1930 Major League Baseball season

1930 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
Duration April 14 – October 8, 1930
Regular season
Season champions AL: Philadelphia Athletics
NL: St. Louis Cardinals
World Series
Champions Philadelphia Athletics
  Runners-up St. Louis Cardinals

The 1930 Major League Baseball season.

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings

RankClubWinsLossesWin %  GB
1stPhiladelphia Athletics  10252.662   –
2ndWashington Senators  9460.6108.0
3rdNew York Yankees  8668.55816.0
4thCleveland Indians  8173.52621.0
5thDetroit Tigers  7579.48727.0
6thSt. Louis Browns  6490.41638.0
7thChicago White Sox  6292.40340.0
8thBoston Red Sox  52102.33850.0

National League final standings

RankClubWinsLossesWin %  GB
1stSt. Louis Cardinals9262.597   –
2ndChicago Cubs9064.584  2.0
3rdNew York Giants8767.565  5.0
4thBrooklyn Robins8668.558  6.0
5thPittsburgh Pirates8074.51912.0
6thBoston Braves7084.45522.0
7thCincinnati Reds5995.38333.0
8thPhiladelphia Phillies52102.33840.0

MLB statistical leaders

 American LeagueNational League
TypeNameStatNameStat
AVGAl Simmons PHA.381Bill Terry NYG.401
HRBabe Ruth NYY49Hack Wilson CHC56
RBILou Gehrig NYY174Hack Wilson CHC191
WinsLefty Grove PHA28Ray Kremer PIT
Pat Malone CHC		20
ERALefty Grove PHA2.54Dazzy Vance BRO2.61
SOLefty Grove PHA209Bill Hallahan STL177
SVLefty Grove PHA9Hi Bell STL8
SBMarty McManus DET23Kiki Cuyler CHC37

Managers

American League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Red Sox Heinie Wagner
Chicago White Sox Donie Bush
Cleveland Indians Roger Peckinpaugh
Detroit Tigers Bucky Harris
New York Yankees Bob Shawkey
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns Bill Killefer
Washington Senators Walter Johnson

National League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Braves Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Robins Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Joe McCarthy and Rogers Hornsby
Cincinnati Reds Dan Howley
New York Giants John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Burt Shotton
Pittsburgh Pirates Jewel Ens
St. Louis Cardinals Gabby Street

Events

  • On consecutive days in July 1930, the Philadelphia Phillies manages to score 15 runs in a game, but were losers in both games. On July 23, the Phillies lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 16–15, and on July 24, they lost to the Chicago Cubs 19–15.[1] The July 24 game still holds the record for the most runs scored in a game without a home run.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Worst Pitching Staff Ever". goldenrankings.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "34 Runs With Only Two Extra-Base Hits". goldenrankings.com. Retrieved 29 November 2014.


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