1930s: 1930-1939

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🏆 Championship Teams

1930 Philadelphia Athletics 102-52 (0.662) 1931 St. Louis Cardinals 101-53 (0.656) 1932 New York Yankees 107-47 (0.695) 1933 New York Giants 91-61 (0.599) 1934 St. Louis Cardinals 95-58 (0.621) 1935 Detroit Tigers 93-58 (0.616) 1936 New York Yankees 102-51 (0.667) 1937 New York Yankees 102-52 (0.662) 1938 New York Yankees 99-53 (0.651) 1939 New York Yankees 106-45 (0.702)

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1920s 1930s 1940s

🎮 Top Players by Games

Mel Ott1926-1947 Jimmie Foxx1925-1945 Paul Waner1926-1945 Earl Averill1929-1941 Charlie Gehringer1924-1942 Ben Chapman1930-1946 Gus Suhr1930-1940 Lou Gehrig1923-1939 Joe Cronin1926-1945 Dick Bartell1927-1946 Chuck Klein1928-1944 Tony Cuccinello1930-1945 Leo Durocher1925-1945 Wally Berger1930-1940 Sam West1927-1942 Al Simmons1924-1944 Joe Vosmik1930-1944 Pinky Whitney1928-1939
Most Games — 1930-1939

Most Games Played (1930-1939)

1 Mel Ott 1473 G 2 Jimmie Foxx 1470 G 3 Paul Waner 1463 G 4 Earl Averill 1445 G 5 Charlie Gehringer 1434 G 6 Ben Chapman 1431 G 7 Gus Suhr 1425 G 8 Lou Gehrig 1397 G 9 Joe Cronin 1391 G 10 Dick Bartell 1358 G

💪 Top Players by Home Runs

Most Home Runs — 1930-1939

Most Home Runs (1930-1939)

1 Jimmie Foxx 415 HR 2 Lou Gehrig 347 HR 3 Mel Ott 308 HR 4 Wally Berger 241 HR 5 Chuck Klein 238 HR 6 Earl Averill 218 HR 7 Hank Greenberg 206 HR 8 Al Simmons 190 HR 9 Bob Johnson 186 HR 10 Hal Trosky 180 HR

📊 Top Players by Batting Average

Highest AVG — 1930-1939

Highest Batting Average (1930-1939)

1 Bill Terry 0.352 2 Lou Gehrig 0.343 3 Joe Medwick 0.338 4 Paul Waner 0.336 5 Jimmie Foxx 0.336 6 Charlie Gehringer 0.331 7 Arky Vaughan 0.329 8 Chuck Klein 0.326 9 Al Simmons 0.325 10 Heinie Manush 0.324

What the 1930s page shows

1930 opens the 1930s and 1939 closes it in the season links. No player appeared in more 1930s games than Mel Ott, with 1473, followed by Jimmie Foxx (1470). Among those players, Jimmie Foxx hit the most home runs, 415, just ahead of Lou Gehrig (347). The batting average list starts with Bill Terry (0.352), with Lou Gehrig second at 0.343. Al Simmons, Chuck Klein, and Jimmie Foxx appear in the top ten for both home runs and average in the 1930s. Joe Medwick rounds out the top three by average at 0.338. The power list's third name is Mel Ott (308). The player tiles show careers crossing into the 1930s from earlier, Mel Ott's 1926-1947 among them. Only games from 1930 through 1939 count toward the 1930s lists. The New York Yankees appear most often among the 1930s champions, in 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939. Of the 1930s championship clubs, the 1939 New York Yankees won at the highest rate, going 106-45.

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1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

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