On This Day

Sunday, September 28, 1930

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1930 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 1, 1930

St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Athletics

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 102 52 .662 --
Senators 94 60 .610 8.0
Yankees 86 68 .558 16.0
Indians 81 73 .526 21.0
Tigers 75 79 .487 27.0
Browns 64 90 .416 38.0
White Sox 62 92 .403 40.0
Red Sox 52 102 .338 50.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 92 62 .597 --
Cubs 90 64 .584 2.0
Giants 87 67 .565 5.0
Robins 86 68 .558 6.0
Pirates 80 74 .519 12.0
Braves 70 84 .455 22.0
Reds 59 95 .383 33.0
Phillies 52 102 .338 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Goose Goslin 7
2 Charlie Jamieson 5
2 Ralph Winegarner 5
4 Dusty Cooke 4
4 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 2
2 Dale Alexander 1
2 Ben Chapman 1
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 6
2 Johnny Watwood 5
3 Ted Gullic 4
3 Mel Harder 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Kamm 2
2 Goose Goslin 1
2 Ted Gullic 1
2 Roy Johnson 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Walberg 1.00
2 Dizzy Dean 0.83
3 Earl Whitehill 0.75
4 Si Johnson 0.64
5 Sloppy Thurston 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 General Crowder 1
1 Dizzy Dean 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Si Johnson 7
2 Earl Whitehill 6
3 General Crowder 5
3 Dizzy Dean 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .401
2 Babe Herman .393
3 Chuck Klein .385
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 191
2 Lou Gehrig 173
3 Chuck Klein 169
4 Al Simmons 164
5 Jimmie Foxx 156

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.47
2 Lefty Grove 2.48
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 209
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 Earle Combs .543
2 Don Hurst .500
3 Freddie Lindstrom .474
3 Ed Morgan .474
5 Carl Reynolds .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chuck Klein 8
2 Hack Wilson 7
3 Goose Goslin 6
4 Earl Averill 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 21
2 Hack Wilson 20
3 Lou Gehrig 17
3 Goose Goslin 17
3 Pinky Whitney 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Chapman 5
2 Lyn Lary 4
3 Frankie Frisch 3
3 Willie Kamm 3
3 Johnny Neun 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 Carl Hubbell 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 Carl Hubbell 4
3 Burleigh Grimes 3
3 Pat Malone 3
3 Roy Sherid 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 26
2 Carl Hubbell 20
3 George Earnshaw 19
4 Pat Malone 17
5 Earl Whitehill 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lou McEvoy 2
2 Belve Bean 1
2 Hi Bell 1
2 George Blaeholder 1
2 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Freddie Lindstrom .443
2 George Watkins .430
3 Babe Herman .425
4 Carl Reynolds .400
5 Lloyd Waner .398

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 40
2 Chuck Klein 31
3 Earl Averill 29
3 Jim Bottomley 29
3 3 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 1.80
2 Dazzy Vance 1.90
3 Lefty Grove 1.92
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2.61
5 Carl Hubbell 2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 49
2 Lefty Grove 42
3 Bill Hallahan 35
4 Bump Hadley 33
5 2 tied 29

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