1930 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1930 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1930 in baseball.

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.

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 →

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.

Standings

American League v t e 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 e 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 RBIs 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	Finished 3rd
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack	Won 2nd straight World Series
St. Louis Browns	Bill Killefer
Washington Senators	Walter Johnson	Finished 2nd

National League

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

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

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

External links

• 1930 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference