On This Day

Monday, September 15, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	96	47	.671	--
Senators	89	54	.622	7.0
Yankees	81	63	.563	15.5
Indians	76	69	.524	21.0
Tigers	70	74	.486	26.5
Browns	60	85	.414	37.0
White Sox	56	87	.392	40.0
Red Sox	47	96	.329	49.0

Games

Senators 14, White Sox 9

Yankees 5, Tigers 3

Browns 3, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 2, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	84	60	.583	--
Cardinals	82	60	.577	1.0
Cubs	82	61	.573	1.5
Giants	78	65	.545	5.5
Pirates	74	68	.521	9.0
Braves	67	78	.462	17.5
Reds	55	85	.393	27.0
Phillies	49	94	.343	34.5

Games

Robins 13, Reds 5

Giants 6, Pirates 1

Phillies 12, Cubs 11

Cubs 6, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cliff Heathcote	5
1	Don Hurst	5
1	High Pockets Kelly	5
4	Del Bissonette	4
4	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cliff Heathcote	2
2	Joe Cronin	1
2	Woody English	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Bell	5
2	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Chuck Klein	4
4	Joe Cronin	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	2
2	Earle Combs	1
2	Dave Harris	1
2	Babe Herman	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.67
2	Roy Sherid	0.58
3	Vic Sorrell	0.55
4	Danny MacFayden	0.44
5	Dick Coffman	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Hal Elliott	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Roy Sherid	7
2	Vic Sorrell	6
3	Ray Benge	4
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
3	Danny MacFayden	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Burke	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.403
2	Babe Herman	.398
3	Lefty O'Doul	.385
4	Chuck Klein	.384
5	Al Simmons	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	50
2	Babe Ruth	46
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Al Simmons	35
5	2 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	173
2	Lou Gehrig	158
3	Chuck Klein	152
4	Al Simmons	150
5	Jimmie Foxx	142

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	36
2	Marty McManus	21
3	Charlie Gehringer	18
3	Babe Herman	18
5	Paul Waner	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.44
2	Dazzy Vance	2.45
3	Wes Ferrell	3.36
4	Pat Caraway	3.54
5	Lefty Stewart	3.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	27
2	Wes Ferrell	24
3	George Earnshaw	22
4	Ted Lyons	21
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	200
2	George Earnshaw	179
3	Bill Hallahan	164
4	Bump Hadley	150
5	Dazzy Vance	147

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Hi Bell	7
2	Watty Clark	7
4	Garland Braxton	6
4	3 others tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.500
2	Glenn Wright	.463
3	Dick Porter	.429
4	Woody English	.419
5	George Watkins	.419

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	5
2	Don Hurst	4
2	Al Simmons	4
2	Hack Wilson	4
5	9 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Terry	20
1	Glenn Wright	20
3	Gabby Hartnett	18
4	Hack Wilson	16
5	Babe Herman	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	5
2	Marty McManus	4
3	Lu Blue	3
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	0.50
2	Jim Moore	1.00
3	Dazzy Vance	1.13
4	Jumbo Elliott	1.17
5	Jesse Petty	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	5
2	Erv Brame	3
2	Hal Elliott	3
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	Dazzy Vance	23
3	Wes Ferrell	18
3	Vic Sorrell	18
5	Hank Johnson	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Burke	2
1	Phil Collins	2
1	Waite Hoyt	2
4	Hi Bell	1
4	17 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.444
2	Glenn Wright	.426
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.413
4	Ed Morgan	.393
5	Carl Reynolds	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	10
2	Gabby Hartnett	9
3	Don Hurst	7
3	Lefty O'Doul	7
3	Glenn Wright	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	47
2	Gabby Hartnett	37
3	Glenn Wright	31
4	Pie Traynor	29
5	Johnny Hodapp	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
2	Lyn Lary	6
2	Marty McManus	6
4	Lu Blue	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.54
2	Jim Moore	1.80
3	Clint Brown	1.90
4	Dazzy Vance	1.98
5	Ed Brandt	2.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Erv Brame	6
3	General Crowder	5
3	Burleigh Grimes	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	48
2	Dazzy Vance	40
3	Bump Hadley	36
4	Bill Hallahan	35
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	3
2	Bobby Burke	2
2	Watty Clark	2
2	Phil Collins	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.394
2	Bill Terry	.394
3	Lefty O'Doul	.390
4	Chuck Klein	.380
5	Al Simmons	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	50
2	Babe Ruth	48
3	Lou Gehrig	42
4	Al Simmons	38
5	Chuck Klein	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	183
2	Lou Gehrig	180
3	Chuck Klein	167
4	Al Simmons	161
5	Babe Ruth	150

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Charlie Gehringer	22
2	Marty McManus	22
4	Roy Johnson	21
4	Carl Reynolds	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.68
2	Lefty Grove	2.69
3	Wes Ferrell	3.28
4	Pat Caraway	3.54
5	Bill Walker	3.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	27
1	Lefty Grove	27
3	George Earnshaw	25
4	Ted Lyons	22
5	2 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	210
2	George Earnshaw	189
3	Bill Hallahan	180
4	Bump Hadley	172
5	Dazzy Vance	163

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Hi Bell	7
2	Watty Clark	7
2	Jack Quinn	7
2	Steve Swetonic	7