1930s: 1930-1939

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Top Players of the 1930s

Based on games played during 1930-1939

Rank Player Name Games AB H HR AVG Years Active
1 Mel Ott 1473 5341 1673 308 0.313 1926-1947
2 Jimmie Foxx 1470 5495 1845 415 0.336 1925-1945
3 Paul Waner 1463 5834 1959 70 0.336 1926-1945
4 Earl Averill 1445 5621 1786 218 0.318 1929-1941
5 Charlie Gehringer 1434 5629 1865 146 0.331 1924-1942
6 Ben Chapman 1431 5518 1697 83 0.308 1930-1946
7 Gus Suhr 1425 5151 1442 82 0.280 1930-1940
8 Lou Gehrig 1397 5255 1802 347 0.343 1923-1939
9 Joe Cronin 1391 5332 1650 108 0.309 1926-1945
10 Dick Bartell 1358 5216 1504 54 0.288 1927-1946
11 Chuck Klein 1344 5149 1676 238 0.326 1928-1944
12 Tony Cuccinello 1339 4993 1424 84 0.285 1930-1945
13 Leo Durocher 1339 4487 1102 23 0.246 1925-1945
14 Wally Berger 1328 5120 1537 241 0.300 1930-1940
15 Sam West 1316 4906 1502 68 0.306 1927-1942
16 Al Simmons 1305 5233 1700 190 0.325 1924-1944
17 Joe Vosmik 1259 4976 1550 64 0.311 1930-1944
18 Pinky Whitney 1234 4568 1325 75 0.290 1928-1939
19 Lloyd Waner 1233 5103 1585 15 0.311 1927-1945
20 Buddy Myer 1227 4660 1426 31 0.306 1925-1941
21 Doc Cramer 1213 5093 1557 22 0.306 1929-1948
22 Bill Dickey 1213 4474 1431 168 0.320 1928-1946
23 Billy Rogell 1207 4418 1210 39 0.274 1925-1940
24 Billy Herman 1198 4938 1540 32 0.312 1931-1947
25 Rick Ferrell 1196 3965 1160 25 0.293 1929-1947
26 Lyn Lary 1195 4313 1163 33 0.270 1929-1940
27 Al Lopez 1194 3783 1003 39 0.265 1928-1947
28 Luke Appling 1184 4311 1343 23 0.312 1930-1950
29 Gabby Hartnett 1180 4020 1220 149 0.303 1922-1941
30 Tony Lazzeri 1169 4189 1175 114 0.280 1926-1939
31 Joe Kuhel 1166 4525 1313 73 0.290 1930-1947
32 Arky Vaughan 1149 4300 1413 71 0.329 1932-1948
33 Goose Goslin 1143 4310 1299 140 0.301 1921-1938
34 Rabbit Warstler 1127 3872 887 10 0.229 1930-1940
35 John Stone 1123 4231 1312 73 0.310 1928-1938
36 Billy Jurges 1114 3940 1026 25 0.260 1931-1947
37 Eric McNair 1098 4030 1132 74 0.281 1929-1942
38 Heinie Manush 1097 4343 1405 53 0.324 1923-1939
39 Frankie Crosetti 1086 4238 1079 78 0.255 1932-1948
40 Joe Medwick 1084 4420 1492 145 0.338 1932-1948
41 Kiki Cuyler 1082 4128 1294 58 0.313 1921-1938
42 Jo-Jo Moore 1076 4456 1348 66 0.303 1930-1941
43 Gee Walker 1063 4086 1275 90 0.312 1931-1945
44 Virgil Davis 1058 3306 1019 60 0.308 1928-1945
45 Red Kress 1053 3847 1102 75 0.286 1927-1946
46 Ernie Lombardi 1050 3388 1067 100 0.315 1931-1947
47 Joe Stripp 1040 3885 1158 20 0.298 1928-1938
48 Ripper Collins 1035 3722 1108 135 0.298 1931-1941
