On This Day

Wednesday, August 27, 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 62 .516 19.5
Tigers 61 67 .477 24.5
White Sox 50 75 .400 34.0
Browns 50 77 .394 35.0
Red Sox 43 81 .347 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 75 49 .605 --
Giants 68 53 .562 5.5
Robins 70 56 .556 6.0
Cardinals 69 56 .552 6.5
Pirates 64 60 .516 11.0
Braves 55 68 .447 19.5
Reds 52 69 .430 21.5
Phillies 41 83 .331 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Smead Jolley 6
2 John Kerr 5
2 Carl Reynolds 5
2 Pie Traynor 5
5 7 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Wally Berger 1
1 Woody English 1
1 Johnny Frederick 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Kerr 7
2 Johnny Hodapp 4
2 Chuck Klein 4
4 Dick Bartell 3
4 Hack Wilson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Red Kress 1
1 Al Lopez 1
1 Carl Reynolds 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Stewart 0.57
2 Tommy Thomas 0.50
3 Bill Walker 0.44
4 Flint Rhem 0.40
4 Eppa Rixey 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 1
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Petty 4
1 Flint Rhem 4
1 Eppa Rixey 4
1 Lefty Stewart 4
1 Bill Walker 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .408
2 Al Simmons .395
3 Lou Gehrig .392
4 Chuck Klein .388
5 Babe Herman .388

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 151
2 Lou Gehrig 146
3 Chuck Klein 138
4 Al Simmons 135
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 Ted Lyons 19
5 Ray Kremer 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 Pie Traynor .533
2 Al Simmons .522
3 Lou Gehrig .488
4 Ed Morgan .471
5 Buddy Myer .459

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 30
2 Pie Traynor 17
3 Dick Bartell 16
3 Gabby Hartnett 16
3 Lefty O'Doul 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Dale Alexander 3
2 Ossie Bluege 3
2 Carl Reynolds 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wes Ferrell 1.00
1 Lloyd Brown 1.00
3 Dazzy Vance 1.06
4 George Blaeholder 1.08
5 Steve Swetonic 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 4
2 Erv Brame 3
2 George Earnshaw 3
2 Wes Ferrell 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 22
2 Bump Hadley 21
3 Earl Whitehill 18
4 Pat Malone 17
4 George Uhle 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 .460
2 Freddie Lindstrom .451
3 Pie Traynor .429
4 Lou Gehrig .425
5 Chick Hafey .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 12
2 Goose Goslin 9
3 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Babe Ruth 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 52
2 Ed Morgan 35
3 Lou Gehrig 33
4 Chick Hafey 32
4 Al Simmons 32

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 1.09
2 Wes Ferrell 1.17
3 Dazzy Vance 1.43
4 Red Faber 1.69
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 3
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 Bump Hadley 2
2 Joe Heving 2
5 23 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .392
2 Al Simmons .389
3 Bill Terry .388
4 Chuck Klein .382
5 Lou Gehrig .374

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 185
3 Chuck Klein 176
4 Babe Ruth 168
4 Al Simmons 168

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Charlie Gehringer 26
3 Carl Reynolds 22
4 Bill Cissell 21
4 Bing Miller 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.61
2 Lefty Grove 2.93
3 Wes Ferrell 3.10
4 Bill Walker 3.20
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 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 197
2 Lefty Grove 192
3 Bill Hallahan 174
4 Bump Hadley 160
5 Pat Malone 155

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