On This Day

Tuesday, July 22, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 32 .660 --
Senators 57 35 .620 4.0
Yankees 53 39 .576 8.0
Indians 48 46 .511 14.0
Tigers 45 50 .474 17.5
Browns 36 56 .391 25.0
White Sox 35 55 .389 25.0
Red Sox 34 57 .374 26.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 51 36 .586 --
Cubs 53 38 .582 0.0
Giants 47 42 .528 5.0
Cardinals 45 42 .517 6.0
Pirates 41 46 .471 10.0
Reds 40 46 .465 10.5
Braves 40 46 .465 10.5
Phillies 31 52 .373 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earl Averill 6
2 Hughie Critz 5
3 Charlie Jamieson 4
4 Footsie Blair 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Averill 2
1 Phil Collins 2
3 Ethan Allen 1
3 Shanty Hogan 1
3 Pinky Whitney 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 7
2 Ethan Allen 4
2 Ben Chapman 4
2 Phil Collins 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Morgan 2
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Earle Combs 1
2 Bill Dickey 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hallahan 1.00
2 Sloppy Thurston 0.75
3 Charlie Root 0.64
4 Bill Walker 0.43
5 Hank Johnson 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Phil Collins 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 7
1 Charlie Root 7
3 Dick Coffman 4
3 Milt Gaston 4
5 7 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Durham 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Bud Teachout 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .406
2 Lefty O'Doul .404
3 Al Simmons .389
4 Bill Terry .388
5 Riggs Stephenson .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Hack Wilson 29
3 Lou Gehrig 28
4 Chuck Klein 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 108
2 Chuck Klein 104
3 Jimmie Foxx 103
4 Al Simmons 96
5 Babe Ruth 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 23
2 Charlie Gehringer 14
2 Babe Herman 14
4 Marty McManus 13
4 Sam Rice 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.67
2 Bill Walker 2.85
3 Lefty Grove 2.94
4 Ad Liska 3.04
5 Milt Gaston 3.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 14
1 Ted Lyons 14
3 George Earnshaw 13
3 Lefty Grove 13
5 Ray Kremer 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 127
2 George Earnshaw 117
3 Bill Hallahan 96
4 Charlie Root 90
5 Dazzy Vance 87

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 6
2 Hi Bell 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Jack Quinn 5
2 Charlie Sullivan 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .507
2 Freddy Leach .471
3 Chuck Klein .448
4 Travis Jackson .431
5 2 tied .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Earl Averill 5
2 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Ed Morgan 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Averill 26
2 Harry Rice 23
3 Lou Gehrig 22
4 Jimmie Foxx 21
4 Ed Morgan 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bing Miller 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Ed Morgan 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 1.13
1 Jesse Haines 1.13
3 Tom Zachary 1.33
4 Pat Malone 1.59
4 Sloppy Thurston 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Collins 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Red Lucas 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 21
2 Red Ruffing 20
3 George Pipgras 18
3 Charlie Root 18
5 George Uhle 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 2
2 Belve Bean 1
2 Hi Bell 1
2 Larry Benton 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .434
2 Bill Dickey .429
2 Lefty O'Doul .429
4 Dick Bartell .414
5 Freddy Leach .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Lou Gehrig 10
3 Jimmie Foxx 9
3 Babe Herman 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmie Foxx 39
2 Earl Averill 38
2 Lou Gehrig 38
4 Ed Morgan 36
5 4 tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Gehringer 8
2 Roy Johnson 7
3 Kiki Cuyler 6
4 Babe Herman 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hi Bell 1.63
2 Willis Hudlin 2.27
3 Sheriff Blake 2.48
4 Pat Malone 2.51
5 Bill Walker 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Firpo Marberry 7
2 Earl Whitehill 6
3 Lloyd Brown 5
3 Pat Caraway 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 40
2 Lefty Grove 36
3 George Pipgras 35
4 Bump Hadley 33
4 Charlie Root 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
1 Archie Campbell 2
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Carl Hubbell 2
1 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .406
2 Riggs Stephenson .386
3 Bill Terry .381
4 Al Simmons .380
5 Chuck Klein .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 Hack Wilson 45
3 Jimmie Foxx 41
3 Chuck Klein 41
5 Lou Gehrig 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 170
2 Chuck Klein 168
3 Lou Gehrig 167
4 Hack Wilson 164
5 Al Simmons 161

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 40
2 Charlie Gehringer 27
3 Carl Reynolds 26
4 Marty McManus 23
4 Sam Rice 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 2.61
2 Milt Gaston 3.10
3 Dazzy Vance 3.18
4 Tom Zachary 3.27
5 Firpo Marberry 3.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 27
2 George Earnshaw 23
3 Pat Malone 21
3 Charlie Root 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 182
2 Lefty Grove 175
3 Pat Malone 148
4 Charlie Root 143
5 Dazzy Vance 142

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 10
2 Lefty Grove 8
3 Steve Swetonic 7
4 Guy Bush 6
4 4 others tied 6