On This Day

Wednesday, June 25, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 41 24 .631 --
Senators 38 24 .613 1.5
Yankees 37 24 .607 2.0
Indians 33 30 .524 7.0
Tigers 29 36 .446 12.0
Browns 27 37 .422 13.5
White Sox 23 36 .390 15.0
Red Sox 23 40 .365 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 38 22 .633 --
Cubs 39 25 .609 1.0
Giants 32 28 .533 6.0
Cardinals 30 30 .500 8.0
Braves 27 31 .466 10.0
Pirates 26 32 .448 11.0
Phillies 23 34 .404 13.5
Reds 25 38 .397 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Ossie Bluege 4
2 Jimmie Foxx 4
2 Gabby Hartnett 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
3 Adam Comorosky 1
3 Dusty Cooke 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 6
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Babe Ruth 5
4 Moe Berg 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Barnes 1
1 Benny Bengough 1
1 Bill Cissell 1
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.64
2 Rube Walberg 0.60
3 Pat Caraway 0.40
3 Chief Hogsett 0.40
5 Ed Wells 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Lloyd Brown 1
1 Pat Caraway 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 9
2 Ed Wells 5
3 Garland Braxton 4
3 Pat Caraway 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .411
2 Paul Waner .401
3 Lefty O'Doul .399
4 Bill Terry .398
5 Al Simmons .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 26
2 Wally Berger 22
2 Hack Wilson 22
4 Lou Gehrig 20
5 Chuck Klein 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 76
1 Chuck Klein 76
3 Hack Wilson 73
4 Babe Ruth 70
5 Jimmie Foxx 69

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 4 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 102
2 George Earnshaw 86
3 Bill Hallahan 73
4 Charlie Root 62
5 Pat Malone 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 6
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 Lou Gehrig .518
2 Lefty O'Doul .483
3 Earle Combs .478
4 Gabby Hartnett .477
5 Paul Waner .463

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
1 Babe Ruth 7
3 Gabby Hartnett 6
4 Wally Berger 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 28
2 Dale Alexander 24
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 9 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 0.41
2 Dazzy Vance 0.75
3 Larry Benton 1.04
4 Ed Brandt 1.06
5 Dick Coffman 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 3
1 Guy Bush 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 28
2 George Earnshaw 25
3 Pat Malone 18
3 Vic Sorrell 18
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Hub Pruett 2
3 Guy Bush 1
3 Ben Cantwell 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .471
2 Bernie Friberg .458
3 Chuck Klein .444
4 Mickey Cochrane .430
5 Bill Terry .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wally Berger 12
1 Babe Ruth 12
3 Gabby Hartnett 11
4 Lou Gehrig 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Alexander 40
1 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Chuck Klein 37
4 Hack Wilson 36
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cronin 7
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
3 Joe Stripp 6
4 Buster Chatham 5
4 Sam Rice 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 1.23
2 Charlie Root 1.67
3 Dazzy Vance 1.72
4 Ray Kolp 1.79
5 Ed Brandt 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
1 Wes Ferrell 6
1 Bill Walker 6
4 George Earnshaw 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 51
2 George Earnshaw 47
3 Dazzy Vance 33
4 Pat Malone 30
5 2 tied 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 4
2 Jack Quinn 3
3 Hub Pruett 2
4 Guy Bush 1
4 27 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .404
2 Rogers Hornsby .395
3 Babe Herman .388
4 Bill Terry .383
5 Chuck Klein .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Chuck Klein 44
3 Hack Wilson 43
4 Jimmie Foxx 38
5 Mel Ott 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 175
2 Chuck Klein 169
2 Hack Wilson 169
4 Lou Gehrig 148
5 Al Simmons 147

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 2.73
2 Lefty Grove 3.07
3 Dazzy Vance 3.16
4 Milt Gaston 3.19
5 Ed Morris 3.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 27
2 George Earnshaw 25
3 Ray Kremer 21
3 Charlie Root 21
3 Bill Walker 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 191
2 Lefty Grove 190
3 Pat Malone 154
4 Dazzy Vance 141
5 Charlie Root 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 10
2 Steve Swetonic 8
3 Guy Bush 7
3 Wes Ferrell 7
3 Firpo Marberry 7