1930 Major League Baseball season

Sports season

1930 MLB season
League	Major League Baseball
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 14 – October 8, 1930
Number of games	154
Number of teams	16
Pennant Winners
AL champions	Philadelphia Athletics
AL runners-up	Washington Senators
NL champions	St. Louis Cardinals
NL runners-up	Chicago Cubs
World Series
Champions	Philadelphia Athletics
Runners-up	St. Louis Cardinals
MLB seasons
← 1929 1931 →

Red Sox

White Sox

Indians

Tigers

Athletics

Browns

Yankees

Senators

Locations of teams for the 1923–1931 American League seasons

American League

Braves

Robins

Cubs

Reds

Giants

Phillies

Pirates

Cardinals

Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League seasons

National League

The 1930 Major League Baseball season began on April 14, 1930. The regular season ended on September 28, with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Athletics as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 27th World Series on October 1 and ended with Game 6 on October 8. The Athletics defeated the Cardinals, four games to two.

Offense dominated this season. The National League batted .303, with six teams batting better than .300. The American League came in at .288, with three teams batting over .300.

Teams

League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
American League	Boston Red Sox	Boston, Massachusetts	Fenway Park	35,000
	Chicago White Sox	Chicago, Illinois	Comiskey Park	52,000
	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland, Ohio	League Park	21,414
	Detroit Tigers	Detroit, Michigan	Navin Field	30,000
	New York Yankees	New York, New York	Yankee Stadium	62,000
	Philadelphia Athletics	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Shibe Park	33,000
	St. Louis Browns	St. Louis, Missouri	Sportsman's Park	24,040
	Washington Senators	Washington, D.C.	Griffith Stadium	27,000
National League	Boston Braves	Boston, Massachusetts	Braves Field	46,500
	Brooklyn Robins	New York, New York	Ebbets Field	28,000
	Chicago Cubs	Chicago, Illinois	Wrigley Field	40,000
	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati, Ohio	Redland Field	26,060
	New York Giants	New York, New York	Polo Grounds	56,000
	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Baker Bowl	18,800
	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Forbes Field	41,000
	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis, Missouri	Sportsman's Park	34,023

Schedule

The 1930 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

American League Opening Day took place on April 14 with the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators playing, while National League Opening Day took place the following day. The final day of the regular season was on September 28, which saw all sixteen teams play on the final day for the first time. The World Series took place between October 1 and October 8.

Standings

American League

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Athletics	102	52	0.662	—	58–18	44–34
Washington Senators	94	60	0.610	8	56–21	38–39
New York Yankees	86	68	0.558	16	47–29	39–39
Cleveland Indians	81	73	0.526	21	44–33	37–40
Detroit Tigers	75	79	0.487	27	45–33	30–46
St. Louis Browns	64	90	0.416	38	38–40	26–50
Chicago White Sox	62	92	0.403	40	34–44	28–48
Boston Red Sox	52	102	0.338	50	30–46	22–56

National League

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	92	62	0.597	—	53–24	39–38
Chicago Cubs	90	64	0.584	2	51–26	39–38
New York Giants	87	67	0.565	5	46–31	41–36
Brooklyn Robins	86	68	0.558	6	49–28	37–40
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	74	0.519	12	42–35	38–39
Boston Braves	70	84	0.455	22	39–38	31–46
Cincinnati Reds	59	95	0.383	33	37–40	22–55
Philadelphia Phillies	52	102	0.338	40	35–42	17–60

Postseason

Bracket

World Series

AL	Philadelphia Athletics	4

NL	St. Louis Cardinals	2

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	Finished 3rd
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack	Won 2nd straight World Series
St. Louis Browns	Bill Killefer
Washington Senators	Walter Johnson	Finished 2nd

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Robins	Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs	Joe McCarthy and Rogers Hornsby	Finished 2nd
Cincinnati Reds	Dan Howley
New York Giants	John McGraw	Finished 3rd
Philadelphia Phillies	Burt Shotton
Pittsburgh Pirates	Jewel Ens
St. Louis Cardinals	Gabby Street	Won NL pennant

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Al Simmons (PHA)	.381
HR	Babe Ruth (NYY)	49
RBI	Lou Gehrig (NYY)	173
R	Al Simmons (PHA)	152
H	Johnny Hodapp (CLE)	225
SB	Marty McManus (DET)	23

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Lefty Grove¹ (PHA)	28
L	Milt Gaston (BRS) Jack Russell (BRS)	20
ERA	Lefty Grove¹ (PHA)	2.54
K	Lefty Grove¹ (PHA)	209
IP	Ted Lyons (CWS)	297.2
SV	Lefty Grove (PHA)	9

¹ American League Triple Crown pitching winner

National League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Bill Terry (NYG)	.401
HR	Hack Wilson (CHC)	56
RBI	Hack Wilson (CHC)	191
R	Chuck Klein (PHP)	158
H	Bill Terry (NYG)	254
SB	Kiki Cuyler (CHC)	37

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Ray Kremer (PIT) Pat Malone (CHC)	20
L	Larry French (PIT) Benny Frey (CIN)	18
ERA	Dazzy Vance (BKN)	2.61
K	Bill Hallahan (SLC)	177
IP	Ray Kremer (PIT)	276.0
SV	Herman Bell (SLC)	8

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game
Chicago Cubs^[1]	90	-8.2%	1,463,624	-1.5%	18,527
New York Yankees^[2]	86	-2.3%	1,169,230	21.8%	15,385
Brooklyn Robins^[3]	86	22.9%	1,097,329	49.9%	14,251
New York Giants^[4]	87	3.6%	868,714	0.0%	11,282
Philadelphia Athletics^[5]	102	-1.9%	721,663	-14.0%	9,496
Detroit Tigers^[6]	75	7.1%	649,450	-25.3%	8,326
Washington Senators^[7]	94	32.4%	614,474	72.8%	7,980
Cleveland Indians^[8]	81	0.0%	528,657	-1.4%	6,866
St. Louis Cardinals^[9]	92	17.9%	508,501	27.2%	6,604
Boston Braves^[10]	70	25.0%	464,835	24.8%	6,037
Boston Red Sox^[11]	52	-10.3%	444,045	12.5%	5,843
Chicago White Sox^[12]	62	5.1%	406,123	-4.8%	5,207
Cincinnati Reds^[13]	59	-10.6%	386,727	31.1%	5,022
Pittsburgh Pirates^[14]	80	-9.1%	357,795	-27.2%	4,647
Philadelphia Phillies^[15]	52	-26.8%	299,007	6.3%	3,883
St. Louis Browns^[16]	64	-19.0%	152,088	-45.8%	1,950

Events

On consecutive days in July 1930, the Philadelphia Phillies managed 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.^[17] The July 24 game still holds the record for the most runs scored in a game without a home run.^[18]

References

^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Worst Pitching Staff Ever". goldenrankings.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ "34 Runs With Only Two Extra-Base Hits". goldenrankings.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

External links

1930 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

1930 MLB season by team

Major League Baseball

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1930 World Series

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