On This Day

Saturday, July 19, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 30 .670 --
Senators 57 32 .640 3.0
Yankees 52 36 .591 7.5
Indians 45 45 .500 15.5
Tigers 43 49 .467 18.5
White Sox 33 53 .384 25.5
Browns 33 56 .371 27.0
Red Sox 32 55 .368 27.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 49 34 .590 --
Cubs 51 36 .586 --
Giants 45 40 .529 5.0
Cardinals 43 40 .518 6.0
Pirates 41 44 .482 9.0
Reds 39 45 .464 10.5
Braves 39 45 .464 10.5
Phillies 29 52 .358 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Meusel 5
2 Ray Blades 4
2 Tony Cuccinello 4
2 Charlie Gehringer 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Akers 1
1 Earl Clark 1
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Adam Comorosky 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Grantham 5
1 Dave Harris 5
3 Mickey Cochrane 3
3 Adam Comorosky 3
3 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Shanty Hogan 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Uhle 1.17
2 Ray Kolp 0.67
3 Wes Ferrell 0.58
4 Dazzy Vance 0.56
5 Carl Fischer 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Wes Ferrell 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 7
1 George Uhle 7
3 Carl Fischer 5
3 Dazzy Vance 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .405
2 Chuck Klein .405
3 Al Simmons .393
4 Bill Terry .390
5 Riggs Stephenson .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 33
2 Chuck Klein 27
3 Hack Wilson 26
4 Wally Berger 25
4 2 others tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 102
1 Chuck Klein 102
3 Jimmie Foxx 100
4 Al Simmons 96
5 Babe Ruth 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 23
2 Charlie Gehringer 13
2 Babe Herman 13
2 Marty McManus 13
2 Sam Rice 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.67
2 Lefty Grove 2.85
3 Bill Walker 2.93
4 Ad Liska 3.04
5 Milt Gaston 3.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 14
2 George Earnshaw 13
2 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 87
5 Charlie Root 83

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 Earl Averill .478
2 Freddy Leach .471
3 Johnny Watwood .451
4 Travis Jackson .448
5 Ed Morgan .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 7
2 Earl Webb 5
3 Earl Averill 4
3 Lou Gehrig 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 22
1 Ed Morgan 22
1 Harry Rice 22
4 Earl Averill 19
4 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Marty McManus 4
1 Bing Miller 4
4 Goose Goslin 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 1.08
2 Tom Zachary 1.50
3 Hi Bell 1.62
4 Red Ruffing 1.88
5 Earl Whitehill 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 Pat Caraway 3
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 George Earnshaw 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 21
2 George Earnshaw 18
3 Red Ruffing 17
3 George Uhle 17
5 Wes Ferrell 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Hubbell 2
2 Belve Bean 1
2 Hi Bell 1
2 Larry Benton 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .449
2 Heinie Manush .414
3 Freddy Leach .411
4 Travis Jackson .410
5 George Watkins .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Jimmie Foxx 10
2 Al Simmons 10
4 Babe Herman 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 42
2 Jimmie Foxx 40
3 Kiki Cuyler 37
4 Lou Gehrig 34
4 2 others tied 34

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Earnshaw 1.60
2 Bob Osborn 2.48
3 Bud Teachout 2.56
4 Sheriff Blake 2.60
5 General Crowder 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Firpo Marberry 7
2 General Crowder 6
2 George Earnshaw 6
4 Larry Benton 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 45
2 Bump Hadley 34
3 Lefty Grove 33
4 George Pipgras 32
4 2 others tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Archie Campbell 2
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 Bob Smith 2
1 Charlie Sullivan 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .406
2 Riggs Stephenson .382
3 Al Simmons .381
4 Bill Terry .379
5 Babe Herman .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 169
2 Babe Ruth 166
3 Lou Gehrig 164
4 Al Simmons 161
4 Hack Wilson 161

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 40
2 Charlie Gehringer 27
2 Carl Reynolds 27
4 Marty McManus 24
5 Sam Rice 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 2.67
2 Milt Gaston 3.05
3 Dazzy Vance 3.11
4 Firpo Marberry 3.20
5 Tom Zachary 3.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 28
2 George Earnshaw 25
3 Firpo Marberry 21
4 Ted Lyons 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 187
2 Lefty Grove 175
3 Pat Malone 153
4 Dazzy Vance 152
5 Wes Ferrell 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 10
2 Lefty Grove 8
2 Steve Swetonic 8
4 Wes Ferrell 7
5 4 tied 6