On This Day

Tuesday, August 26, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 43 .667 --
Senators 77 49 .611 7.5
Yankees 73 52 .584 11.0
Indians 66 60 .524 18.5
Tigers 61 66 .480 24.0
White Sox 48 75 .390 35.0
Browns 49 77 .389 35.5
Red Sox 43 81 .347 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 75 48 .610 --
Giants 68 52 .567 5.5
Robins 69 56 .552 7.0
Cardinals 68 56 .548 7.5
Pirates 63 60 .512 12.0
Braves 55 67 .451 19.5
Reds 52 68 .433 21.5
Phillies 40 83 .325 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sam Rice 4
1 Al Simmons 4
3 Charlie Gelbert 3
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 Paul Waner 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Al Simmons 1
1 Lloyd Waner 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 4
2 Mickey Cochrane 3
2 Jimmie Foxx 3
2 Al Simmons 3
2 Paul Waner 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Roy Spencer 1
1 Paul Waner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry French 0.55
2 Bill Hallahan 0.36
3 Larry Benton 0.25
4 Sheriff Blake 0.21
5 Bump Hadley 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Bill Hallahan 1
1 Bill Shores 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry French 6
2 Bill Hallahan 4
3 Larry Benton 3
3 Sheriff Blake 3
3 Jack Quinn 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .409
2 Al Simmons .395
3 Lou Gehrig .392
4 Chuck Klein .388
5 Babe Herman .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 148
2 Lou Gehrig 146
3 Al Simmons 135
4 Chuck Klein 134
5 2 tied 129

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.45
2 Lefty Grove 2.61
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 167
2 George Earnshaw 163
3 Bill Hallahan 142
4 Bump Hadley 130
5 Charlie Root 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Hi Bell 6
2 Garland Braxton 6
2 Watty Clark 6
5 4 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .528
2 Lou Gehrig .489
3 Pie Traynor .476
4 Ed Morgan .458
5 Kiki Cuyler .456

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 27
2 Pie Traynor 19
3 Lefty O'Doul 17
4 Gus Mancuso 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Adam Comorosky 4
3 Dale Alexander 3
3 Ossie Bluege 3
3 Paul Waner 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 0.99
2 Wes Ferrell 1.00
3 George Blaeholder 1.08
4 Pat Malone 1.24
4 Steve Swetonic 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 4
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 22
2 Lefty Grove 21
2 Bump Hadley 21
4 Earl Whitehill 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .454
2 Freddie Lindstrom .427
3 Lou Gehrig .421
4 Kiki Cuyler .415
5 Al Simmons .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 12
1 Hack Wilson 12
3 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Babe Ruth 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 50
2 Ed Morgan 35
3 Lou Gehrig 34
4 Goose Goslin 33
4 Chick Hafey 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 6
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Buddy Myer 5
4 Bill Cissell 4
4 8 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Swetonic 1.30
2 Wes Ferrell 1.43
3 Dazzy Vance 1.43
4 Red Faber 1.69
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 7
1 Lefty Grove 7
3 George Earnshaw 6
3 Sad Sam Jones 6
3 Ray Kremer 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 46
2 Bill Hallahan 40
3 George Earnshaw 38
3 Lefty Grove 38
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 4
2 George Blaeholder 2
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 Bump Hadley 2
2 Joe Heving 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .390
2 Al Simmons .389
3 Bill Terry .389
4 Chuck Klein .380
5 Kiki Cuyler .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 55
2 Hack Wilson 50
3 Lou Gehrig 45
4 Chuck Klein 41
5 Al Simmons 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 187
2 Hack Wilson 183
3 Chuck Klein 172
4 Babe Ruth 168
4 Al Simmons 168

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 2.93
3 Wes Ferrell 3.10
4 Bill Walker 3.13
5 Sad Sam Jones 3.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 28
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 192
3 Bill Hallahan 174
4 Bump Hadley 160
5 Pat Malone 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Garland Braxton 7
2 Steve Swetonic 7
4 Hi Bell 6
4 3 others tied 6