1930 Major League Baseball season

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.

This article is about the 1930 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1930 in baseball.
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

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

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

MLB statistical leaders
 American LeagueNational League
TypeNameStatNameStat
AVGAl Simmons PHA.381Bill Terry NYG.401
HRBabe Ruth NYY49Hack Wilson CHC56
RBILou Gehrig NYY174Hack Wilson CHC191
WinsLefty Grove PHA28Ray Kremer PIT
Pat Malone CHC		20
ERALefty Grove PHA2.54Dazzy Vance BKN2.61
SOLefty Grove PHA209Bill Hallahan SLC177
SVLefty Grove PHA9Hi Bell SLC8
SBMarty McManus DET23Kiki Cuyler CHC37

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
Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns Bill Killefer
Washington Senators Walter Johnson

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

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

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