On This Day

Saturday, June 7, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	31	16	.660	--
Senators	29	16	.644	1.0
Indians	27	19	.587	3.5
Yankees	24	19	.558	5.0
White Sox	18	24	.429	10.5
Tigers	20	27	.426	11.0
Browns	18	28	.391	12.5
Red Sox	14	32	.304	16.5

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 5

Tigers 6, Red Sox 0

Yankees 12, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	29	17	.630	--
Cubs	28	20	.583	2.0
Giants	24	22	.522	5.0
Pirates	22	22	.500	6.0
Cardinals	24	24	.500	6.0
Braves	19	24	.442	8.5
Phillies	16	24	.400	10.0
Reds	18	27	.400	10.5

Games

Robins 12, Cubs 9

Braves 6, Pirates 4

Giants 9, Cardinals 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Tony Lazzeri	4
3	Ben Chapman	3
3	Bill Dickey	3
3	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Woody English	2
1	Mel Ott	2
3	Dale Alexander	1
3	Clyde Beck	1
3	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mel Ott	6
2	Dale Alexander	3
2	Del Bissonette	3
2	Watty Clark	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Dickey	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Uhle	1.33
2	Ed Wells	0.44
3	Tom Zachary	0.30
4	Bill Hallahan	0.29
5	Guy Bush	0.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Dutch Henry	1
1	Hub Pruett	1
1	George Uhle	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	4
1	George Uhle	4
1	Ed Wells	4
4	Lynn Nelson	3
4	Tom Zachary	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Ted Lyons	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Herman	.418
2	Chuck Klein	.401
3	Sam Rice	.401
4	Bill Terry	.397
5	Paul Waner	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	19
2	Hack Wilson	18
3	Wally Berger	16
4	Chuck Klein	15
5	Babe Herman	13

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	55
2	Chuck Klein	54
3	Babe Ruth	53
4	Babe Herman	50
5	Jimmie Foxx	49

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	2.63
4	Dazzy Vance	2.64
5	Ad Liska	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	8
1	Ted Lyons	8
3	Watty Clark	7
3	Lefty Grove	7
3	5 others tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	72
2	Bill Hallahan	62
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	.481
2	Smead Jolley	.480
3	Kiki Cuyler	.462
4	Dick Porter	.455
5	Chuck Klein	.442

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Wally Berger	6
2	Babe Herman	6
2	Smead Jolley	6
2	Hack Wilson	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	22
2	Del Bissonette	20
3	Hack Wilson	19
4	Babe Herman	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	1.35
3	Charlie Root	1.48
4	Ed Morris	1.69
5	Mel Harder	2.14

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	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	3
2	Garland Braxton	2
2	Hal McKain	2
2	Charlie Sullivan	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Hodapp	.429
2	Charlie Gehringer	.421
3	Sam Rice	.420
4	George Grantham	.418
5	Smead Jolley	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Hack Wilson	13
3	Wally Berger	12
4	Chuck Klein	10
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

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

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	George Pipgras	1.76
2	Hap Collard	1.87
3	Dazzy Vance	1.98
4	Whit Wyatt	2.12
5	Jesse Haines	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Watty Clark	5
1	George Pipgras	5
3	Ray Benge	4
3	Hap Collard	4
3	13 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	39
2	George Earnshaw	37
2	Bill Hallahan	37
4	Lefty Grove	36
5	3 tied	26

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	Babe Herman	.396
2	Lefty O'Doul	.395
3	Rogers Hornsby	.387
4	Bill Terry	.378
5	Al Simmons	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	55
2	Hack Wilson	48
3	Chuck Klein	44
4	Mel Ott	42
5	2 tied	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	178
2	Babe Ruth	166
3	Mel Ott	158
4	Chuck Klein	156
5	Al Simmons	146

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	44
2	Charlie Gehringer	28
3	Carl Reynolds	26
4	Evar Swanson	24
5	2 tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	3.08
2	Milt Gaston	3.16
3	Tommy Thomas	3.16
4	Lefty Stewart	3.28
5	Bill Walker	3.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	26
2	George Earnshaw	24
3	Charlie Root	21
4	Watty Clark	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	175
2	George Earnshaw	169
3	Pat Malone	160
4	Charlie Root	143
5	2 tied	138

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Johnny Morrison	9
1	Steve Swetonic	9
3	Garland Braxton	8
3	Wilcy Moore	8
5	2 tied	7