On This Day

Tuesday, August 5, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	72	36	.667	--
Senators	63	42	.600	7.5
Yankees	62	46	.574	10.0
Indians	56	52	.519	16.0
Tigers	53	56	.486	19.5
White Sox	43	62	.410	27.5
Browns	43	65	.398	29.0
Red Sox	37	70	.346	34.5

Games

Tigers 5, Indians 4

Senators 6, Yankees 4

Yankees 7, Senators 1

Red Sox 4, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Robins	63	41	.606	--
Cubs	60	43	.583	2.5
Giants	58	46	.558	5.0
Cardinals	52	50	.510	10.0
Pirates	50	50	.500	11.0
Braves	49	56	.467	14.5
Reds	44	56	.440	17.0
Phillies	34	68	.333	28.0

Games

Robins 9, Giants 8

Braves 6, Phillies 2

Cubs 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Terry	5
2	Cedric Durst	4
2	Buddy Myer	4
2	Jimmie Reese	4
2	Sam West	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Akers	1
1	Jimmie Foxx	1
1	Johnny Frederick	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rube Bressler	3
1	Chick Hafey	3
1	Freddie Lindstrom	3
1	Bill Terry	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Jimmie Reese	1
1	Phil Todt	1
1	Jimmy Welsh	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	0.82
2	Bill Hallahan	0.67
3	Bump Hadley	0.54
4	Herb Pennock	0.50
5	Pat Malone	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Durham	1
1	Fred Frankhouse	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Ray Phelps	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	9
2	Bump Hadley	7
3	Bill Hallahan	6
4	Herb Pennock	5
5	Jake Miller	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Danny MacFayden	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.407
2	Chuck Klein	.402
3	Lefty O'Doul	.399
4	Babe Herman	.392
5	Al Simmons	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Hack Wilson	36
3	Lou Gehrig	33
4	Jimmie Foxx	30
5	Chuck Klein	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	134
2	Chuck Klein	118
3	Jimmie Foxx	113
3	Al Simmons	113
5	2 tied	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	28
2	Charlie Gehringer	16
3	Babe Herman	15
3	Marty McManus	15
5	Roy Johnson	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.68
2	Lefty Grove	2.92
3	Bill Walker	3.16
4	Ad Liska	3.26
5	George Uhle	3.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	18
2	Lefty Grove	17
2	Ted Lyons	17
4	George Earnshaw	16
5	Ray Kremer	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	140
2	George Earnshaw	130
3	Bill Hallahan	113
4	Charlie Root	106
5	2 tied	99

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hi Bell	6
1	Garland Braxton	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
4	Jack Quinn	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.486
2	Johnny Frederick	.468
3	Earl Averill	.435
4	John Stone	.434
5	2 tied	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	7
2	Chick Hafey	6
2	Babe Ruth	6
2	Al Simmons	6
2	Bill Terry	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	26
2	Glenn Wright	23
3	Chick Hafey	21
3	Freddie Lindstrom	21
5	Hack Wilson	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Bing Miller	4
4	Hughie Critz	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sloppy Thurston	1.67
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.72
3	Hub Pruett	2.03
4	George Uhle	2.13
5	Socks Seibold	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	4
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
1	Lefty Grove	4
4	George Earnshaw	3
4	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	24
1	Red Ruffing	24
3	Charlie Root	23
4	Wes Ferrell	21
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Watty Clark	2
2	Ken Ash	1
2	Hi Bell	1
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.460
2	Earl Averill	.455
3	Johnny Frederick	.422
4	Babe Herman	.415
5	Bennie Tate	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	13
2	Lou Gehrig	12
3	Goose Goslin	9
3	Chick Hafey	9
3	3 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	48
2	Ed Morgan	41
3	Glenn Wright	40
4	Harry Rice	38
5	2 tied	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
1	Bing Miller	8
3	Charlie Gehringer	5
3	Goose Goslin	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sloppy Thurston	2.06
2	George Uhle	2.21
3	Earl Whitehill	2.34
4	Red Ruffing	2.60
5	Waite Hoyt	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	7
1	Earl Whitehill	7
3	George Earnshaw	6
3	Lefty Grove	6
3	Ted Lyons	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	41
2	Wes Ferrell	37
2	Bump Hadley	37
4	George Earnshaw	34
4	2 others tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Root	3
2	Hi Bell	2
2	Watty Clark	2
2	Lefty Grove	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lefty O'Doul	.412
2	Bill Terry	.395
3	Riggs Stephenson	.390
4	Chuck Klein	.385
5	Babe Herman	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	62
2	Hack Wilson	45
3	Lou Gehrig	42
4	Jimmie Foxx	39
4	Chuck Klein	39

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	180
1	Babe Ruth	180
3	Chuck Klein	167
4	Al Simmons	162
5	Hack Wilson	160

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	42
2	Charlie Gehringer	28
3	Marty McManus	24
4	Bing Miller	23
5	Carl Reynolds	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.78
2	Bill Walker	2.80
3	Lefty Grove	3.25
4	Sad Sam Jones	3.33
5	Wes Ferrell	3.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	29
2	George Earnshaw	23
3	Ted Lyons	22
3	Firpo Marberry	22
5	Bill Walker	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	181
1	Lefty Grove	181
3	Charlie Root	152
4	Dazzy Vance	150
5	Pat Malone	149

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	9
1	Lefty Grove	9
3	Steve Swetonic	8
4	Hi Bell	6
4	3 others tied	6