On This Day

Wednesday, May 7, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 12 6 .667 --
Indians 12 6 .667 0.0
Senators 12 7 .632 0.5
White Sox 8 8 .500 3.0
Browns 9 10 .474 3.5
Yankees 7 10 .412 4.5
Red Sox 7 12 .368 5.5
Tigers 7 15 .318 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 10 6 .625 --
Cubs 13 8 .619 -0.5
Pirates 11 7 .611 0.0
Braves 8 8 .500 2.0
Robins 9 9 .500 2.0
Reds 8 10 .444 3.0
Cardinals 7 12 .368 4.5
Phillies 5 11 .313 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lefty O'Doul 5
2 Tom Oliver 4
3 Del Bissonette 3
3 Marty Callaghan 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 2
2 Erv Brame 1
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Chick Hafey 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 5
2 Don Hurst 4
2 Bob O'Farrell 4
2 Gus Suhr 4
2 Hack Wilson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Fred Brickell 1
1 Ben Chapman 1
1 Bob Fothergill 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Stewart 0.78
2 George Earnshaw 0.67
3 Charlie Root 0.64
4 Bump Hadley 0.57
5 Earl Whitehill 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Benny Frey 1
1 Jim Lindsey 1
1 Hod Lisenbee 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 9
2 Lefty Stewart 7
3 Bobby Burke 4
3 George Earnshaw 4
3 Bump Hadley 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Sherid 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .500
2 Paul Waner .493
3 Babe Herman .465
4 Showboat Fisher .426
5 Chuck Klein .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Del Bissonette 5
1 Babe Herman 5
1 Travis Jackson 5
1 Chuck Klein 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 26
2 Babe Herman 22
2 Gus Suhr 22
4 Adam Comorosky 20
4 Showboat Fisher 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Paul Waner 6
3 Travis Jackson 4
3 Lance Richbourg 4
5 11 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Benny Frey 0.74
2 Syl Johnson 1.98
3 Socks Seibold 2.01
4 Lefty Stewart 2.11
5 Pete Appleton 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Stewart 5
1 Rube Walberg 5
3 Wes Ferrell 4
3 Ted Lyons 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 36
2 Charlie Root 34
3 Bill Hallahan 25
3 Hank Johnson 25
5 Pat Malone 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Swetonic 3
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Whit Wyatt 2
4 Hi Bell 1
4 24 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .407
2 Babe Herman .395
3 Bill Terry .373
4 Lew Fonseca .372
5 Rogers Hornsby .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 46
1 Babe Ruth 46
3 Mel Ott 41
4 Hack Wilson 40
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 49
2 Evar Swanson 33
3 Frankie Frisch 26
3 Charlie Gehringer 26
5 Bill Cissell 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.82
2 Bill Walker 3.17
3 Lefty Stewart 3.22
4 Firpo Marberry 3.23
5 Willis Hudlin 3.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 183
2 Pat Malone 170
3 George Earnshaw 162
4 Watty Clark 152
5 Charlie Root 140

Saves

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