On This Day

Friday, September 26, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 102 50 .671 --
Senators 92 60 .605 10.0
Yankees 84 68 .553 18.0
Indians 79 72 .523 22.5
Tigers 74 77 .490 27.5
Browns 63 88 .417 38.5
White Sox 60 91 .397 41.5
Red Sox 52 100 .342 50.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 91 61 .599 --
Cubs 88 64 .579 3.0
Giants 85 67 .559 6.0
Robins 84 67 .556 6.5
Pirates 79 73 .520 12.0
Braves 69 82 .457 21.5
Reds 59 93 .388 32.0
Phillies 52 100 .342 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Footsie Blair 3
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Johnnie Heving 3
1 George Watkins 3
5 21 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leo Durocher 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Gus Suhr 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Frisch 3
1 Johnnie Heving 3
1 Al Simmons 3
1 George Watkins 3
1 Hack Wilson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sheriff Blake 0.50
2 Jesse Haines 0.45
3 Ted Lyons 0.40
4 Charlie Perkins 0.29
5 2 tied 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sheriff Blake 6
2 Jesse Haines 5
3 Larry Benton 3
3 Bump Hadley 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 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 .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 54
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 185
2 Lou Gehrig 171
3 Chuck Klein 169
4 Al Simmons 162
5 Jimmie Foxx 153

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
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
3 Ted Lyons 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 207
2 George Earnshaw 190
3 Bill Hallahan 177
4 Bump Hadley 163
5 Dazzy Vance 161

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 .545
2 Ed Morgan .484
3 Earle Combs .478
4 Lloyd Waner .450
5 Johnnie Heving .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 8
2 Hack Wilson 6
3 Earl Averill 5
4 Goose Goslin 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 22
2 Hack Wilson 20
3 Earl Averill 16
3 Jim Bottomley 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 6
2 Ben Chapman 4
3 Earle Combs 3
3 Frankie Frisch 3
5 11 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Stewart 0.50
2 Ad Liska 1.10
3 Dick Coffman 1.38
4 Burleigh Grimes 1.67
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 Jesse Haines 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Flint Rhem 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 17
2 Roy Sherid 16
3 Pat Malone 15
4 George Earnshaw 14
4 3 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Burke 2
1 Lou McEvoy 2
3 Belve Bean 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Babe Herman .427
2 Freddie Lindstrom .426
3 George Watkins .423
4 Lloyd Waner .417
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 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 37
2 Chuck Klein 35
3 Jim Bottomley 31
4 Earl Averill 30
5 Glenn Wright 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lyn Lary 7
2 Ben Chapman 5
2 Goose Goslin 5
4 Lu Blue 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 1.82
2 Burleigh Grimes 2.08
3 Ed Brandt 2.52
4 Jumbo Elliott 2.54
4 Jim Moore 2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 41
2 Lefty Grove 40
3 Bill Hallahan 35
4 Bump Hadley 33
5 Wes Ferrell 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou McEvoy 3
2 Hi Bell 2
2 George Blaeholder 2
2 Bobby Burke 2
2 6 others tied 2