On This Day

Sunday, June 15, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 34 21 .618 --
Indians 32 21 .604 1.0
Senators 31 21 .596 1.5
Yankees 30 21 .588 2.0
Browns 23 30 .434 10.0
Tigers 23 32 .418 11.0
White Sox 20 29 .408 11.0
Red Sox 17 35 .327 15.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 33 19 .635 --
Cubs 31 24 .564 3.5
Giants 28 24 .538 5.0
Cardinals 26 27 .491 7.5
Pirates 24 26 .480 8.0
Braves 23 25 .479 8.0
Phillies 20 28 .417 11.0
Reds 20 32 .385 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
1 Bill Dickey 4
1 Gabby Hartnett 4
1 Johnny Hodapp 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Earl Averill 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 Gabby Hartnett 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Andy High 4
2 Shanty Hogan 4
4 Jimmie Foxx 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bing Miller 2
2 Buster Chatham 1
2 Taylor Douthit 1
2 Babe Ruth 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 1.40
2 Vic Sorrell 0.50
2 Dazzy Vance 0.50
4 Sheriff Blake 0.33
5 Herb Pennock 0.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Al Grabowski 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Dazzy Vance 5
3 Sheriff Blake 4
3 Herb Pennock 4
3 Vic Sorrell 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Haines 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .422
2 Bill Terry .395
3 Johnny Hodapp .394
4 Al Simmons .389
5 Harry Heilmann .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Chuck Klein 18
2 Hack Wilson 18
4 Wally Berger 17
4 Lou Gehrig 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 68
2 Lou Gehrig 64
3 Babe Ruth 60
3 Hack Wilson 60
5 Jimmie Foxx 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 16
2 Sam Rice 12
3 Earle Combs 8
3 Ski Melillo 8
5 7 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.35
2 Erv Brame 2.54
3 Mel Harder 2.57
4 Ad Liska 2.64
5 Benny Frey 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 10
2 Ted Lyons 9
2 Socks Seibold 9
4 Watty Clark 8
4 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 86
2 Bill Hallahan 67
3 George Earnshaw 66
4 Charlie Root 57
5 Dazzy Vance 55

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 Lou Gehrig .529
2 Carl Reynolds .523
3 Johnny Hodapp .509
4 Chuck Klein .500
5 Smead Jolley .488

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 8
2 Lou Gehrig 6
2 George Grantham 6
2 Harry Heilmann 6
2 Babe Ruth 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 26
2 Lou Gehrig 22
3 Dale Alexander 18
3 Gabby Hartnett 18
3 Mel Ott 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 3
1 Earle Combs 3
1 Kiki Cuyler 3
1 Joe Stripp 3
5 16 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Hubbell 1.00
1 Charlie Root 1.00
3 Rip Collins 1.50
4 Ed Morris 1.69
5 Bill Walker 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Watty Clark 3
1 Phil Collins 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 21
2 Dazzy Vance 19
3 Guy Bush 18
3 George Earnshaw 18
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Quinn 2
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Watty Clark 1
2 Dick Coffman 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Cochrane .457
2 Chuck Klein .444
3 Lou Gehrig .441
4 Al Simmons .427
5 Johnny Hodapp .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Wally Berger 12
2 Lou Gehrig 12
4 Chuck Klein 10
4 Mel Ott 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 47
2 Chuck Klein 41
2 Babe Ruth 41
4 Dale Alexander 37
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Sam Rice 7
3 Joe Cronin 6
3 Babe Herman 6
3 Joe Stripp 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.71
2 Rip Collins 2.02
3 Whit Wyatt 2.55
4 Bill Walker 2.56
5 Jesse Haines 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 5
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 Herb Pennock 5
1 Socks Seibold 5
1 Vic Sorrell 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 46
2 Dazzy Vance 44
3 George Earnshaw 41
4 Wes Ferrell 28
4 3 others tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal McKain 3
1 Jack Quinn 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 .397
2 Rogers Hornsby .392
3 Babe Herman .383
4 Bill Terry .383
5 Al Simmons .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 57
2 Chuck Klein 46
2 Hack Wilson 46
4 Mel Ott 43
5 Jimmie Foxx 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 176
2 Babe Ruth 173
3 Chuck Klein 168
4 Mel Ott 157
5 Lou Gehrig 146

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 45
2 Charlie Gehringer 27
3 Carl Reynolds 26
4 Sam Rice 25
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 2.98
2 Tommy Thomas 3.16
3 Lefty Grove 3.18
4 Lefty Stewart 3.20
5 Milt Gaston 3.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 28
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Watty Clark 21
3 Ray Kremer 21
3 Charlie Root 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 180
2 George Earnshaw 174
3 Pat Malone 156
4 Charlie Root 145
4 Dazzy Vance 145

Saves

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