On This Day

Wednesday, June 11, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 18 .647 --
Senators 30 18 .625 1.5
Indians 30 19 .612 2.0
Yankees 26 21 .553 5.0
Tigers 22 29 .431 11.0
White Sox 19 27 .413 11.5
Browns 19 30 .388 13.0
Red Sox 16 33 .327 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 31 17 .646 --
Cubs 29 22 .569 3.5
Giants 26 22 .542 5.0
Cardinals 25 25 .500 7.0
Pirates 22 24 .478 8.0
Braves 20 25 .444 9.5
Phillies 18 26 .409 11.0
Reds 19 29 .396 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Cochrane 3
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 Jackie Hayes 3
1 Freddy Leach 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Mel Ott 1
1 Curt Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Alexander 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Mel Ott 3
4 Earle Combs 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Bud Clancy 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Freddie Lindstrom 1
1 Mel Ott 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.80
2 Charlie Root 0.56
3 Bump Hadley 0.44
4 Lefty Grove 0.42
5 Vic Sorrell 0.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Carl Hubbell 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Sorrell 6
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Charlie Root 5
4 Bump Hadley 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 George Uhle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .415
2 Bill Terry .406
3 Chuck Klein .405
4 Harry Heilmann .395
5 Sam Rice .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Hack Wilson 18
3 Wally Berger 17
4 Chuck Klein 16
5 Lou Gehrig 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 59
2 Hack Wilson 56
3 Babe Ruth 55
4 Jimmie Foxx 53
4 Al Simmons 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 16
2 Sam Rice 11
3 Ski Melillo 8
4 Ossie Bluege 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.46
2 Erv Brame 2.59
3 George Pipgras 2.60
4 Ad Liska 2.73
5 Benny Frey 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 9
2 Ted Lyons 8
2 Charlie Root 8
2 Socks Seibold 8
5 8 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 79
2 Bill Hallahan 62
3 George Earnshaw 61
4 Charlie Root 57
5 Dazzy Vance 50

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .473
2 Chuck Klein .456
3 Tony Lazzeri .447
4 Harry Heilmann .447
5 Babe Herman .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 7
2 Babe Herman 6
3 Gabby Hartnett 5
3 Harry Heilmann 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 20
2 Del Bissonette 19
3 Dale Alexander 17
3 Hack Wilson 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Joe Stripp 4
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 Sam Rice 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.47
2 Charlie Root 0.67
3 Ed Morris 1.23
4 Ray Kolp 1.56
5 Carl Hubbell 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 Roy Mahaffey 3
1 Hal McKain 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 21
2 Lefty Grove 20
3 General Crowder 16
3 Carl Hubbell 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Dick Coffman 1
2 George Earnshaw 1
2 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .429
2 Chuck Klein .427
3 Charlie Gehringer .417
4 Al Simmons .417
5 Harry Heilmann .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Wally Berger 12
3 Hack Wilson 11
4 Lou Gehrig 10
4 Mel Ott 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 38
2 Babe Ruth 37
3 Lou Gehrig 35
4 Dale Alexander 31
4 Hack Wilson 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Sam Rice 7
3 Joe Stripp 6
3 Jimmie Wilson 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.80
2 George Pipgras 2.40
3 Whit Wyatt 2.55
4 Mel Harder 2.57
5 Rip Collins 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 5
1 George Pipgras 5
1 Vic Sorrell 5
4 Ray Benge 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 39
1 Lefty Grove 39
1 Dazzy Vance 39
4 George Pipgras 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .393
2 Babe Herman .392
3 Rogers Hornsby .391
4 Bill Terry .383
5 Al Simmons .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 55
2 Hack Wilson 46
3 Chuck Klein 44
4 Mel Ott 43
5 Jimmie Foxx 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 173
2 Babe Ruth 168
3 Mel Ott 161
4 Chuck Klein 160
5 Al Simmons 151

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 45
2 Charlie Gehringer 28
3 Carl Reynolds 26
4 Bill Cissell 24
4 Sam Rice 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 3.14
2 Tommy Thomas 3.16
3 Bill Walker 3.19
4 Firpo Marberry 3.20
5 Lefty Stewart 3.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 27
2 George Earnshaw 25
3 Charlie Root 21
4 Watty Clark 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 178
2 George Earnshaw 175
3 Pat Malone 162
4 Charlie Root 146
5 Dazzy Vance 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Swetonic 9
2 Garland Braxton 8
2 Johnny Morrison 8
4 Guy Bush 7
4 3 others tied 7