On This Day

Sunday, July 6, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 52 27 .658 --
Senators 48 25 .658 1.0
Yankees 43 31 .581 6.5
Indians 36 39 .480 14.0
Tigers 34 43 .442 17.0
Browns 30 46 .395 20.5
Red Sox 29 45 .392 20.5
White Sox 27 43 .386 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 42 28 .600 --
Cubs 45 31 .592 0.0
Giants 40 33 .548 3.5
Cardinals 39 33 .542 4.0
Braves 35 36 .493 7.5
Pirates 32 40 .444 11.0
Reds 29 43 .403 14.0
Phillies 25 43 .368 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Waner 6
2 Hughie Critz 5
2 Freddie Lindstrom 5
4 Woody English 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Ike Boone 1
1 Buster Chatham 1
1 Earl Clark 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddy Leach 4
1 Freddie Lindstrom 4
3 Fred Brickell 3
3 Woody English 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Watkins 2
2 Goose Goslin 1
2 Babe Herman 1
2 Freddie Maguire 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bump Hadley 0.88
2 Glenn Spencer 0.75
3 Jesse Haines 0.67
4 George Earnshaw 0.54
5 Roy Sherid 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 7
1 Bump Hadley 7
3 Jesse Haines 6
4 Sheriff Blake 4
4 Pete Donohue 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tiny Chaplin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .401
2 Chuck Klein .399
3 Paul Waner .397
4 Lou Gehrig .391
5 Babe Herman .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 32
2 Hack Wilson 24
3 Wally Berger 23
3 Chuck Klein 23
5 Jimmie Foxx 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 86
2 Chuck Klein 85
3 Babe Ruth 84
4 Jimmie Foxx 82
4 Hack Wilson 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 20
2 Babe Herman 12
2 Sam Rice 12
4 Charlie Gehringer 11
5 Marty McManus 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.28
2 Lefty Grove 2.79
3 Bill Walker 2.81
4 Ad Liska 2.82
5 Milt Gaston 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 11
1 Wes Ferrell 11
1 Lefty Grove 11
1 Ted Lyons 11
5 4 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 113
2 George Earnshaw 103
3 Bill Hallahan 82
4 Charlie Root 72
5 Bump Hadley 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 6
2 Jack Quinn 5
2 Charlie Sullivan 5
4 Hi Bell 4
4 4 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Watkins .475
2 Bill Dickey .457
3 Joe Judge .452
4 Gabby Hartnett .449
5 Lefty O'Doul .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Al Simmons 7
3 Babe Herman 6
4 Jimmie Foxx 5
4 Gabby Hartnett 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiki Cuyler 28
2 Babe Ruth 22
3 Al Simmons 20
4 Buster Chatham 18
4 2 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 5
1 Roy Johnson 5
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Eric McNair 4
3 George Sisler 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hank Johnson 1.30
2 George Earnshaw 1.60
3 Eddie Rommel 1.76
3 Bud Teachout 1.76
5 Bill Walker 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Lloyd Brown 3
2 Ben Cantwell 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 26
2 Bump Hadley 23
3 Lefty Grove 22
4 George Pipgras 17
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Smith 2
1 Charlie Sullivan 2
3 Pete Appleton 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .484
2 George Watkins .457
3 Gabby Hartnett .435
4 Lefty O'Doul .425
5 Bill Dickey .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Gabby Hartnett 11
3 Jimmie Foxx 10
3 Lou Gehrig 10
3 Al Simmons 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 44
2 Kiki Cuyler 37
3 Chuck Klein 36
4 Jimmie Foxx 35
5 2 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buster Chatham 7
2 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Babe Herman 6
2 George Sisler 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 1.19
2 Hank Johnson 1.70
3 Bump Hadley 2.28
4 Dazzy Vance 2.37
5 Danny MacFayden 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 5
1 George Earnshaw 5
1 Danny MacFayden 5
4 Lloyd Brown 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 49
2 Lefty Grove 41
3 Bump Hadley 35
4 Dazzy Vance 30
5 George Pipgras 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Hank Johnson 2
1 Hub Pruett 2
1 Bob Smith 2
1 Charlie Sullivan 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .415
2 Babe Herman .383
3 Rogers Hornsby .379
4 Chuck Klein .379
5 Bill Terry .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 61
2 Chuck Klein 46
3 Hack Wilson 44
4 Jimmie Foxx 40
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 174
2 Chuck Klein 171
3 Hack Wilson 169
4 Al Simmons 156
5 Lou Gehrig 151

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 40
2 Charlie Gehringer 25
2 Carl Reynolds 25
2 Sam Rice 25
5 Marty McManus 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 2.72
2 Firpo Marberry 3.10
3 Milt Gaston 3.11
4 Dazzy Vance 3.18
5 Lefty Grove 3.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 27
2 George Earnshaw 25
3 Charlie Root 22
4 Watty Clark 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 189
2 Lefty Grove 182
3 Pat Malone 150
4 Charlie Root 144
4 Dazzy Vance 144

Saves

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