On This Day

Tuesday, May 13, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 7 .708 --
Senators 16 9 .640 1.5
Indians 14 9 .609 2.5
Yankees 11 11 .500 5.0
Red Sox 11 14 .440 6.5
White Sox 9 13 .409 7.0
Browns 10 15 .400 7.5
Tigers 9 19 .321 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 8 .636 --
Cubs 16 11 .593 0.5
Reds 12 11 .522 2.5
Robins 12 11 .522 2.5
Cardinals 13 12 .520 2.5
Pirates 12 12 .500 3.0
Braves 8 14 .364 6.0
Phillies 7 15 .318 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Spud Davis 4
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Bill Cissell 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Spud Davis 1
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Chuck Klein 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 4
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Luke Sewell 3
2 George Sisler 3
2 Hack Wilson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Beck 1
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Waite Hoyt 0.50
2 Dick Coffman 0.44
3 Pat Malone 0.40
4 Bill Sherdel 0.38
5 Jesse Petty 0.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Art Herring 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Coffman 4
1 Waite Hoyt 4
1 Pat Malone 4
4 Jesse Petty 3
4 Bill Sherdel 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Walberg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .451
2 Babe Herman .432
3 Paul Waner .429
4 Showboat Fisher .426
5 Bill Terry .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 9
2 Chuck Klein 8
3 Jimmie Foxx 6
3 Chick Hafey 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 29
2 Al Simmons 28
3 Jimmie Foxx 27
3 Chuck Klein 27
3 Gus Suhr 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Paul Waner 6
3 Sam Rice 5
4 George Grantham 4
4 7 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Benny Frey 0.99
2 Jakie May 1.88
3 Lefty Stewart 2.13
4 Ted Lyons 2.20
5 Socks Seibold 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 Ted Lyons 5
1 Lefty Stewart 5
1 Rube Walberg 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 40
1 Bill Hallahan 40
3 Charlie Root 37
4 Hank Johnson 30
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Swetonic 3
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Joe Genewich 2
2 Sal Gliatto 2
2 Whit Wyatt 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .529
2 Joe Stripp .472
3 Babe Ruth .467
4 Hack Wilson .465
5 2 tied .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 6
1 Hack Wilson 6
3 Chuck Klein 5
4 Wally Berger 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 22
2 Hack Wilson 19
3 Chuck Klein 18
4 Babe Herman 17
5 5 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 Cliff Heathcote 3
2 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 0.70
2 Ray Benge 1.00
3 Bobby Burke 1.29
4 Benny Frey 1.46
5 Rip Collins 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
2 Ray Benge 3
2 Hal Carlson 3
2 Watty Clark 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 24
2 Lefty Grove 19
2 Bill Hallahan 19
4 Charlie Root 17
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sal Gliatto 2
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Archie Campbell 1
2 Pete Donohue 1
2 20 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .409
2 Babe Herman .397
3 Bill Terry .381
4 Rogers Hornsby .379
5 Lew Fonseca .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 46
2 Babe Ruth 45
3 Hack Wilson 42
4 Mel Ott 39
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 166
2 Al Simmons 164
3 Chuck Klein 157
4 Mel Ott 156
5 Babe Ruth 152

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 46
2 Evar Swanson 29
3 Bill Cissell 25
3 Charlie Gehringer 25
5 Frankie Frisch 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.86
2 Lefty Stewart 3.12
3 Tommy Thomas 3.22
4 Milt Gaston 3.25
5 Bill Walker 3.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 26
2 Wes Ferrell 23
3 Ray Kremer 21
3 Pat Malone 21
3 Firpo Marberry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 178
2 Pat Malone 167
3 George Earnshaw 164
4 Watty Clark 148
5 Charlie Root 142

Saves

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