1930 Season

28 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1930 Major League Baseball season was played by 28 teams. The Philadelphia Athletics won the World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals. Hack Wilson led with 56 home runs, Hack Wilson led with 191 RBI, and Bill Terry led with 254 hits. This page carries the 1930 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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1930 Bracket
World Series PHA def. SLN (4-2)
NNC SLS def. DS (4-3)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1930 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Bill Terry .401 2 Babe Herman .393 3 Chuck Klein .386 4 Lefty O'Doul .383 5 Al Simmons .381

OPS qualified

1 Babe Ruth 1.225 2 Lou Gehrig 1.194 3 Hack Wilson 1.177 4 Babe Herman 1.132 5 Al Simmons 1.130

Home Runs all players

1 Hack Wilson 56 2 Babe Ruth 49 3 Lou Gehrig 41 4 Chuck Klein 40 5 Wally Berger 38

RBI all players

1 Hack Wilson 191 2 Lou Gehrig 174 3 Chuck Klein 170 4 Al Simmons 165 5 Jimmie Foxx 156

Hits all players

1 Bill Terry 254 2 Chuck Klein 250 3 Babe Herman 241 4 Freddie Lindstrom 231 5 Kiki Cuyler 228

Runs all players

1 Chuck Klein 158 2 Kiki Cuyler 155 3 Woody English 152 4 Al Simmons 152 5 Babe Ruth 150

Stolen Bases all players

1 Kiki Cuyler 37 2 Willie Wells 27 3 Marty McManus 23 4 Charlie Gehringer 19 5 Terris McDuffie 19
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1930 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Lefty Grove 2.54 2 Dazzy Vance 2.61 3 Willie Foster 2.89 4 Chet Brewer 3.17 5 Wes Ferrell 3.31

WHIP qualified

1 Lefty Grove 1.14 2 Dazzy Vance 1.14 3 Watson Clark 1.24 4 Willie Foster 1.26 5 Ray Kolp 1.27

Wins all pitchers

1 Lefty Grove 28 2 Wes Ferrell 25 3 George Earnshaw 22 4 Ted Lyons 22 5 Ray Kremer 20

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Lefty Grove 209 2 George Earnshaw 193 3 Bill Hallahan 177 4 Dazzy Vance 173 5 Bump Hadley 162

Saves all pitchers

1 Lefty Grove 9 2 Herman Bell 8 3 Garland Braxton 6 4 Watson Clark 6 5 Joe Heving 6
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📋 Standings

NNL

St. Louis Stars ★ 65-22 Kansas City Monarchs 35-23 Detroit Stars 47-33 Chicago American Giants 43-46 Birmingham Black Barons 42-47 Memphis Red Sox 28-40 Cuban Stars West 21-37 Nashville Elite Giants 20-53

IND

Homestead Grays ★ 44-15 New York Lincoln Giants 41-14 Baltimore Black Sox 24-20 Hilldale Club 8-30

American League

Philadelphia Athletics ★ 102-52 Washington Senators 94-60 New York Yankees 86-68 Cleveland Indians 81-73 Detroit Tigers 75-79 St. Louis Browns 64-90 Chicago White Sox 62-92 Boston Red Sox 52-102

National League

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 92-62 Chicago Cubs 90-64 New York Giants 87-67 Brooklyn Robins 86-68 Pittsburgh Pirates 80-74 Boston Braves 70-84 Cincinnati Reds 59-95 Philadelphia Phillies 52-102

The 1930 season in brief

The best record in the 1930 standings belonged to the St. Louis Stars, who finished 65-22. At the other end, the Hilldale Club went 8-30. In the 1930 standings, the Homestead Grays (44-15) edged the New York Lincoln Giants (41-14) in the IND group, the Chicago Cubs (90-64) chased the St. Louis Cardinals (92-62) to the end in the National League, the Washington Senators (94-60) finished a distant second to the Philadelphia Athletics (102-52) in the American League, and the Kansas City Monarchs (35-23) finished a distant second to the St. Louis Stars (65-22) in the Negro National League. The 1930 standings include the Negro National League, Negro Leagues circuits that MLB now counts as major league, listed beside the American and National Leagues. The bracket ends with the Philadelphia Athletics taking the World Series from the St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 2. Before that, the bracket shows the St. Louis Stars over the Detroit Stars in the series the bracket labels NNC (4-3). On the home run tile, Hack Wilson sat first with 56, ahead of Babe Ruth with 49. The qualified batting-average board starts with Bill Terry at .401, with Babe Herman next at .393. That 1930 rate board needs 477 plate appearances (154 team games times the per-game rule). Full batting and pitching tables are on the 1930 leaders page.

1930 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1930?
The Philadelphia Athletics won the 1930 World Series, beating the St. Louis Cardinals.
How many teams played in 1930?
28 teams played in the 1930 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1930?
Hack Wilson led with 56 home runs in 1930.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1930?
Hack Wilson led with 191 RBI in 1930.
Who led MLB in hits in 1930?
Bill Terry led with 254 hits in 1930.
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