49 Pepper Martin 1024 3790 1127 54 0.297 1928-1944
50 Bob Johnson 1023 3814 1168 186 0.306 1933-1945
51 Pinky Higgins 1013 3791 1143 86 0.302 1930-1946
52 Roy Johnson 1007 3719 1091 48 0.293 1929-1938
53 Gus Mancuso 997 3250 923 48 0.284 1928-1945
54 Bruce Campbell 994 3575 1052 78 0.294 1930-1942
55 Carl Reynolds 993 3645 1090 66 0.299 1927-1939
56 Marv Owen 991 3725 1028 31 0.276 1931-1940
57 Ossie Bluege 982 3348 894 24 0.267 1922-1939
58 Oscar Melillo 979 3696 967 16 0.262 1926-1937
59 Rollie Hemsley 977 3169 848 21 0.268 1928-1947
60 Babe Herman 968 3606 1157 122 0.321 1926-1945
61 Odell Hale 961 3525 1035 72 0.294 1931-1941
62 Bill Terry 961 3789 1332 82 0.352 1923-1936
63 Jimmy Dykes 959 3371 927 38 0.275 1918-1939
64 Billy Werber 945 3652 1025 61 0.281 1930-1942
65 Stan Hack 938 3460 1038 28 0.300 1932-1947
66 Mule Haas 934 3390 983 21 0.290 1925-1938
67 Luke Sewell 933 3163 820 16 0.259 1921-1942
68 Jim Bottomley 929 3337 959 73 0.287 1922-1937
69 Woody English 914 3329 949 28 0.285 1927-1938
70 Pete Fox 904 3569 1081 54 0.303 1933-1945
71 Hal Trosky 895 3533 1120 180 0.317 1933-1946
72 George Watkins 894 3207 925 73 0.288 1930-1936
73 Dolph Camilli 891 3237 923 148 0.285 1933-1945
74 Harlond Clift 891 3254 935 123 0.287 1934-1945
75 Jack Burns 890 3516 980 44 0.279 1930-1936
76 Hank Greenberg 882 3358 1086 206 0.323 1930-1947
77 Ethan Allen 880 3023 910 38 0.301 1926-1938
78 Jackie Hayes 880 3336 883 18 0.265 1927-1940
79 Frankie Frisch 879 3368 1029 26 0.306 1919-1937
80 Fred Schulte 852 3068 885 34 0.288 1927-1937
81 Frank Demaree 851 3212 990 60 0.308 1932-1944
82 Mickey Cochrane 836 2965 959 76 0.323 1925-1937
83 Red Rolfe 831 3413 1041 43 0.305 1931-1942
84 Sam Leslie 821 2459 749 36 0.305 1929-1938
85 Cecil Travis 814 3055 982 16 0.321 1933-1947
86 Buck Jordan 804 2973 888 17 0.299 1927-1938
87 Johnny Moore 798 2940 907 71 0.309 1928-1945
88 Zeke Bonura 789 3089 966 112 0.313 1934-1940
89 Tommy Thevenow 782 2658 677 - 0.255 1924-1938
90 Augie Galan 770 2968 839 55 0.283 1934-1949
91 Lonny Frey 765 2847 792 39 0.278 1933-1948
92 Billy Urbanski 763 3046 791 19 0.260 1931-1937
93 Travis Jackson 757 2802 799 54 0.285 1922-1936
94 Pie Traynor 755 2909 920 16 0.316 1920-1937
95 Lou Finney 753 2703 762 17 0.282 1931-1947
96 Hal Lee 752 2750 755 33 0.275 1930-1936
97 Tony Piet 744 2585 717 23 0.277 1931-1938
98 Jimmie Wilson 742 2277 633 10 0.278 1923-1940
99 Woody Jensen 738 2720 774 26 0.285 1931-1939
100 Al Todd 732 2353 664 29 0.282 1932-1943

Championship Teams

Year Team W L Win%
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