On This Day

Saturday, September 20, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 99 49 .669 --
Senators 91 57 .615 8.0
Yankees 84 65 .564 15.5
Indians 79 71 .527 21.0
Tigers 73 76 .490 26.5
Browns 62 87 .416 37.5
White Sox 58 91 .389 41.5
Red Sox 49 99 .331 50.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 87 61 .588 --
Cubs 84 64 .568 3.0
Robins 84 64 .568 3.0
Giants 83 66 .557 4.5
Pirates 77 69 .527 9.0
Braves 69 80 .463 18.5
Reds 56 89 .386 29.5
Phillies 51 98 .342 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Terry 6
2 Jim Bottomley 5
2 Freddie Lindstrom 5
4 Travis Jackson 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Freddie Lindstrom 2
1 Gus Mancuso 2
3 Dale Alexander 1
3 Leo Durocher 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hughie Critz 4
1 Freddie Lindstrom 4
1 Earl Webb 4
4 Jim Bottomley 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 Otis Miller 1
1 George Watkins 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 0.57
1 Lefty Stewart 0.57
3 Clarence Mitchell 0.44
3 Bob Smith 0.44
5 Ray Benge 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Larry French 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Gaston 6
2 Ray Benge 5
3 Larry French 4
3 Bill Hallahan 4
3 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Moore 1
1 Glenn Spencer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .402
2 Babe Herman .393
3 Chuck Klein .389
4 Lefty O'Doul .384
5 Lou Gehrig .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 52
2 Babe Ruth 47
3 Lou Gehrig 40
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 Wally Berger 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 179
2 Lou Gehrig 167
3 Chuck Klein 163
4 Al Simmons 154
5 Jimmie Foxx 150

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.38
2 Lefty Grove 2.46
3 Wes Ferrell 3.25
4 Ad Liska 3.43
5 Lefty Stewart 3.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 Wes Ferrell 25
3 George Earnshaw 22
4 Ted Lyons 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 207
2 George Earnshaw 181
3 Bill Hallahan 172
4 Dazzy Vance 158
5 Bump Hadley 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Hi Bell 7
2 Watty Clark 7
4 Garland Braxton 6
4 4 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Dykes .452
1 Don Hurst .452
3 Glenn Wright .448
4 Carl Reynolds .439
5 Babe Herman .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 8
2 Hack Wilson 6
3 Babe Herman 5
4 Earl Averill 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 22
1 Earle Combs 22
3 Glenn Wright 20
4 Chuck Klein 19
4 Hack Wilson 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 7
2 Ben Chapman 4
3 Earle Combs 3
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Carl Reynolds 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.15
2 Lefty Grove 1.24
3 Dazzy Vance 1.29
4 Lefty Stewart 2.25
4 Jesse Haines 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Lefty Stewart 4
4 Erv Brame 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 28
2 Wes Ferrell 20
3 Roy Sherid 19
4 Bill Hallahan 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Blaeholder 2
1 Bobby Burke 2
1 Jim Lindsey 2
1 Lou McEvoy 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lloyd Waner .417
2 Glenn Wright .412
3 Freddie Lindstrom .410
4 Ed Morgan .410
5 Pie Traynor .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 9
1 Hack Wilson 9
3 Wally Berger 8
3 Gabby Hartnett 8
5 Al Simmons 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 41
2 Earl Averill 32
2 Chuck Klein 32
4 Gabby Hartnett 30
5 Paul Waner 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 7
2 Lu Blue 5
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.68
2 Dazzy Vance 2.12
3 Ed Brandt 2.34
4 Jim Moore 2.54
5 Hod Lisenbee 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Erv Brame 6
2 Flint Rhem 6
2 Lefty Stewart 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 47
2 Dazzy Vance 42
3 Bill Hallahan 39
4 Wes Ferrell 36
5 Bump Hadley 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Lou McEvoy 3
4 George Blaeholder 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .399
2 Lefty O'Doul .393
3 Babe Herman .389
4 Chuck Klein .388
5 Lou Gehrig .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 52
2 Babe Ruth 47
3 Chuck Klein 43
4 Lou Gehrig 41
5 Al Simmons 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 182
2 Hack Wilson 181
3 Chuck Klein 176
4 Al Simmons 164
5 Babe Ruth 153

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 40
2 Marty McManus 21
3 Carl Reynolds 20
4 Bill Cissell 19
4 2 others tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.49
2 Lefty Grove 2.61
3 Wes Ferrell 3.11
4 Ad Liska 3.35
5 Lefty Stewart 3.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 28
1 Lefty Grove 28
3 George Earnshaw 24
4 Ray Kremer 22
4 Ted Lyons 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 214
2 George Earnshaw 186
3 Bill Hallahan 183
4 Dazzy Vance 166
5 Bump Hadley 161

Saves

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