On This Day

Friday, June 6, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 15 .674 --
Senators 29 16 .644 1.5
Indians 27 19 .587 4.0
Yankees 23 19 .548 6.0
White Sox 17 24 .415 11.5
Tigers 19 27 .413 12.0
Browns 18 27 .400 12.5
Red Sox 14 31 .311 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 28 17 .622 --
Cubs 28 19 .596 1.0
Pirates 22 21 .512 5.0
Giants 23 22 .511 5.0
Cardinals 24 23 .511 5.0
Braves 18 24 .429 8.5
Phillies 16 24 .400 9.5
Reds 18 27 .400 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Denny Sothern 5
2 Hughie Critz 4
2 Russ Scarritt 4
4 Woody English 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam Comorosky 1
1 Taylor Douthit 1
1 Johnny Gooch 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 5
1 Freddy Leach 5
3 Charlie Grimm 3
3 Gabby Hartnett 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 Chad Kimsey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 1.50
2 Dazzy Vance 1.00
3 Rip Collins 0.57
4 Phil Collins 0.43
5 Ben Cantwell 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Roy Mahaffey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 10
2 Phil Collins 6
2 Charlie Root 6
4 Ben Cantwell 4
4 Rip Collins 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Earnshaw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .417
2 Bill Terry .402
3 Chuck Klein .401
4 Sam Rice .401
5 Paul Waner .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 18
2 Hack Wilson 17
3 Wally Berger 15
3 Chuck Klein 15
5 Babe Herman 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 54
2 Hack Wilson 53
3 Babe Ruth 50
4 Babe Herman 49
5 Al Simmons 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 15
2 Sam Rice 10
3 Ski Melillo 8
4 Ossie Bluege 7
4 Paul Waner 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 2.29
2 Erv Brame 2.59
3 Ted Lyons 2.64
4 Dazzy Vance 2.64
5 Ad Liska 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 8
1 Ted Lyons 8
3 Lefty Grove 7
3 George Pipgras 7
3 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 72
2 Bill Hallahan 58
3 George Earnshaw 55
4 Charlie Root 52
5 Dazzy Vance 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 4
1 Hal McKain 4
1 Jack Quinn 4
1 Steve Swetonic 4
5 4 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Grantham .500
2 Denny Sothern .471
3 Chuck Klein .458
4 Mickey Cochrane .457
5 Smead Jolley .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 6
1 Babe Herman 6
1 Smead Jolley 6
1 Babe Ruth 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Del Bissonette 18
2 Chuck Klein 18
4 Hack Wilson 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cronin 5
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
3 Carl Reynolds 4
4 Ossie Bluege 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vic Sorrell 1.16
2 Dolf Luque 1.23
3 Charlie Root 1.48
4 Ed Morris 1.69
5 2 tied 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roy Mahaffey 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Watty Clark 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 General Crowder 21
2 Lefty Grove 21
4 George Earnshaw 16
5 Red Ruffing 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Dolf Luque 2
2 Hal McKain 2
2 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Hodapp .431
2 Charlie Gelbert .431
3 George Grantham .424
4 Charlie Gehringer .417
5 Sam Rice .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Hack Wilson 12
3 Wally Berger 11
4 Chuck Klein 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 39
2 Hack Wilson 38
3 Babe Ruth 36
4 Lou Gehrig 34
5 Jimmie Foxx 32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Burke 0.34
2 George Pipgras 1.76
3 Hap Collard 1.87
4 Dazzy Vance 1.98
5 Whit Wyatt 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Pipgras 5
2 Ray Benge 4
2 Watty Clark 4
2 Hap Collard 4
2 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 41
2 Dazzy Vance 39
3 Lefty Grove 36
4 Bill Hallahan 33
5 Charlie Root 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Jim Lindsey 3
2 Hal McKain 3
4 Hi Bell 2
4 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .395
2 Babe Herman .395
3 Rogers Hornsby .388
4 Bill Terry .380
5 Al Simmons .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 54
2 Hack Wilson 47
3 Chuck Klein 44
4 Mel Ott 40
5 Jimmie Foxx 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 176
2 Babe Ruth 163
3 Chuck Klein 156
4 Mel Ott 152
4 Al Simmons 152

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 45
2 Charlie Gehringer 28
3 Carl Reynolds 26
4 Evar Swanson 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.96
2 Lefty Stewart 3.04
3 Tommy Thomas 3.10
4 Milt Gaston 3.16
5 Bill Walker 3.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 26
2 George Earnshaw 25
3 Ray Kremer 21
3 Pat Malone 21
3 Charlie Root 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 175
2 George Earnshaw 173
3 Pat Malone 163
4 Charlie Root 143
5 Dazzy Vance 138

Saves

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