On This Day

Thursday, May 22, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 24 10 .706 --
Athletics 20 12 .625 3.0
Indians 17 14 .548 5.5
Yankees 16 14 .533 6.0
Browns 13 18 .419 9.5
White Sox 12 17 .414 9.5
Tigers 13 21 .382 11.0
Red Sox 12 21 .364 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 13 .594 --
Robins 18 13 .581 0.5
Pirates 16 13 .552 1.5
Giants 16 14 .533 2.0
Cubs 18 16 .529 2.0
Braves 14 16 .467 4.0
Reds 12 18 .400 6.0
Phillies 9 19 .321 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Joe Cronin 6
2 Tony Lazzeri 6
4 Lyn Lary 5
5 5 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
3 Jimmie Foxx 2
4 Max Bishop 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Joe Cronin 6
2 Jimmie Foxx 6
2 Tony Lazzeri 6
5 2 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 2
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
3 Chick Hafey 1
3 Babe Herman 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bump Hadley 1.33
2 Bobby Burke 0.57
2 Rip Collins 0.57
2 George Uhle 0.57
5 Jesse Petty 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 Hap Collard 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Al Grabowski 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 8
2 Bobby Burke 4
2 Rip Collins 4
2 George Earnshaw 4
2 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Herm Holshouser 1
1 Mal Moss 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .418
2 Paul Waner .415
3 Bill Terry .408
4 Sam Rice .399
5 Lefty O'Doul .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
1 Hack Wilson 12
3 Chuck Klein 11
4 Jimmie Foxx 10
4 Lou Gehrig 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Chuck Klein 36
2 Al Simmons 36
2 Hack Wilson 36
5 Lou Gehrig 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Sam Rice 7
2 Paul Waner 7
4 Babe Herman 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Benny Frey 1.44
2 Ad Liska 1.58
3 George Pipgras 1.78
4 Ted Lyons 2.00
5 Lefty Stewart 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 7
2 Socks Seibold 6
2 Rube Walberg 6
4 Wes Ferrell 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 51
2 Bill Hallahan 49
3 Charlie Root 41
4 George Earnshaw 39
5 Hank Johnson 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Swetonic 4
2 Hi Bell 2
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Wes Ferrell 2
2 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Taylor Douthit .509
2 Johnny Hodapp .460
3 Shanty Hogan .457
4 Charlie Gelbert .444
5 Sam Rice .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Hack Wilson 7
4 Jimmie Foxx 6
4 Chuck Klein 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 27
2 Jimmie Foxx 24
3 Chuck Klein 20
4 Hack Wilson 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Babe Herman 5
2 Sam Rice 4
3 Ossie Bluege 3
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 0.31
2 Bobby Burke 0.50
3 Hap Collard 0.66
4 Ad Liska 0.67
5 Erv Brame 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hallahan 3
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 Ad Liska 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 24
2 George Earnshaw 21
3 George Uhle 18
4 Dazzy Vance 17
5 Bump Hadley 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 2
1 Bob Smith 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 Archie Campbell 1
3 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .441
2 Babe Herman .425
3 Marty McManus .424
4 Taylor Douthit .423
5 Sam Rice .416

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Hack Wilson 11
3 Jimmie Foxx 10
3 Chuck Klein 10
5 Lou Gehrig 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Lou Gehrig 32
2 Chuck Klein 32
2 Hack Wilson 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Sam Rice 7
3 Babe Herman 6
3 Paul Waner 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 1.01
2 Ad Liska 1.42
3 Ray Benge 1.51
4 Dazzy Vance 1.59
5 Benny Frey 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 6
2 Sad Sam Jones 5
2 George Pipgras 5
2 Charlie Root 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 42
2 George Earnshaw 38
2 Bill Hallahan 38
4 Charlie Root 34
5 Hank Johnson 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Swetonic 3
2 Hi Bell 2
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Wes Ferrell 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .401
2 Babe Herman .391
3 Rogers Hornsby .383
4 Bill Terry .382
5 Al Simmons .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Chuck Klein 46
3 Hack Wilson 44
4 Mel Ott 40
5 Jimmie Foxx 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 168
2 Al Simmons 165
3 Mel Ott 161
4 Babe Ruth 160
5 Chuck Klein 156

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Charlie Gehringer 27
3 Bill Cissell 25
3 Evar Swanson 25
5 3 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.87
2 Lefty Stewart 3.15
3 Milt Gaston 3.16
4 Tommy Thomas 3.23
5 Bill Walker 3.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 26
2 Wes Ferrell 23
3 Ray Kremer 22
4 Pat Malone 21
4 Firpo Marberry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 178
2 George Earnshaw 173
3 Pat Malone 158
4 Watty Clark 143
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 2 tied 7