On This Day

Sunday, August 31, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 88 44 .667 --
Senators 80 49 .620 6.5
Yankees 73 55 .570 13.0
Indians 69 63 .523 19.0
Tigers 62 70 .470 26.0
Browns 53 78 .405 34.5
White Sox 51 78 .395 35.5
Red Sox 44 83 .346 41.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 77 51 .602 --
Giants 71 55 .563 5.0
Robins 72 58 .554 6.0
Cardinals 71 58 .550 6.5
Pirates 68 61 .527 9.5
Braves 58 70 .453 19.0
Reds 53 73 .421 23.0
Phillies 42 86 .328 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rube Bressler 4
1 Johnny Hodapp 4
1 Freddie Lindstrom 4
1 Ed Morgan 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Ott 3
2 Rube Bressler 1
2 Buster Chatham 1
2 Babe Herman 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mel Ott 6
2 Johnny Hodapp 5
3 Rube Bressler 4
3 Buster Chatham 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank O'Rourke 2
2 Wally Berger 1
2 Alex Metzler 1
2 Lance Richbourg 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hallahan 1.00
2 Bump Hadley 0.86
3 Danny MacFayden 0.45
4 Tommy Bridges 0.40
5 3 tied 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 12
2 Bump Hadley 6
3 Danny MacFayden 5
4 Pete Appleton 4
4 Joe Heving 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mel Harder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .405
2 Chuck Klein .392
3 Al Simmons .390
4 Lou Gehrig .387
5 Babe Herman .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 46
2 Babe Ruth 44
3 Lou Gehrig 37
4 Jimmie Foxx 32
5 4 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 157
2 Lou Gehrig 147
3 Chuck Klein 140
4 Al Simmons 137
5 Jimmie Foxx 133

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.52
2 Dazzy Vance 2.60
3 Wes Ferrell 3.25
4 Ray Kolp 3.41
5 Sad Sam Jones 3.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 23
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 George Earnshaw 20
4 Ray Kremer 19
4 Ted Lyons 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 175
2 George Earnshaw 168
3 Bill Hallahan 154
4 Bump Hadley 136
5 Dazzy Vance 124

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .500
2 Pie Traynor .492
3 Ed Morgan .475
4 Ben Chapman .459
5 Lou Gehrig .458

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 5
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Goose Goslin 4
2 Gabby Hartnett 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 28
2 Gabby Hartnett 18
2 Ed Morgan 18
4 Johnny Hodapp 17
4 Pie Traynor 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Frank O'Rourke 4
1 Fred Schulte 4
4 Dale Alexander 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Spades Wood 0.00
2 Clint Brown 0.90
3 Lefty Grove 0.96
4 George Blaeholder 1.17
5 Pat Caraway 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Erv Brame 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 25
2 Bump Hadley 22
3 Lefty Grove 20
4 George Earnshaw 19
5 Dazzy Vance 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Carl Fischer 1
1 Al Grabowski 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .443
2 Bill Terry .440
3 Chick Hafey .432
4 Shanty Hogan .431
5 Freddie Lindstrom .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 13
2 Goose Goslin 9
3 Babe Ruth 8
4 Freddie Lindstrom 7
4 Al Simmons 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 53
2 Ed Morgan 34
3 Al Simmons 32
4 Chick Hafey 31
5 3 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 6
1 Buddy Myer 6
3 Earl Averill 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Swetonic 1.29
2 Lefty Grove 1.52
3 Wes Ferrell 1.67
4 Bill Shores 1.67
5 Dazzy Vance 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Wes Ferrell 6
2 Sad Sam Jones 6
2 Ray Kremer 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hallahan 52
2 Bump Hadley 46
3 Lefty Grove 42
4 George Earnshaw 38
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 2
1 Bump Hadley 2
1 Joe Heving 2
4 Hi Bell 1
4 26 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .391
2 Bill Terry .390
3 Chuck Klein .387
4 Al Simmons .387
5 Babe Herman .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 53
2 Hack Wilson 52
3 Lou Gehrig 44
4 Chuck Klein 40
5 Al Simmons 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 189
2 Lou Gehrig 186
3 Chuck Klein 171
4 Al Simmons 168
5 Babe Ruth 162

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Charlie Gehringer 26
3 Bill Cissell 21
3 Bing Miller 21
3 Carl Reynolds 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.80
2 Lefty Grove 2.88
3 Wes Ferrell 3.16
4 Bill Walker 3.22
5 Sad Sam Jones 3.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 29
2 George Earnshaw 25
3 Lefty Grove 24
4 Ray Kremer 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 195
2 George Earnshaw 193
3 Bill Hallahan 186
4 Bump Hadley 166
5 2 tied 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Garland Braxton 7
3 Hi Bell 6
3 Watty Clark 6
3 3 others tied 6