1930 Nashville Elite Giants

20-53 • .274 Win% • 8th in NNL

The 1930 Nashville Elite Giants went 20-53 (.274) finishing 8th in the NNL. The club scored 175 runs, allowed 313, and played home games at Wilson Park. Team leaders included Felton Stratton (3 HR, 20 RBI) and Jim Willis (4-12, 4.12 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

20 Wins
53 Losses
.274 Win %
8th Rank
175 R 313 RA
Diff -138

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175 Runs Scored
313 Runs Allowed
-138 Run Diff
12 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1930 NNL Average

Batting Avg .250 10% below the 1930 league average (.278)
OBP .297 12% below the 1930 league average (.339)
SLG .347 12% below the 1930 league average (.395)
Team ERA 6.14 33% worse than the 1930 league average (4.62)
Runs Scored 175 52% below the 1930 league average (366 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWilson Park
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Home Games (est.) 37 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 Comer Cox 0.331 2 James Buford 0.295 3 Jack Ridley 0.266 4 Nish Williams 0.260 5 Joe Wiggins 0.247

Home Runs

1 Louis English 3 2 Felton Stratton 3 3 Willie Bobo 2 4 James Buford 2 5 Jack Ridley 1

RBI

1 Jack Ridley 24 2 James Buford 21 3 Felton Stratton 20 4 Willie Bobo 19 5 Comer Cox 15
1930 Nashville Elite Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Felton Stratton 46 184 22 43 5 5 3 20 6 0 1 0.234
Jack Ridley 44 177 20 47 4 4 1 24 3 0 4 0.266
James Buford 46 176 20 52 9 2 2 21 7 0 6 0.295
Nish Williams 42 150 15 39 7 2 0 13 4 0 1 0.260
Comer Cox 34 139 16 46 3 2 0 15 10 0 2 0.331
Willie Bobo 46 135 15 32 4 4 2 19 26 0 3 0.237
Joe Wiggins 25 77 13 19 5 1 1 12 8 1 1 0.247
Jim Willis 23 59 8 12 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0.203
Jesse Edwards 21 52 5 8 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 0.154
Louis English 16 48 9 11 0 1 3 8 1 0 1 0.229
Henry Wright 20 39 5 8 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 0.205
Poindexter Williams 11 38 6 13 2 3 0 6 3 0 0 0.342
Bill Anderson 12 31 5 9 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.290
Red Charleston 13 31 4 7 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.226
Geechie Meredith 10 31 1 5 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0.161
Eddie Pace 8 27 2 5 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 0.185
Al Morris 7 22 4 8 3 1 0 5 1 0 0 0.364
Bailey McCauley 13 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.059
Clarence White 9 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kid Lowe 5 13 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.231
Joe Hewitt 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.091
Percy Miller 9 10 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.400
Raymond Austin 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Taft Newman 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.400
Albert Owens 3 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
West 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Leonard Henderson 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Drake 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Dave Campbell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 Jim Willis 4.12 2 Henry Wright 6.58 3 Bailey McCauley 6.75 4 Clarence White 8.04

Wins

1 Jim Willis 4 2 Henry Wright 3 3 Bailey McCauley 1

Strikeouts

1 Jim Willis 84 2 Henry Wright 48 3 Bailey McCauley 45 4 Clarence White 18 5 Percy Miller 10
1930 Nashville Elite Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jim Willis 4 12 4.12 19 16 0 133.1 140 61 36 84
Henry Wright 3 7 6.58 18 10 0 94.1 126 69 35 48
Bailey McCauley 1 7 6.75 13 7 0 46.2 50 35 33 45
Clarence White 0 6 8.04 9 6 0 43.2 64 39 17 18
Percy Miller 0 1 8.00 7 0 0 18.0 23 16 8 10
Albert Owens 0 2 7.16 3 3 0 16.1 24 13 6 5
Raymond Austin 0 2 8.78 4 3 0 13.1 20 13 4 7
West 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 8.0 11 6 0 1
Bill Drake 0 0 15.00 1 0 0 3.0 8 5 0 1

👥 Roster (29)

Bill Anderson Raymond Austin Willie Bobo James Buford Dave Campbell Red Charleston Comer Cox Bill Drake Jesse Edwards Louis English Leonard Henderson Joe Hewitt +17 more

29 players

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The 1930 Nashville Elite Giants in brief

The 1930 Nashville Elite Giants finished 20-53, a .274 winning percentage, placing 8th in the NNL. The run column shows 175 for and 313 against. Against a league average of .278, the 1930 Nashville Elite Giants batted .250. Pitchers allowed 6.14 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.62. League clubs averaged 366 runs that year, so the Nashville Elite Giants scored 52% fewer.

Home games were played at Wilson Park. For power, Felton Stratton led the way with 3 homers. The RBI leader was Jack Ridley, with 24. The hits leader was James Buford with 52. On the mound, Jim Willis won 4 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 29 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 Nashville Elite Giants

What was the 1930 Nashville Elite Giants record?
The 1930 Nashville Elite Giants finished 20-53 (.274 win pct).
Who led the 1930 Nashville Elite Giants in home runs?
Louis English led the 1930 Nashville Elite Giants with 3 home runs.
What was the 1930 Nashville Elite Giants team ERA?
The 1930 Nashville Elite Giants posted a team ERA of 6.14.
Did the 1930 Nashville Elite Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1930 Nashville Elite Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1930 Nashville Elite Giants play?
The 1930 Nashville Elite Giants played home games at Wilson Park.
Who led the 1930 Nashville Elite Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Felton Stratton (3 HR, 20 RBI) and Jim Willis (4-12, 4.12 ERA).
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