1930 Major League Baseball season

The 1930 Major League Baseball season was the thirtieth season of modern Major Legaue Baseball after the founding of the American League.

This article is about the 1930 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1930 in baseball.
1930 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 14 – October 8, 1930
Regular season
Season championsAL: Philadelphia Athletics
NL: St. Louis Cardinals
World Series
ChampionsPhiladelphia Athletics
  Runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals

Major league baseball final standings

American League final standings
American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Athletics 10252 0.662 — 58–18 44–34
Washington Senators 9460 0.610 8 56–21 38–39
New York Yankees 8668 0.558 16 47–29 39–39
Cleveland Indians 8173 0.526 21 44–33 37–40
Detroit Tigers 7579 0.487 27 45–33 30–46
St. Louis Browns 6490 0.416 38 38–40 26–50
Chicago White Sox 6292 0.403 40 34–44 28–48
Boston Red Sox 52102 0.338 50 30–46 22–56

National League final standings
National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 9262 0.597 — 53–24 39–38
Chicago Cubs 9064 0.584 2 51–26 39–38
New York Giants 8767 0.565 5 46–31 41–36
Brooklyn Robins 8668 0.558 6 49–28 37–40
Pittsburgh Pirates 8074 0.519 12 42–35 38–39
Boston Braves 7084 0.455 22 39–38 31–46
Cincinnati Reds 5995 0.383 33 37–40 22–55
Philadelphia Phillies 52102 0.338 40 35–42 17–60

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 BKN2.61
SOLefty Grove PHA209Bill Hallahan SLC177
SVLefty Grove PHA9Hi Bell SLC8
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]
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References
  1. "Worst Pitching Staff Ever". goldenrankings.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  2. "34 Runs With Only Two Extra-Base Hits". goldenrankings.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.


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