On This Day

Monday, August 25, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 85 43 .664 --
Senators 77 48 .616 6.5
Yankees 73 52 .584 10.5
Indians 66 60 .524 18.0
Tigers 61 66 .480 23.5
White Sox 48 75 .390 34.5
Browns 49 77 .389 35.0
Red Sox 43 81 .347 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 74 48 .607 --
Giants 68 52 .567 5.0
Robins 69 56 .552 6.5
Cardinals 67 56 .545 7.5
Pirates 63 59 .516 11.0
Braves 55 67 .451 19.0
Reds 52 67 .437 20.5
Phillies 40 83 .325 34.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marty McManus 3
2 Dale Alexander 2
2 Joe Cronin 2
2 Goose Goslin 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Akers 1
1 Joe Cronin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Cronin 3
1 Rick Ferrell 3
1 Marty McManus 3
4 Liz Funk 2
5 6 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Marty McManus 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 0.50
2 Dick Coffman 0.22
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.18
4 Tommy Bridges 0.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Tommy Bridges 3
2 Rip Collins 3
4 Dick Coffman 2
4 Sad Sam Jones 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .409
2 Lou Gehrig .392
3 Al Simmons .391
4 Chuck Klein .388
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 132
5 Babe Ruth 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 Charlie Gehringer 18
3 Marty McManus 17
4 Babe Herman 16
5 Bill Cissell 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.45
2 Lefty Grove 2.62
3 Wes Ferrell 3.18
4 Sad Sam Jones 3.25
5 Ray Kolp 3.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 22
2 Lefty Grove 21
3 George Earnshaw 20
4 Ray Kremer 18
4 Ted Lyons 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 165
2 George Earnshaw 163
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 .500
2 Lou Gehrig .479
3 Al Simmons .462
4 Freddie Lindstrom .455
5 Ed Morgan .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 6
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Lefty O'Doul 4
2 Hack Wilson 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 23
2 Pie Traynor 20
3 Lefty O'Doul 18
4 Goose Goslin 17
5 Ed Morgan 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Adam Comorosky 4
3 Dale Alexander 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 16 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.99
2 Wes Ferrell 1.00
3 Pat Malone 1.24
3 Steve Swetonic 1.24
5 George Blaeholder 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 4
2 General Crowder 3
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 22
2 Bump Hadley 20
2 George Uhle 20
4 Lefty Grove 19
5 Earl Whitehill 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .460
2 Freddie Lindstrom .421
3 Lou Gehrig .415
4 Pie Traynor .407
5 Kiki Cuyler .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 14
2 Goose Goslin 12
3 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Chick Hafey 8
3 Babe Ruth 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 51
2 Chick Hafey 35
2 Ed Morgan 35
4 Lou Gehrig 34
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Ossie Bluege 5
2 Adam Comorosky 5
2 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Buddy Myer 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Swetonic 1.30
2 Dazzy Vance 1.38
3 Wes Ferrell 1.43
4 Red Faber 1.69
5 Vic Sorrell 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Earnshaw 7
1 Wes Ferrell 7
1 Lefty Grove 7
4 Burleigh Grimes 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 46
2 Bump Hadley 45
3 Bill Hallahan 42
4 Earl Whitehill 40
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 4
2 George Blaeholder 2
2 Al Grabowski 2
2 Bump Hadley 2
2 Joe Heving 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .390
2 Lefty O'Doul .388
3 Al Simmons .383
4 Chuck Klein .379
5 Kiki Cuyler .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 57
2 Hack Wilson 49
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 179
3 Chuck Klein 172
4 Babe Ruth 170
5 Al Simmons 165

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 45
2 Charlie Gehringer 26
3 Bill Cissell 21
3 Bing Miller 21
3 Carl Reynolds 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.61
2 Lefty Grove 2.94
3 Bill Walker 3.13
4 Wes Ferrell 3.13
5 Sad Sam Jones 3.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 29
2 George Earnshaw 25
3 Lefty Grove 23
3 Ray Kremer 23
5 Bill Walker 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 197
2 Lefty Grove 190
3 Bill Hallahan 170
4 Bump Hadley 160
5 Pat Malone 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