1930 New York Yankees

86-68 • .558 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1930 New York Yankees went 86-68 (.558) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 1,062 runs, allowed 898, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Babe Ruth (49 HR, 153 RBI) and George Pipgras (15-15, 4.11 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

86 Wins
68 Losses
.558 Win %
3rd Rank
1062 R 898 RA
Diff +164

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1062 Runs Scored
898 Runs Allowed
+164 Run Diff
1,402K Attendance

📈 vs. 1930 AL Average

Batting Avg .308 7% above the 1930 league average (.287)
OBP .383 9% above the 1930 league average (.350)
SLG .487 16% above the 1930 league average (.420)
Team ERA 4.88 5% worse than the 1930 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 1062 27% above the 1930 league average (834 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 1,402,500
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Avg per Game 18,453

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 Lou Gehrig 0.379 2 Red Ruffing 0.374 3 Babe Ruth 0.359 4 Jimmie Reese 0.346 5 Earle Combs 0.344

Home Runs

1 Babe Ruth 49 2 Lou Gehrig 41 3 Ben Chapman 10 4 Tony Lazzeri 9 5 Earle Combs 7

RBI

1 Lou Gehrig 174 2 Babe Ruth 153 3 Tony Lazzeri 121 4 Earle Combs 82 5 Ben Chapman 81
1930 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lou Gehrig 154 581 143 220 42 17 41 174 101 63 12 0.379
Tony Lazzeri 143 571 109 173 34 15 9 121 60 62 4 0.303
Earle Combs 137 532 129 183 30 22 7 82 74 26 16 0.344
Babe Ruth 145 518 150 186 28 9 49 153 136 61 10 0.359
Ben Chapman 138 513 74 162 31 10 10 81 43 58 14 0.316
Lyn Lary 117 464 93 134 20 8 3 52 45 40 14 0.289
Bill Dickey 109 366 55 124 25 7 5 65 21 14 7 0.339
Harry Rice 100 346 62 103 17 5 7 74 31 21 3 0.298
Samuel Byrd 92 218 46 62 12 2 6 31 30 18 5 0.284
Dusty Cooke 92 216 43 55 12 3 6 29 32 61 4 0.255
Jimmie Reese 77 188 44 65 14 2 3 18 11 8 1 0.346
Bubbles Hargrave 45 108 11 30 7 0 0 12 10 9 0 0.278
Benny Bengough 44 102 10 24 4 2 0 12 3 8 1 0.235
Red Ruffing 52 99 15 37 6 2 4 21 7 7 0 0.374
George Pipgras 44 80 10 12 3 0 1 12 6 16 0 0.150
Mark Koenig 21 74 9 17 5 0 0 9 6 5 0 0.230
Roy Sherid 37 69 4 7 1 0 0 4 5 34 0 0.101
Hank Johnson 51 64 14 17 2 3 1 9 4 6 0 0.266
Herb Pennock 25 60 5 11 0 0 0 4 4 12 0 0.183
Ed Wells 29 58 10 15 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0.259
Yats Wuestling 25 58 5 11 0 1 0 3 4 14 0 0.190
Arndt Jorgens 16 30 7 11 3 0 0 1 2 4 0 0.367
Lefty Gomez 15 20 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.150
Cedric Durst 8 19 0 3 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 0.158
Waite Hoyt 8 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.062
Lou McEvoy 28 16 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.125
Billy Werber 4 14 5 4 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.286
Ken Holloway 16 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.231
Ownie Carroll 11 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.200
Tom Zachary 3 8 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.250
Frank Barnes 3 6 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.333
Bill Karlon 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sam Gibson 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Bill Henderson 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Foster Edwards 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gordon Rhodes 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 George Pipgras 4.11 2 Red Ruffing 4.14 3 Herb Pennock 4.32 4 Waite Hoyt 4.53 5 Hank Johnson 4.67

Wins

1 George Pipgras 15 2 Red Ruffing 15 3 Hank Johnson 14 4 Roy Sherid 12 5 Ed Wells 12

Strikeouts

1 Red Ruffing 117 2 Hank Johnson 115 3 George Pipgras 111 4 Roy Sherid 59 5 Herb Pennock 46
1930 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Pipgras 15 15 4.11 44 30 4 221.0 230 101 70 111
Red Ruffing 15 5 4.14 34 25 1 197.2 200 91 62 117
Roy Sherid 12 13 5.23 37 21 4 184.0 214 107 87 59
Hank Johnson 14 11 4.67 44 15 2 175.1 177 91 104 115
Herb Pennock 11 7 4.32 25 19 0 156.1 194 75 20 46
Ed Wells 12 3 5.20 27 21 0 150.2 185 87 49 46
Lefty Gomez 2 5 5.55 15 6 1 60.0 66 37 28 22
Lou McEvoy 1 3 6.71 28 1 3 52.1 64 39 29 14
Waite Hoyt 2 2 4.53 8 7 0 47.2 64 24 9 10
Ken Holloway 0 0 5.24 16 0 0 34.1 52 20 8 11
Ownie Carroll 0 1 6.61 10 1 0 32.2 49 24 18 8
Tom Zachary 1 1 6.48 3 3 0 16.2 18 12 9 1
Frank Barnes 0 1 8.03 2 2 0 12.1 13 11 13 2
Babe Ruth 1 0 3.00 1 1 0 9.0 11 3 2 3
Bill Henderson 0 0 4.50 3 0 0 8.0 7 4 4 2
Sam Gibson 0 1 15.00 2 2 0 6.0 14 10 6 3
Gordon Rhodes 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 2.0 3 2 4 1
Foster Edwards 0 0 21.60 2 0 0 1.2 5 4 2 1

👥 Roster (36)

Frank Barnes Benny Bengough Samuel Byrd Ownie Carroll Ben Chapman Earle Combs Dusty Cooke Bill Dickey Cedric Durst Foster Edwards Lou Gehrig Sam Gibson +24 more

36 players

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The 1930 New York Yankees in brief

In 1930 the New York Yankees posted a 86-68 mark (.558) and finished 3rd in the AL. The New York Yankees scored 1062 runs and allowed 898, a run differential of +164. The team batting average of .308 was 7% above the 1930 league mark of .287. Pitchers allowed 4.88 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.65. The 1062 runs scored compare with a league average of 834 per club, 27% more.

The home park, Yankee Stadium I, recorded 1,402,500 in attendance, about 18,453 a game. Babe Ruth topped the New York Yankees with 49 home runs. Lou Gehrig drove in a team-high 174 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Red Ruffing (15). The roster section lists 36 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 New York Yankees

What was the 1930 New York Yankees record?
The 1930 New York Yankees finished 86-68 (.558 win pct).
Who led the 1930 New York Yankees in home runs?
Babe Ruth led the 1930 New York Yankees with 49 home runs.
What was the 1930 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1930 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 4.88.
Did the 1930 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1930 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1930 New York Yankees play?
The 1930 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1930 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Babe Ruth (49 HR, 153 RBI) and George Pipgras (15-15, 4.11 ERA).
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