On This Day

Sunday, September 21, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	100	50	.667	--
Senators	91	58	.611	8.5
Yankees	84	66	.560	16.0
Indians	79	72	.523	21.5
Tigers	74	76	.493	26.0
Browns	63	88	.417	37.5
White Sox	59	91	.393	41.0
Red Sox	50	99	.336	49.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Indians 4

Browns 8, Athletics 4

Athletics 10, Browns 4

White Sox 15, Yankees 7

Tigers 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	87	61	.588	--
Cubs	85	64	.570	2.5
Robins	84	65	.564	3.5
Giants	84	67	.556	4.5
Pirates	78	69	.531	8.5
Braves	69	81	.460	19.0
Reds	57	90	.388	29.5
Phillies	51	98	.342	36.5

Games

Pirates 7, Robins 6

Cubs 4, Braves 2

Giants 6, Reds 4

Reds 7, Giants 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Kress	5
1	Eric McNair	5
1	Bill Terry	5
4	Tony Cuccinello	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	2
2	Earl Averill	1
2	Joe Boley	1
2	Pat Crawford	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	6
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Bill Terry	4
4	Bruce Campbell	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Adam Comorosky	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Mule Haas	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Earnshaw	0.82
2	Willis Hudlin	0.60
3	Pat Malone	0.56
4	Si Johnson	0.55
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Blaeholder	1
1	Erv Brame	1
1	Pat Caraway	1
1	Carl Hubbell	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Earnshaw	9
2	Bump Hadley	6
2	Willis Hudlin	6
2	Si Johnson	6
2	Earl Whitehill	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Faber	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	Eddie Rommel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.406
2	Babe Herman	.393
3	Chuck Klein	.389
4	Lefty O'Doul	.384
5	Al Simmons	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	52
2	Babe Ruth	47
3	Lou Gehrig	40
4	Chuck Klein	39
5	Wally Berger	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	179
2	Lou Gehrig	168
3	Chuck Klein	163
4	Al Simmons	156
5	Jimmie Foxx	152

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	36
2	Marty McManus	21
3	Charlie Gehringer	19
4	Babe Herman	18
4	Paul Waner	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.38
2	Lefty Grove	2.46
3	Wes Ferrell	3.31
4	Ad Liska	3.43
5	Lefty Stewart	3.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	28
2	Wes Ferrell	25
3	George Earnshaw	22
4	Ted Lyons	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	207
2	George Earnshaw	190
3	Bill Hallahan	172
4	Bump Hadley	160
5	Dazzy Vance	158

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	9
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	Jimmy Dykes	.447
2	Joe Cronin	.439
3	Earle Combs	.435
4	Lloyd Waner	.423
5	2 tied	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	8
2	Earl Averill	5
2	Hack Wilson	5
4	Wally Berger	4
4	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earle Combs	23
2	Earl Averill	21
3	Chuck Klein	19
4	Glenn Wright	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	7
2	Ben Chapman	4
3	Earle Combs	3
3	Roy Johnson	3
3	Carl Reynolds	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	1.29
2	Lefty Grove	1.38
3	Dick Coffman	1.66
4	Dolf Luque	2.08
5	Bill Hallahan	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	4
1	Lefty Stewart	4
3	Hal Elliott	3
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	28
2	Roy Sherid	19
3	Bump Hadley	18
3	Pat Malone	18
5	Earl Whitehill	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Blaeholder	2
1	Bobby Burke	2
1	Jim Lindsey	2
1	Lou McEvoy	2
5	18 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lloyd Waner	.415
2	Glenn Wright	.406
3	Pie Traynor	.403
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.402
5	Carl Reynolds	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	9
1	Hack Wilson	9
3	Wally Berger	8
3	Gabby Hartnett	8
5	8 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	39
2	Earl Averill	32
2	Chuck Klein	32
4	Gabby Hartnett	31
5	Paul Waner	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	7
2	Lu Blue	5
2	Ben Chapman	5
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.68
2	Dazzy Vance	2.12
3	Ed Brandt	2.34
4	Burleigh Grimes	2.53
5	Jim Moore	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Erv Brame	7
1	Lefty Grove	7
3	Flint Rhem	6
3	Lefty Stewart	6
5	3 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	47
2	Dazzy Vance	42
3	Bump Hadley	40
4	Bill Hallahan	39
5	Wes Ferrell	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	Lou McEvoy	3
4	George Blaeholder	2
4	4 others tied	2