On This Day

Wednesday, August 13, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 38 .678 --
Senators 69 45 .605 9.0
Yankees 69 47 .595 10.0
Indians 58 59 .496 21.5
Tigers 56 60 .483 23.0
Browns 46 70 .397 33.0
White Sox 45 69 .395 33.0
Red Sox 40 75 .348 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 66 45 .595 --
Robins 67 46 .593 --
Giants 62 47 .569 3.0
Cardinals 58 52 .527 7.5
Pirates 54 55 .495 11.0
Braves 50 61 .450 16.0
Reds 46 60 .434 17.5
Phillies 37 74 .333 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Gilbert 4
1 Al Lopez 4
1 Buddy Myer 4
1 Johnny Watwood 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Harry Heilmann 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Lopez 6
2 Earle Combs 4
2 Goose Goslin 4
4 Heinie Manush 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Lyn Lary 1
1 Ed Morgan 1
1 Harry Rice 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.67
2 George Pipgras 0.50
3 Lefty Stewart 0.42
4 Larry Benton 0.33
5 Bump Hadley 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Joe Heving 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 8
2 Bump Hadley 5
2 Lefty Stewart 5
4 Larry Benton 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Lou McEvoy 1
1 Ray Moss 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .409
2 Babe Herman .404
3 Chuck Klein .401
4 Lefty O'Doul .388
5 Al Simmons .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Hack Wilson 40
3 Lou Gehrig 33
4 Jimmie Foxx 32
5 3 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 138
2 Chuck Klein 127
3 Al Simmons 126
4 Hack Wilson 123
5 2 tied 122

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.57
2 Lefty Grove 2.75
3 Bill Walker 3.18
4 George Uhle 3.33
5 Ad Liska 3.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 19
1 Lefty Grove 19
3 George Earnshaw 18
4 Ted Lyons 17
5 Ray Kremer 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 152
2 George Earnshaw 149
3 Bill Hallahan 126
4 Bump Hadley 114
5 Charlie Root 111

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 Babe Herman .500
2 Bill Terry .491
3 Shanty Hogan .477
4 Freddie Lindstrom .446
5 Doc Farrell .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
1 Hack Wilson 7
3 Goose Goslin 5
3 Babe Herman 5
3 Al Simmons 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Herman 23
1 Al Simmons 23
3 Babe Ruth 21
4 Chick Hafey 20
5 Hack Wilson 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 4
1 Sam West 4
3 Bill Cissell 3
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Shores 0.96
2 Dazzy Vance 1.03
3 Wes Ferrell 1.33
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.52
5 Carl Hubbell 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 George Pipgras 4
3 George Earnshaw 3
3 Wes Ferrell 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 30
2 Bill Hallahan 24
2 Red Ruffing 24
4 Lefty Grove 23
5 George Earnshaw 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 2
2 Hi Bell 1
2 Ray Benge 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .468
2 Babe Herman .422
3 Chick Hafey .411
4 Chuck Klein .411
5 Joe Cronin .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 16
2 Goose Goslin 13
3 Lou Gehrig 12
4 Babe Ruth 11
5 Glenn Wright 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Glenn Wright 44
3 Goose Goslin 41
3 Hack Wilson 41
5 Babe Ruth 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Bing Miller 6
3 Ossie Bluege 5
3 Roy Johnson 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sloppy Thurston 2.22
2 Wes Ferrell 2.29
3 Earl Whitehill 2.44
4 Bill Shores 2.54
5 Pat Malone 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Wes Ferrell 7
3 George Earnshaw 6
3 Hank Johnson 6
3 Earl Whitehill 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 42
1 Bill Hallahan 42
3 Bump Hadley 41
4 Lefty Grove 39
5 Red Ruffing 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 4
2 Watty Clark 3
3 Hi Bell 2
3 George Blaeholder 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .402
2 Bill Terry .395
3 Chuck Klein .392
4 Riggs Stephenson .389
5 Babe Herman .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 58
2 Hack Wilson 49
3 Lou Gehrig 41
4 Jimmie Foxx 39
4 Chuck Klein 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 182
2 Chuck Klein 173
3 Babe Ruth 172
4 Hack Wilson 169
5 Al Simmons 163

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 42
2 Charlie Gehringer 29
3 Marty McManus 23
4 Bill Cissell 22
4 Bing Miller 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.72
2 Bill Walker 2.90
3 Lefty Grove 2.97
4 Wes Ferrell 3.13
5 Sad Sam Jones 3.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 29
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Lefty Grove 22
3 Ted Lyons 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 189
2 George Earnshaw 188
3 Bill Hallahan 158
4 Charlie Root 153
5 Pat Malone 149

Saves

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