1930 MLB season | |
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League | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | Regular season:
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Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 (8 per league) |
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 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, capturing their fifth championship in franchise history, winning back-to-back World Series.
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.
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.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Athletics | 102 | 52 | .662 | — | 58–18 | 44–34 |
Washington Senators | 94 | 60 | .610 | 8 | 56–21 | 38–39 |
New York Yankees | 86 | 68 | .558 | 16 | 47–29 | 39–39 |
Cleveland Indians | 81 | 73 | .526 | 21 | 44–33 | 37–40 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 27 | 45–33 | 30–46 |
St. Louis Browns | 64 | 90 | .416 | 38 | 38–40 | 26–50 |
Chicago White Sox | 62 | 92 | .403 | 40 | 34–44 | 28–48 |
Boston Red Sox | 52 | 102 | .338 | 50 | 30–46 | 22–56 |
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 53–24 | 39–38 |
Chicago Cubs | 90 | 64 | .584 | 2 | 51–26 | 39–38 |
New York Giants | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5 | 46–31 | 41–36 |
Brooklyn Robins | 86 | 68 | .558 | 6 | 49–28 | 37–40 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 74 | .519 | 12 | 42–35 | 38–39 |
Boston Braves | 70 | 84 | .455 | 22 | 39–38 | 31–46 |
Cincinnati Reds | 59 | 95 | .383 | 33 | 37–40 | 22–55 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 52 | 102 | .338 | 40 | 35–42 | 17–60 |
World Series | ||||
AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 4 | ||
NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 |
Team | Former Manager | New Manager |
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Chicago Cubs | Joe McCarthy | Rogers Hornsby |
Stat | Player | Total |
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AVG | Al Simmons (PHA) | .381 |
OPS | Babe Ruth (NYY) | 1.225 |
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 |
Stat | Player | Total |
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W | Lefty Grove 1 (PHA) | 28 |
L | Milt Gaston (BRS) Jack Russell (BRS) | 20 |
ERA | Lefty Grove 1 (PHA) | 2.54 |
K | Lefty Grove 1 (PHA) | 209 |
IP | Ted Lyons (CWS) | 297.2 |
SV | Lefty Grove (PHA) | 9 |
WHIP | Lefty Grove (PHA) | 1.144 |
1 American League Triple Crown pitching winner
Stat | Player | Total |
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AVG | Bill Terry (NYG) | .401 |
OPS | Hack Wilson (CHC) | 1.177 |
HR | Hack Wilson (CHC) | 56 |
RBI | Hack Wilson 2 (CHC) | 191 |
R | Chuck Klein (PHP) | 158 |
H | Bill Terry (NYG) | 254 |
SB | Kiki Cuyler (CHC) | 37 |
2 All-time single-season runs batted in record
Stat | Player | Total |
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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 |
WHIP | Dazzy Vance (BKN) | 1.144 |
The Sporting News Awards | ||
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Award | National League | American League |
Most Valuable Player [6] | Bill Terry (NYG) | Joe Cronin (WSH) |
Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
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Chicago Cubs [7] | 90 | −8.2% | 1,463,624 | −1.5% | 18,527 |
New York Yankees [8] | 86 | −2.3% | 1,169,230 | 21.8% | 15,385 |
Brooklyn Robins [9] | 86 | 22.9% | 1,097,329 | 49.9% | 14,251 |
New York Giants [10] | 87 | 3.6% | 868,714 | 0.0% | 11,282 |
Philadelphia Athletics [11] | 102 | −1.9% | 721,663 | −14.0% | 9,496 |
Detroit Tigers [12] | 75 | 7.1% | 649,450 | −25.3% | 8,326 |
Washington Senators [13] | 94 | 32.4% | 614,474 | 72.8% | 7,980 |
Cleveland Indians [14] | 81 | 0.0% | 528,657 | −1.4% | 6,866 |
St. Louis Cardinals [15] | 92 | 17.9% | 508,501 | 27.2% | 6,604 |
Boston Braves [16] | 70 | 25.0% | 464,835 | 24.8% | 6,037 |
Boston Red Sox [17] | 52 | −10.3% | 444,045 | 12.5% | 5,843 |
Chicago White Sox [18] | 62 | 5.1% | 406,123 | −4.8% | 5,207 |
Cincinnati Reds [19] | 59 | −10.6% | 386,727 | 31.1% | 5,022 |
Pittsburgh Pirates [20] | 80 | −9.1% | 357,795 | −27.2% | 4,647 |
Philadelphia Phillies [21] | 52 | −26.8% | 299,007 | 6.3% | 3,883 |
St. Louis Browns [22] | 64 | −19.0% | 152,088 | −45.8% | 1,950 |