1930 St. Louis Browns

64-90 • .416 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1930 St. Louis Browns went 64-90 (.416) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 751 runs, allowed 886, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Goose Goslin (30 HR, 100 RBI) and Lefty Stewart (20-12, 3.45 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.

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📊 Season Record

64 Wins
90 Losses
.416 Win %
6th Rank
751 R 886 RA
Diff -135

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751 Runs Scored
886 Runs Allowed
-135 Run Diff
190K Attendance

📈 vs. 1930 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 7% below the 1930 league average (.287)
OBP .332 5% below the 1930 league average (.350)
SLG .390 7% below the 1930 league average (.420)
Team ERA 5.07 9% worse than the 1930 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 751 10% below the 1930 league average (834 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 190,300
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Avg per Game 2,439

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 Chad Kimsey 0.343 2 Heinie Manush 0.328 3 Goose Goslin 0.326 4 Red Kress 0.313 5 Fred Schulte 0.278

Home Runs

1 Goose Goslin 30 2 Red Kress 16 3 Oscar Melillo 5 4 Fred Schulte 5 5 Lu Blue 4

RBI

1 Red Kress 112 2 Goose Goslin 100 3 Fred Schulte 62 4 Oscar Melillo 59 5 Ted Gullic 44
1930 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Red Kress 154 614 94 192 43 8 16 112 50 56 3 0.313
Oscar Melillo 149 574 62 147 30 10 5 59 23 44 15 0.256
Lu Blue 117 425 85 100 27 5 4 42 81 44 12 0.235
Frank O'Rourke 115 400 52 107 15 4 1 41 35 30 11 0.268
Goose Goslin 101 396 81 129 25 7 30 100 48 35 14 0.326
Fred Schulte 113 392 59 109 23 5 5 62 41 44 12 0.278
Rick Ferrell 101 314 43 84 18 4 1 41 46 10 1 0.268
Ted Gullic 92 308 39 77 7 5 4 44 27 43 4 0.250
Earl McNeely 76 235 33 64 19 1 0 20 22 14 8 0.272
Red Badgro 89 234 30 56 18 3 1 27 13 27 3 0.239
Alex Metzler 56 209 30 54 6 3 1 23 21 12 5 0.258
Heinie Manush 49 198 26 65 16 4 2 29 5 7 3 0.328
Sammy Hale 62 190 21 52 8 1 2 25 8 18 1 0.274
Clyde Manion 57 148 12 32 1 0 1 11 24 17 0 0.216
Lefty Stewart 35 90 17 22 2 1 0 7 13 16 0 0.244
Chad Kimsey 60 70 14 24 4 1 2 14 5 16 1 0.343
Dick Coffman 38 66 4 9 3 0 0 2 2 18 0 0.136
George Blaeholder 37 65 8 12 3 1 0 4 5 23 0 0.185
Rip Collins 35 54 4 7 2 2 0 1 6 15 0 0.130
Sam Gray 27 54 3 11 3 0 0 5 2 17 0 0.204
Jim Levey 8 37 7 9 2 0 0 3 3 2 0 0.243
Rollie Stiles 20 37 4 10 3 0 0 3 0 10 0 0.270
Bernie Hungling 10 31 4 10 2 0 0 2 5 3 0 0.323
Jack Burns 8 30 5 9 3 0 0 2 5 5 0 0.300
Lin Storti 7 28 6 9 1 1 0 2 2 6 0 0.321
General Crowder 13 25 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.160
Herm Holshouser 25 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0.125
Jack Crouch 6 14 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.143
Joe Hassler 5 8 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Tom Jenkins 2 8 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0.250
Fred Stiely 5 7 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0.429

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 Lefty Stewart 3.45 2 Rip Collins 4.35 3 George Blaeholder 4.61 4 General Crowder 4.66 5 Dick Coffman 5.14

Wins

1 Lefty Stewart 20 2 George Blaeholder 11 3 Rip Collins 9 4 Dick Coffman 8 5 Chad Kimsey 6

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Stewart 79 2 Rip Collins 75 3 George Blaeholder 70 4 Dick Coffman 54 5 Sam Gray 51
1930 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Stewart 20 12 3.45 35 33 0 271.0 281 104 70 79
Dick Coffman 8 18 5.14 38 30 1 196.0 250 112 69 54
George Blaeholder 11 13 4.61 37 23 4 191.1 235 98 46 70
Rip Collins 9 7 4.35 35 20 2 171.2 168 83 63 75
Sam Gray 4 15 6.28 27 24 0 167.2 215 117 52 51
Chad Kimsey 6 10 6.35 42 4 1 113.1 139 80 45 32
Rollie Stiles 3 6 5.91 20 7 0 102.0 136 67 41 25
General Crowder 3 7 4.66 13 10 1 77.1 85 40 27 42
Herm Holshouser 0 1 7.80 25 1 1 62.1 103 54 28 37
Fred Stiely 0 1 8.53 4 2 0 19.0 27 18 8 5

👥 Roster (31)

Red Badgro George Blaeholder Lu Blue Jack Burns Dick Coffman Rip Collins Jack Crouch General Crowder Rick Ferrell Goose Goslin Sam Gray Ted Gullic +19 more

31 players

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The 1930 St. Louis Browns in brief

A 64-90 record (.416) put the 1930 St. Louis Browns 6th in the AL. The run column shows 751 for and 886 against. Against a league average of .287, the 1930 St. Louis Browns batted .268. Pitchers allowed 5.07 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.65. The 751 runs scored compare with a league average of 834 per club, 10% fewer.

The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 190,300 in attendance, about 2,439 a game. For power, Goose Goslin led the way with 30 homers. Red Kress drove in a team-high 112 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Lefty Stewart (20). The 1930 roster runs to 31 players. The 1929 season and the 1931 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1930 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1930 St. Louis Browns finished 64-90 (.416 win pct).
Who led the 1930 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Goose Goslin led the 1930 St. Louis Browns with 30 home runs.
What was the 1930 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1930 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 5.07.
Did the 1930 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1930 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1930 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1930 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1930 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Goose Goslin (30 HR, 100 RBI) and Lefty Stewart (20-12, 3.45 ERA).
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