On This Day

Wednesday, September 24, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 100 50 .667 --
Senators 91 59 .607 9.0
Yankees 84 66 .560 16.0
Indians 79 72 .523 21.5
Tigers 74 76 .493 26.0
Browns 63 88 .417 37.5
White Sox 59 91 .393 41.0
Red Sox 51 99 .340 49.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 89 61 .593 --
Cubs 86 64 .573 3.0
Giants 85 67 .559 5.0
Robins 84 67 .556 5.5
Pirates 79 71 .527 10.0
Braves 69 82 .457 20.5
Reds 59 91 .393 30.0
Phillies 52 100 .342 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bernie Friberg 3
1 Fresco Thompson 3
3 Wally Gilbert 2
3 Rollie Hemsley 2
3 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Hurst 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 Pie Traynor 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 2
1 Russ Scarritt 2
1 Pie Traynor 2
4 Del Bissonette 1
4 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Reeves 1
1 Pinky Whitney 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 0.40
2 General Crowder 0.25
3 Hod Lisenbee 0.08
3 John Milligan 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 1
1 Hod Lisenbee 1
1 John Milligan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 3
2 Larry French 2
3 Hod Lisenbee 1
3 John Milligan 1
3 Ray Phelps 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .404
2 Babe Herman .393
3 Chuck Klein .388
4 Lefty O'Doul .383
5 Al Simmons .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 53
2 Babe Ruth 47
3 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Chuck Klein 40
5 Wally Berger 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 182
2 Chuck Klein 169
3 Lou Gehrig 168
4 Al Simmons 156
5 Jimmie Foxx 152

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Marty McManus 21
3 Charlie Gehringer 19
4 Babe Herman 18
4 Paul Waner 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.46
2 Dazzy Vance 2.49
3 Wes Ferrell 3.31
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 190
3 Bill Hallahan 177
4 Dazzy Vance 161
5 Bump Hadley 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Hi Bell 8
3 Watty Clark 7
4 Garland Braxton 6
4 4 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Hurst .463
2 Freddie Lindstrom .459
3 Ed Morgan .450
4 Pinky Whitney .448
5 Earle Combs .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 9
2 Hack Wilson 6
3 Earl Averill 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 25
2 Earl Averill 18
2 Hack Wilson 18
4 Earle Combs 17
4 Carl Reynolds 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 6
2 Ben Chapman 4
3 Earle Combs 3
3 Roy Johnson 3
5 12 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Stewart 1.33
2 Dick Coffman 1.66
3 Waite Hoyt 1.93
4 Dolf Luque 2.08
5 Lefty Grove 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
2 Erv Brame 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Flint Rhem 3
2 Lefty Stewart 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 18
3 Bill Hallahan 16
3 Roy Sherid 16
5 6 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
1 George Blaeholder 2
1 Bobby Burke 2
1 Jim Lindsey 2
1 Lou McEvoy 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .427
2 Freddie Lindstrom .426
3 Lloyd Waner .424
4 George Watkins .410
5 Dick Porter .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 10
2 Chuck Klein 9
3 Wally Berger 8
4 Gabby Hartnett 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 38
2 Chuck Klein 35
3 Earl Averill 30
4 Glenn Wright 29
5 Paul Waner 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 7
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Goose Goslin 5
2 Joe Judge 5
2 Marty McManus 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.68
2 Jesse Haines 2.51
3 Burleigh Grimes 2.51
4 Ed Brandt 2.52
5 2 tied 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Erv Brame 6
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 6
2 Flint Rhem 6
5 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 47
2 Dazzy Vance 41
3 Bill Hallahan 39
4 Bump Hadley 31
5 Wes Ferrell 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Lou McEvoy 3
4 Hi Bell 2
4 5 others tied 2