On This Day

Monday, June 23, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	40	23	.635	--
Senators	36	24	.600	2.5
Yankees	35	24	.593	3.0
Indians	33	28	.541	6.0
Tigers	27	35	.435	12.5
Browns	27	35	.435	12.5
White Sox	22	35	.386	15.0
Red Sox	22	38	.367	16.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Tigers 0

Yankees 15, Browns 0

Browns 10, Yankees 6

Athletics 2, White Sox 1

Athletics 17, White Sox 9

Senators 9, Indians 5

Senators 3, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	38	21	.644	--
Cubs	37	25	.597	2.5
Giants	32	26	.552	5.5
Cardinals	29	30	.492	9.0
Braves	27	30	.474	10.0
Pirates	25	32	.439	12.0
Phillies	23	32	.418	13.0
Reds	23	38	.377	16.0

Games

Cubs 21, Phillies 8

Giants 3, Reds 0

Robins 19, Pirates 6

Braves 12, Cardinals 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Simmons	7
2	Charlie Gelbert	5
2	Harry Rice	5
2	Art Shires	5
2	Hack Wilson	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Spud Davis	2
1	Babe Herman	2
1	Smead Jolley	2
1	Al Simmons	2
5	12 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Smead Jolley	6
2	Spud Davis	5
2	Dave Harris	5
2	Al Simmons	5
2	Hack Wilson	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	2
2	Clyde Beck	1
2	Footsie Blair	1
2	Buster Chatham	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	1.83
2	Bill Walker	0.62
3	Rip Collins	0.47
4	Hank Johnson	0.33
4	2 others tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Brandt	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	11
2	Rip Collins	7
3	Bill Walker	5
4	By Speece	4
5	7 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.412
2	Al Simmons	.405
3	Paul Waner	.402
4	Lefty O'Doul	.402
5	Babe Herman	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	24
2	Hack Wilson	22
3	Wally Berger	21
4	Lou Gehrig	19
4	Chuck Klein	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	74
2	Lou Gehrig	73
3	Hack Wilson	72
4	Jimmie Foxx	67
5	Al Simmons	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	17
2	Sam Rice	12
3	Babe Herman	10
4	Earle Combs	9
4	Paul Waner	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.18
2	Ad Liska	2.53
3	Lefty Grove	2.67
4	Bill Walker	2.76
5	Rip Collins	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	11
2	Lefty Grove	10
2	Ted Lyons	10
2	Bill Walker	10
5	2 tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	102
2	George Earnshaw	77
3	Bill Hallahan	67
4	Charlie Root	62
5	Dazzy Vance	57

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.528
2	Lou Gehrig	.491
3	Lefty O'Doul	.491
4	Earle Combs	.481
4	Neal Finn	.481

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Jimmie Foxx	5
2	Gabby Hartnett	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
2	Al Simmons	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	27
2	Dale Alexander	22
3	Chuck Klein	19
3	Pie Traynor	19
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buster Chatham	4
1	Babe Herman	4
1	George Sisler	4
4	Footsie Blair	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	0.41
2	Dazzy Vance	0.75
3	Ed Brandt	1.06
4	Fred Frankhouse	1.26
5	Earl Whitehill	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Danny MacFayden	4
2	George Blaeholder	3
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Phil Collins	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	30
2	Milt Gaston	17
3	George Earnshaw	16
4	Pat Malone	14
4	Vic Sorrell	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hub Pruett	2
2	Garland Braxton	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	Ben Cantwell	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bernie Friberg	.464
2	Al Simmons	.452
3	Chuck Klein	.442
4	Mickey Cochrane	.441
5	Lou Gehrig	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Wally Berger	11
3	Babe Herman	10
3	Smead Jolley	10
3	Hack Wilson	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dale Alexander	39
2	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Hack Wilson	36
4	Chuck Klein	35
5	Babe Ruth	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Cronin	7
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
3	Earle Combs	6
4	Buster Chatham	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	1.23
2	Dazzy Vance	1.72
3	Ray Kolp	1.96
4	Charlie Root	2.19
5	Ed Brandt	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	6
1	Wes Ferrell	6
1	Roy Mahaffey	6
1	Bill Walker	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	51
2	George Earnshaw	38
3	Dazzy Vance	33
4	General Crowder	28
4	2 others tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
3	Hal McKain	2
3	Hub Pruett	2
3	Charlie Sullivan	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.402
2	Rogers Hornsby	.396
3	Babe Herman	.391
4	Bill Terry	.376
5	Chuck Klein	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	58
2	Chuck Klein	44
2	Hack Wilson	44
4	Jimmie Foxx	39
5	Mel Ott	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	172
2	Babe Ruth	170
3	Chuck Klein	167
4	Lou Gehrig	147
4	Al Simmons	147

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	39
2	Charlie Gehringer	26
2	Carl Reynolds	26
4	Sam Rice	25
5	Evar Swanson	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	2.73
2	Lefty Grove	3.07
3	Milt Gaston	3.19
4	Ed Morris	3.30
5	Dazzy Vance	3.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	27
2	George Earnshaw	24
3	Charlie Root	22
4	Watty Clark	21
4	Bill Walker	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	190
2	George Earnshaw	183
3	Pat Malone	150
4	Dazzy Vance	146
5	Charlie Root	142

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	9
2	Steve Swetonic	8
3	Guy Bush	7
3	Wes Ferrell	7
3	Firpo Marberry	7