On This Day

Tuesday, September 16, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	98	47	.676	--
Senators	89	54	.622	8.0
Yankees	82	63	.566	16.0
Indians	76	69	.524	22.0
Tigers	71	74	.490	27.0
Browns	60	86	.411	38.5
White Sox	56	89	.386	42.0
Red Sox	47	97	.326	50.5

Games

Athletics 6, White Sox 4

Athletics 10, White Sox 2

Yankees 19, Browns 10

Tigers 7, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	83	60	.580	--
Robins	84	61	.579	0.0
Cubs	82	62	.569	1.5
Giants	79	65	.549	4.5
Pirates	74	69	.517	9.0
Braves	67	78	.462	17.0
Reds	55	85	.393	26.5
Phillies	50	94	.347	33.5

Games

Cardinals 1, Robins 0

Giants 7, Cubs 0

Phillies 15, Pirates 14

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Dykes	5
1	Carl Reynolds	5
3	Earle Combs	4
3	Lloyd Waner	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Grantham	2
2	Ethan Allen	1
2	Max Bishop	1
2	Goose Goslin	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Grantham	5
2	Dale Alexander	4
2	Chuck Klein	4
2	Tony Lazzeri	4
2	Gus Suhr	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Chapman	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	Lyn Lary	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carl Hubbell	1.67
2	Dazzy Vance	1.57
3	Bill Hallahan	0.57
4	Lefty Grove	0.40
5	Tommy Thomas	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Phil Collins	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Bill Hallahan	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	11
2	Carl Hubbell	10
3	Lefty Grove	4
3	Bill Hallahan	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou McEvoy	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.404
2	Babe Herman	.396
3	Chuck Klein	.386
4	Lefty O'Doul	.384
5	Lou Gehrig	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	50
2	Babe Ruth	46
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Al Simmons	35
5	3 tied	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	173
2	Lou Gehrig	161
3	Chuck Klein	156
4	Al Simmons	151
5	Jimmie Foxx	145

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.38
2	Lefty Grove	2.49
3	Wes Ferrell	3.36
4	Pat Caraway	3.54
5	Lefty Stewart	3.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	28
2	Wes Ferrell	24
3	George Earnshaw	22
4	Ted Lyons	21
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	204
2	George Earnshaw	179
3	Bill Hallahan	168
4	Dazzy Vance	158
5	Bump Hadley	150

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	Glenn Wright	.471
2	Jimmy Dykes	.465
3	Babe Herman	.453
4	Woody English	.441
5	Johnny Frederick	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	5
2	Don Hurst	4
2	Hack Wilson	4
4	Frank Doljack	3
4	8 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Glenn Wright	19
2	Gabby Hartnett	18
3	Bill Terry	17
4	Tony Lazzeri	16
4	Hack Wilson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	6
2	Lu Blue	3
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Kiki Cuyler	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	0.50
2	Jim Moore	1.00
3	Dazzy Vance	1.06
4	Jumbo Elliott	1.17
5	Jesse Petty	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Erv Brame	3
2	Hal Elliott	3
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	34
2	Lefty Grove	26
3	Vic Sorrell	18
4	Hank Johnson	16
5	Roy Sherid	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Burke	2
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	Lou McEvoy	2
4	Hi Bell	1
4	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.439
2	Glenn Wright	.427
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.410
4	Carl Reynolds	.405
5	Ed Morgan	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	9
1	Hack Wilson	9
3	Don Hurst	7
3	Lefty O'Doul	7
3	Glenn Wright	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	44
2	Gabby Hartnett	36
3	Johnny Hodapp	28
3	Chuck Klein	28
3	Glenn Wright	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
1	Lyn Lary	7
3	Marty McManus	6
3	Paul Waner	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.79
2	Dazzy Vance	1.80
2	Jim Moore	1.80
4	Clint Brown	1.90
5	Jumbo Elliott	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Erv Brame	6
3	General Crowder	5
3	Burleigh Grimes	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	51
2	Lefty Grove	49
3	Bill Hallahan	39
4	Bump Hadley	36
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	3
2	Bobby Burke	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	.395
2	Babe Herman	.391
3	Lefty O'Doul	.389
4	Chuck Klein	.382
5	Lou Gehrig	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	50
2	Babe Ruth	48
3	Lou Gehrig	42
4	Chuck Klein	38
4	Al Simmons	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	183
2	Hack Wilson	180
3	Chuck Klein	171
4	Al Simmons	162
5	Babe Ruth	151

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	41
2	Marty McManus	22
3	Roy Johnson	21
3	Carl Reynolds	21
5	Charlie Gehringer	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.62
2	Lefty Grove	2.73
3	Wes Ferrell	3.28
4	Pat Caraway	3.54
5	Lefty Stewart	3.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	214
2	George Earnshaw	189
3	Bill Hallahan	184
4	Dazzy Vance	174
5	Bump Hadley	172

Saves

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