On This Day

Thursday, September 4, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 91 45 .669 --
Senators 83 50 .624 6.5
Yankees 75 57 .568 14.0
Indians 73 63 .537 18.0
Tigers 65 70 .481 25.5
Browns 53 82 .393 37.5
White Sox 51 81 .386 38.0
Red Sox 44 87 .336 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 79 54 .594 --
Giants 74 58 .561 4.5
Cardinals 74 58 .561 4.5
Robins 73 60 .549 6.0
Pirates 69 64 .519 10.0
Braves 62 72 .463 17.5
Reds 55 75 .423 22.5
Phillies 43 88 .328 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Simmons 4
1 Jimmie Wilson 4
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Jimmy Dykes 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 2
2 Dale Alexander 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 Red Kress 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 6
1 Al Simmons 6
3 Jim Bottomley 3
4 Bill Akers 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Buster Chatham 1
1 Charlie Gelbert 1
1 Jonah Goldman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hank Johnson 0.92
2 Bump Hadley 0.67
3 Vic Sorrell 0.60
4 George Blaeholder 0.43
5 Syl Johnson 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Syl Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hank Johnson 11
2 Vic Sorrell 9
3 Lefty Grove 8
4 Bump Hadley 6
5 Danny MacFayden 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Pat Malone 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .408
2 Babe Herman .389
3 Chuck Klein .388
4 Lou Gehrig .387
5 Al Simmons .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 46
2 Babe Ruth 44
3 Lou Gehrig 37
4 Wally Berger 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 159
2 Lou Gehrig 149
3 Al Simmons 146
4 Chuck Klein 144
5 Jimmie Foxx 137

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 33
2 Marty McManus 19
3 Charlie Gehringer 18
4 Babe Herman 17
4 Paul Waner 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.53
2 Lefty Grove 2.60
3 Wes Ferrell 3.28
4 Ray Kolp 3.45
5 Pat Caraway 3.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 24
1 Lefty Grove 24
3 George Earnshaw 20
4 Ray Kremer 19
4 Ted Lyons 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 190
2 George Earnshaw 171
3 Bill Hallahan 154
4 Bump Hadley 142
5 Dazzy Vance 130

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .478
2 Mel Ott .431
3 Ed Morgan .424
4 Lloyd Waner .421
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 6
2 Dale Alexander 4
2 Wally Berger 4
2 Mel Ott 4
2 Al Simmons 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 21
1 Hack Wilson 21
3 Pie Traynor 20
4 Mel Ott 19
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank O'Rourke 4
1 Paul Waner 4
3 Earl Averill 3
3 Lu Blue 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lloyd Brown 0.95
2 Eppa Rixey 1.38
3 Clint Brown 1.54
4 Hod Lisenbee 1.73
5 Ed Brandt 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lloyd Brown 3
1 General Crowder 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 30
2 Bump Hadley 22
3 Bill Hallahan 21
4 Vic Sorrell 19
5 Wes Ferrell 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
3 Phil Collins 1
3 Rip Collins 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .481
2 Jimmie Wilson .444
3 Bill Terry .432
4 Freddie Lindstrom .421
5 Lou Gehrig .416

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 11
2 Goose Goslin 9
3 Gabby Hartnett 7
3 Al Simmons 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 50
2 Pie Traynor 35
3 Ed Morgan 34
3 Al Simmons 34
5 3 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Myer 6
2 Earl Averill 5
2 Ossie Bluege 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Paul Waner 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.77
2 Eppa Rixey 1.96
3 Dazzy Vance 2.01
4 Wes Ferrell 2.04
5 Bill Shores 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Wes Ferrell 6
2 Burleigh Grimes 6
4 Lloyd Brown 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 50
1 Bump Hadley 50
3 Bill Hallahan 47
4 George Earnshaw 41
5 Dazzy Vance 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 2
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Joe Heving 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Lou McEvoy 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .400
2 Lefty O'Doul .388
3 Chuck Klein .384
4 Al Simmons .381
5 Babe Herman .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
1 Hack Wilson 50
3 Lou Gehrig 43
4 Al Simmons 39
5 Chuck Klein 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 185
2 Hack Wilson 182
3 Al Simmons 169
4 Chuck Klein 164
5 Babe Ruth 156

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 42
2 Charlie Gehringer 23
3 Bill Cissell 21
3 Marty McManus 21
3 Carl Reynolds 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.73
2 Lefty Grove 2.90
3 Wes Ferrell 3.19
4 Bill Walker 3.40
5 Firpo Marberry 3.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 29
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 George Earnshaw 24
4 Ray Kremer 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 206
2 George Earnshaw 191
3 Bill Hallahan 182
4 Bump Hadley 166
5 Dazzy Vance 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Jack Quinn 7
2 Steve Swetonic 7
4 Hi Bell 6
4 4 others tied 6