On This Day

Friday, July 25, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 65 32 .670 --
Senators 58 37 .611 6.0
Yankees 55 40 .579 9.0
Indians 49 48 .505 16.0
Tigers 45 53 .459 20.5
White Sox 38 55 .409 25.0
Browns 37 58 .389 27.0
Red Sox 35 59 .372 28.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 54 37 .593 --
Cubs 55 39 .585 0.5
Giants 50 42 .543 4.5
Cardinals 45 45 .500 8.5
Braves 43 47 .478 10.5
Pirates 43 48 .473 11.0
Reds 42 49 .462 12.0
Phillies 31 56 .356 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bing Miller 4
1 Danny Taylor 4
3 Doc Farrell 3
3 Johnny Frederick 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Ray Blades 1
1 Cedric Durst 1
1 Paul Easterling 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Blades 4
1 Goose Goslin 4
1 Bing Miller 4
4 Wally Berger 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bing Miller 2
1 Al Simmons 2
3 Sparky Adams 1
3 Charlie Berry 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Blaeholder 0.88
2 Lefty Grove 0.33
3 Larry French 0.30
4 Bill Sherdel 0.25
4 Tommy Thomas 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Hank Johnson 1
1 Hal McKain 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Blaeholder 7
2 Hank Johnson 4
3 Ray Benge 3
3 Larry French 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .405
2 Chuck Klein .403
3 Bill Terry .392
4 Al Simmons .391
5 Riggs Stephenson .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 36
2 Lou Gehrig 29
2 Hack Wilson 29
4 Wally Berger 27
4 2 others tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 112
2 Chuck Klein 108
3 Jimmie Foxx 105
4 Al Simmons 102
5 Babe Ruth 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 26
2 Marty McManus 15
3 Charlie Gehringer 14
3 Babe Herman 14
5 Sam Rice 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.82
2 Lefty Grove 2.83
3 Bill Walker 2.85
4 Ad Liska 3.05
5 Milt Gaston 3.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 15
1 Ted Lyons 15
3 Lefty Grove 14
4 George Earnshaw 13
5 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 129
2 George Earnshaw 117
3 Bill Hallahan 96
4 Charlie Root 90
5 Dazzy Vance 88

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 .493
2 Freddy Leach .463
3 Carl Reynolds .452
4 Bill Terry .448
5 Tony Lazzeri .437

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 8
2 Jimmie Foxx 5
2 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Bob Meusel 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 24
2 Tony Cuccinello 22
2 Harry Rice 22
4 Jimmie Foxx 21
5 3 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Marty McManus 4
2 Bing Miller 4
4 Mickey Cochrane 3
4 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 1.45
2 Tom Zachary 1.50
2 Hi Bell 1.50
4 Sloppy Thurston 1.69
5 Heinie Meine 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Larry French 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 20
2 Hal McKain 17
2 George Uhle 17
4 Lefty Grove 16
5 Ted Lyons 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 3
2 Ken Ash 1
2 Hi Bell 1
2 Larry Benton 1
2 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earl Averill .432
2 Travis Jackson .427
3 Freddy Leach .418
4 Lefty O'Doul .414
5 Ed Morgan .399

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Morgan 42
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Jimmie Foxx 38
4 Earl Averill 36
4 2 others tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Charlie Gehringer 8
3 Roy Johnson 7
3 Marty McManus 7
3 Bing Miller 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hi Bell 1.63
2 Willis Hudlin 2.43
3 George Earnshaw 2.50
4 Bob Smith 2.74
5 Tom Zachary 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry French 6
1 Firpo Marberry 6
1 Eddie Rommel 6
4 Lloyd Brown 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 40
2 Bump Hadley 37
3 Dazzy Vance 31
4 Wes Ferrell 30
4 George Pipgras 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 3
2 Hi Bell 2
2 Archie Campbell 2
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .403
2 Riggs Stephenson .388
3 Bill Terry .386
4 Al Simmons .383
5 Babe Herman .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Hack Wilson 43
3 Lou Gehrig 41
3 Chuck Klein 41
5 Jimmie Foxx 40

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 173
2 Lou Gehrig 170
2 Chuck Klein 170
4 Al Simmons 166
5 Hack Wilson 161

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Charlie Gehringer 27
3 Marty McManus 25
3 Carl Reynolds 25
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 2.62
2 Milt Gaston 3.10
3 Dazzy Vance 3.26
4 Tom Zachary 3.27
5 Lefty Grove 3.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 27
2 George Earnshaw 22
3 Ted Lyons 21
3 Pat Malone 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 177
1 Lefty Grove 177
3 Pat Malone 149
4 Dazzy Vance 143
5 Charlie Root 141

Saves

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