On This Day

Monday, May 5, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 11 5 .688 --
Indians 11 5 .688 0.0
Senators 11 6 .647 0.5
White Sox 7 7 .500 3.0
Browns 8 9 .471 3.5
Yankees 6 9 .400 4.5
Red Sox 6 11 .353 5.5
Tigers 6 14 .300 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 5 .643 --
Pirates 10 6 .625 0.0
Cubs 11 8 .579 0.5
Robins 9 7 .563 1.0
Braves 7 7 .500 2.0
Reds 7 9 .438 3.0
Phillies 5 10 .333 4.5
Cardinals 6 12 .333 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Berry 4
1 Hod Ford 4
3 Mark Koenig 3
3 Bobby Reeves 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Boley 2
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Jonah Goldman 1
2 George Grantham 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cicero 4
1 Hod Ford 4
1 Bill Walker 4
4 Wally Berger 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Gomez 1.20
2 Red Faber 0.86
3 Lefty Grove 0.67
4 General Crowder 0.50
5 Milt Gaston 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Lefty Gomez 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Chief Hogsett 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 6
1 Lefty Gomez 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
4 General Crowder 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Benny Frey 1
1 Charlie Sullivan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .500
2 Babe Herman .468
3 Lefty O'Doul .453
4 Riggs Stephenson .432
5 Showboat Fisher .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Travis Jackson 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
1 Al Simmons 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 26
2 Babe Herman 21
3 Joe Cronin 19
4 Showboat Fisher 18
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Paul Waner 5
3 Travis Jackson 4
3 Lance Richbourg 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Benny Frey 0.98
2 Hal Elliott 1.06
3 Pete Appleton 1.11
4 Socks Seibold 1.77
5 Syl Johnson 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Malone 4
1 Lefty Stewart 4
1 Rube Walberg 4
4 Clint Brown 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 36
2 Bill Hallahan 25
2 Charlie Root 25
4 Hank Johnson 24
5 Pat Malone 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Swetonic 3
2 Whit Wyatt 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Larry Benton 1
3 21 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .401
2 Babe Herman .393
3 Bill Terry .375
4 Rogers Hornsby .372
5 Lew Fonseca .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 46
1 Babe Ruth 46
3 Mel Ott 41
4 Hack Wilson 39
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 165
2 Babe Ruth 159
3 Mel Ott 155
4 Hack Wilson 153
5 Chuck Klein 152

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 48
2 Evar Swanson 33
3 Charlie Gehringer 27
4 Frankie Frisch 26
5 Bill Cissell 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.82
2 Bill Walker 3.08
3 Firpo Marberry 3.21
4 Willis Hudlin 3.31
5 Charlie Root 3.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 25
2 Pat Malone 22
3 Wes Ferrell 21
3 Ray Kremer 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 183
2 Pat Malone 170
3 George Earnshaw 158
4 Watty Clark 156
5 Charlie Root 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 9
1 Wilcy Moore 9
1 Johnny Morrison 9
4 Guy Bush 8
4 Steve Swetonic 8