1930 Philadelphia Athletics | |
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World Series Champions American League Champions | |
League | American League |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
Owners | Connie Mack, Tom Shibe and John Shibe |
Managers | Connie Mack |
The 1930 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing first in the American League with a record of 102 wins and 52 losses. It was the team's second of three consecutive pennants.
During the 1930 World Series, the A's defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in six games. This was the A's final World Series championship in Philadelphia. The team did not win the World Series again until forty-two years later, in 1972, after the club moved to Oakland.
When playing the Cleveland Indians on July 25, the Athletics became the only team in Major League history to execute a triple steal twice in one game. [1]
The A's had three Hall of Famers in the team's starting line-up: Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx, and Al Simmons. Simmons won the AL batting title with a .381 average. Pitching ace Lefty Grove won the pitching triple crown.
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Athletics | 102 | 52 | 0.662 | — | 58–18 | 44–34 |
Washington Senators | 94 | 60 | 0.610 | 8 | 56–21 | 38–39 |
New York Yankees | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 16 | 47–29 | 39–39 |
Cleveland Indians | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 21 | 44–33 | 37–40 |
Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | 0.487 | 27 | 45–33 | 30–46 |
St. Louis Browns | 64 | 90 | 0.416 | 38 | 38–40 | 26–50 |
Chicago White Sox | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 40 | 34–44 | 28–48 |
Boston Red Sox | 52 | 102 | 0.338 | 50 | 30–46 | 22–56 |
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Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
Boston | — | 13–9 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 4–18 | 9–13 | 5–17 | |||||
Chicago | 9–13 | — | 10–12 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 12–10 | 8–14 | |||||
Cleveland | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 16–6 | 10–12 | |||||
Detroit | 14–8 | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 10–12 | |||||
New York | 16–6 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 16–6 | 5–17 | |||||
Philadelphia | 18–4 | 16–6 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 10–12 | |||||
St. Louis | 13–9 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 6–16 | — | 12–10 | |||||
Washington | 17–5 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 17–5 | 12–10 | 10–12 | — |
1930 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches |
= Indicates team leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Mickey Cochrane | 130 | 487 | 174 | .357 | 10 | 87 |
1B | Jimmie Foxx | 153 | 562 | 188 | .335 | 37 | 156 |
2B | Max Bishop | 130 | 441 | 111 | .252 | 10 | 38 |
3B | Jimmy Dykes | 125 | 435 | 131 | .301 | 6 | 73 |
SS | Joe Boley | 121 | 420 | 116 | .276 | 4 | 55 |
LF | Al Simmons | 138 | 554 | 211 | .381 | 36 | 165 |
CF | Mule Haas | 132 | 532 | 159 | .299 | 2 | 68 |
RF | Bing Miller | 154 | 585 | 177 | .303 | 9 | 100 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Eric McNair | 78 | 237 | 63 | .266 | 0 | 34 |
Dib Williams | 67 | 191 | 50 | .262 | 3 | 22 |
Wally Schang | 45 | 92 | 16 | .174 | 1 | 9 |
Doc Cramer | 30 | 82 | 19 | .232 | 0 | 6 |
Homer Summa | 25 | 54 | 15 | .278 | 1 | 5 |
Jimmy Moore | 15 | 50 | 19 | .380 | 2 | 12 |
Spence Harris | 22 | 49 | 9 | .184 | 0 | 3 |
Cy Perkins | 20 | 38 | 6 | .158 | 0 | 4 |
Pinky Higgins | 14 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Keesey | 11 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
Eddie Collins | 3 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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George Earnshaw | 49 | 296.0 | 22 | 13 | 4.44 | 193 |
Lefty Grove | 50 | 291.0 | 28 | 5 | 2.54 | 209 |
Rube Walberg | 38 | 205.1 | 13 | 12 | 4.69 | 100 |
Bill Shores | 31 | 159.0 | 12 | 4 | 4.19 | 48 |
Note: Lefty Grove was team leader and league leader in saves with 9.
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Roy Mahaffey | 33 | 152.2 | 9 | 5 | 5.01 | 38 |
Howard Ehmke | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.70 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Jack Quinn | 35 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4.42 | 28 |
Eddie Rommel | 35 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4.28 | 35 |
Charlie Perkins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.46 | 15 |
Glenn Liebhardt | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.00 | 2 |
Al Mahon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.85 | 0 |
AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (2)
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | Cardinals – 2, Athletics – 5 | October 1 | Shibe Park | 32,295 |
2 | Cardinals – 1, Athletics – 6 | October 2 | Shibe Park | 32,295 |
3 | Athletics – 0, Cardinals – 5 | October 4 | Sportsman's Park | 36,944 |
4 | Athletics – 1, Cardinals – 3 | October 5 | Sportsman's Park | 39,946 |
5 | Athletics – 2, Cardinals – 0 | October 6 | Sportsman's Park | 38,844 |
6 | Cardinals – 1, Athletics – 7 | October 8 | Shibe Park | 32,295 |