1930 By The Numbers
World Series
Washington Senators over Boston Braves 4-3
MVP Johnny Hodapp (Washington)
Batting Champions
AL Bill Terry (Cleveland Indians) .392
NL Lou Gehrig (Pittsburgh Pirates) .393
The Home Run Kings
AL Hack Wilson (Washington Senators) 41
NL Babe Ruth (Boston Braves) 46
New Records
Gee Walker (Pittsburgh Pirates) 684 AB
Bill Terry (Cleveland Indians) 259 Hits
Johhny Jones (Chicago White Sox) 37 HR allowed
Accomplishments
Lou Gehrig (Pittsburgh Pirates) and Al Simmons (Detroit Tigers) 3 HR in a single game
Chick Hafey (Boston Red Sox) and Bibb Falk (Chicago Cubs) 6 hits on a single game
6 cycles in the season
Bill Terry (Cleveland Indians) and Jimmie Foxx (Boston Red Sox) over 150 RBIs
9 pitchers with 20 or more wins
Babe Ruth (Boston Braves) 400th HR
Rogers Hornsby (Washington Senators) 3000th hit
Bill Terry (Cleveland Indians) 36 game hitting streak
Hack Wilson (Washington Senators) 16 game RBI streak
The Slam File
30 hit this year.
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April 23rd 1930 Steve Young (Chicago White Sox)
April 24th 1930 Zeke Bonura (St Louis Browns)
April 25th 1930 V.V. Hewitt (Pittsburgh Pirates) P
May 11th 1930 Ed Morgan (Cincinnati Reds)
May 11th 1930 Hack Wilson (Washington Senators)
May 15th 1930 Ted Gullic (New York Yankees)
May 24th 1930 Hack Wilson (Washington Senators)
May 28th 1930 Lu Blue (Brooklyn Robins)
June 8th 1930 Chuck Klein (St Louis Browns)
June 9th 1930 Pete Morrissey (St Louis Cardinals)
June 15th 1930 Ted Norbert (New York Giants)
June 15th 1930 Earl Grace (Cleveland Indians)
June 16th 1930 Joe Medwick (Washington Senators)
June 17th 1930 Pat Crawford (Boston Braves)
June 20th 1930 Babe Ruth (Boston Braves)
July 4th 1930 Billy Myers (Chicago Cubs)
July 5th 1930 A Miller (Philadelphia Phillies) P
July 8th 1930 Turkey Stearnes (Cleveland Indians)
July 11th 1930 Bob Johnson (St Louis Cardinals)
July 21st 1930 Lou Gehrig (Pittsburgh Pirates)
July 25th 1930 Jimmie Foxx (Boston Red Sox)
July 29th 1930 Riggs Stephenson (Detroit Tigers)
August 17th 1930 Turkey Stearnes (Cleveland Indians)
August 31st 1930 Chino Smith (Brooklyn Robins)
September 6th 1930 Bill Norman (Cleveland Indians) PH
September 8th 1930 Tony Lazzeri (Philadelphia Phillies)
September 12th 1930 Lyn Lary (Boston Red Sox)
September 15th 1930 Bruce Campbell (Philadelphia Phiilies)
September 20th 1930 Al Simmons (Detroit Tigers)
September 23rd 1930 Fred Cato (New York Yankees)