On This Day

Monday, May 19, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 20 10 .667 --
Athletics 18 10 .643 1.0
Indians 15 12 .556 3.5
Yankees 13 12 .520 4.5
White Sox 11 14 .440 6.5
Red Sox 12 16 .429 7.0
Tigers 12 19 .387 8.5
Browns 10 18 .357 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 16 12 .571 --
Giants 15 12 .556 0.5
Cardinals 16 13 .552 0.5
Cubs 17 14 .548 0.5
Pirates 14 12 .538 1.0
Reds 12 15 .444 3.5
Braves 12 15 .444 3.5
Phillies 8 17 .320 6.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Gehringer 6
2 Bill Akers 5
2 Ted Gullic 5
2 Heinie Manush 5
5 Sammy Hale 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Alexander 3
2 Ted Gullic 2
2 Red Kress 2
2 Marty McManus 2
2 Whit Wyatt 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 Ski Melillo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Whit Wyatt 0.73
2 Lefty Stewart 0.36
3 Sam Gray 0.08
3 Art Herring 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Sorrell 1
1 Whit Wyatt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Whit Wyatt 8
2 Lefty Stewart 5
3 Sam Gray 1
3 Art Herring 1
3 Charlie Sullivan 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .441
2 Paul Waner .435
3 Bill Terry .427
4 Showboat Fisher .414
5 Babe Herman .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 11
2 Chuck Klein 9
3 Wally Berger 8
4 Jimmie Foxx 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 34
2 Jimmie Foxx 30
2 Chick Hafey 30
2 Chuck Klein 30
5 Al Simmons 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Sam Rice 6
2 Paul Waner 6
4 Ski Melillo 5
5 10 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Benny Frey 1.15
2 Ad Liska 1.72
3 George Pipgras 1.92
4 Ted Lyons 2.00
5 Socks Seibold 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 6
2 Wes Ferrell 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Charlie Root 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 48
2 Bill Hallahan 43
3 Charlie Root 41
4 Hank Johnson 32
5 George Earnshaw 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Swetonic 4
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Joe Genewich 2
2 Sal Gliatto 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taylor Douthit .478
2 Bill Terry .469
3 Hack Wilson .463
4 Johnny Hodapp .458
5 Charlie Gelbert .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 7
2 Wally Berger 5
3 Jimmie Foxx 4
3 Johnny Frederick 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 21
2 Jimmie Foxx 17
3 Chick Hafey 16
4 Chuck Klein 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 4
2 Ossie Bluege 3
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 Cliff Heathcote 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jumbo Elliott 0.00
2 Ad Liska 0.50
3 Bobby Burke 0.73
4 George Pipgras 0.74
5 2 tied 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
3 Ray Benge 2
3 Erv Brame 2
3 22 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 18
1 Bill Hallahan 18
3 George Earnshaw 16
3 Charlie Root 16
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Archie Campbell 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Clise Dudley 1
1 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .407
2 Babe Herman .392
3 Bill Terry .385
4 Rogers Hornsby .381
5 Al Simmons .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Chuck Klein 44
3 Hack Wilson 43
4 Mel Ott 38
5 Rogers Hornsby 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 167
2 Al Simmons 158
3 Mel Ott 155
4 Babe Ruth 151
5 Chuck Klein 150

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Charlie Gehringer 26
2 Evar Swanson 26
4 Bill Cissell 25
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.84
2 Bill Walker 3.14
3 Milt Gaston 3.14
4 Tommy Thomas 3.25
5 Lefty Stewart 3.30

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 175
2 George Earnshaw 164
3 Pat Malone 160
4 Watty Clark 147
5 Charlie Root 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 9
1 Johnny Morrison 9
1 Steve Swetonic 9
4 Guy Bush 8
5 Firpo Marberry 7