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1930 St. Louis Cardinals

92-62 • .597 Win% • 1st in NL

The 1930 St. Louis Cardinals went 92-62 (.597) finishing 1st in the NL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 1,004 runs, allowed 784, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Chick Hafey (26 HR, 107 RBI) and Bill Hallahan (15-9, 4.66 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

92 Wins
62 Losses
.597 Win %
1st Rank
1004 R 784 RA
Diff +220

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⚡ Quick Stats

1004 Runs Scored
784 Runs Allowed
+220 Run Diff
583K Attendance

📈 vs. 1930 NL Average

Batting Avg .314 4% above the 1930 league average (.303)
OBP .371 3% above the 1930 league average (.360)
SLG .470 5% above the 1930 league average (.447)
Team ERA 4.39 12% better than the 1930 league average (4.97)
Runs Scored 1004 14% above the 1930 league average (878 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 583,788
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Avg per Game 7,581

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1930

Batting Avg

1 Ray Blades 0.396 2 George Fisher 0.374 3 George Watkins 0.373 4 Gus Mancuso 0.366 5 Frankie Frisch 0.346

Home Runs

1 Chick Hafey 26 2 George Watkins 17 3 Jim Bottomley 15 4 Frankie Frisch 10 5 George Fisher 8

RBI

1 Frankie Frisch 114 2 Chick Hafey 107 3 Jim Bottomley 97 4 Taylor Douthit 93 5 George Watkins 87
1930 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Taylor Douthit 154 664 109 201 41 10 7 93 60 38 4 0.303
Sparky Adams 137 570 98 179 36 9 0 55 45 27 7 0.314
Frankie Frisch 133 540 121 187 46 9 10 114 55 16 15 0.346
Charlie Gelbert 139 513 92 156 39 11 3 72 43 41 6 0.304
Jim Bottomley 131 487 92 148 33 7 15 97 44 36 5 0.304
Chick Hafey 120 446 108 150 39 12 26 107 46 51 12 0.336
George Watkins 119 391 85 146 32 7 17 87 24 49 5 0.373
Jimmie Wilson 107 362 54 115 25 7 1 58 28 17 8 0.318
George Fisher 92 254 49 95 18 6 8 61 25 21 4 0.374
Gus Mancuso 76 227 39 83 17 2 7 59 18 16 1 0.366
Andy High 72 215 34 60 12 2 2 29 23 6 1 0.279
Ernie Orsatti 48 131 24 42 8 4 1 15 12 18 1 0.321
Ray Blades 45 101 26 40 6 2 4 25 21 15 1 0.396
Bill Hallahan 35 81 8 10 1 0 0 4 5 41 0 0.123
Homer Peel 26 73 9 12 2 0 0 10 3 4 0 0.164
Syl Johnson 32 70 9 15 4 0 0 5 4 28 1 0.214
Jesse Haines 29 65 3 16 3 0 0 12 4 15 0 0.246
Doc Farrell 23 61 3 13 1 1 0 6 4 2 1 0.213
Burleigh Grimes 23 57 9 15 4 0 0 10 5 12 0 0.263
Flint Rhem 26 52 7 12 2 0 0 6 0 7 0 0.231
Al Grabowski 35 33 7 12 2 0 0 5 0 11 0 0.364
Jim Lindsey 39 28 2 8 1 0 0 4 0 7 0 0.286
Herman Bell 39 26 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.077
Bill Sherdel 13 19 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.105
George Puccinelli 11 16 5 9 1 0 3 8 0 1 0 0.562
Earl Smith 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.000
Fred Frankhouse 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dizzy Dean 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Hal Haid 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Carmen Hill 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Tony Kaufmann 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.333
Clarence Mitchell 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Pepper Martin 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1930

ERA

1 Burleigh Grimes 3.01 2 Herman Bell 3.90 3 Hal Haid 4.09 4 Jesse Haines 4.30 5 Jim Lindsey 4.43

Wins

1 Bill Hallahan 15 2 Burleigh Grimes 13 3 Jesse Haines 13 4 Syl Johnson 12 5 Flint Rhem 12

Strikeouts

1 Bill Hallahan 177 2 Syl Johnson 92 3 Jesse Haines 68 4 Burleigh Grimes 58 5 Jim Lindsey 50
1930 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Hallahan 15 9 4.66 35 32 2 237.1 233 123 126 177
Syl Johnson 12 10 4.65 32 24 2 187.2 215 97 38 92
Jesse Haines 13 8 4.30 29 24 1 182.0 215 87 54 68
Burleigh Grimes 13 6 3.01 22 19 0 152.1 174 51 43 58
Flint Rhem 12 8 4.45 26 19 0 139.2 173 69 37 47
Herman Bell 4 3 3.90 39 9 8 115.1 143 50 23 42
Al Grabowski 6 4 4.79 33 8 1 107.0 122 57 49 43
Jim Lindsey 7 5 4.43 39 6 5 105.2 131 52 46 50
Bill Sherdel 3 2 4.64 13 7 0 64.0 86 33 13 29
Hal Haid 3 2 4.09 20 0 2 33.0 38 15 14 13
Fred Frankhouse 2 3 7.32 8 1 0 19.2 31 16 11 4
Carmen Hill 0 1 7.36 4 2 0 14.2 12 12 13 8
Tony Kaufmann 0 1 7.84 2 1 0 10.1 15 9 4 2
Dizzy Dean 1 0 1.00 1 1 0 9.0 3 1 3 5
Clarence Mitchell 1 0 6.00 1 1 0 3.0 5 2 2 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to PHA 4-2

👥 Roster (33)

Sparky Adams Herman Bell Ray Blades Jim Bottomley Dizzy Dean Taylor Douthit Doc Farrell George Fisher Fred Frankhouse Frankie Frisch Charlie Gelbert Al Grabowski +21 more

33 players

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The 1930 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 92-62 record (.597) put the 1930 St. Louis Cardinals 1st in the NL. In 1930 the franchise won the pennant. The St. Louis Cardinals scored 1004 runs and allowed 784, a run differential of +220. At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .314, 4% better than the league's .303. The staff ERA of 4.39 was 12% better than the league average of 4.97.

The 1004 runs scored compare with a league average of 878 per club, 14% more. The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 583,788 in attendance, about 7,581 a game. Chick Hafey topped the St. Louis Cardinals with 26 home runs. The RBI leader was Frankie Frisch, with 114. Bill Hallahan was the top winner, with 15 victories. The World Series ended in a loss against PHA 4-2.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1930 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1930 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1930 St. Louis Cardinals finished 92-62 (.597 win pct).
How did the 1930 St. Louis Cardinals finish?
The 1930 St. Louis Cardinals finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1930 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Chick Hafey led the 1930 St. Louis Cardinals with 26 home runs.
What was the 1930 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1930 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 4.39.
Did the 1930 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1930 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1930 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1930 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
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