On This Day

Friday, August 1, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 34 .670 --
Senators 59 40 .596 8.0
Yankees 60 43 .583 9.0
Indians 54 50 .519 15.5
Tigers 49 56 .467 21.0
White Sox 43 59 .422 25.5
Browns 42 63 .400 28.0
Red Sox 35 66 .347 33.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 61 39 .610 --
Cubs 59 41 .590 2.0
Giants 56 44 .560 5.0
Cardinals 49 49 .500 11.0
Pirates 48 50 .490 12.0
Braves 45 54 .455 15.5
Reds 44 53 .454 15.5
Phillies 32 64 .333 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddie Lindstrom 4
1 John Stone 4
3 Red Badgro 3
3 Wally Berger 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Bool 2
1 Freddie Lindstrom 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
4 Bill Akers 1
4 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddie Lindstrom 6
2 Babe Herman 5
3 Bill Akers 4
3 John Stone 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Freddie Lindstrom 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Ruffing 1.80
2 Earl Whitehill 0.80
3 Bill Hallahan 0.62
4 Dolf Luque 0.50
5 Red Lucas 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clint Brown 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 9
2 Earl Whitehill 8
3 Glenn Spencer 6
4 Bill Hallahan 5
4 Dolf Luque 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .413
2 Lefty O'Doul .402
3 Babe Herman .398
4 Bill Terry .397
5 Lou Gehrig .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Lou Gehrig 33
2 Hack Wilson 33
4 Jimmie Foxx 29
4 Chuck Klein 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 133
2 Chuck Klein 115
3 Jimmie Foxx 109
4 Babe Ruth 107
5 Hack Wilson 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 28
2 Charlie Gehringer 16
3 Babe Herman 15
3 Marty McManus 15
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.83
2 Lefty Grove 2.88
3 Ad Liska 3.03
4 Bill Walker 3.03
5 Ray Kolp 3.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 17
1 Ted Lyons 17
3 George Earnshaw 16
4 Lefty Grove 15
5 Ray Kremer 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 133
2 George Earnshaw 130
3 Bill Hallahan 107
4 Charlie Root 102
5 2 tied 94

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
3 Hi Bell 5
3 Jack Quinn 5
3 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Frederick .451
2 Babe Herman .451
3 Chuck Klein .449
4 Lou Gehrig .448
5 Carl Reynolds .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 9
1 Hack Wilson 9
3 Goose Goslin 8
4 Jimmie Foxx 6
4 Babe Ruth 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 33
2 Glenn Wright 27
3 Del Bissonette 24
3 Goose Goslin 24
5 Hack Wilson 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Charlie Gehringer 3
2 Babe Herman 3
2 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 0.87
2 Hi Bell 0.90
3 Sloppy Thurston 1.08
4 Syl Johnson 1.89
5 Ray Kolp 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 4
1 Wes Ferrell 4
1 Ted Lyons 4
4 Pete Appleton 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 23
1 Bill Hallahan 23
3 Charlie Root 21
4 George Earnshaw 20
5 Red Ruffing 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 3
2 Watty Clark 2
3 Ken Ash 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 20 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .434
2 Earl Averill .434
3 Travis Jackson .432
4 Babe Herman .431
5 Riggs Stephenson .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
1 Goose Goslin 12
3 Chuck Klein 10
3 Hack Wilson 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 50
2 Ed Morgan 43
3 Glenn Wright 41
4 Harry Rice 40
5 Chuck Klein 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Roy Johnson 8
2 Bing Miller 8
4 Charlie Gehringer 7
4 Marty McManus 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sloppy Thurston 1.21
2 Hi Bell 1.38
3 George Uhle 2.57
4 Earl Whitehill 2.66
5 Pat Malone 3.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 7
1 Earl Whitehill 7
3 Wes Ferrell 6
3 Ted Lyons 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 40
2 Earl Whitehill 38
3 Bump Hadley 37
4 Wes Ferrell 36
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Charlie Root 3
3 Hi Bell 2
3 Watty Clark 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .409
2 Riggs Stephenson .393
3 Chuck Klein .386
4 Bill Terry .385
5 Babe Herman .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Lou Gehrig 42
2 Hack Wilson 42
4 Jimmie Foxx 39
4 Chuck Klein 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 181
2 Lou Gehrig 179
3 Chuck Klein 164
4 Al Simmons 160
5 Hack Wilson 157

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 45
2 Charlie Gehringer 28
3 Marty McManus 25
4 Bing Miller 23
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 2.70
2 Dazzy Vance 3.15
3 Milt Gaston 3.27
4 Firpo Marberry 3.34
5 Lefty Grove 3.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 28
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Ted Lyons 23
4 Firpo Marberry 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 188
2 Lefty Grove 174
3 Charlie Root 148
4 Dazzy Vance 147
5 Pat Malone 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 10
2 Lefty Grove 9
3 Steve Swetonic 8
4 Wes Ferrell 6
4 2 others tied 6