On This Day

Wednesday, September 17, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	98	48	.671	--
Senators	90	55	.621	7.5
Yankees	82	64	.562	16.0
Indians	77	70	.524	21.5
Tigers	72	74	.493	26.0
Browns	61	86	.415	37.5
White Sox	57	89	.390	41.0
Red Sox	47	98	.324	50.5

Games

White Sox 4, Athletics 2

Indians 13, Senators 7

Senators 6, Indians 4

Tigers 9, Red Sox 7

Browns 9, Yankees 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	84	60	.583	--
Robins	84	62	.575	1.0
Cubs	83	62	.572	1.5
Giants	79	66	.545	5.5
Pirates	75	69	.521	9.0
Braves	68	79	.463	17.5
Reds	56	86	.394	27.0
Phillies	50	95	.345	34.5

Games

Cardinals 5, Robins 3

Braves 6, Reds 3

Cubs 5, Giants 2

Pirates 12, Phillies 5

Reds 6, Braves 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earl Averill	5
1	Wally Berger	5
1	Joe Cronin	5
1	Charlie Jamieson	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Earl Averill	4
2	Wally Berger	3
3	Hack Wilson	2
4	Bill Akers	1
4	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Averill	11
2	Wally Berger	7
3	Hack Wilson	4
4	Earle Combs	3
4	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Joe Cronin	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Dave Harris	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tiny Chaplin	0.80
2	Pat Malone	0.71
3	Syl Johnson	0.62
4	Dolf Luque	0.55
5	Red Faber	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Al Grabowski	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ad Liska	7
2	Dolf Luque	6
3	Syl Johnson	5
3	Pat Malone	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Jim Lindsey	1
1	George Uhle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.402
2	Babe Herman	.393
3	Lefty O'Doul	.385
4	Chuck Klein	.385
5	Lou Gehrig	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	52
2	Babe Ruth	46
3	Lou Gehrig	39
4	Wally Berger	37
5	Al Simmons	35

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	177
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	Ad Liska	3.43
5	Pat Caraway	3.54

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	154

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Glenn Wright	.490
2	Jimmy Dykes	.458
3	Dick Porter	.447
4	Babe Herman	.434
5	Johnny Frederick	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	6
2	Wally Berger	5
3	Earl Averill	4
3	Gabby Hartnett	4
3	Don Hurst	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	20
1	Glenn Wright	20
3	Earl Averill	19
4	Earle Combs	18
4	Paul Waner	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	6
2	Lu Blue	3
2	Ben Chapman	3
2	Earle Combs	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tom Zachary	0.50
2	Jim Moore	1.00
3	Jumbo Elliott	1.17
4	Dazzy Vance	1.29
5	Jesse Petty	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Erv Brame	4
3	Hal Elliott	3
3	Bill Hallahan	3
3	Lefty Stewart	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	28
2	Lefty Grove	26
3	Bump Hadley	18
3	Hank Johnson	18
3	Vic Sorrell	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Blaeholder	2
1	Bobby Burke	2
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	Jim Lindsey	2
1	Lou McEvoy	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Pie Traynor	.434
2	Glenn Wright	.418
3	Freddie Lindstrom	.402
4	Carl Reynolds	.402
5	Ben Chapman	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	11
2	Gabby Hartnett	9
3	Wally Berger	8
4	Don Hurst	7
4	Glenn Wright	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	46
2	Gabby Hartnett	36
3	Earl Averill	30
4	Glenn Wright	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
1	Lyn Lary	7
3	Lu Blue	5
3	Goose Goslin	5
3	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.79
2	Jim Moore	1.80
3	Dazzy Vance	2.12
4	Jumbo Elliott	2.15
5	Ed Brandt	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	8
2	Erv Brame	7
3	General Crowder	5
3	Bill Hallahan	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	49
2	Dazzy Vance	42
3	Bump Hadley	40
4	Bill Hallahan	35
5	Wes Ferrell	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Waite Hoyt	3
2	George Blaeholder	2
2	Bobby Burke	2
2	Phil Collins	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.395
2	Lefty O'Doul	.394
3	Babe Herman	.389
4	Chuck Klein	.383
5	Lou Gehrig	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	52
2	Babe Ruth	48
3	Lou Gehrig	42
4	Chuck Klein	38
4	Al Simmons	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	184
2	Lou Gehrig	182
3	Chuck Klein	171
4	Al Simmons	162
5	Babe Ruth	152

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	Ad Liska	3.35
5	Pat Caraway	3.54

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	179
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