On This Day

Friday, May 9, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 14 6 .700 --
Senators 14 7 .667 0.5
Indians 12 7 .632 1.5
White Sox 8 10 .444 5.0
Browns 9 12 .429 5.5
Red Sox 9 12 .429 5.5
Yankees 7 11 .389 6.0
Tigers 8 16 .333 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 15 8 .652 --
Giants 11 7 .611 1.5
Pirates 11 9 .550 2.5
Robins 10 10 .500 3.5
Reds 9 11 .450 4.5
Braves 8 10 .444 4.5
Cardinals 9 12 .429 5.0
Phillies 6 12 .333 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Taylor Douthit 4
2 Wally Berger 3
2 Max Bishop 3
2 Marty Callaghan 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Rice 5
2 Earle Combs 4
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
4 Joe Cronin 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Goose Goslin 2
2 Johnny Burnett 1
2 Buddy Myer 1
2 Carl Reynolds 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Uhle 0.73
2 Ray Benge 0.33
2 Watty Clark 0.33
2 Lefty Grove 0.33
5 General Crowder 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 8
2 Hank Johnson 5
2 Bill Sherdel 5
4 Ray Benge 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clise Dudley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .468
2 Lefty O'Doul .448
3 Babe Herman .442
4 Showboat Fisher .426
5 Adam Comorosky .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
1 Travis Jackson 6
1 Chuck Klein 6
1 Hack Wilson 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 26
2 Adam Comorosky 24
3 Joe Cronin 22
3 Jimmie Foxx 22
3 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Paul Waner 6
3 Travis Jackson 4
3 Lance Richbourg 4
5 13 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Benny Frey 0.74
2 Jakie May 1.88
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 Lloyd Brown 4
3 Wes Ferrell 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 40
2 Charlie Root 34
3 Bill Hallahan 33
4 Hank Johnson 30
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Swetonic 3
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Whit Wyatt 2
4 Hi Bell 1
4 26 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .523
2 Joe Judge .481
3 Tom Oliver .469
4 Hack Wilson .468
5 Paul Waner .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Bill Terry 5
3 Wally Berger 4
3 Babe Herman 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 20
2 Gus Suhr 19
3 Babe Herman 18
4 Al Simmons 17
4 Bill Terry 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Paul Waner 5
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 Marty McManus 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Elliott 0.00
2 Ray Benge 0.48
3 Benny Frey 0.73
4 Bill Shores 1.50
5 Jakie May 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Hank Johnson 24
3 Charlie Root 23
4 George Earnshaw 17
4 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Steve Swetonic 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Larry Benton 1
3 22 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .404
2 Babe Herman .392
3 Bill Terry .376
4 Lew Fonseca .372
5 Rogers Hornsby .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 47
2 Babe Ruth 45
3 Hack Wilson 41
4 Mel Ott 39
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 163
2 Hack Wilson 161
3 Chuck Klein 156
4 Babe Ruth 155
5 Mel Ott 152

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 48
2 Evar Swanson 30
3 Frankie Frisch 26
3 Charlie Gehringer 26
5 Bill Cissell 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.85
2 Lefty Stewart 3.16
3 Bill Walker 3.25
4 Firpo Marberry 3.29
5 Tommy Thomas 3.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 25
2 Wes Ferrell 22
2 Pat Malone 22
4 Lefty Grove 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 185
2 Pat Malone 170
3 George Earnshaw 162
4 Watty Clark 155
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