On This Day

Thursday, August 7, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 37 .664 --
Senators 64 43 .598 7.5
Yankees 64 46 .582 9.0
Indians 56 53 .514 16.5
Tigers 54 56 .491 19.0
White Sox 44 63 .411 27.5
Browns 44 66 .400 29.0
Red Sox 37 72 .339 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 65 41 .613 --
Cubs 61 44 .581 3.5
Giants 58 46 .558 6.0
Cardinals 53 51 .510 11.0
Pirates 50 52 .490 13.0
Braves 50 56 .472 15.0
Reds 44 56 .440 18.0
Phillies 34 69 .330 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Farrell 3
1 Wally Gilbert 3
1 Babe Herman 3
4 Benny Bengough 2
4 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Chick Hafey 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 5
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Hack Wilson 3
4 Kiki Cuyler 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Tom Oliver 1
1 Lloyd Waner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Wells 0.44
2 Jumbo Elliott 0.33
3 Syl Johnson 0.25
3 Rube Walberg 0.25
5 Ray Kremer 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Osborn 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1
1 Rube Walberg 1
1 Ed Wells 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 5
2 Ed Wells 4
3 Glenn Spencer 3
3 Rube Walberg 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .407
2 Chuck Klein .403
3 Babe Herman .398
4 Lefty O'Doul .395
5 Al Simmons .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Hack Wilson 36
3 Lou Gehrig 33
4 Jimmie Foxx 31
5 Chuck Klein 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 136
2 Chuck Klein 120
3 Jimmie Foxx 116
4 Al Simmons 114
4 Hack Wilson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 28
2 Charlie Gehringer 17
3 Babe Herman 16
4 Marty McManus 15
5 Roy Johnson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.67
2 Lefty Grove 2.92
3 Bill Walker 3.16
4 Ad Liska 3.20
5 George Uhle 3.24

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 135
3 Bill Hallahan 114
4 Charlie Root 108
5 Dazzy Vance 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 6
1 Garland Braxton 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
4 Watty Clark 5
4 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .532
2 Babe Herman .493
3 Spud Davis .472
4 Chick Hafey .460
5 Johnny Frederick .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 7
1 Hack Wilson 7
3 Goose Goslin 6
3 Babe Ruth 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 28
2 Chick Hafey 25
3 Hack Wilson 23
3 Glenn Wright 23
5 Babe Herman 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Bing Miller 4
3 Hughie Critz 3
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Socks Seibold 1.00
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.67
3 George Uhle 1.78
4 Sad Sam Jones 2.16
5 Hub Pruett 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Bill Sherdel 4
3 George Earnshaw 3
3 Wes Ferrell 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 21
2 George Earnshaw 18
2 Bill Hallahan 18
2 Hank Johnson 18
2 Charlie Root 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 3
2 Fred Heimach 2
2 Charlie Root 2
4 Ken Ash 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .472
2 Earl Averill .453
3 Chuck Klein .415
4 Johnny Frederick .413
5 Babe Herman .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
1 Hack Wilson 12
3 Chick Hafey 10
4 Jimmie Foxx 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 50
2 Harry Rice 40
3 Ed Morgan 39
4 Glenn Wright 37
5 Earl Averill 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
1 Bing Miller 8
3 Charlie Gehringer 6
4 Goose Goslin 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Uhle 2.03
2 Sloppy Thurston 2.38
3 Earl Whitehill 2.44
4 Red Ruffing 2.60
5 Socks Seibold 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 7
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Ted Lyons 6
2 Earl Whitehill 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 41
2 Wes Ferrell 37
2 Dazzy Vance 37
4 Charlie Root 36
5 3 tied 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .409
2 Bill Terry .391
3 Chuck Klein .385
4 Riggs Stephenson .384
5 Babe Herman .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Hack Wilson 45
3 Lou Gehrig 42
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 Jimmie Foxx 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 181
2 Babe Ruth 175
3 Chuck Klein 167
4 Hack Wilson 161
5 Al Simmons 158

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 42
2 Charlie Gehringer 29
3 Marty McManus 24
4 Bing Miller 23
5 Carl Reynolds 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.80
2 Bill Walker 2.87
3 Lefty Grove 3.20
4 Sad Sam Jones 3.22
5 Wes Ferrell 3.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 28
2 George Earnshaw 23
3 Ted Lyons 22
3 Firpo Marberry 22
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 185
2 Lefty Grove 179
3 Charlie Root 151
4 Bill Hallahan 148
4 Dazzy Vance 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 9
1 Lefty Grove 9
3 Steve Swetonic 8
4 Hi Bell 6
4 2 others tied 6