On This Day

Sunday, September 14, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 96 47 .671 --
Senators 88 54 .620 7.5
Yankees 80 63 .559 16.0
Indians 76 69 .524 21.0
Tigers 70 73 .490 26.0
Browns 59 84 .413 37.0
White Sox 56 86 .394 39.5
Red Sox 46 95 .326 49.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 83 60 .580 --
Cardinals 82 60 .577 0.5
Cubs 81 60 .574 1.0
Giants 77 65 .542 5.5
Pirates 74 67 .525 8.0
Braves 67 78 .462 17.0
Reds 55 84 .396 26.0
Phillies 48 93 .340 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Welsh 5
2 Adam Comorosky 4
2 Ed Morgan 4
2 Johnny Neun 4
2 Lloyd Waner 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Blades 1
1 Al Bool 1
1 Samuel Byrd 1
1 Taylor Douthit 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Taylor Douthit 4
1 Red Ruffing 4
1 Lloyd Waner 4
4 Al Bool 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luke Appling 2
2 Lyn Lary 1
2 Gus Suhr 1
2 Lloyd Waner 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ben Cantwell 0.50
2 Red Ruffing 0.45
3 Ray Kremer 0.30
4 Bill Walker 0.29
5 Wes Ferrell 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ben Cantwell 1
1 George Earnshaw 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ben Cantwell 5
1 Red Ruffing 5
3 Wes Ferrell 4
4 Jumbo Elliott 3
4 Ray Kremer 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry French 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .400
2 Babe Herman .395
3 Chuck Klein .384
4 Lou Gehrig .382
5 Lefty O'Doul .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 49
2 Babe Ruth 46
3 Lou Gehrig 39
4 Al Simmons 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 171
2 Lou Gehrig 158
3 Al Simmons 150
4 Chuck Klein 148
5 Jimmie Foxx 142

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 3.36
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 22
4 Ted Lyons 21
5 Ray Kremer 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 200
2 George Earnshaw 179
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 Babe Herman .482
2 Glenn Wright .473
3 Rube Bressler .471
4 Dick Porter .450
5 Woody English .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
1 Don Hurst 5
3 Babe Herman 4
3 Shanty Hogan 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Wright 20
2 Bill Terry 19
3 Gabby Hartnett 17
4 Wally Berger 16
4 Johnny Hodapp 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 4
1 Marty McManus 4
3 Lu Blue 3
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.13
2 Jumbo Elliott 1.17
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.44
4 Jesse Haines 1.50
5 Jim Moore 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Pete Appleton 3
2 Erv Brame 3
2 Bump Hadley 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 Dazzy Vance 23
3 Bill Hallahan 22
4 Bump Hadley 20
5 Wes Ferrell 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Collins 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
3 Hi Bell 1
3 George Blaeholder 1
3 18 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .453
2 Freddie Lindstrom .417
3 Glenn Wright .412
4 Ed Morgan .393
5 Lou Gehrig .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 9
1 Hack Wilson 9
3 Don Hurst 7
3 Glenn Wright 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 46
2 Gabby Hartnett 36
3 Pie Traynor 31
4 Dick Bartell 28
4 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.54
2 Jim Moore 1.80
3 Clint Brown 1.90
4 Dazzy Vance 1.98
5 Ed Brandt 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 48
2 Dazzy Vance 40
3 Bump Hadley 36
4 Bill Hallahan 35
5 Wes Ferrell 32

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 .394
2 Babe Herman .390
3 Lefty O'Doul .386
4 Chuck Klein .380
5 Lou Gehrig .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 Lou Gehrig 182
1 Hack Wilson 182
3 Chuck Klein 163
4 Al Simmons 162
5 Babe Ruth 150

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 42
2 Charlie Gehringer 22
2 Marty McManus 22
2 Carl Reynolds 22
5 Roy Johnson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.68
2 Lefty Grove 2.69
3 Wes Ferrell 3.21
4 Pat Caraway 3.54
5 Bill Walker 3.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 28
2 Lefty Grove 27
3 George Earnshaw 26
4 Ted Lyons 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 210
2 George Earnshaw 192
3 Bill Hallahan 180
4 Bump Hadley 172
5 Dazzy Vance 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Hi Bell 7
2 Watty Clark 7
2 Jack Quinn 7
2 Steve Swetonic 7