More 1930 Baseball Season Highlights
Following are more highlights from the 1930 baseball season, including the myriad hitting records set this year by some of baseball's greatest players.
- The National League as a whole has a 20th-Century record .303 BA and .448 SA.
- The American League posts a loop record .421 SA.
- The Cards score a National League record 1,004 runs.
- All eight Cardinals regulars hit .300 or better.
- Cincinnati's Hod Ford is the only National League regular to hit below .250.
- The Cubs slug a major league record .481.
- The Giants hit a major league record .319.
- The Senators have a staff ERA of 3.96 and are the only Major League Baseball team with an ERA below 4.00.
- Cub Pat Malone and Pirate Remy Kremer tie for the National League lead in wins with 20.
- Harry Heilmann becomes the first player to homer in every major league park in use during his career.
- Babe Ruth becomes the first documented player to fan 1,000 times.
- On May 6, Gene Rye of Waco in the Texas League hits three home runs in one inning.
- At age 46, Jack Quinn of the A's becomes the oldest player to homer in a major league game.
- Guy Bush of the Cubs gives up a post-1901 National League record 155 earned runs by a pitcher.
- George Watkins sets a major league rookie record when he hits .373.
- Watkins's .621 SA is also a rookie record.
- Brave Wally Berger sets all-time National League rookie records with 38 homers and 119 RBI.
- Senator Sam Rice's 207 hits, 121 runs, and 271 total bases all set records for a player past his 40th birthday.
- Red Barber begins his broadcast career with WRUF in Gainesville, Florida.
- Lou Gehrig tops the American League in total bases (419) and RBI (174).
- Cleveland's Johnny Hodapp leads the American League with 225 hits and 51 doubles.
- Babe Ruth leads the American League with 49 homers.
- Cub Kiki Cuyler tops the majors with 37 steals; American League leader Marty McManus of Detroit has just 23.
- Jimmie Foxx goes 6-for-7 on May 30.
- On Jan. 10, Art Shires knocks out Braves catcher Al Spohrer in a boxing match at Boston Garden.
- On July 25, the A's perform two triple plays in a game against Cleveland.
- The 1930 Pirates are the last National League team to hit 100 triples in a season as they bang out 119.
- Earle Combs tops the American League with 22 triples.
- Wild Bill Hallahan of the Cards leads the National League in Ks with 177.
- Cubs pitcher Hal Carlson dies of an intestinal hemorrhage.
- The average player's salary in 1930 is around $7,000.
- In June, Washington trades Goose Goslin to the Browns for Al Crowder and Heinie Manush.
