On This Day

Monday, May 26, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	26	10	.722	--
Athletics	22	14	.611	4.0
Indians	20	16	.556	6.0
Yankees	18	16	.529	7.0
White Sox	14	19	.424	10.5
Tigers	15	22	.405	11.5
Browns	14	21	.400	11.5
Red Sox	12	23	.343	13.5

Games

Indians 7, White Sox 3

Indians 5, White Sox 2

Senators 10, Yankees 7

Athletics 8, Red Sox 5

Tigers 7, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	23	13	.639	--
Robins	22	13	.629	0.5
Pirates	18	16	.529	4.0
Cubs	19	19	.500	5.0
Giants	16	18	.471	6.0
Braves	14	18	.438	7.0
Reds	14	21	.400	8.5
Phillies	11	19	.367	9.0

Games

Robins 7, Giants 0

Reds 6, Cubs 2

Cardinals 10, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Smead Jolley	4
2	Sparky Adams	3
2	Earl Averill	3
2	Bill Cissell	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	2
1	Joe Judge	2
3	Dale Alexander	1
3	Harry Heilmann	1
3	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Goose Goslin	4
3	Del Bissonette	3
3	Jimmy Dykes	3
3	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Cronin	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Bill Cissell	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.67
2	Wes Ferrell	0.86
3	Lefty Grove	0.73
4	Whit Wyatt	0.64
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Whit Wyatt	7
3	Wes Ferrell	6
4	Pat Caraway	5
4	Dazzy Vance	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Jim Lindsey	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.419
2	Sam Rice	.408
3	Paul Waner	.405
4	Lefty O'Doul	.390
5	Chuck Klein	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Hack Wilson	13
3	Chuck Klein	11
4	Wally Berger	10
4	2 others tied	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	40
1	Lou Gehrig	40
3	Chuck Klein	39
3	Al Simmons	39
3	Hack Wilson	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Sam Rice	8
3	Paul Waner	7
4	Babe Herman	6
4	Ski Melillo	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Benny Frey	1.44
2	Ad Liska	1.58
3	Ted Lyons	1.88
4	George Pipgras	1.95
5	Dazzy Vance	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	8
2	Wes Ferrell	6
2	Lefty Grove	6
2	Socks Seibold	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	59
2	Bill Hallahan	53
3	Charlie Root	44
4	George Earnshaw	39
5	Hank Johnson	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Steve Swetonic	4
2	Hi Bell	3
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Jim Lindsey	3
2	Hal McKain	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Gehringer	.455
2	George Grantham	.438
3	Bill Hunnefield	.417
4	Charlie Gelbert	.405
5	Lou Gehrig	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Mel Ott	6
2	Hack Wilson	6
5	Wally Berger	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	25
2	Babe Ruth	20
3	Chuck Klein	18
4	Jimmie Foxx	16
4	Tony Lazzeri	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Babe Herman	5
1	Jimmie Wilson	5
3	Mel Ott	4
3	Sam Rice	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bobby Burke	0.50
1	Ad Liska	0.50
3	Dazzy Vance	0.67
4	George Pipgras	0.87
5	Erv Brame	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dolf Luque	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
1	George Pipgras	3
1	Dazzy Vance	3
5	22 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	19
2	Dazzy Vance	18
3	George Earnshaw	17
4	Whit Wyatt	15
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	2
1	Jim Lindsey	2
1	Hal McKain	2
1	Bob Smith	2
5	19 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Rice	.422
2	Babe Herman	.420
3	Lefty O'Doul	.411
4	Babe Ruth	.398
5	George Grantham	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Hack Wilson	10
4	Wally Berger	9
5	4 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	38
2	Babe Ruth	36
3	Lou Gehrig	34
4	Joe Judge	31
4	2 others tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
1	Sam Rice	8
3	Babe Herman	6
3	Paul Waner	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Pipgras	1.27
2	Dazzy Vance	1.59
3	Benny Frey	1.60
4	Ray Benge	1.66
5	Ad Liska	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	7
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Sad Sam Jones	5
2	George Pipgras	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	46
2	George Earnshaw	38
3	Bill Hallahan	33
3	Charlie Root	33
5	Whit Wyatt	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	3
1	Garland Braxton	3
1	Jim Lindsey	3
1	Hal McKain	3
1	Steve Swetonic	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.397
2	Babe Herman	.393
3	Rogers Hornsby	.385
4	Bill Terry	.374
5	Al Simmons	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	52
2	Chuck Klein	45
2	Hack Wilson	45
4	Mel Ott	41
5	Jimmie Foxx	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	170
2	Babe Ruth	162
3	Mel Ott	159
4	Al Simmons	156
5	Chuck Klein	153

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	44
2	Charlie Gehringer	28
3	Bill Cissell	26
4	Carl Reynolds	24
4	2 others tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.82
2	Milt Gaston	3.05
3	Lefty Stewart	3.14
4	Firpo Marberry	3.18
5	Wes Ferrell	3.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	25
2	Wes Ferrell	24
3	Ray Kremer	21
3	Pat Malone	21
3	Firpo Marberry	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	174
2	George Earnshaw	172
3	Pat Malone	158
4	Watty Clark	141
4	Charlie Root	141

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	9
1	Steve Swetonic	9
3	Guy Bush	8
3	Wilcy Moore	8
5	3 tied	7