On This Day

Saturday, September 27, 1930

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	102	51	.667	--
Senators	93	60	.608	9.0
Yankees	85	68	.556	17.0
Indians	80	72	.526	21.5
Tigers	75	78	.490	27.0
Browns	63	89	.414	38.5
White Sox	61	92	.399	41.0
Red Sox	52	101	.340	50.0

Games

Senators 8, Red Sox 3

Indians 9, Browns 7

Tigers 6, White Sox 5

White Sox 10, Tigers 5

Yankees 10, Athletics 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	91	62	.595	--
Cubs	89	64	.582	2.0
Giants	86	67	.562	5.0
Robins	85	68	.556	6.0
Pirates	80	73	.523	11.0
Braves	70	83	.458	21.0
Reds	59	94	.386	32.0
Phillies	52	101	.340	39.0

Games

Robins 8, Braves 2

Braves 7, Robins 1

Cubs 13, Reds 8

Giants 5, Phillies 3

Pirates 11, Cardinals 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Wally Berger	4
1	Footsie Blair	4
1	Ben Chapman	4
1	Red Kress	4
1	Rabbit Maranville	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
1	Hack Wilson	2
4	Wally Berger	1
4	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Adam Comorosky	4
2	Red Kress	4
2	Hack Wilson	4
5	9 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Neun	2
2	Ben Chapman	1
2	Spud Davis	1
2	Bill Dickey	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.71
2	Tom Zachary	0.69
3	Carl Hubbell	0.67
4	Carl Fischer	0.58
5	George Earnshaw	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Les Barnhart	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Carl Fischer	1
1	Chief Hogsett	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	12
2	Tom Zachary	9
3	Carl Fischer	7
4	George Earnshaw	6
4	3 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clint Brown	1
1	George Pipgras	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Terry	.403
2	Babe Herman	.392
3	Chuck Klein	.387
4	Lefty O'Doul	.383
5	Al Simmons	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	56
2	Babe Ruth	49
3	Lou Gehrig	41
4	Chuck Klein	40
5	Wally Berger	38

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	189
2	Lou Gehrig	172
3	Chuck Klein	169
4	Al Simmons	164
5	Jimmie Foxx	154

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Marty McManus	22
3	Charlie Gehringer	19
3	Paul Waner	19
5	Babe Herman	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	2.46
2	Dazzy Vance	2.47
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	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	207
2	George Earnshaw	196
3	Bill Hallahan	177
4	Dazzy Vance	173
5	Bump Hadley	163

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	.526
2	Earle Combs	.488
3	Johnnie Heving	.475
4	Freddie Lindstrom	.472
5	Ed Morgan	.455

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chuck Klein	8
2	Hack Wilson	7
3	Earl Averill	5
3	Freddie Lindstrom	5
3	Gus Suhr	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Chuck Klein	22
2	Hack Wilson	18
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	5
3	Earle Combs	3
3	Frankie Frisch	3
3	Marty McManus	3

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	Larry French	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	Jesse Haines	3
2	Carl Hubbell	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Pat Malone	21
3	George Earnshaw	20
4	Carl Hubbell	19
5	Bump Hadley	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bobby Burke	2
1	Lou McEvoy	2
3	Belve Bean	1
3	Hi Bell	1
3	18 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddie Lindstrom	.443
2	George Watkins	.426
3	Babe Herman	.415
4	Lloyd Waner	.409
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hack Wilson	12
2	Gabby Hartnett	9
2	Chuck Klein	9
4	Wally Berger	8
5	4 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	38
2	Jim Bottomley	31
2	Chuck Klein	31
4	Glenn Wright	30
5	2 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lyn Lary	7
2	Ben Chapman	6
3	Goose Goslin	5
3	Marty McManus	5
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Grove	1.82
2	Burleigh Grimes	2.08
3	Jim Moore	2.54
4	Dazzy Vance	2.56
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	6
3	Erv Brame	5
3	Flint Rhem	5
5	11 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	53
2	Lefty Grove	40
3	Bill Hallahan	35
4	George Earnshaw	33
4	Bump Hadley	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lou McEvoy	3
2	Hi Bell	2
2	George Blaeholder	2
2	Bobby Burke	2
2	7 others tied	2