On This Day

Saturday, August 23, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	85	41	.675	--
Senators	75	48	.610	8.5
Yankees	72	51	.585	11.5
Indians	65	59	.524	19.0
Tigers	60	65	.480	24.5
White Sox	47	74	.388	35.5
Browns	48	76	.387	36.0
Red Sox	42	80	.344	41.0

Games

Athletics 2, Tigers 0

Senators 2, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	73	48	.603	--
Giants	68	51	.571	4.0
Robins	69	56	.552	6.0
Cardinals	65	56	.537	8.0
Pirates	62	58	.517	10.5
Braves	55	67	.451	18.5
Reds	51	66	.436	20.0
Phillies	40	81	.331	33.0

Games

Cubs 4, Giants 2

Reds 4, Robins 3

Reds 5, Robins 1

Pirates 5, Braves 0

Cardinals 9, Phillies 6

Pirates 2, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Fred Brickell	4
1	Tony Cuccinello	4
1	Glenn Wright	4
4	Kiki Cuyler	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pat Crawford	1
1	Travis Jackson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	3
2	Joe Boley	2
2	Pat Crawford	2
2	Frankie Frisch	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
None

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eppa Rixey	0.83
2	Carl Hubbell	0.67
3	Erv Brame	0.57
4	George Earnshaw	0.42
5	Red Lucas	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	1
1	Lloyd Brown	1
1	George Earnshaw	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Hubbell	6
2	George Earnshaw	5
2	Eppa Rixey	5
4	Erv Brame	4
4	Pat Malone	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.410
2	Al Simmons	.390
3	Chuck Klein	.389
4	Lou Gehrig	.386
5	Babe Herman	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Hack Wilson	43
3	Lou Gehrig	37
4	Jimmie Foxx	32
5	Chuck Klein	31

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	146
2	Hack Wilson	144
3	Chuck Klein	134
4	Al Simmons	131
5	Babe Ruth	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	33
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	Sad Sam Jones	3.33
5	Ad Liska	3.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	21
1	Lefty Grove	21
3	George Earnshaw	20
4	Ted Lyons	18
5	Ray Kremer	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	163
2	Lefty Grove	160
3	Bill Hallahan	138
4	Bump Hadley	129
5	Charlie Root	121

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	Pie Traynor	.491
2	Freddie Lindstrom	.491
3	Lou Gehrig	.479
4	Buddy Myer	.458
5	Al Simmons	.442

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	7
1	Hack Wilson	7
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Lefty O'Doul	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	30
2	Goose Goslin	22
3	Ed Morgan	21
4	Lefty O'Doul	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Buddy Myer	4
3	Ossie Bluege	3
3	Adam Comorosky	3
5	15 tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wes Ferrell	0.33
2	Steve Swetonic	0.75
3	Dazzy Vance	0.99
4	Pat Malone	1.18
5	Ed Durham	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Earnshaw	4
1	Hank Johnson	4
1	Pat Malone	4
4	Wes Ferrell	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	30
2	George Earnshaw	28
3	Bill Hallahan	24
4	Pat Malone	22
5	George Uhle	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.480
2	Freddie Lindstrom	.431
3	Joe Judge	.429
4	Chick Hafey	.422
5	Kiki Cuyler	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	14
2	Goose Goslin	13
3	Chick Hafey	10
4	Lou Gehrig	9
4	2 others tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	53
2	Lou Gehrig	38
2	Chick Hafey	38
2	Ed Morgan	38
5	Goose Goslin	37

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
2	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Buddy Myer	5
4	Ossie Bluege	4
4	10 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Steve Swetonic	0.98
2	Wes Ferrell	1.33
3	Dazzy Vance	1.83
4	Earl Whitehill	1.92
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.99

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bump Hadley	47
2	George Earnshaw	46
3	Bill Hallahan	42
4	Earl Whitehill	35
5	3 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Watty Clark	4
2	George Blaeholder	2
2	Al Grabowski	2
2	Bump Hadley	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.394
2	Lefty O'Doul	.386
3	Al Simmons	.385
4	Chuck Klein	.380
5	Kiki Cuyler	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	57
2	Hack Wilson	50
3	Lou Gehrig	45
4	Chuck Klein	41
5	Al Simmons	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	187
2	Hack Wilson	182
3	Chuck Klein	172
4	Babe Ruth	170
5	Al Simmons	166

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	45
2	Charlie Gehringer	27
3	Bing Miller	22
4	Bill Cissell	21
4	2 others tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.56
2	Lefty Grove	3.01
3	Bill Walker	3.13
4	Wes Ferrell	3.16
5	Sad Sam Jones	3.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wes Ferrell	28
2	George Earnshaw	25
3	Lefty Grove	23
4	Ray Kremer	22
4	2 others tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	197
2	Lefty Grove	185
3	Bill Hallahan	170
4	Bump Hadley	160
5	Pat Malone	159

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