1930 Cincinnati Reds

59-95 • .383 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1930 Cincinnati Reds went 59-95 (.383) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 665 runs, allowed 857, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Harry Heilmann (19 HR, 91 RBI) and Red Lucas (14-16, 5.38 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

59 Wins
95 Losses
.383 Win %
7th Rank
665 R 857 RA
Diff -192

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665 Runs Scored
857 Runs Allowed
-192 Run Diff
402K Attendance

📈 vs. 1930 NL Average

Batting Avg .281 7% below the 1930 league average (.303)
OBP .339 6% below the 1930 league average (.360)
SLG .399 11% below the 1930 league average (.447)
Team ERA 5.08 2% worse than the 1930 league average (4.97)
Runs Scored 665 24% below the 1930 league average (878 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 402,226
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Avg per Game 5,223

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 Red Lucas 0.336 2 Harry Heilmann 0.333 3 Tony Cuccinello 0.312 4 Evar Swanson 0.309 5 Curt Walker 0.307

Home Runs

1 Harry Heilmann 19 2 Tony Cuccinello 10 3 Bob Meusel 10 4 Curt Walker 8 5 George Kelly 5

RBI

1 Harry Heilmann 91 2 Tony Cuccinello 78 3 Joe Stripp 64 4 Bob Meusel 62 5 Curt Walker 51
1930 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Curt Walker 134 472 74 145 26 11 8 51 64 30 4 0.307
Joe Stripp 130 464 74 142 37 6 3 64 51 37 15 0.306
Harry Heilmann 142 459 79 153 43 6 19 91 64 50 2 0.333
Tony Cuccinello 125 443 64 138 22 5 10 78 47 44 5 0.312
Bob Meusel 113 443 62 128 30 8 10 62 26 63 9 0.289
Horace Ford 132 424 36 98 16 7 1 34 24 28 2 0.231
Leo Durocher 119 354 31 86 15 3 3 32 20 45 0 0.243
Evar Swanson 95 301 43 93 15 3 2 22 11 17 4 0.309
Clyde Sukeforth 94 296 30 84 9 3 1 19 17 12 1 0.284
Johnny Gooch 82 276 29 67 10 3 2 30 27 15 0 0.243
Marty Callaghan 79 225 28 62 9 2 0 16 19 25 1 0.276
Pat Crawford 76 224 24 65 7 1 3 26 23 10 2 0.290
George Kelly 51 188 18 54 10 1 5 35 7 20 1 0.287
Red Lucas 80 113 18 38 4 1 2 19 17 4 0 0.336
Hughie Critz 28 104 15 24 3 2 0 11 6 6 1 0.231
Benny Frey 44 88 7 25 4 1 0 5 4 18 0 0.284
Larry Benton 35 62 1 11 0 1 0 5 3 13 0 0.177
Eppa Rixey 32 55 6 11 2 0 0 5 1 8 0 0.200
Ray Kolp 37 49 3 12 1 0 1 1 2 8 0 0.245
Ethan Allen 21 46 10 10 1 0 3 7 5 2 1 0.217
Jakie May 26 39 3 5 1 2 0 2 2 7 0 0.128
Nick Cullop 7 22 2 4 0 0 1 5 1 9 0 0.182
Chuck Dressen 33 19 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.211
Si Johnson 35 17 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.235
Archie Campbell 23 15 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.267
Lena Styles 7 12 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0.250
Ken Ash 17 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.182
Pete Donohue 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.100
Doug McWeeny 8 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.143
Ownie Carroll 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Al Eckert 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Harry Riconda 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Biff Wysong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 Ken Ash 3.43 2 Ray Kolp 4.22 3 Benny Frey 4.70 4 Si Johnson 4.94 5 Eppa Rixey 5.10

Wins

1 Red Lucas 14 2 Benny Frey 11 3 Eppa Rixey 9 4 Larry Benton 7 5 Ray Kolp 7

Strikeouts

1 Red Lucas 53 2 Larry Benton 47 3 Si Johnson 47 4 Jakie May 44 5 Benny Frey 43
1930 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Benny Frey 11 18 4.70 44 28 1 245.0 295 128 62 43
Red Lucas 14 16 5.38 33 28 1 210.2 270 126 44 53
Larry Benton 7 12 5.12 35 22 1 177.2 246 101 45 47
Ray Kolp 7 12 4.22 37 19 3 168.1 180 79 34 40
Eppa Rixey 9 13 5.10 32 21 0 164.0 207 93 47 37
Jakie May 3 11 5.77 26 18 0 112.1 147 72 41 44
Si Johnson 3 1 4.94 35 3 0 78.1 86 43 31 47
Archie Campbell 2 4 5.43 23 3 4 58.0 71 35 31 19
Ken Ash 2 0 3.43 16 1 0 39.1 37 15 16 15
Pete Donohue 1 3 6.29 8 5 1 34.1 53 24 13 4
Doug McWeeny 0 2 7.36 8 2 0 25.2 28 21 20 10
Ownie Carroll 0 1 4.50 3 2 0 14.0 17 7 3 0
Al Eckert 0 1 7.20 2 1 0 5.0 7 4 4 1
Biff Wysong 0 1 19.29 1 1 0 2.1 6 5 3 1

👥 Roster (33)

Ethan Allen Ken Ash Larry Benton Marty Callaghan Archie Campbell Ownie Carroll Pat Crawford Hughie Critz Tony Cuccinello Nick Cullop Pete Donohue Chuck Dressen +21 more

33 players

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The 1930 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The record for the 1930 Cincinnati Reds reads 59 wins and 95 losses, good for 7th in the NL. Runs came in at 665 scored against 857 allowed (-192). The team batting average of .281 was 7% below the 1930 league mark of .303. Pitchers allowed 5.08 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.97. League clubs averaged 878 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 24% fewer.

Home games were played at Crosley Field, where 402,226 fans came through the gates. For power, Harry Heilmann led the way with 19 homers. Red Lucas was the top winner, with 14 victories. In all, the roster shows 33 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1929 season and the 1931 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1930 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1930 Cincinnati Reds finished 59-95 (.383 win pct).
Who led the 1930 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Harry Heilmann led the 1930 Cincinnati Reds with 19 home runs.
What was the 1930 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1930 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 5.08.
Did the 1930 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1930 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1930 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1930 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1930 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Heilmann (19 HR, 91 RBI) and Red Lucas (14-16, 5.38 ERA).
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