On This Day

Wednesday, April 16, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 1 0 1.000 --
Athletics 1 0 1.000 0.0
Senators 2 1 .667 0.0
Red Sox 1 2 .333 1.0
White Sox 0 0 .000 0.5
Indians 0 0 .000 0.5
Browns 0 1 .000 1.0
Yankees 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 1 0 1.000 --
Phillies 1 0 1.000 0.0
Reds 1 1 .500 0.5
Pirates 1 1 .500 0.5
Cardinals 1 1 .500 0.5
Cubs 1 1 .500 0.5
Braves 0 1 .000 1.0
Robins 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Showboat Fisher 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
4 Footsie Blair 2
4 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Curt Walker 1
1 Sam West 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Showboat Fisher 4
2 Ossie Bluege 3
2 Jimmie Wilson 3
4 Jim Bottomley 2
4 Frankie Frisch 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Charlie Gelbert 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bump Hadley 0.71
2 Milt Gaston 0.45
3 Erv Brame 0.38
4 Syl Johnson 0.36
5 Pete Donohue 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Syl Johnson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Gaston 5
1 Bump Hadley 5
3 Syl Johnson 4
4 Erv Brame 3
4 Pete Donohue 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Showboat Fisher .889
2 Fred Schulte .667
3 Frankie Frisch .625
3 Paul Waner .625
5 Charlie Gelbert .571

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 5
1 Jimmie Wilson 5
3 Woody English 4
3 Showboat Fisher 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Charlie Gelbert 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 3 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Les Sweetland 0.00
1 George Smith 0.00
1 Whit Wyatt 0.00
1 Benny Frey 0.00
1 Archie Campbell 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Steve Swetonic 6
2 Bill Walker 6
4 Milt Gaston 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .396
2 Babe Herman .381
3 Rogers Hornsby .380
4 Bill Terry .373
5 Lew Fonseca .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Chuck Klein 43
3 Mel Ott 42
4 Rogers Hornsby 39
4 Hack Wilson 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 160
2 Al Simmons 159
3 Babe Ruth 154
4 Mel Ott 153
5 Rogers Hornsby 149

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Evar Swanson 33
3 Charlie Gehringer 27
4 Frankie Frisch 25
4 Bing Miller 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.76
2 Bill Walker 2.99
3 Firpo Marberry 3.12
4 Tommy Thomas 3.13
5 Burleigh Grimes 3.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 24
2 Pat Malone 22
3 Wes Ferrell 21
3 Lefty Grove 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 179
2 Pat Malone 167
3 George Earnshaw 149
4 Watty Clark 143
5 George Pipgras 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 9
1 Wilcy Moore 9
3 Guy Bush 8
3 Johnny Morrison 8
5 Bill Shores 7