Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, July 23, 1930

On This Day

Wednesday, July 23, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	63	32	.663	--
Senators	58	35	.624	4.0
Yankees	53	40	.570	9.0
Indians	49	46	.516	14.0
Tigers	45	51	.469	18.5
White Sox	36	55	.396	25.0
Browns	36	57	.387	26.0
Red Sox	34	58	.370	27.5

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 3

Indians 10, Yankees 6

Athletics 4, Tigers 1

Senators 10, Browns 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	52	36	.591	--
Cubs	53	39	.576	1.0
Giants	48	42	.533	5.0
Cardinals	45	43	.511	7.0
Pirates	43	46	.483	9.5
Reds	41	47	.466	11.0
Braves	41	47	.466	11.0
Phillies	31	54	.365	19.5

Games

Robins 4, Cardinals 1

Reds 8, Braves 7

Braves 6, Reds 5

Giants 8, Cubs 6

Pirates 2, Phillies 1

Pirates 16, Phillies 15

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pie Traynor	6
1	Curt Walker	6
3	Bernie Friberg	5
3	Chuck Klein	5
3	Jimmy Welsh	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Cronin	2
1	Don Hurst	2
1	Pie Traynor	2
4	Erv Brame	1
4	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	5
2	Tony Cuccinello	4
2	Don Hurst	4
4	Dick Bartell	3
4	8 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
1	Bob Meusel	2
3	Johnnie Heving	1
3	Red Kress	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wes Ferrell	0.47
2	Syl Johnson	0.45
3	Red Faber	0.33
4	Larry Benton	0.27
4	Herb Pennock	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Larry French	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wes Ferrell	7
2	Syl Johnson	5
3	Larry Benton	3
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
3	6 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Earnshaw	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.407
2	Chuck Klein	.406
3	Al Simmons	.390
4	Riggs Stephenson	.386
5	Bill Terry	.386

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	107
3	Jimmie Foxx	103
4	Al Simmons	97
5	Babe Ruth	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	25
2	Charlie Gehringer	14
2	Babe Herman	14
2	Marty McManus	14
5	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	15
2	Ted Lyons	14
3	George Earnshaw	13
3	Lefty Grove	13
5	2 tied	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	.500
2	Freddy Leach	.447
3	Chuck Klein	.439
4	Travis Jackson	.438
5	Tony Lazzeri	.435

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Bob Meusel	5
2	Ed Morgan	5
2	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	23
2	Tony Cuccinello	22
2	Lou Gehrig	22
2	Harry Rice	22
5	Jimmie Foxx	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Charlie Gehringer	3
2	Marty McManus	3
2	Bing Miller	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	1.13
2	Tom Zachary	1.50
3	Pat Malone	1.59
4	Willis Hudlin	1.67
5	Sloppy Thurston	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	4
2	Larry French	3
2	Willis Hudlin	3
2	Red Lucas	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wes Ferrell	23
2	Dazzy Vance	21
3	George Uhle	19
4	Charlie Root	18
5	Hal McKain	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Root	2
2	Belve Bean	1
2	Hi Bell	1
2	Larry Benton	1
2	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earl Averill	.436
2	Lefty O'Doul	.425
3	Travis Jackson	.407
4	Freddy Leach	.406
5	Dick Bartell	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Lou Gehrig	10
3	Jimmie Foxx	9
3	Al Simmons	9
5	3 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmie Foxx	39
1	Ed Morgan	39
3	Earl Averill	37
4	Kiki Cuyler	36
4	3 others tied	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
1	Charlie Gehringer	8
3	Roy Johnson	7
4	Marty McManus	6
5	Bing Miller	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hi Bell	1.63
2	Willis Hudlin	2.27
3	George Earnshaw	2.50
4	Pat Malone	2.51
5	Bill Walker	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Firpo Marberry	7
2	Larry French	6
3	Lloyd Brown	5
3	Pat Caraway	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	40
2	Lefty Grove	36
2	Bump Hadley	36
4	Wes Ferrell	30
4	2 others tied	30

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	.407
2	Riggs Stephenson	.385
3	Al Simmons	.381
4	Bill Terry	.379
5	Chuck Klein	.379

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	Chuck Klein	171
1	Babe Ruth	171
3	Lou Gehrig	167
4	Hack Wilson	164
5	Al Simmons	162

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Charlie Gehringer	27
3	Carl Reynolds	26
4	Marty McManus	24
5	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	3.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	28
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