On This Day

Wednesday, August 20, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 83 40 .675 --
Senators 73 47 .608 8.5
Yankees 72 49 .595 10.0
Indians 63 59 .516 19.5
Tigers 59 63 .484 23.5
Browns 47 74 .388 35.0
White Sox 46 73 .387 35.0
Red Sox 41 79 .342 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 47 .602 --
Giants 67 49 .578 3.0
Robins 69 53 .566 4.0
Cardinals 62 56 .525 9.0
Pirates 59 58 .504 11.5
Braves 55 64 .462 16.5
Reds 48 66 .421 21.0
Phillies 40 78 .339 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Heilmann 4
1 Heinie Manush 4
1 Al Simmons 4
4 Footsie Blair 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Spud Davis 2
2 Dale Alexander 1
2 Showboat Fisher 1
2 Don Hurst 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Spud Davis 4
1 Heinie Manush 4
3 Showboat Fisher 3
3 Danny Taylor 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Freddie Lindstrom 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.45
2 Ray Kolp 0.40
3 Waite Hoyt 0.38
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.22
5 Socks Seibold 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Ray Benge 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Benny Frey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Ray Kolp 4
3 Guy Cantrell 3
3 Waite Hoyt 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Al Grabowski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .410
2 Babe Herman .395
3 Chuck Klein .392
4 Lou Gehrig .388
5 Lefty O'Doul .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Hack Wilson 43
3 Lou Gehrig 35
4 Jimmie Foxx 32
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 143
2 Hack Wilson 138
3 Chuck Klein 131
4 Al Simmons 128
5 Babe Ruth 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 31
2 Charlie Gehringer 18
3 Babe Herman 16
3 Marty McManus 16
5 Bill Cissell 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.45
2 Lefty Grove 2.69
3 Wes Ferrell 3.23
4 George Uhle 3.33
5 Ad Liska 3.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 21
1 Lefty Grove 21
3 George Earnshaw 19
4 Ray Kremer 17
4 Ted Lyons 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 160
2 George Earnshaw 157
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 Lou Gehrig .490
2 Pie Traynor .483
3 Jimmie Wilson .469
4 Joe Cronin .455
5 Ed Montague .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 8
2 Hack Wilson 7
3 Footsie Blair 4
3 Babe Herman 4
3 Lefty O'Doul 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 27
2 Goose Goslin 23
3 Ed Morgan 22
4 Heinie Manush 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 5
2 Ossie Bluege 3
2 Adam Comorosky 3
2 Joe Cronin 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wes Ferrell 0.33
2 Bill Shores 0.47
3 Steve Swetonic 0.69
4 Pat Malone 0.93
5 Dazzy Vance 1.03

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 George Earnshaw 27
2 Bump Hadley 21
3 Lefty Grove 20
3 Bill Hallahan 20
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 2
2 Ray Benge 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 General Crowder 1
2 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .469
2 Joe Cronin .422
3 Babe Herman .422
4 Kiki Cuyler .407
5 Lou Gehrig .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 16
2 Goose Goslin 14
3 Babe Ruth 10
4 Chick Hafey 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 50
2 Goose Goslin 40
2 Ed Morgan 40
4 Lou Gehrig 37
4 Glenn Wright 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Buddy Myer 6
3 Charlie Gehringer 5
4 Ossie Bluege 4
4 11 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.76
2 Carl Hubbell 1.78
3 Pat Malone 1.91
4 Wes Ferrell 2.00
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 45
2 Bill Hallahan 44
3 George Earnshaw 43
4 Earl Whitehill 37
5 Lefty Grove 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .392
2 Riggs Stephenson .391
3 Lefty O'Doul .389
4 Chuck Klein .382
5 Al Simmons .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 57
2 Hack Wilson 51
3 Lou Gehrig 43
4 Chuck Klein 40
5 Al Simmons 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 184
2 Hack Wilson 181
3 Chuck Klein 170
4 Babe Ruth 168
5 Al Simmons 163

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Charlie Gehringer 27
3 Bing Miller 22
4 Bill Cissell 21
4 3 others tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.58
2 Bill Walker 3.04
3 Lefty Grove 3.05
4 Wes Ferrell 3.10
5 Sad Sam Jones 3.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 29
2 George Earnshaw 24
3 Lefty Grove 23
4 Ray Kremer 22
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 194
2 Lefty Grove 188
3 Bill Hallahan 165
4 Charlie Root 156
5 Pat Malone 155

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