On This Day

Monday, July 28, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	67	33	.670	--
Senators	59	38	.608	6.5
Yankees	55	43	.561	11.0
Indians	51	49	.510	16.0
Tigers	47	54	.465	20.5
White Sox	40	56	.417	25.0
Browns	40	59	.404	26.5
Red Sox	35	62	.361	30.5

Games

Indians 7, Tigers 6

Athletics 6, Yankees 5

White Sox 6, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	58	37	.611	--
Cubs	58	40	.592	1.5
Giants	52	44	.542	6.5
Cardinals	48	46	.511	9.5
Pirates	45	49	.479	12.5
Braves	44	51	.463	14.0
Reds	43	52	.453	15.0
Phillies	31	60	.341	25.0

Games

Robins 2, Braves 0

Cubs 3, Reds 2

Cubs 5, Reds 3

Giants 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Footsie Blair	4
1	Woody English	4
1	Ski Melillo	4
1	Bill Terry	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Terry	2
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	Gabby Hartnett	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Kiki Cuyler	3
1	Don Hurst	3
1	Bill Terry	3
1	Hack Wilson	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Charlie Root	1.50
2	Rube Walberg	0.67
3	Rip Collins	0.50
3	Jakie May	0.50
5	George Uhle	0.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Tiny Chaplin	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	12
2	Rube Walberg	6
3	Rip Collins	5
3	Ted Lyons	5
3	George Uhle	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chuck Klein	.407
2	Lefty O'Doul	.402
3	Bill Terry	.399
4	Riggs Stephenson	.389
5	Al Simmons	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	36
2	Hack Wilson	32
3	Jimmie Foxx	29
3	Lou Gehrig	29
3	Chuck Klein	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	115
2	Chuck Klein	112
3	Jimmie Foxx	108
4	Al Simmons	103
5	Hack Wilson	102

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	28
2	Charlie Gehringer	15
2	Babe Herman	15
2	Marty McManus	15
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.78
2	Lefty Grove	2.83
3	Ad Liska	3.02
4	Bill Walker	3.03
5	Milt Gaston	3.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	16
1	Ted Lyons	16
3	George Earnshaw	15
4	Lefty Grove	14
5	5 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	129
1	Lefty Grove	129
3	Bill Hallahan	102
3	Charlie Root	102
5	2 tied	89

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
2	Hi Bell	5
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Jack Quinn	5
2	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jimmie Foxx	.466
2	Earl Averill	.465
3	Carl Reynolds	.464
4	Bill Terry	.463
5	Chuck Klein	.452

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	8
1	Goose Goslin	8
1	Hack Wilson	8
1	Glenn Wright	8
5	Jimmie Foxx	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Glenn Wright	27
2	Jimmie Foxx	23
2	Lou Gehrig	23
4	Del Bissonette	22
4	2 others tied	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Roy Johnson	4
2	Bing Miller	4
4	Babe Herman	3
4	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hi Bell	0.90
2	Sloppy Thurston	1.08
3	Pat Malone	1.63
4	Clarence Mitchell	2.21
5	Heinie Meine	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	4
2	Pete Appleton	3
2	George Earnshaw	3
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wes Ferrell	24
2	Charlie Root	23
3	George Earnshaw	22
3	George Uhle	22
5	Bill Hallahan	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Root	3
2	Ken Ash	1
2	Hi Bell	1
2	Larry Benton	1
2	22 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Travis Jackson	.424
2	Earl Averill	.417
3	Chuck Klein	.410
4	Bill Terry	.403
5	Carl Reynolds	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	12
2	Chuck Klein	10
2	Hack Wilson	10
4	Jimmie Foxx	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Morgan	40
2	Harry Rice	37
3	Lou Gehrig	36
4	Chuck Klein	35
4	Carl Reynolds	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Charlie Gehringer	8
2	Roy Johnson	8
4	Marty McManus	7
4	Bing Miller	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hi Bell	1.38
2	Sloppy Thurston	2.14
3	Earl Whitehill	2.55
4	Bob Smith	2.56
5	Pat Malone	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	6
1	Ted Lyons	6
1	Firpo Marberry	6
1	Earl Whitehill	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	43
2	Charlie Root	40
3	Bump Hadley	37
4	Wes Ferrell	32
5	George Uhle	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	.407
2	Bill Terry	.392
3	Riggs Stephenson	.390
4	Al Simmons	.382
5	Chuck Klein	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	59
2	Hack Wilson	44
3	Chuck Klein	41
4	Jimmie Foxx	40
4	Lou Gehrig	40

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	175
2	Lou Gehrig	171
3	Chuck Klein	167
4	Hack Wilson	163
5	Al Simmons	162

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	45
2	Charlie Gehringer	28
3	Marty McManus	25
4	Carl Reynolds	24
5	Sam Rice	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Walker	2.70
2	Milt Gaston	3.12
3	Dazzy Vance	3.24
4	Lefty Grove	3.35
5	Firpo Marberry	3.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	28
2	George Earnshaw	24
3	Ted Lyons	22
4	Pat Malone	21
4	Firpo Marberry	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	189
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Charlie Root	150
4	Pat Malone	149
5	Dazzy Vance	144

Saves

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