On This Day

Sunday, August 17, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	81	39	.675	--
Senators	71	46	.607	8.5
Yankees	70	49	.588	10.5
Indians	61	59	.508	20.0
Tigers	58	61	.487	22.5
White Sox	46	71	.393	33.5
Browns	46	72	.390	34.0
Red Sox	41	77	.347	39.0

Games

Indians 9, Red Sox 3

Indians 2, Red Sox 0

Yankees 8, White Sox 7

Tigers 15, Senators 1

White Sox 6, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	70	45	.609	--
Robins	69	49	.585	2.5
Giants	66	48	.579	3.5
Cardinals	61	55	.526	9.5
Pirates	56	58	.491	13.5
Braves	54	63	.462	17.0
Reds	46	65	.414	22.0
Phillies	38	77	.330	32.0

Games

Robins 5, Pirates 0

Braves 4, Reds 3

Braves 9, Reds 8

Giants 12, Cardinals 4

Cardinals 14, Giants 4

Cubs 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lance Richbourg	8
2	Tony Cuccinello	5
2	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Freddie Lindstrom	5
2	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Red Barnes	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Paul Easterling	5
2	Gus Mancuso	4
2	Johnny Watwood	4
2	Jimmie Wilson	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Red Barnes	2
2	Dale Alexander	1
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Earle Combs	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.00
2	Clint Brown	0.50
3	George Pipgras	0.45
4	Vic Sorrell	0.40
5	Bill Hallahan	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Clint Brown	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	9
2	George Pipgras	5
3	Clint Brown	4
3	Bill Hallahan	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Heving	1
1	Socks Seibold	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.415
2	Babe Herman	.401
3	Chuck Klein	.396
4	Lefty O'Doul	.387
5	Lou Gehrig	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Hack Wilson	41
3	Lou Gehrig	34
4	Jimmie Foxx	32
5	3 tied	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	140
2	Hack Wilson	131
3	Chuck Klein	129
4	Al Simmons	126
5	Babe Ruth	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	29
2	Charlie Gehringer	18
3	Babe Herman	16
3	Marty McManus	16
5	2 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.45
2	Lefty Grove	2.72
3	Wes Ferrell	3.32
4	George Uhle	3.33
5	Ad Liska	3.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	20
1	Lefty Grove	20
3	George Earnshaw	18
4	Ted Lyons	17
5	Ray Kremer	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	155
2	George Earnshaw	149
3	Bill Hallahan	133
4	Dazzy Vance	116
5	Charlie Root	115

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.561
2	Randy Moore	.500
3	Jimmie Wilson	.459
4	Pie Traynor	.434
5	Goose Goslin	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	7
2	Goose Goslin	5
2	Chick Hafey	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	24
2	Chick Hafey	21
3	Ed Morgan	19
3	Bill Terry	19
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Buddy Myer	4
1	Sam West	4
3	Ossie Bluege	3
3	Hughie Critz	3
3	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Shores	0.47
2	Wes Ferrell	0.67
3	Dazzy Vance	0.76
4	Carl Hubbell	1.03
5	Steve Swetonic	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
1	Hank Johnson	4
3	Phil Collins	3
3	Red Faber	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	26
2	Lefty Grove	22
2	Bump Hadley	22
2	Dazzy Vance	22
5	George Earnshaw	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Watty Clark	2
2	Hi Bell	1
2	Ray Benge	1
2	George Blaeholder	1
2	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.485
2	Babe Herman	.434
3	Joe Cronin	.410
4	Kiki Cuyler	.405
4	Lou Gehrig	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	17
2	Goose Goslin	13
3	Babe Ruth	12
4	Lou Gehrig	10
4	Chick Hafey	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	47
2	Goose Goslin	41
3	Lou Gehrig	40
4	Babe Ruth	38
4	Glenn Wright	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
2	Charlie Gehringer	5
2	Buddy Myer	5
4	Ossie Bluege	4
4	13 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wes Ferrell	2.00
2	Dazzy Vance	2.04
3	Pat Malone	2.08
3	Bill Shores	2.08
5	Carl Hubbell	2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hallahan	49
2	Bump Hadley	40
3	George Earnshaw	39
4	Lefty Grove	36
5	Earl Whitehill	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Watty Clark	4
1	Charlie Root	4
3	Joe Heving	3
4	Hi Bell	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.399
2	Lefty O'Doul	.398
3	Chuck Klein	.392
4	Riggs Stephenson	.387
5	Babe Herman	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	58
2	Hack Wilson	50
3	Lou Gehrig	42
4	Chuck Klein	39
5	Jimmie Foxx	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	181
2	Hack Wilson	176
3	Chuck Klein	174
4	Babe Ruth	170
5	Al Simmons	162

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	41
2	Charlie Gehringer	29
3	Marty McManus	23
4	Bill Cissell	22
4	Bing Miller	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.58
2	Bill Walker	3.04
3	Lefty Grove	3.06
4	Wes Ferrell	3.07
5	Sad Sam Jones	3.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	29
2	George Earnshaw	23
3	Lefty Grove	22
3	Ted Lyons	22
5	4 tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	186
2	Lefty Grove	184
3	Bill Hallahan	165
4	Pat Malone	157
5	Charlie Root	156

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	8
1	Steve Swetonic	8
3	Garland Braxton	7
4	Hi Bell	6
4	3 others tied	6