1930 Chicago White Sox

62-92 • .403 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1930 Chicago White Sox went 62-92 (.403) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 729 runs, allowed 884, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Carl Reynolds (22 HR, 104 RBI) and Ted Lyons (22-15, 3.78 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

62 Wins
92 Losses
.403 Win %
7th Rank
729 R 884 RA
Diff -155

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729 Runs Scored
884 Runs Allowed
-155 Run Diff
530K Attendance

📈 vs. 1930 AL Average

Batting Avg .276 4% below the 1930 league average (.287)
OBP .328 6% below the 1930 league average (.350)
SLG .391 7% below the 1930 league average (.420)
Team ERA 4.71 1% worse than the 1930 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 729 13% below the 1930 league average (834 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 530,500
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Avg per Game 6,801

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 Carl Reynolds 0.359 2 Bennie Tate 0.317 3 Smead Jolley 0.313 4 Ted Lyons 0.311 5 Johnny Watwood 0.302

Home Runs

1 Carl Reynolds 22 2 Smead Jolley 16 3 Dave Harris 5 4 Bud Clancy 3 5 Willie Kamm 3

RBI

1 Smead Jolley 114 2 Carl Reynolds 104 3 Johnny Watwood 51 4 Bill Cissell 48 5 Willie Kamm 47
1930 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Smead Jolley 152 616 76 193 38 12 16 114 28 52 3 0.313
Carl Reynolds 138 563 103 202 25 18 22 104 20 39 16 0.359
Bill Cissell 141 562 82 152 28 9 2 48 28 32 16 0.270
Johnny Watwood 133 427 75 129 25 4 2 51 52 35 5 0.302
Willie Kamm 112 331 49 89 21 6 3 47 51 20 5 0.269
Greg Mulleavy 77 289 27 76 14 5 0 28 20 23 5 0.263
Red Barnes 85 266 48 66 12 7 1 31 26 20 4 0.248
John Kerr 70 266 37 77 11 6 3 27 21 23 4 0.289
Bud Clancy 68 234 28 57 8 3 3 27 12 18 3 0.244
Bennie Tate 72 230 26 73 11 2 0 27 18 10 2 0.317
Bob Fothergill 52 135 10 40 9 0 0 24 4 8 0 0.296
Art Shires 37 128 14 33 5 1 1 18 6 6 2 0.258
Ted Lyons 57 122 20 38 6 3 1 15 2 18 0 0.311
Buck Crouse 42 118 14 30 8 1 0 15 17 10 1 0.254
Irv Jeffries 40 97 14 23 3 0 2 11 3 2 1 0.237
Blondy Ryan 28 87 9 18 0 4 1 10 6 13 2 0.207
Dave Harris 33 86 16 21 2 1 5 13 7 22 0 0.244
Bill Hunnefield 31 81 11 22 2 0 1 5 4 10 1 0.272
Alex Metzler 56 79 12 14 4 0 0 5 11 6 0 0.177
Ernie Smith 24 79 5 19 3 0 0 3 5 6 2 0.241
Martin Autry 34 71 1 18 1 1 0 5 4 8 0 0.254
Pat Caraway 38 64 5 11 5 1 0 9 3 12 0 0.172
Moe Berg 20 61 4 7 3 0 0 7 1 5 0 0.115
Johnny Riddle 25 58 7 14 3 1 0 4 3 6 0 0.241
Tommy Thomas 34 56 3 7 1 0 0 3 5 6 0 0.125
Dutch Henry 35 51 2 12 1 1 0 3 5 10 0 0.235
Red Faber 29 49 4 2 0 0 0 2 9 21 0 0.041
Jimmy Moore 16 39 4 8 2 0 0 2 6 3 0 0.205
Ed Walsh 39 34 3 9 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0.265
Hal McKain 33 31 9 13 1 4 0 6 4 6 0 0.419
Luke Appling 6 26 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0.308
Garland Braxton 19 23 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 11 0 0.087
Jim Moore 9 13 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.231
Bruce Campbell 5 10 4 5 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 0.500
Butch Henline 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.125
Joe Klinger 4 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.375
Bob Weiland 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Ted Blankenship 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Hugh Willingham 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.250
Biggs Wehde 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 Jim Moore 3.60 2 Ted Lyons 3.78 3 Pat Caraway 3.86 4 Red Faber 4.21 5 Dutch Henry 4.88

Wins

1 Ted Lyons 22 2 Pat Caraway 10 3 Red Faber 8 4 Hal McKain 6 5 Tommy Thomas 5

Strikeouts

1 Pat Caraway 83 2 Ted Lyons 69 3 Red Faber 62 4 Tommy Thomas 58 5 Hal McKain 52
1930 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ted Lyons 22 15 3.78 42 36 1 297.2 331 125 57 69
Pat Caraway 10 10 3.86 38 21 1 193.1 194 83 57 83
Red Faber 8 13 4.21 29 26 1 169.0 188 79 49 62
Tommy Thomas 5 13 5.22 34 27 0 169.0 229 98 44 58
Dutch Henry 2 17 4.88 35 16 0 155.0 211 84 48 35
Ed Walsh 1 4 5.38 37 4 0 103.2 131 62 30 37
Garland Braxton 4 10 6.45 19 10 1 90.2 127 65 33 44
Hal McKain 6 4 5.56 32 5 5 89.0 108 55 42 52
Jim Moore 2 1 3.60 9 5 1 40.0 42 16 12 11
Bob Weiland 0 4 6.61 14 3 0 32.2 38 24 21 15
Ted Blankenship 2 1 9.20 7 1 0 14.2 23 15 7 2
Biggs Wehde 0 0 9.95 4 0 0 6.1 7 7 7 3

👥 Roster (40)

Luke Appling Martin Autry Red Barnes Moe Berg Ted Blankenship Garland Braxton Bruce Campbell Pat Caraway Bill Cissell Bud Clancy Buck Crouse Red Faber +28 more

40 players

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The 1930 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1930 Chicago White Sox finished 62-92, a .403 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AL. With 729 runs scored and 884 given up, the 1930 differential was -155. Against a league average of .287, the 1930 Chicago White Sox batted .276. Pitchers allowed 4.71 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.65. The 1930 Chicago White Sox scored 13% fewer runs than the average club (729 against 834).

Home games were played at Comiskey Park, where 530,500 fans came through the gates. For power, Carl Reynolds led the way with 22 homers. Smead Jolley drove in a team-high 114 runs. Ted Lyons led the pitchers with 22 wins. The strikeout leader was Pat Caraway with 83. The roster section lists 40 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1930 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1930 Chicago White Sox finished 62-92 (.403 win pct).
Who led the 1930 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Carl Reynolds led the 1930 Chicago White Sox with 22 home runs.
What was the 1930 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1930 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 4.71.
Did the 1930 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1930 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1930 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1930 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1930 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Carl Reynolds (22 HR, 104 RBI) and Ted Lyons (22-15, 3.78 ERA).
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