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.
1930 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 14 – September 28, 1930 (AL)
  • April 15 – September 28, 1930 (NL)
World Series:
  • October 1–8, 1930
Games154
Teams16 (8 per league)
Pennant Winners
AL championsPhiladelphia Athletics
  AL runners-upWashington Senators
NL championsSt. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-upChicago Cubs
World Series
ChampionsPhiladelphia Athletics
  Runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
Locations of teams for the 1923–1931 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League seasons
National League

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.

Schedule

See also: Major League Baseball schedule

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.

Rule changes

The 1930 season saw the following rule changes:

  • Any player who was transferred to another team must report with their new team within 72 hours, with exceptions to those who had to travel from one coast to another.[1]
  • League presidents must now appoint the official scorers for each team based on the recommendations of the team presidents and local BBWAA chapters.[1]

Teams

An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at

League Team City Ballpark Capacity Manager[2]
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 27,000 Heinie Wagner
Braves Field* 46,500*
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 52,000 Donie Bush
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414 Roger Peckinpaugh
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000 Bucky Harris
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 62,000 Bob Shawkey
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 33,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Bill Killefer
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Walter Johnson
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 46,500 Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 28,000 Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 40,000 Joe McCarthy
Rogers Hornsby
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 26,060 Dan Howley
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 56,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,800 Burt Shotton
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 41,000 Jewel Ens
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Gabby Street

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

Tie games

2 tie games (0 in AL, 2 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season.

National League

The Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies had two tie games each.

Postseason

The postseason began on October 1 and ended on October 8 with the Philadelphia Athletics defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1930 World Series in six games.

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Philadelphia Athletics 4
NL St. Louis Cardinals 2

Managerial changes

Off-season

Team Former Manager New Manager
Boston Braves Emil Fuchs Bill McKechnie
Boston Red Sox Bill Carrigan Heinie Wagner
Chicago White Sox Lena Blackburne Donie Bush
Cincinnati Reds Jack Hendricks Dan Howley
New York Yankees Art Fletcher Bob Shawkey
St. Louis Browns Dan Howley Bill Killefer
St. Louis Cardinals Bill McKechnie Gabby Street

In-season

Team Former Manager New Manager
Chicago Cubs Joe McCarthy Rogers Hornsby

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders[5]
Stat Player Total
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
Pitching leaders[6]
Stat Player Total
W Lefty Grove1 (PHA) 28
L Milt Gaston (BOS)
Jack Russell (BOS) 		20
ERA Lefty Grove1 (PHA) 2.54
K Lefty Grove1 (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

National League

Hitting leaders[7]
Stat Player Total
AVG Bill Terry (NYG) .401
OPS Hack Wilson (CHC) 1.177
HR Hack Wilson (CHC) 56
RBI Hack Wilson2 (CHC) 191
R Chuck Klein (PHI) 158
H Bill Terry (NYG) 254
SB Kiki Cuyler (CHC) 37

2 All-time single-season runs batted in record

Pitching leaders[8]
Stat Player Total
W Ray Kremer (PIT)
Pat Malone (CHC) 		20
L Larry French (PIT)
Benny Frey (CIN) 		18
ERA Dazzy Vance (BRO) 2.61
K Bill Hallahan (STL) 177
IP Ray Kremer (PIT) 276.0
SV Herman Bell (STL) 8
WHIP Dazzy Vance (BRO) 1.144

Milestones

Cycles

See also: List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle

Awards and honors

The Sporting News Awards
Award National League American League
Most Valuable Player[12] Bill Terry (NYG) Joe Cronin (WSH)

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Chicago Cubs[13] 90 −8.2% 1,463,624 −1.5% 18,527
New York Yankees[14] 86 −2.3% 1,169,230 21.8% 15,385
Brooklyn Robins[15] 86 22.9% 1,097,329 49.9% 14,251
New York Giants[16] 87 3.6% 868,714 0.0% 11,282
Philadelphia Athletics[17] 102 −1.9% 721,663 −14.0% 9,496
Detroit Tigers[18] 75 7.1% 649,450 −25.3% 8,326
Washington Senators[19] 94 32.4% 614,474 72.8% 7,980
Cleveland Indians[20] 81 0.0% 528,657 −1.4% 6,866
St. Louis Cardinals[21] 92 17.9% 508,501 27.2% 6,604
Boston Braves[22] 70 25.0% 464,835 24.8% 6,037
Boston Red Sox[23] 52 −10.3% 444,045 12.5% 5,843
Chicago White Sox[24] 62 5.1% 406,123 −4.8% 5,207
Cincinnati Reds[25] 59 −10.6% 386,727 31.1% 5,022
Pittsburgh Pirates[26] 80 −9.1% 357,795 −27.2% 4,647
Philadelphia Phillies[27] 52 −26.8% 299,007 6.3% 3,883
St. Louis Browns[28] 64 −19.0% 152,088 −45.8% 1,950

Venues

Across 76 homes games, the Boston Red Sox played their Saturday, April 19 doubleheader against the New York Yankees, Friday, July 4 doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics, as well as all 16 of their Sunday games at the Boston Braves home field of Braves Field (the remaining 56 home games were played at Fenway Park).[29][30] This was the 2nd of three consecutive seasons playing all Sunday games at Braves Field and 2nd of four consecutive season playing some games at Braves Field.

See also

References

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