On This Day

Tuesday, June 17, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 34 22 .607 --
Yankees 31 21 .596 1.0
Senators 32 22 .593 1.0
Indians 32 22 .593 1.0
Browns 24 31 .436 9.5
Tigers 24 32 .429 10.0
White Sox 20 31 .392 11.5
Red Sox 19 35 .352 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 34 19 .642 --
Cubs 32 24 .571 3.5
Giants 28 25 .528 6.0
Braves 25 26 .490 8.0
Cardinals 26 28 .481 8.5
Pirates 24 28 .462 9.5
Phillies 22 28 .440 10.5
Reds 21 34 .382 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buster Chatham 6
2 Wally Berger 4
2 Earl Clark 4
2 Earle Combs 4
2 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buster Chatham 1
1 Joe Cronin 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Pie Traynor 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Chatham 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
3 Joe Cronin 3
3 Rick Ferrell 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buster Chatham 2
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 Rabbit Maranville 1
2 Buddy Myer 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clint Brown 0.25
1 Jakie May 0.25
3 George Blaeholder 0.21
4 Milt Gaston 0.15
5 Chet Nichols 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Blaeholder 1
1 Ed Brandt 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Blaeholder 3
1 Archie Campbell 3
1 Sal Gliatto 3
1 Jakie May 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rip Collins 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .426
2 Paul Waner .398
3 Babe Herman .395
4 Bill Terry .393
5 Johnny Hodapp .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Chuck Klein 19
3 Wally Berger 18
3 Lou Gehrig 18
3 Hack Wilson 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 71
2 Lou Gehrig 68
3 Hack Wilson 61
4 Babe Ruth 60
5 Jimmie Foxx 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 16
2 Sam Rice 12
3 Earle Combs 8
3 Marty McManus 8
3 Ski Melillo 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.35
2 Mel Harder 2.57
3 Benny Frey 2.67
4 Ad Liska 2.69
5 Lefty Grove 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 10
2 Ted Lyons 9
2 Charlie Root 9
2 Socks Seibold 9
5 4 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 86
2 George Earnshaw 69
3 Bill Hallahan 67
4 Charlie Root 57
5 Dazzy Vance 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 5
2 Hal McKain 4
2 Jack Quinn 4
2 Steve Swetonic 4
5 5 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .547
2 Chuck Klein .534
3 Johnny Hodapp .500
4 Mickey Cochrane .472
5 Carl Reynolds .458

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
1 Gabby Hartnett 7
3 Chuck Klein 6
4 George Grantham 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chuck Klein 29
2 Lou Gehrig 26
3 Dale Alexander 22
4 Pie Traynor 19
5 Mel Ott 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buster Chatham 4
2 Earle Combs 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Freddie Lindstrom 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Frankhouse 0.73
2 Bill Walker 0.89
3 George Uhle 1.35
4 Rip Collins 1.45
5 Ed Morris 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 3
1 Phil Collins 3
1 Wes Ferrell 3
1 Charlie Root 3
5 23 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 21
2 Lefty Grove 19
2 Dazzy Vance 19
4 Ray Benge 14
5 5 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Jack Quinn 2
3 Guy Bush 1
3 Watty Clark 1
3 13 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chuck Klein .469
2 Mickey Cochrane .465
3 Lou Gehrig .450
4 Johnny Hodapp .431
5 Woody English .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Lou Gehrig 12
3 Chuck Klein 11
4 Wally Berger 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Chuck Klein 43
3 Babe Ruth 41
4 Dale Alexander 37
5 Hack Wilson 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Joe Cronin 6
2 Sam Rice 6
2 Joe Stripp 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 1.84
2 Rip Collins 1.98
3 Watty Clark 2.23
4 Whit Wyatt 2.55
5 Bill Walker 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Watty Clark 5
1 Hap Collard 5
1 Wes Ferrell 5
1 Herb Pennock 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 46
2 George Earnshaw 39
3 Dazzy Vance 38
4 George Pipgras 28
4 Bill Walker 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Jack Quinn 3
3 Hi Bell 2
3 Watty Clark 2
3 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .395
2 Rogers Hornsby .393
3 Babe Herman .386
4 Bill Terry .378
5 Chuck Klein .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 57
2 Chuck Klein 46
2 Hack Wilson 46
4 Mel Ott 42
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 176
2 Babe Ruth 173
3 Chuck Klein 170
4 Mel Ott 151
5 Lou Gehrig 150

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Charlie Gehringer 27
3 Carl Reynolds 26
4 Sam Rice 25
5 Evar Swanson 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Walker 3.00
2 Tommy Thomas 3.16
3 Lefty Grove 3.18
4 Milt Gaston 3.23
5 Rip Collins 3.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 27
2 George Earnshaw 23
3 Charlie Root 22
4 Watty Clark 21
4 Ray Kremer 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 180
2 George Earnshaw 176
3 Pat Malone 154
4 Charlie Root 145
4 Dazzy Vance 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 9
2 Guy Bush 8
2 Steve Swetonic 8
4 Wes Ferrell 7
4 3 others tied 7