On This Day

Tuesday, September 9, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 46 .671 --
Senators 86 51 .628 6.5
Yankees 78 59 .569 14.5
Indians 75 66 .532 19.5
Tigers 66 72 .478 27.0
White Sox 54 83 .394 38.5
Browns 54 84 .391 39.0
Red Sox 45 91 .331 47.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 80 57 .584 --
Cardinals 77 59 .566 2.5
Robins 78 60 .565 2.5
Giants 77 60 .562 3.0
Pirates 71 65 .522 8.5
Braves 64 75 .460 17.0
Reds 55 79 .410 23.5
Phillies 45 92 .328 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Barnes 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Earle Combs 3
2 Tony Cuccinello 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Jimmy Moore 1
1 Lefty O'Doul 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earle Combs 4
1 Tony Cuccinello 4
3 Lefty O'Doul 3
4 Earl Averill 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Red Barnes 1
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Liz Funk 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Whitehill 0.60
2 Pat Caraway 0.57
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.57
4 Lefty Grove 0.50
5 Ray Phelps 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 Pat Caraway 1
1 Hal Elliott 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 6
2 Pat Caraway 4
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 Lefty Grove 4
2 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .405
2 Babe Herman .393
3 Lou Gehrig .385
4 Al Simmons .385
5 Chuck Klein .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 47
2 Babe Ruth 45
3 Lou Gehrig 39
4 Al Simmons 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 164
2 Lou Gehrig 154
3 Al Simmons 148
4 Chuck Klein 144
5 Jimmie Foxx 139

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 35
2 Marty McManus 19
3 Charlie Gehringer 18
4 Babe Herman 17
4 Paul Waner 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.48
2 Dazzy Vance 2.51
3 Wes Ferrell 3.25
4 Pat Caraway 3.35
5 Ray Kolp 3.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 26
2 Wes Ferrell 24
3 George Earnshaw 21
4 Ted Lyons 20
5 Ray Kremer 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 197
2 George Earnshaw 176
3 Bill Hallahan 161
4 Bump Hadley 146
5 Dazzy Vance 134

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 Babe Herman .463
2 Al Spohrer .457
3 Paul Waner .450
4 Frank O'Rourke .444
5 George Watkins .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
2 Wally Berger 4
2 Red Kress 4
2 Mel Ott 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Hodapp 20
1 Paul Waner 20
1 Hack Wilson 20
4 Mel Ott 18
5 3 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Goose Goslin 4
2 Earl Averill 3
2 Lu Blue 3
2 Joe Judge 3
2 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Caraway 1.05
2 Ed Brandt 1.27
3 Lefty Grove 1.64
4 Syl Johnson 1.71
5 2 tied 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Pete Appleton 3
2 Erv Brame 3
2 General Crowder 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 32
2 Bill Hallahan 23
3 Bump Hadley 17
4 Wes Ferrell 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
3 Phil Collins 1
3 Rip Collins 1
3 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .460
2 Paul Waner .434
3 Freddie Lindstrom .422
4 Lou Gehrig .412
5 Buddy Myer .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 11
2 Goose Goslin 8
2 Gabby Hartnett 8
4 Lou Gehrig 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 50
2 Pie Traynor 34
3 Gabby Hartnett 33
4 Ed Morgan 31
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Earl Averill 5
2 Ossie Bluege 5
2 Adam Comorosky 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.57
2 Dazzy Vance 1.93
3 Ed Brandt 2.09
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.20
5 Pat Caraway 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 General Crowder 6
3 Erv Brame 5
3 Wes Ferrell 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 51
2 Bill Hallahan 47
3 Bump Hadley 37
4 George Earnshaw 35
5 Earl Whitehill 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 Joe Heving 2
2 Lou McEvoy 2
2 George Pipgras 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .395
2 Lefty O'Doul .384
3 Babe Herman .383
4 Al Simmons .381
5 Chuck Klein .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 50
2 Babe Ruth 49
3 Lou Gehrig 44
4 Al Simmons 39
5 Chuck Klein 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 183
2 Hack Wilson 179
3 Al Simmons 168
4 Chuck Klein 162
5 Babe Ruth 151

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Charlie Gehringer 22
3 Marty McManus 21
3 Carl Reynolds 21
5 4 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.77
2 Lefty Grove 2.84
3 Wes Ferrell 3.20
4 Pat Caraway 3.35
5 Bill Walker 3.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 28
2 Lefty Grove 26
3 George Earnshaw 25
4 Bill Walker 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 210
2 George Earnshaw 196
3 Bill Hallahan 189
4 Bump Hadley 170
5 Dazzy Vance 153

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