On This Day

Thursday, September 25, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 101 50 .669 --
Senators 92 59 .609 9.0
Yankees 84 67 .556 17.0
Indians 79 72 .523 22.0
Tigers 74 76 .493 26.5
Browns 63 88 .417 38.0
White Sox 59 91 .393 41.5
Red Sox 51 100 .338 50.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 90 61 .596 --
Cubs 87 64 .576 3.0
Giants 85 67 .559 5.5
Robins 84 67 .556 6.0
Pirates 79 72 .523 11.0
Braves 69 82 .457 21.0
Reds 59 92 .391 31.0
Phillies 52 100 .342 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Taylor Douthit 4
2 Mickey Cochrane 3
2 Woody English 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Cuccinello 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Woody English 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Mule Haas 3
2 Al Simmons 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Waner 1
1 Dib Williams 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Walberg 0.56
2 Bud Teachout 0.40
3 Ad Liska 0.27
4 Burleigh Grimes 0.25
5 Danny MacFayden 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Ad Liska 1
1 Bud Teachout 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 5
2 Glenn Spencer 4
2 Bud Teachout 4
4 Ad Liska 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Malone 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .404
2 Babe Herman .393
3 Chuck Klein .388
4 Lefty O'Doul .383
5 Al Simmons .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 53
2 Babe Ruth 47
3 Lou Gehrig 41
4 Chuck Klein 40
5 Wally Berger 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 182
2 Lou Gehrig 171
3 Chuck Klein 169
4 Al Simmons 159
5 Jimmie Foxx 153

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.46
2 Dazzy Vance 2.49
3 Wes Ferrell 3.31
4 Ad Liska 3.35
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 Earle Combs .471
2 Don Hurst .463
3 Pinky Whitney .455
4 Ed Morgan .444
5 Freddie Lindstrom .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 9
2 Hack Wilson 6
3 Earl Averill 5
4 Tony Cuccinello 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 24
2 Earl Averill 18
2 Hack Wilson 18
4 Carl Reynolds 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 6
2 Ben Chapman 4
3 Earle Combs 3
4 Sparky Adams 2
4 13 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ad Liska 1.00
2 Lefty Stewart 1.33
3 Dick Coffman 1.38
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.67
5 Waite Hoyt 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
2 Erv Brame 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Bill Hallahan 16
2 Roy Sherid 16
4 Pat Malone 15
5 4 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Burke 2
1 Jim Lindsey 2
1 Lou McEvoy 2
4 Belve Bean 1
4 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .427
2 Freddie Lindstrom .426
3 Lloyd Waner .416
4 George Watkins .404
5 Dick Porter .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 10
2 Chuck Klein 9
3 Wally Berger 8
3 Gabby Hartnett 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 38
2 Chuck Klein 35
3 Earl Averill 30
4 Jim Bottomley 29
4 Glenn Wright 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 7
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Goose Goslin 5
2 Joe Judge 5
2 Paul Waner 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.79
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.08
3 Jesse Haines 2.51
4 Ed Brandt 2.52
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 2 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 42
2 Dazzy Vance 41
3 Bill Hallahan 39
4 Bump Hadley 31
5 Wes Ferrell 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Lou McEvoy 3
3 Hi Bell 2
3 George Blaeholder 2
3 6 others tied 2