1930 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 14 – October 8, 1930
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Pennant Winners
AL championsPhiladelphia Athletics
  AL runners-upWashington Senators
NL championsSt. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-upChicago Cubs
World Series
ChampionsPhiladelphia Athletics
  Runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
MLB seasons

The 1930 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 14 to October 8, 1930. The St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Athletics were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The Athletics then defeated the Cardinals in the World Series, four games to two.

Offense dominated this season. The National League batted .303, with six teams batting better than .300. The American League came in at .288, with three teams batting over .300.

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Philadelphia Athletics 4
NL St. Louis Cardinals 2

MLB statistical leaders

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Al Simmons PHA .381 Bill Terry NYG .401
HR Babe Ruth NYY 49 Hack Wilson CHC 56
RBIs Lou Gehrig NYY 174 Hack Wilson CHC 191
Wins Lefty Grove PHA 28 Ray Kremer PIT
Pat Malone CHC		 20
ERA Lefty Grove PHA 2.54 Dazzy Vance BKN 2.61
SO Lefty Grove PHA 209 Bill Hallahan SLC 177
SV Lefty Grove PHA 9 Hi Bell SLC 8
SB Marty McManus DET 23 Kiki Cuyler CHC 37

Managers

American League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Red Sox Heinie Wagner
Chicago White Sox Donie Bush
Cleveland Indians Roger Peckinpaugh
Detroit Tigers Bucky Harris
New York Yankees Bob Shawkey Finished 3rd
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack Won 2nd straight World Series
St. Louis Browns Bill Killefer
Washington Senators Walter Johnson Finished 2nd

National League

Team Manager Comments
Boston Braves Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Robins Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Joe McCarthy and Rogers Hornsby Finished 2nd
Cincinnati Reds Dan Howley
New York Giants John McGraw Finished 3rd
Philadelphia Phillies Burt Shotton
Pittsburgh Pirates Jewel Ens
St. Louis Cardinals Gabby Street Won NL pennant

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Chicago Cubs[1] 90 -8.2% 1,463,624 -1.5% 18,527
New York Yankees[2] 86 -2.3% 1,169,230 21.8% 15,385
Brooklyn Robins[3] 86 22.9% 1,097,329 49.9% 14,251
New York Giants[4] 87 3.6% 868,714 0.0% 11,282
Philadelphia Athletics[5] 102 -1.9% 721,663 -14.0% 9,496
Detroit Tigers[6] 75 7.1% 649,450 -25.3% 8,326
Washington Senators[7] 94 32.4% 614,474 72.8% 7,980
Cleveland Indians[8] 81 0.0% 528,657 -1.4% 6,866
St. Louis Cardinals[9] 92 17.9% 508,501 27.2% 6,604
Boston Braves[10] 70 25.0% 464,835 24.8% 6,037
Boston Red Sox[11] 52 -10.3% 444,045 12.5% 5,843
Chicago White Sox[12] 62 5.1% 406,123 -4.8% 5,207
Cincinnati Reds[13] 59 -10.6% 386,727 31.1% 5,022
Pittsburgh Pirates[14] 80 -9.1% 357,795 -27.2% 4,647
Philadelphia Phillies[15] 52 -26.8% 299,007 6.3% 3,883
St. Louis Browns[16] 64 -19.0% 152,088 -45.8% 1,950

Events

References

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