On This Day

Saturday, September 13, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 95 47 .669 --
Senators 88 53 .624 6.5
Yankees 79 63 .556 16.0
Indians 76 68 .528 20.0
Tigers 70 72 .493 25.0
Browns 59 84 .413 36.5
White Sox 55 86 .390 39.5
Red Sox 46 95 .326 48.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 59 .579 --
Robins 82 60 .577 0.0
Cubs 81 60 .574 0.5
Giants 77 63 .550 4.0
Pirates 72 67 .518 8.5
Braves 66 77 .462 16.5
Reds 55 83 .399 25.0
Phillies 48 93 .340 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Alexander 7
2 Fred Schulte 6
3 Tom Hughes 5
3 Russ Scarritt 5
5 2 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Akers 2
2 Samuel Byrd 1
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Pat Crawford 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Lazzeri 5
2 Bill Akers 4
2 Frank Doljack 4
2 George Watkins 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 2
1 Marty McManus 2
3 Sparky Adams 1
3 Lu Blue 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Bridges 0.62
2 Ray Phelps 0.50
3 George Uhle 0.38
4 Bump Hadley 0.33
4 Pat Malone 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Bridges 1
1 Guy Cantrell 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Hal Elliott 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Phelps 7
2 Tommy Bridges 5
3 Pat Malone 4
4 Pat Caraway 3
4 8 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 Watty Clark 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .402
2 Babe Herman .392
3 Chuck Klein .384
4 Lefty O'Doul .381
5 Lou Gehrig .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 49
2 Babe Ruth 46
3 Lou Gehrig 39
4 Wally Berger 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 171
2 Lou Gehrig 156
3 Chuck Klein 148
3 Al Simmons 148
5 Jimmie Foxx 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Marty McManus 21
3 Charlie Gehringer 18
4 Babe Herman 17
4 Paul Waner 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.44
2 Dazzy Vance 2.45
3 Wes Ferrell 3.25
4 Pat Caraway 3.54
5 Vic Sorrell 3.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Wes Ferrell 24
3 George Earnshaw 21
3 Ted Lyons 21
5 Ray Kremer 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 200
2 George Earnshaw 177
3 Bill Hallahan 164
4 Bump Hadley 150
5 Dazzy Vance 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Hi Bell 7
2 Watty Clark 7
4 Garland Braxton 6
4 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rube Bressler .500
2 Glenn Wright .473
3 Dick Porter .467
4 George Watkins .450
5 2 tied .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
1 Don Hurst 5
1 Hack Wilson 5
1 Glenn Wright 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 20
1 Glenn Wright 20
3 Bill Terry 19
4 Gabby Hartnett 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Goose Goslin 4
1 Marty McManus 4
3 Lu Blue 3
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Brandt 0.70
2 Dazzy Vance 1.13
2 Burleigh Grimes 1.13
4 Lefty Grove 1.49
5 Jesse Haines 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Pete Appleton 3
2 Erv Brame 3
2 Bump Hadley 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 33
2 Dazzy Vance 23
3 Bill Hallahan 22
4 Bump Hadley 20
5 Hank Johnson 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 George Blaeholder 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .458
2 Freddie Lindstrom .438
3 Glenn Wright .411
4 Paul Waner .408
5 Carl Reynolds .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 9
1 Hack Wilson 9
3 Don Hurst 7
3 Glenn Wright 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 48
2 Gabby Hartnett 36
3 Ed Morgan 30
3 Pie Traynor 30
5 Johnny Hodapp 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Marty McManus 6
3 Earl Averill 5
3 Lu Blue 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Brandt 1.38
2 Lefty Grove 1.54
3 Clint Brown 1.90
4 Dazzy Vance 1.98
5 Jim Moore 2.16

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 48
2 Dazzy Vance 40
3 Bill Hallahan 38
4 Bump Hadley 36
5 Wes Ferrell 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Watty Clark 2
2 Phil Collins 2
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .396
2 Babe Herman .387
3 Lefty O'Doul .387
4 Chuck Klein .381
5 Al Simmons .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 49
2 Babe Ruth 48
3 Lou Gehrig 43
4 Al Simmons 39
5 Chuck Klein 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 182
2 Lou Gehrig 180
3 Al Simmons 164
4 Chuck Klein 163
5 Babe Ruth 149

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 43
2 Charlie Gehringer 22
2 Marty McManus 22
2 Carl Reynolds 22
5 Roy Johnson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.68
2 Dazzy Vance 2.68
3 Wes Ferrell 3.12
4 Bill Walker 3.48
5 Pat Caraway 3.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 28
2 Lefty Grove 27
3 George Earnshaw 25
4 Ted Lyons 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 211
2 George Earnshaw 190
3 Bill Hallahan 184
4 Bump Hadley 172
5 Dazzy Vance 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Hi Bell 7
2 Watty Clark 7
2 Jack Quinn 7
2 Steve Swetonic 7