On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 27 14 .659 --
Athletics 27 14 .659 --
Yankees 22 17 .564 4.0
Indians 23 18 .561 4.0
Tigers 18 24 .429 9.5
Browns 17 23 .425 9.5
White Sox 15 23 .395 10.5
Red Sox 12 28 .300 14.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 25 15 .625 --
Cardinals 23 17 .575 2.0
Cubs 23 19 .548 3.0
Pirates 20 18 .526 4.0
Braves 18 18 .500 5.0
Giants 17 22 .436 7.5
Reds 16 23 .410 8.5
Phillies 12 22 .353 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Cuccinello 3
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 George Grantham 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Pinky Hargrave 1
1 Dave Harris 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Cuccinello 3
2 Dale Alexander 2
2 Lloyd Brown 2
2 Adam Comorosky 2
2 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Doc Farrell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 General Crowder 1.29
2 Dazzy Vance 0.70
3 Jesse Haines 0.57
4 Red Faber 0.56
5 3 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Hap Collard 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Bob Osborn 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 9
2 Jesse Haines 8
3 Dazzy Vance 7
4 Red Faber 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Kolp 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .411
2 Sam Rice .402
3 Paul Waner .402
4 Lefty O'Doul .392
5 Bill Terry .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Hack Wilson 14
3 Chuck Klein 13
4 Wally Berger 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 48
2 Jimmie Foxx 45
3 Babe Ruth 44
3 Hack Wilson 44
5 3 tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 13
2 Sam Rice 10
3 Ski Melillo 8
4 Ossie Bluege 7
4 Paul Waner 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.79
2 George Pipgras 1.83
3 Benny Frey 2.10
4 Dazzy Vance 2.22
5 Ad Liska 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 8
2 Wes Ferrell 7
2 Socks Seibold 7
2 Lefty Stewart 7
2 Rube Walberg 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 65
2 Bill Hallahan 57
3 George Earnshaw 48
4 Charlie Root 46
5 3 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Swetonic 4
2 Hi Bell 3
2 Garland Braxton 3
2 Jim Lindsey 3
2 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Gehringer .500
2 Rogers Hornsby .469
3 Al Simmons .453
4 George Grantham .446
5 Frankie Frisch .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Wally Berger 7
3 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Smead Jolley 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 25
2 Lou Gehrig 23
3 Al Simmons 20
4 Dale Alexander 19
5 Jimmie Foxx 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cronin 5
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Babe Herman 5
1 Sam Rice 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hap Collard 1.00
2 Dazzy Vance 1.04
3 George Pipgras 1.16
4 Ted Lyons 1.26
5 Sad Sam Jones 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hap Collard 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Bob Osborn 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 Jesse Haines 19
2 Dazzy Vance 19
4 George Earnshaw 18
5 General Crowder 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
1 Jim Lindsey 2
1 Hal McKain 2
1 Glenn Spencer 2
1 Charlie Sullivan 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Rice .415
2 George Grantham .412
3 Babe Herman .405
4 Del Bissonette .405
5 Lefty O'Doul .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Wally Berger 11
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
4 Hack Wilson 10
5 Chuck Klein 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 38
2 Lou Gehrig 35
3 Babe Ruth 33
3 Hack Wilson 33
5 Chuck Klein 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
1 Sam Rice 8
3 Ski Melillo 7
4 Ossie Bluege 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 1.13
2 Ted Lyons 1.41
3 Dazzy Vance 1.62
4 Bruce Cunningham 2.10
5 Rip Collins 2.12

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 44
1 Lefty Grove 44
3 Bill Hallahan 36
4 Dazzy Vance 31
5 4 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Lindsey 3
1 Charlie Sullivan 3
3 Hi Bell 2
3 Garland Braxton 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .397
2 Lefty O'Doul .394
3 Rogers Hornsby .381
4 Bill Terry .379
5 Al Simmons .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 52
2 Hack Wilson 46
3 Chuck Klein 45
4 Mel Ott 40
5 Jimmie Foxx 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 170
2 Babe Ruth 160
3 Al Simmons 159
4 Mel Ott 152
5 Chuck Klein 150

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Charlie Gehringer 28
3 Sam Rice 25
4 Carl Reynolds 24
4 Evar Swanson 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Stewart 2.92
2 Lefty Grove 2.95
3 Milt Gaston 2.96
4 Tommy Thomas 3.20
5 Bill Walker 3.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 25
1 Wes Ferrell 25
3 Ray Kremer 21
3 Pat Malone 21
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 175
2 George Earnshaw 172
3 Pat Malone 164
4 Charlie Root 140
5 Watty Clark 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 9
1 Steve Swetonic 9
3 Wilcy Moore 8
4 Garland Braxton 7
4 3 others tied 7