1930 Detroit Tigers

75-79 • .487 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1930 Detroit Tigers went 75-79 (.487) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 783 runs, allowed 833, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Dale Alexander (20 HR, 135 RBI) and Earl Whitehill (17-13, 4.24 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

75 Wins
79 Losses
.487 Win %
5th Rank
783 R 833 RA
Diff -50

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783 Runs Scored
833 Runs Allowed
-50 Run Diff
681K Attendance

📈 vs. 1930 AL Average

Batting Avg .283 1% below the 1930 league average (.287)
OBP .344 2% below the 1930 league average (.350)
SLG .420 equal to the 1930 league average (.420)
Team ERA 4.70 1% worse than the 1930 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 783 6% below the 1930 league average (834 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 681,571
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Avg per Game 8,738

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 Tom Hughes 0.373 2 Charlie Gehringer 0.330 3 Dale Alexander 0.326 4 Marty McManus 0.320 5 John Stone 0.311

Home Runs

1 Dale Alexander 20 2 Charlie Gehringer 16 3 Bill Akers 9 4 Marty McManus 9 5 Pinky Hargrave 5

RBI

1 Dale Alexander 135 2 Charlie Gehringer 98 3 Marty McManus 89 4 Liz Funk 65 5 John Stone 56
1930 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Charlie Gehringer 154 610 144 201 47 15 16 98 69 17 19 0.330
Dale Alexander 154 602 86 196 33 8 20 135 42 56 6 0.326
Liz Funk 140 527 74 145 26 11 4 65 29 39 12 0.275
Marty McManus 132 484 74 155 40 4 9 89 59 28 23 0.320
Roy Johnson 125 462 84 127 30 13 2 35 40 46 17 0.275
John Stone 127 425 60 132 29 11 3 56 32 49 6 0.311
Mark Koenig 76 267 37 64 9 2 1 16 20 15 2 0.240
Bill Akers 85 233 36 65 8 5 9 40 36 34 5 0.279
Ray Hayworth 77 227 24 63 15 4 0 22 20 19 0 0.278
Billy Rogell 54 144 20 24 4 2 0 9 15 23 1 0.167
Bob Fothergill 55 143 14 37 9 3 2 14 6 10 1 0.259
Pinky Hargrave 55 137 18 39 8 0 5 18 20 12 2 0.285
Harry Rice 37 128 16 39 6 0 2 24 19 8 0 0.305
Gene Desautels 42 126 13 24 4 2 0 9 7 9 2 0.190
George Uhle 59 117 15 36 4 2 2 21 8 13 0 0.308
Earl Whitehill 34 83 3 16 1 0 0 7 3 14 0 0.193
Vic Sorrell 35 80 9 15 3 0 0 5 5 25 0 0.188
Paul Easterling 29 79 7 16 6 0 1 14 6 18 0 0.203
Frank Doljack 20 74 10 19 5 1 3 17 2 11 0 0.257
Tom Hughes 17 59 8 22 2 3 0 5 4 8 0 0.373
Elon Hogsett 33 58 6 17 2 1 1 5 1 12 0 0.293
Waite Hoyt 26 46 2 9 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0.196
Tony Rensa 20 37 6 10 2 1 1 3 6 7 1 0.270
Whit Wyatt 22 34 3 12 1 1 1 9 0 7 0 0.353
Charlie Sullivan 40 24 5 7 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 0.292
Art Herring 23 23 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.130
Jimmy Shevlin 28 14 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.143
Johnny Watson 4 12 1 3 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.250
Tommy Bridges 8 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.300
Guy Cantrell 16 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Yats Wuestling 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.000
Ownie Carroll 6 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.143
Hughie Wise 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Hank Greenberg 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Samuels 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Page 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 Whit Wyatt 3.57 2 George Uhle 3.65 3 Vic Sorrell 3.86 4 Tommy Bridges 4.06 5 Earl Whitehill 4.24

Wins

1 Earl Whitehill 17 2 Vic Sorrell 16 3 George Uhle 12 4 Elon Hogsett 9 5 Waite Hoyt 9

Strikeouts

1 George Uhle 117 2 Earl Whitehill 109 3 Vic Sorrell 97 4 Whit Wyatt 68 5 Elon Hogsett 54
1930 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Uhle 12 12 3.65 33 29 3 239.0 239 97 75 117
Vic Sorrell 16 11 3.86 35 30 1 233.1 245 100 106 97
Earl Whitehill 17 13 4.24 34 31 1 220.2 248 104 80 109
Elon Hogsett 9 8 5.42 33 17 1 146.0 174 88 63 54
Waite Hoyt 9 8 4.78 26 20 4 135.2 176 72 47 25
Charlie Sullivan 1 5 6.53 40 3 5 93.2 112 68 53 38
Whit Wyatt 4 5 3.57 21 7 2 85.2 76 34 35 68
Art Herring 3 3 5.33 23 6 0 77.2 97 46 36 16
Tommy Bridges 3 2 4.06 8 5 0 37.2 28 17 23 17
Guy Cantrell 1 5 5.66 16 2 0 35.0 38 22 20 20
Ownie Carroll 0 5 10.62 6 3 0 20.1 30 24 9 4
Phil Page 0 1 9.75 12 0 0 12.0 23 13 9 2
Mark Koenig 0 1 10.00 2 1 0 9.0 11 10 8 6
Joe Samuels 0 0 16.50 2 0 0 6.0 10 11 6 1

👥 Roster (36)

Bill Akers Dale Alexander Tommy Bridges Guy Cantrell Ownie Carroll Gene Desautels Frank Doljack Paul Easterling Bob Fothergill Liz Funk Charlie Gehringer Hank Greenberg +24 more

36 players

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The 1930 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1930 Detroit Tigers finished 75-79, a .487 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL. The Detroit Tigers scored 783 runs and allowed 833, a run differential of -50. The team batting average of .283 was 1% below the 1930 league mark of .287. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 4.70 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.65. Measured against the 834-run league average, the offense was 6% behind.

Attendance at Navin Field totaled 681,571 for the year. Dale Alexander topped the Detroit Tigers with 20 home runs. The hits leader was Charlie Gehringer with 201. Earl Whitehill led the pitchers with 17 wins. George Uhle struck out 117, the most on the club. The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1930 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1930 Detroit Tigers finished 75-79 (.487 win pct).
Who led the 1930 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Dale Alexander led the 1930 Detroit Tigers with 20 home runs.
What was the 1930 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1930 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.70.
Did the 1930 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1930 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1930 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1930 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1930 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dale Alexander (20 HR, 135 RBI) and Earl Whitehill (17-13, 4.24 ERA).
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