On This Day

Saturday, July 12, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	53	27	.663	--
Athletics	55	29	.655	0.0
Yankees	46	34	.575	7.0
Indians	40	41	.494	13.5
Tigers	38	47	.447	17.5
White Sox	31	47	.397	21.0
Browns	32	50	.390	22.0
Red Sox	30	50	.375	23.0

Games

White Sox 11, Yankees 6

Yankees 11, White Sox 7

Indians 12, Red Sox 3

Tigers 3, Senators 2

Senators 7, Tigers 5

Athletics 15, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	46	29	.613	--
Cubs	46	33	.582	2.0
Giants	42	36	.538	5.5
Cardinals	40	37	.519	7.0
Braves	36	40	.474	10.5
Pirates	36	41	.468	11.0
Reds	34	43	.442	13.0
Phillies	27	48	.360	19.0

Games

Cubs 7, Braves 3

Robins 10, Giants 4

Reds 9, Phillies 5

Reds 6, Phillies 1

Pirates 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Carl Reynolds	7
2	Smead Jolley	6
3	Harry Rice	5
4	Dale Alexander	4
4	12 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dale Alexander	1
1	Earl Averill	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Leo Durocher	1
1	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	5
1	Carl Reynolds	5
3	Harry Rice	4
4	Dale Alexander	3
4	13 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Footsie Blair	1
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Walker	0.60
2	Chief Hogsett	0.50
3	Phil Collins	0.40
4	Ted Lyons	0.38
5	Earl Whitehill	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Walker	6
2	Chief Hogsett	5
2	Ted Lyons	5
4	Phil Collins	4
4	Earl Whitehill	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Burke	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.406
2	Chuck Klein	.397
3	Babe Herman	.395
4	Riggs Stephenson	.394
5	Paul Waner	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	32
2	Chuck Klein	26
3	Wally Berger	24
3	Hack Wilson	24
5	Jimmie Foxx	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	93
2	Lou Gehrig	90
3	Al Simmons	88
4	Jimmie Foxx	85
5	Babe Ruth	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	20
2	Charlie Gehringer	13
2	Sam Rice	13
4	Babe Herman	12
4	Marty McManus	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.12
2	Lefty Grove	2.79
3	Ad Liska	2.82
4	Bill Walker	2.88
5	Milt Gaston	2.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	13
2	George Earnshaw	12
2	Wes Ferrell	12
2	Ray Kremer	12
5	Lefty Grove	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	113
2	George Earnshaw	107
3	Bill Hallahan	84
4	Charlie Root	79
5	Dazzy Vance	75

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	Kiki Cuyler	.446
2	Travis Jackson	.444
3	Monk Sherlock	.442
4	Heinie Manush	.432
5	Babe Herman	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	7
2	Carl Reynolds	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
4	Jim Bottomley	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Carl Reynolds	21
2	Ed Morgan	20
3	Kiki Cuyler	18
3	Al Simmons	18
5	Harry Rice	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	6
2	Roy Johnson	4
2	Joe Judge	4
2	Marty McManus	4
5	8 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Smith	0.83
2	Sad Sam Jones	1.00
3	George Earnshaw	1.34
4	Bud Teachout	1.42
5	Milt Gaston	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lloyd Brown	3
1	Ben Cantwell	3
1	Pat Caraway	3
1	George Earnshaw	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	26
2	George Earnshaw	21
3	George Pipgras	17
3	Charlie Root	17
3	Earl Whitehill	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bob Smith	2
1	Charlie Sullivan	2
3	Belve Bean	1
3	Hi Bell	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.457
2	Gabby Hartnett	.435
3	Heinie Manush	.414
4	Lou Gehrig	.406
5	Earle Combs	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Jimmie Foxx	10
2	Chuck Klein	10
2	Al Simmons	10
5	Gabby Hartnett	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Kiki Cuyler	35
2	Al Simmons	35
4	Chuck Klein	34
5	2 tied	32

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	7
2	Buster Chatham	6
2	Babe Herman	6
2	Rabbit Maranville	6
2	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	1.45
2	Bill Walker	1.99
3	Lefty Grove	2.23
4	Milt Gaston	2.26
5	Ray Moss	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	6
2	Lloyd Brown	5
2	General Crowder	5
2	George Earnshaw	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	46
2	Bump Hadley	35
3	Lefty Grove	34
4	Pat Malone	30
5	George Pipgras	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	2
1	Hub Pruett	2
1	Bob Smith	2
1	Charlie Sullivan	2
5	24 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.413
2	Babe Herman	.388
3	Riggs Stephenson	.383
4	Al Simmons	.377
5	Bill Terry	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	60
2	Chuck Klein	47
3	Jimmie Foxx	41
3	Hack Wilson	41
5	Al Simmons	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	174
2	Babe Ruth	171
3	Hack Wilson	163
4	Al Simmons	160
5	Lou Gehrig	154

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Charlie Gehringer	27
3	Carl Reynolds	26
3	Sam Rice	26
5	Marty McManus	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	2.70
2	Milt Gaston	2.91
3	Dazzy Vance	3.07
4	Lefty Grove	3.25
5	Firpo Marberry	3.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	27
2	George Earnshaw	26
3	Ray Kremer	21
3	Charlie Root	21
5	Ted Lyons	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	193
2	Lefty Grove	176
3	Dazzy Vance	153
4	Pat Malone	151
5	Charlie Root	142

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