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1930 Philadelphia Athletics

102-52 • .662 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1930 Philadelphia Athletics went 102-52 (.662) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 951 runs, allowed 751, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Jimmie Foxx (37 HR, 156 RBI) and Lefty Grove (28-5, 2.54 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

102 Wins
52 Losses
.662 Win %
1st Rank
951 R 751 RA
Diff +200

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⚡ Quick Stats

951 Runs Scored
751 Runs Allowed
+200 Run Diff
742K Attendance

📈 vs. 1930 AL Average

Batting Avg .294 2% above the 1930 league average (.287)
OBP .368 5% above the 1930 league average (.350)
SLG .452 7% above the 1930 league average (.420)
Team ERA 4.28 8% better than the 1930 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 951 14% above the 1930 league average (834 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 742,000
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Avg per Game 9,763

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 Al Simmons 0.381 2 Jimmy Moore 0.380 3 Mickey Cochrane 0.357 4 Jimmie Foxx 0.335 5 Bing Miller 0.303

Home Runs

1 Jimmie Foxx 37 2 Al Simmons 36 3 Max Bishop 10 4 Mickey Cochrane 10 5 Bing Miller 9

RBI

1 Al Simmons 165 2 Jimmie Foxx 156 3 Bing Miller 100 4 Mickey Cochrane 85 5 Jimmy Dykes 73
1930 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bing Miller 154 585 89 177 38 7 9 100 47 22 13 0.303
Jimmie Foxx 153 562 127 188 33 13 37 156 93 66 7 0.335
Al Simmons 138 554 152 211 41 16 36 165 39 34 9 0.381
Mule Haas 132 532 91 159 33 7 2 68 43 33 2 0.299
Mickey Cochrane 130 487 110 174 42 5 10 85 55 18 5 0.357
Max Bishop 130 441 117 111 27 6 10 38 128 60 3 0.252
Jimmy Dykes 125 435 69 131 28 4 6 73 74 53 3 0.301
Joe Boley 121 420 41 116 22 2 4 55 32 26 0 0.276
Eric McNair 78 237 27 63 12 2 0 34 9 19 5 0.266
Dib Williams 67 191 24 50 10 3 3 22 15 19 2 0.262
George Earnshaw 49 114 11 26 8 1 0 10 5 21 0 0.228
Lefty Grove 50 110 11 22 3 2 2 17 7 46 0 0.200
Wally Schang 45 92 16 16 4 1 1 9 17 15 0 0.174
Doc Cramer 30 82 12 19 1 1 0 6 2 8 0 0.232
Rube Walberg 38 73 5 12 2 2 0 9 4 13 0 0.164
Roy Mahaffey 33 59 2 7 1 0 1 7 0 21 0 0.119
Bill Shores 31 57 6 11 1 0 0 3 2 20 0 0.193
Homer Summa 25 54 10 15 2 1 1 5 4 1 0 0.278
Jimmy Moore 15 50 10 19 3 0 2 12 2 4 1 0.380
Spence Harris 22 49 4 9 1 0 0 5 5 2 0 0.184
Cy Perkins 20 38 1 6 2 0 0 4 2 3 0 0.158
Eddie Rommel 35 38 8 10 3 1 0 6 7 5 0 0.263
Jack Quinn 35 34 2 9 0 0 1 4 1 9 0 0.265
Pinky Higgins 14 24 1 6 2 0 0 0 4 5 0 0.250
Jim Keesey 11 12 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.250
Charlie Perkins 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
Howard Ehmke 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Eddie Collins 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Glenn Liebhardt 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Al Mahon 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 Lefty Grove 2.54 2 Bill Shores 4.19 3 Eddie Rommel 4.28 4 Jack Quinn 4.42 5 George Earnshaw 4.44

Wins

1 Lefty Grove 28 2 George Earnshaw 22 3 Rube Walberg 13 4 Bill Shores 12 5 Roy Mahaffey 9

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Grove 209 2 George Earnshaw 193 3 Rube Walberg 100 4 Bill Shores 48 5 Roy Mahaffey 38
1930 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Earnshaw 22 13 4.44 49 39 2 296.0 299 146 139 193
Lefty Grove 28 5 2.54 50 32 9 291.0 273 82 60 209
Rube Walberg 13 12 4.69 38 30 1 205.1 207 107 85 100
Bill Shores 12 4 4.19 31 19 0 159.0 169 74 70 48
Roy Mahaffey 9 5 5.01 33 16 0 152.2 186 85 53 38
Eddie Rommel 9 4 4.28 35 9 3 130.1 142 62 27 35
Jack Quinn 9 7 4.42 35 7 6 89.2 109 44 22 28
Charlie Perkins 0 0 6.46 8 1 0 23.2 25 17 15 15
Howard Ehmke 0 1 11.70 3 1 0 10.0 22 13 2 4
Glenn Liebhardt 0 1 11.00 5 0 0 9.0 14 11 8 2
Al Mahon 0 0 22.85 3 0 0 4.1 11 11 7 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
PHA def. SLN 4-2

👥 Roster (30)

Max Bishop Joe Boley Mickey Cochrane Eddie Collins Doc Cramer Jimmy Dykes George Earnshaw Howard Ehmke Jimmie Foxx Lefty Grove Mule Haas Spence Harris +18 more

30 players

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The 1930 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

In 1930 the Philadelphia Athletics posted a 102-52 mark (.662) and finished 1st in the AL. That season the Philadelphia Athletics won the World Series. Runs came in at 951 scored against 751 allowed (+200). Against a league average of .287, the 1930 Philadelphia Athletics batted .294. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 4.28 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.65.

The 1930 Philadelphia Athletics outscored the average club by 14% (951 against 834). The home park, Shibe Park, recorded 742,000 in attendance, about 9,763 a game. Jimmie Foxx led the club in home runs with 37. Al Simmons led in RBI with 165. Lefty Grove led the pitchers with 28 wins. In the World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat SLN 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1930 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1930 Philadelphia Athletics finished 102-52 (.662 win pct).
Did the 1930 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
Yes. The 1930 Philadelphia Athletics won the World Series.
Who led the 1930 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Jimmie Foxx led the 1930 Philadelphia Athletics with 37 home runs.
What was the 1930 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1930 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.28.
Where did the 1930 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1930 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1930 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmie Foxx (37 HR, 156 RBI) and Lefty Grove (28-5, 2.54 ERA).
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