1930 Major League Baseball season

1930 MLB 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 →

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 totally 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.

Standings[]

American League[]

v t 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 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

MLB statistical leaders[]

	American League		National League
Type	Name	Stat	Name	Stat
AVG	Al Simmons PHA	.381	Bill Terry NYG	.401
HR	Babe Ruth NYY	49	Hack Wilson CHC	56
RBI	Lou Gehrig NYY	174	Hack Wilson CHC	191
Wins	Lefty Grove PHA	28	Ray Kremer PIT Pat Malone CHC	20
ERA	Lefty Grove PHA	2.54	Dazzy Vance BKN	2.61
SO	Lefty Grove PHA	209	Bill Hallahan SLC	177
SV	Lefty Grove PHA	9	Hi Bell SLC	8
SB	Marty McManus DET	23	Kiki Cuyler CHC	37

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

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 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.^[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

This article relating to a Major League Baseball season is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[1] "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[br_nyy-2] "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[3] "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[4] "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[5] "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[6] "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[7] "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[8] "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[9] "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[10] "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[11] "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[12] "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[13] "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[14] "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[15] "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[16] "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[17] "Worst Pitching Staff Ever". goldenrankings.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

[18] "34 Runs With Only Two Extra-Base Hits". goldenrankings.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

v t 1930 MLB season by team
American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington
National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
1930 World Series