On This Day

Tuesday, September 23, 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

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 89 61 .593 --
Cubs 86 64 .573 3.0
Robins 84 66 .560 5.0
Giants 85 67 .559 5.0
Pirates 78 71 .523 10.5
Braves 69 82 .457 20.5
Reds 59 90 .396 29.5
Phillies 51 100 .338 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pat Crawford 5
2 Sparky Adams 4
2 Tony Cuccinello 4
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Cuccinello 1
1 Nick Cullop 1
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Shanty Hogan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Cullop 5
1 Tony Rensa 5
3 Charlie Gelbert 4
3 Chuck Klein 4
3 Gus Mancuso 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Bartell 1
1 Chick Hafey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jakie May 0.67
2 Spades Wood 0.43
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.40
4 Dazzy Vance 0.33
5 2 tied 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Ash 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 Flint Rhem 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Spades Wood 6
2 Bill Hallahan 5
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
3 Jakie May 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Hallahan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .404
2 Babe Herman .393
3 Chuck Klein .389
4 Lefty O'Doul .383
5 Al Simmons .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 53
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 182
2 Lou Gehrig 168
3 Chuck Klein 167
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 Lefty Grove 2.46
2 Dazzy Vance 2.49
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 177
4 Dazzy Vance 161
5 Bump Hadley 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Hi Bell 8
3 Watty Clark 7
4 Garland Braxton 6
4 4 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jimmy Dykes .471
2 Pinky Whitney .456
3 Earle Combs .450
4 Don Hurst .439
5 Carl Reynolds .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 8
2 Hack Wilson 6
3 Earl Averill 5
3 Babe Herman 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 23
2 Earle Combs 21
3 Earl Averill 20
4 Hack Wilson 18
5 Carl Reynolds 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 Lefty Stewart 1.33
2 Lefty Grove 1.38
3 Dick Coffman 1.66
4 Waite Hoyt 1.93
5 Dolf Luque 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
2 Erv Brame 3
2 Hal Elliott 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 18
2 Bump Hadley 18
2 Pat Malone 18
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 2
1 George Blaeholder 2
1 Bobby Burke 2
1 Jim Lindsey 2
1 Lou McEvoy 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .429
2 Freddie Lindstrom .412
3 Lloyd Waner .410
4 Glenn Wright .404
5 Carl Reynolds .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 10
2 Wally Berger 8
2 Chuck Klein 8
4 Gabby Hartnett 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 38
2 Chuck Klein 33
3 Earl Averill 30
4 Glenn Wright 29
5 Paul Waner 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 7
2 Lu Blue 5
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Goose Goslin 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.68
2 Jesse Haines 2.51
3 Ed Brandt 2.52
4 Burleigh Grimes 2.53
5 2 tied 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 7
2 Erv Brame 6
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 6
2 Flint Rhem 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 47
2 Dazzy Vance 41
3 Bill Hallahan 39
4 Wes Ferrell 36
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Lou McEvoy 3
4 Hi Bell 2
4 5 others tied 2