| 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 |
The 1930 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 8, 1930. The St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Athletics were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Athletics then defeated the Cardinals in the World Series, 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.
American League
| National League
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| World Series | ||||
| AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | ||
| NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | ||
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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