On This Day

Sunday, June 29, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	45	25	.643	--
Senators	41	25	.621	2.0
Yankees	41	25	.621	2.0
Indians	34	34	.500	10.0
Tigers	29	40	.420	15.5
Browns	29	40	.420	15.5
Red Sox	26	41	.388	17.5
White Sox	24	39	.381	17.5

Games

Red Sox 10, White Sox 6

White Sox 2, Red Sox 1

Athletics 6, Tigers 5

Yankees 7, Indians 6

Browns 6, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	42	26	.618	--
Robins	39	25	.609	1.0
Giants	34	31	.523	6.5
Cardinals	33	32	.508	7.5
Pirates	30	33	.476	9.5
Braves	29	33	.468	10.0
Reds	27	40	.403	14.5
Phillies	24	38	.387	15.0

Games

Cubs 5, Robins 1

Braves 4, Reds 3

Braves 10, Reds 3

Cardinals 3, Giants 2

Cardinals 5, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Webb	5
2	Sparky Adams	4
2	Jim Bottomley	4
2	Randy Moore	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Freddy Leach	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Regan	5
2	Jimmie Reese	4
3	Clyde Beck	3
3	Charlie Gehringer	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	2
2	Lu Blue	1
2	Bill Cissell	1
2	Liz Funk	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Syl Johnson	1.00
2	Bill Hallahan	0.67
3	Charlie Root	0.64
4	Sloppy Thurston	0.50
5	Bill Shores	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	Syl Johnson	1
1	Hod Lisenbee	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	7
2	Bill Hallahan	6
2	Syl Johnson	6
4	Bill Shores	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Quinn	1
1	Bob Smith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.401
2	Chuck Klein	.401
3	Lou Gehrig	.395
4	Sam Rice	.393
5	Mickey Cochrane	.391

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	82
2	Jimmie Foxx	78
2	Chuck Klein	78
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	Bill Cissell	9
4	6 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.08
2	Bill Walker	2.69
3	Lefty Grove	2.71
4	Ad Liska	2.82
5	Ted Lyons	3.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	11
1	Ted Lyons	11
3	Lefty Grove	10
3	Charlie Root	10
3	Bill Walker	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	106
2	George Earnshaw	90
3	Bill Hallahan	79
4	Charlie Root	69
5	2 tied	63

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
2	Jack Quinn	5
3	Hal McKain	4
3	Steve Swetonic	4
5	6 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earle Combs	.521
2	Bill Dickey	.490
3	Lou Gehrig	.483
4	Lefty O'Doul	.474
5	Dick Bartell	.457

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	25
2	Jimmie Foxx	24
3	Kiki Cuyler	19
3	Tony Lazzeri	19
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buster Chatham	5
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Eric McNair	4
4	Ben Chapman	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hank Johnson	0.46
2	Bill Walker	0.47
3	Dazzy Vance	0.75
4	Danny MacFayden	1.00
5	Pat Malone	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	3
1	George Blaeholder	3
1	Guy Bush	3
1	General Crowder	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	27
2	George Earnshaw	24
3	Pat Malone	16
4	Bump Hadley	15
5	3 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	2
1	Hub Pruett	2
3	Pete Appleton	1
3	Guy Bush	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.483
2	Bill Dickey	.433
3	Mickey Cochrane	.433
4	Chuck Klein	.424
5	Earle Combs	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Jimmie Foxx	12
3	Wally Berger	11
3	Lou Gehrig	11
3	Gabby Hartnett	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Chuck Klein	39
3	Jimmie Foxx	38
4	Dale Alexander	37
5	Babe Ruth	36

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	1.29
2	Charlie Root	1.68
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	Herb Pennock	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
1	Jack Quinn	3
3	Hank Johnson	2
3	Hub Pruett	2
5	28 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.409
2	Rogers Hornsby	.391
3	Babe Herman	.382
4	Chuck Klein	.382
5	Bill Terry	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	62
2	Chuck Klein	44
3	Hack Wilson	42
4	Jimmie Foxx	41
5	Mel Ott	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	178
2	Chuck Klein	170
3	Hack Wilson	168
4	Lou Gehrig	153
5	Al Simmons	148

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	38
2	Carl Reynolds	25
2	Sam Rice	25
4	Charlie Gehringer	24
5	Bill Cissell	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	2.68
2	Dazzy Vance	3.12
3	Lefty Grove	3.14
4	Tom Zachary	3.18
5	Milt Gaston	3.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	27
2	George Earnshaw	24
3	Charlie Root	22
4	Ray Kremer	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	191
2	George Earnshaw	187
3	Pat Malone	153
4	Charlie Root	146
5	Dazzy Vance	143

Saves

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