrell 3.12
4 Pat Caraway 3.35
5 Bill Walker 3.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 28
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 George Earnshaw 25
4 Ted Lyons 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 208
2 George Earnshaw 189
3 Bill Hallahan 184
4 Bump Hadley 171
5 Dazzy Vance 166

Saves

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