On This Day

Friday, July 18, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	61	29	.678	--
Senators	56	31	.644	3.5
Yankees	51	36	.586	8.5
Indians	44	44	.500	16.0
Tigers	42	49	.462	19.5
White Sox	32	53	.376	26.5
Browns	33	55	.375	27.0
Red Sox	32	54	.372	27.0

Games

Athletics 15, White Sox 1

Senators 8, Indians 6

Browns 14, Yankees 6

Tigers 7, Red Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	49	33	.598	--
Cubs	50	36	.581	1.0
Giants	45	38	.542	4.5
Cardinals	41	40	.506	7.5
Pirates	40	44	.476	10.0
Braves	39	44	.470	10.5
Reds	38	44	.463	11.0
Phillies	28	51	.354	19.5

Games

Cubs 6, Robins 2

Pirates 12, Braves 4

Giants 8, Cardinals 7

Reds 13, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Adam Comorosky	4
1	Tony Cuccinello	4
3	Earl Averill	3
3	Joe Boley	3
3	13 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmie Foxx	2
1	Frankie Frisch	2
3	Clyde Beck	1
3	Del Bissonette	1
3	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Frankie Frisch	5
3	Goose Goslin	4
3	George Grantham	4
3	Red Kress	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Shanty Hogan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sheriff Blake	0.50
2	George Earnshaw	0.40
2	Jumbo Elliott	0.40
4	Bill Hallahan	0.36
5	Garland Braxton	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	5
2	Sheriff Blake	4
2	George Earnshaw	4
4	Si Johnson	3
5	13 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Chief Hogsett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.409
2	Chuck Klein	.405
3	Al Simmons	.390
4	Bill Terry	.389
5	Babe Herman	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	33
2	Chuck Klein	27
3	Wally Berger	25
3	Jimmie Foxx	25
3	2 others tied	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	102
2	Chuck Klein	101
3	Jimmie Foxx	98
4	Al Simmons	94
5	Babe Ruth	87

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	22
2	Charlie Gehringer	13
2	Babe Herman	13
2	Marty McManus	13
2	Sam Rice	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.61
2	Lefty Grove	2.85
3	Bill Walker	2.88
4	Ad Liska	3.04
5	Milt Gaston	3.10

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	119
2	George Earnshaw	114
3	Bill Hallahan	89
4	Dazzy Vance	82
5	Charlie Root	81

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Jack Quinn	5
2	Charlie Sullivan	5
5	4 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddie Lindstrom	.476
2	Ed Morgan	.470
3	Earl Averill	.464
4	Johnny Watwood	.460
5	Travis Jackson	.441

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	8
2	Goose Goslin	5
2	Ed Morgan	5
2	Lefty O'Doul	5
2	Earl Webb	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Morgan	25
2	Chuck Klein	23
3	Earl Averill	20
3	Harry Rice	20
5	Al Simmons	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Marty McManus	5
2	Roy Johnson	4
2	Bing Miller	4
4	Kiki Cuyler	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Red Ruffing	0.90
2	Bob Smith	1.08
3	Bob Osborn	1.32
4	Bruce Cunningham	1.59
5	Jesse Haines	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lloyd Brown	3
1	Pat Caraway	3
1	Watty Clark	3
1	Phil Collins	3
1	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	19
2	George Earnshaw	18
3	George Pipgras	16
4	Earl Whitehill	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Hubbell	2
2	Belve Bean	1
2	Hi Bell	1
2	Larry Benton	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.462
2	Freddy Leach	.419
2	Heinie Manush	.419
4	George Watkins	.409
5	Gabby Hartnett	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Jimmie Foxx	11
2	Al Simmons	11
4	Gabby Hartnett	8
4	2 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	41
2	Jimmie Foxx	40
3	Kiki Cuyler	37
4	Ed Morgan	35
5	Lou Gehrig	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Gehringer	7
2	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Babe Herman	6
2	Roy Johnson	6
2	Bing Miller	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Earnshaw	1.60
2	Bob Osborn	1.80
3	Bill Walker	2.23
4	Bob Smith	2.28
5	Phil Collins	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	General Crowder	6
1	George Earnshaw	6
1	Firpo Marberry	6
4	Lloyd Brown	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	45
2	Lefty Grove	33
2	Bump Hadley	33
4	George Pipgras	32
5	Pat Malone	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Archie Campbell	2
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Carl Hubbell	2
1	Hub Pruett	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.407
2	Bill Terry	.381
3	Al Simmons	.381
4	Riggs Stephenson	.378
5	Babe Herman	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	57
2	Chuck Klein	42
3	Jimmie Foxx	41
3	Hack Wilson	41
5	Lou Gehrig	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	169
2	Lou Gehrig	164
3	Babe Ruth	163
4	Hack Wilson	161
5	Al Simmons	159

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	39
2	Charlie Gehringer	27
2	Carl Reynolds	27
4	Sam Rice	25
5	Marty McManus	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	2.64
2	Milt Gaston	3.05
3	Dazzy Vance	3.09
4	Firpo Marberry	3.19
5	Danny MacFayden	3.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	27
2	George Earnshaw	25
3	Ted Lyons	20
3	Pat Malone	20
3	2 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	187
2	Lefty Grove	175
3	Pat Malone	153
4	Dazzy Vance	147
5	Charlie Root	135

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	10
2	Lefty Grove	8
2	Steve Swetonic	8
4	Wes Ferrell	7
4	Firpo Marberry	7