1930 Chicago Cubs season

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1930  Chicago Cubs
1920 cub logo.svg
League National League
Ballpark Wrigley Field
City Chicago, Illinois
Owners William Wrigley, Jr.
Managers Joe McCarthy, Rogers Hornsby
Radio WCFL
(Johnny O'Hara)
WGN
(Bob Elson, Quin Ryan)
WBBM
(Pat Flanagan)
WMAQ
(Hal Totten)
  1929 Seasons 1931  
First game of the season (April 22, 1930): Photograph shows Frankie Frisch of St. Louis at bat, with Charles (Gabby) Leo Hartnett catching for the Cubs and umpire William J.(?) Klem. Cubs in first Chicago game of season--St. Louis vs. Cubs.jpg
First game of the season (April 22, 1930): Photograph shows Frankie Frisch of St. Louis at bat, with Charles (Gabby) Leo Hartnett catching for the Cubs and umpire William J.(?) Klem.

The 1930 Chicago Cubs season was the 59th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 55th in the National League and the 15th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Joe McCarthy and Rogers Hornsby for the final four games of the season. They finished in second place in Major League Baseball's National League with a record of 90–64. In the peak year of the lively ball era, the Cubs scored 998 runs, third most in the majors. Future Hall of Famers Kiki Cuyler, Gabby Hartnett, and Hack Wilson led the offense.

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Regular season

Hack Wilson set a major league record for most RBIs in one season with 191. [1] Wilson's 1930 season was considered one of the best ever by a hitter. In addition to hitting 56 home runs, leading the league with 105 walks, and boasting a batting average of .356, he drove in 191 runs, a mark that remains one of the most untouchable MLB records. (For years, record books gave the total as 190, until research in 1999 showed that an RBI credited by an official scorer to Charlie Grimm actually belonged to Wilson.) He recorded that total without hitting a grand slam.

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 92620.59753–2439–38
Chicago Cubs 90640.584251–2639–38
New York Giants 87670.565546–3141–36
Brooklyn Robins 86680.558649–2837–40
Pittsburgh Pirates 80740.5191242–3538–39
Boston Braves 70840.4552239–3831–46
Cincinnati Reds 59950.3833337–4022–55
Philadelphia Phillies 521020.3384035–4217–60

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSBRCHCCINNYGPHIPITSTL
Boston 9–135–1713–911–1114–810–128–14
Brooklyn 13–98–1413–913–915–713–911–11
Chicago 17–514–811–1110–1216–6–211–1111–11
Cincinnati 9–139–1311–117–1512–108–143–19
New York 11–119–1312–1015–716–614–810–12
Philadelphia 8–147–156–16–210–126–169–136–16
Pittsburgh 12–109–1311–1114–88–1413–913–9
St. Louis 14–811–1111–1119–312–1016–69–13

Roster

1930 Chicago Cubs
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Gabby Hartnett 141508172.33937122
1B Charlie Grimm 114429124.289666
2B Footsie Blair 134578158.273659
3B Woody English 156638214.3351459
SS Clyde Beck 8324452.213634
OF Riggs Stephenson 109341125.367568
OF Kiki Cuyler 156642228.35513134
OF Hack Wilson 155585208.35656191

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Les Bell 7424869.278547
Danny Taylor 7421962.283237
High Pockets Kelly 3916655.331319
Cliff Heathcote 7015039.260918
Doc Farrell 4611333.292116
Rogers Hornsby 4210432.308218
Zack Taylor 329522.232111
Chick Tolson 13206.30001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Pat Malone 45271.22093.14142
Charlie Root 37220.116144.33124
Sheriff Blake 34186.210144.8280
Hal Carlson 851.2425.0514

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Guy Bush 46225.015106.2075
Bud Teachout 40153.01144.0659
Bob Osborn 35126.21064.9742
Hal Carlson 851.2425.0514
Jesse Petty 939.1132.9718

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Lynn Nelson 373205.0929
Al Shealy 240008.0014
Mal Moss 120016.274
Bill McAfee 20000.000
Lon Warneke 100033.750

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Kiki Cuyler

Woody English

Gabby Hartnett

Pat Malone

Charlie Root

Hack Wilson

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AA Reading Keys International League Harry Hinchman and Bob Jones
AA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Jack Lelivelt

[2]

Notes

  1. "Hack Wilson's 191 RBI Season by Baseball Almanac".
  2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

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