On This Day

Saturday, June 28, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 44 25 .638 --
Senators 41 24 .631 1.0
Yankees 40 25 .615 2.0
Indians 34 33 .507 9.0
Tigers 29 39 .426 14.5
Browns 28 40 .412 15.5
Red Sox 25 40 .385 17.0
White Sox 23 38 .377 17.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 39 24 .619 --
Cubs 41 26 .612 0.0
Giants 34 29 .540 5.0
Cardinals 31 32 .492 8.0
Pirates 30 33 .476 9.0
Braves 27 33 .450 10.5
Reds 27 38 .415 13.0
Phillies 24 38 .387 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Dickey 5
1 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Ben Chapman 4
3 Earle Combs 4
3 Don Hurst 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
2 Ray Blades 1
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 Hank Johnson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Chapman 5
1 Bill Dickey 5
3 Adam Comorosky 3
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Hurst 2
2 Hughie Critz 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 Buddy Myer 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bump Hadley 0.67
2 Carl Hubbell 0.40
2 Pat Malone 0.40
2 Chet Nichols 0.40
5 Rube Walberg 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Benge 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Hank Johnson 1
1 Danny MacFayden 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 6
2 Leon Chagnon 4
2 George Earnshaw 4
2 Pat Malone 4
2 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Archie Campbell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .401
2 Chuck Klein .401
3 Lou Gehrig .397
4 Bill Terry .397
5 Sam Rice .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 29
2 Wally Berger 22
2 Hack Wilson 22
4 Jimmie Foxx 21
5 Lou Gehrig 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 81
2 Chuck Klein 78
3 Jimmie Foxx 77
4 Babe Ruth 76
5 Hack Wilson 73

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.08
2 Ad Liska 2.53
3 Lefty Grove 2.71
4 Bill Walker 2.76
5 Milt Gaston 3.15

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 106
2 George Earnshaw 90
3 Bill Hallahan 73
4 Pat Malone 63
4 Dazzy Vance 63

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 Earle Combs .511
2 Lou Gehrig .500
2 Lefty O'Doul .500
4 Bill Dickey .469
5 Mickey Cochrane .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Jimmie Foxx 8
3 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Al Simmons 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 29
2 Jimmie Foxx 23
3 Tony Lazzeri 20
4 Dale Alexander 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buster Chatham 5
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Babe Herman 4
2 George Sisler 4
5 10 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 0.00
2 Hank Johnson 0.36
3 Dazzy Vance 0.75
4 Larry Benton 1.01
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny MacFayden 4
1 Pat Malone 4
3 Larry Benton 3
3 George Blaeholder 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Pat Malone 22
4 Phil Collins 15
4 Bump Hadley 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Hub Pruett 2
3 Pete Appleton 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .487
2 Bill Dickey .437
3 Mickey Cochrane .430
4 Chuck Klein .424
5 Bill Terry .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 15
2 Wally Berger 11
2 Jimmie Foxx 11
2 Gabby Hartnett 11
2 Babe Herman 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 41
2 Chuck Klein 39
3 Dale Alexander 37
3 Jimmie Foxx 37
3 Babe Ruth 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buster Chatham 6
1 Joe Cronin 6
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
1 Lou Gehrig 6
1 Joe Stripp 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 1.28
2 Charlie Root 1.81
3 Dazzy Vance 1.91
4 Danny MacFayden 1.93
5 Hank Johnson 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 6
1 Danny MacFayden 6
3 General Crowder 5
3 Roy Mahaffey 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 47
2 George Earnshaw 44
3 Dazzy Vance 34
4 Pat Malone 33
5 Guy Bush 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
2 Hank Johnson 2
2 Hub Pruett 2
2 Jack Quinn 2
5 27 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .409
2 Rogers Hornsby .392
3 Bill Terry .384
4 Babe Herman .383
5 Chuck Klein .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 62
2 Chuck Klein 44
3 Hack Wilson 43
4 Jimmie Foxx 40
5 Mel Ott 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 178
2 Chuck Klein 170
3 Hack Wilson 169
4 Lou Gehrig 152
5 Al Simmons 148

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 2.72
2 Dazzy Vance 3.12
3 Lefty Grove 3.14
4 Milt Gaston 3.21
5 Firpo Marberry 3.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 27
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Ray Kremer 21
3 Pat Malone 21
3 Charlie Root 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 191
2 George Earnshaw 187
3 Pat Malone 158
4 Dazzy Vance 143
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