On This Day

Monday, August 18, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 39 .678 --
Senators 72 46 .610 8.5
Yankees 71 49 .592 10.5
Indians 61 59 .508 20.5
Tigers 58 62 .483 23.5
White Sox 46 72 .390 34.5
Browns 46 73 .387 35.0
Red Sox 41 77 .347 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 45 .612 --
Robins 69 50 .580 3.5
Giants 66 48 .579 4.0
Cardinals 61 55 .526 10.0
Pirates 57 58 .496 13.5
Braves 54 63 .462 17.5
Reds 46 65 .414 22.5
Phillies 38 78 .328 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Chapman 4
1 Carl Reynolds 4
1 Hack Wilson 4
4 Les Bell 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Red Kress 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 4
2 Dick Bartell 3
2 Les Bell 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Footsie Blair 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Woody English 1
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bump Hadley 0.86
2 George Earnshaw 0.73
3 Chief Hogsett 0.67
4 Pat Malone 0.62
5 Watty Clark 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Pat Malone 1
1 Herb Pennock 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 8
2 Bump Hadley 6
2 Chief Hogsett 6
4 Watty Clark 5
4 Pat Malone 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .415
2 Babe Herman .402
3 Chuck Klein .393
4 Lou Gehrig .387
5 Lefty O'Doul .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Hack Wilson 42
3 Lou Gehrig 35
4 Jimmie Foxx 32
5 3 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 143
2 Hack Wilson 135
3 Chuck Klein 129
4 Babe Ruth 126
4 Al Simmons 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 30
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 19
4 Ted Lyons 17
5 Ray Kremer 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 157
2 Lefty Grove 155
3 Bill Hallahan 133
4 Bump Hadley 120
5 Dazzy Vance 116

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 .547
2 Jimmie Wilson .500
3 Pie Traynor .472
4 Lou Gehrig .442
5 Babe Herman .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 7
2 Goose Goslin 5
3 Charlie Gehringer 4
3 Chick Hafey 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 26
2 Bill Terry 19
3 Goose Goslin 18
4 Ed Morgan 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 5
2 Ossie Bluege 3
2 Ski Melillo 3
2 Sam West 3
5 18 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Shores 0.47
2 Wes Ferrell 0.67
3 Carl Hubbell 1.00
4 Dazzy Vance 1.03
5 Steve Swetonic 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Hank Johnson 4
3 George Earnshaw 3
3 Red Faber 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 28
2 George Earnshaw 27
3 Bill Hallahan 26
4 Lefty Grove 22
5 Pat Malone 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 General Crowder 1
2 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .481
2 Babe Herman .441
3 Joe Cronin .415
4 Jimmie Wilson .403
5 Lou Gehrig .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 17
2 Goose Goslin 12
3 Babe Ruth 11
4 Lou Gehrig 10
4 Chick Hafey 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 50
2 Lou Gehrig 41
3 Babe Ruth 39
3 Glenn Wright 39
5 Goose Goslin 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Buddy Myer 6
3 Charlie Gehringer 5
4 Ossie Bluege 4
4 10 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Malone 1.91
2 Wes Ferrell 2.00
3 Dazzy Vance 2.04
4 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 Bump Hadley 46
2 Bill Hallahan 44
3 George Earnshaw 43
4 Lefty Grove 36
5 Earl Whitehill 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .397
2 Lefty O'Doul .395
3 Riggs Stephenson .390
4 Chuck Klein .386
5 Babe Herman .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 57
2 Hack Wilson 50
3 Lou Gehrig 43
4 Chuck Klein 39
5 Jimmie Foxx 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 184
2 Hack Wilson 178
3 Chuck Klein 170
4 Babe Ruth 169
5 Al Simmons 162

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 42
2 Charlie Gehringer 29
3 Marty McManus 23
4 Bing Miller 22
5 3 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.58
2 Bill Walker 3.04
3 Lefty Grove 3.06
4 Wes Ferrell 3.16
5 Sad Sam Jones 3.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 28
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Lefty Grove 22
3 Ted Lyons 22
3 Pat Malone 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 194
2 Lefty Grove 184
3 Bill Hallahan 165
4 Pat Malone 162
5 Charlie Root 156

Saves

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