1930 Cleveland Indians

81-73 • .526 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1930 Cleveland Indians went 81-73 (.526) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 890 runs, allowed 915, and played home games at League Park II. Team leaders included Ed Morgan (26 HR, 136 RBI) and Wes Ferrell (25-13, 3.31 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

81 Wins
73 Losses
.526 Win %
4th Rank
890 R 915 RA
Diff -25

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⚡ Quick Stats

890 Runs Scored
915 Runs Allowed
-25 Run Diff
564K Attendance

📈 vs. 1930 AL Average

Batting Avg .304 6% above the 1930 league average (.287)
OBP .364 4% above the 1930 league average (.350)
SLG .431 3% above the 1930 league average (.420)
Team ERA 4.88 5% worse than the 1930 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 890 7% above the 1930 league average (834 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 564,326
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Avg per Game 7,328

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 Johnny Hodapp 0.354 2 Dick Porter 0.350 3 Ed Morgan 0.349 4 Earl Averill 0.339 5 Bibb Falk 0.325

Home Runs

1 Ed Morgan 26 2 Earl Averill 19 3 Johnny Hodapp 9 4 Bibb Falk 4 5 Dick Porter 4

RBI

1 Ed Morgan 136 2 Johnny Hodapp 121 3 Earl Averill 119 4 Dick Porter 57 5 Charlie Jamieson 52
1930 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Hodapp 154 635 111 225 51 8 9 121 32 29 6 0.354
Ed Morgan 150 584 122 204 47 11 26 136 62 66 8 0.349
Earl Averill 139 534 102 181 33 8 19 119 56 48 10 0.339
Dick Porter 119 480 100 168 43 8 4 57 55 31 3 0.350
Charlie Jamieson 103 366 64 110 22 1 1 52 36 20 5 0.301
Joe Sewell 109 353 44 102 17 6 0 48 41 3 1 0.289
Jonah Goldman 111 306 32 74 18 0 1 44 28 25 3 0.242
Luke Sewell 76 292 40 75 21 2 1 43 14 9 5 0.257
Bob Seeds 85 277 37 79 11 3 3 32 12 22 1 0.285
Glenn Myatt 86 265 30 78 23 2 2 37 18 17 2 0.294
Bibb Falk 82 191 34 62 12 1 4 36 23 8 2 0.325
Ed Montague 58 179 37 47 5 2 1 16 37 38 1 0.263
Johnny Burnett 54 170 28 53 13 0 0 20 17 8 2 0.312
Lew Fonseca 40 129 20 36 9 2 0 17 7 7 1 0.279
Wes Ferrell 53 118 19 35 8 3 0 14 12 15 0 0.297
Clint Brown 35 73 5 18 5 0 0 3 8 9 0 0.247
Willis Hudlin 37 73 6 16 1 0 0 6 5 16 0 0.219
Carl Lind 24 69 8 17 3 0 0 6 3 7 0 0.246
Mel Harder 36 63 8 9 2 1 0 4 2 28 1 0.143
Joe Sprinz 17 45 5 8 1 0 0 2 4 4 0 0.178
Pete Appleton 39 40 4 8 1 0 0 2 3 9 0 0.200
Jake Miller 24 33 5 10 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0.303
Milt Shoffner 24 33 5 7 3 1 1 2 2 14 0 0.212
Belve Bean 23 26 7 9 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.346
Joe Vosmik 9 26 1 6 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0.231
Ralph Winegarner 5 22 5 10 1 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.455
Ray Gardner 33 13 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.077
George Detore 3 12 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.167
Ken Holloway 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Roxie Lawson 7 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0.091
Grover Hartley 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.750
Les Barnhart 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sal Gliatto 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Shaute 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 Wes Ferrell 3.31 2 Pete Appleton 4.02 3 Mel Harder 4.21 4 Willis Hudlin 4.57 5 Clint Brown 4.97

Wins

1 Wes Ferrell 25 2 Willis Hudlin 13 3 Clint Brown 11 4 Mel Harder 11 5 Pete Appleton 8

Strikeouts

1 Wes Ferrell 143 2 Willis Hudlin 60 3 Clint Brown 54 4 Pete Appleton 45 5 Mel Harder 44
1930 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wes Ferrell 25 13 3.31 43 35 3 296.2 299 109 106 143
Willis Hudlin 13 16 4.57 37 33 1 216.2 255 110 76 60
Clint Brown 11 13 4.97 35 31 1 213.2 271 118 51 54
Mel Harder 11 10 4.21 36 19 2 175.1 205 82 68 44
Pete Appleton 8 7 4.02 39 7 1 118.2 122 53 53 45
Jake Miller 4 4 7.13 24 9 0 88.1 147 70 38 31
Milt Shoffner 3 4 7.97 24 10 0 84.2 129 75 50 17
Belve Bean 3 3 5.45 23 3 2 74.1 99 45 32 19
Roxie Lawson 1 2 6.15 7 4 0 33.2 46 23 23 10
Ken Holloway 1 1 8.40 12 2 2 30.0 49 28 14 8
Sal Gliatto 0 0 6.60 8 0 2 15.0 21 11 9 7
Les Barnhart 1 0 6.48 1 1 0 8.1 12 6 4 1
Joe Shaute 0 0 15.43 4 0 0 4.2 8 8 4 2

👥 Roster (34)

Pete Appleton Earl Averill Les Barnhart Belve Bean Clint Brown Johnny Burnett George Detore Bibb Falk Wes Ferrell Lew Fonseca Ray Gardner Sal Gliatto +22 more

34 players

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The 1930 Cleveland Indians in brief

The record for the 1930 Cleveland Indians reads 81 wins and 73 losses, good for 4th in the AL. The Cleveland Indians scored 890 runs and allowed 915, a run differential of -25. At the plate the Cleveland Indians hit .304, 6% better than the league's .287. The staff ERA of 4.88 was 5% worse than the league average of 4.65. League clubs averaged 834 runs that year, so the Cleveland Indians scored 7% more.

Home games were played at League Park II, where 564,326 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Ed Morgan, who hit 26. Johnny Hodapp collected the most hits, 225. On the mound, Wes Ferrell won 25 games to lead the staff. The 1930 roster runs to 34 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1930 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1930 Cleveland Indians finished 81-73 (.526 win pct).
Who led the 1930 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Ed Morgan led the 1930 Cleveland Indians with 26 home runs.
What was the 1930 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1930 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.88.
Did the 1930 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1930 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1930 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1930 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II.
Who led the 1930 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ed Morgan (26 HR, 136 RBI) and Wes Ferrell (25-13, 3.31 ERA).
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