On This Day

Monday, June 9, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 16 .673 --
Senators 29 18 .617 3.0
Indians 29 19 .604 3.5
Yankees 25 20 .556 6.0
Tigers 21 28 .429 12.0
White Sox 18 26 .409 12.5
Browns 19 29 .396 13.5
Red Sox 15 33 .313 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 30 17 .638 --
Cubs 28 21 .571 3.0
Giants 25 22 .532 5.0
Cardinals 24 25 .490 7.0
Pirates 22 23 .489 7.0
Braves 20 24 .455 8.5
Phillies 17 25 .405 10.5
Reds 19 28 .404 11.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Johnson 3
1 Tony Lazzeri 3
1 Otis Miller 3
4 Charlie Berry 2
4 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Berry 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Red Kress 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Ed Morgan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl McNeely 3
2 Tony Lazzeri 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Ed Morgan 2
2 Bill Regan 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Marty McManus 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Weiland 0.78
2 Red Ruffing 0.60
3 Rube Walberg 0.50
4 Jake Miller 0.30
4 Whit Wyatt 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Jake Miller 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Weiland 7
2 Red Ruffing 6
3 Milt Gaston 4
3 Rube Walberg 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hank Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .418
2 Chuck Klein .401
3 Harry Heilmann .400
3 Sam Rice .400
5 Bill Terry .399

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Hack Wilson 18
3 Wally Berger 17
4 Chuck Klein 15
5 3 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 55
1 Hack Wilson 55
3 Babe Ruth 54
4 Jimmie Foxx 53
5 Babe Herman 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 15
2 Sam Rice 11
3 Ski Melillo 8
4 Ossie Bluege 7
4 Paul Waner 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Erv Brame 2.59
2 George Pipgras 2.60
3 Dazzy Vance 2.64
4 Ad Liska 2.73
5 Benny Frey 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 9
2 Ted Lyons 8
2 Socks Seibold 8
4 Watty Clark 7
4 7 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 72
2 Bill Hallahan 62
3 George Earnshaw 61
4 Charlie Root 52
5 Wes Ferrell 47

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 Bernie Friberg .514
2 Smead Jolley .480
3 Harry Heilmann .478
4 Tony Lazzeri .457
5 2 tied .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 7
2 Harry Heilmann 6
2 Babe Herman 6
2 Hack Wilson 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Bissonette 22
2 Babe Herman 18
2 Hack Wilson 18
4 Wally Berger 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cronin 5
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
3 Sam Rice 4
3 Joe Stripp 4
5 2 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Root 0.00
2 Dolf Luque 0.47
3 Ed Morris 1.23
4 Vic Sorrell 1.25
5 Bill Walker 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 4
2 Clint Brown 3
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Watty Clark 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 General Crowder 23
2 George Earnshaw 22
2 Dazzy Vance 22
4 Lefty Grove 21
5 Wes Ferrell 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 3
2 Garland Braxton 2
3 Dick Coffman 1
3 George Earnshaw 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .422
2 Johnny Hodapp .419
3 Chuck Klein .417
4 Smead Jolley .404
5 George Grantham .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Wally Berger 12
2 Hack Wilson 12
4 Lou Gehrig 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 39
2 Babe Ruth 37
3 Chuck Klein 36
4 Hack Wilson 33
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
1 Sam Rice 8
3 Ski Melillo 6
3 Joe Stripp 6
3 Jimmie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hap Collard 1.87
2 Dazzy Vance 1.98
3 George Pipgras 2.40
4 Whit Wyatt 2.43
5 Mel Harder 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 5
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 Dolf Luque 5
1 George Pipgras 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 43
2 Dazzy Vance 39
3 Lefty Grove 32
4 Red Ruffing 31
5 3 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 4
2 Jim Lindsey 3
2 Hal McKain 3
4 Hi Bell 2
4 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .395
2 Babe Herman .395
3 Rogers Hornsby .387
4 Bill Terry .377
5 Al Simmons .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 55
2 Hack Wilson 47
3 Chuck Klein 44
4 Mel Ott 42
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 175
2 Babe Ruth 167
3 Mel Ott 158
4 Chuck Klein 157
5 Al Simmons 148

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Charlie Gehringer 28
3 Carl Reynolds 26
4 Evar Swanson 25
5 Sam Rice 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 3.08
2 Tommy Thomas 3.16
3 Bill Walker 3.19
4 Firpo Marberry 3.20
5 Milt Gaston 3.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 27
2 George Earnshaw 25
3 Watty Clark 20
3 Ray Kremer 20
3 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 175
1 Lefty Grove 175
3 Pat Malone 160
4 Charlie Root 141
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 2 tied 7