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1930 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 14 – October 8, 1930
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Pennant Winners
AL champions Philadelphia Athletics
  AL runners-up Washington Senators
NL champions St. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-up Chicago Cubs
World Series
Champions Philadelphia Athletics
  Runners-up St. Louis Cardinals
MLB seasons
Locations of AL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons
American League
Locations of NL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons
National League

The 1930 Major League Baseball season began on April 14, 1930. The regular season ended on September 28, with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Athletics as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 27th World Series on October 1 and ended with Game 6 on October 8. The Athletics defeated the Cardinals, 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.

Teams

League Team City Stadium Capacity
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 52,000
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 62,000
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 33,000
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 46,500
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 28,000
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 40,000
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 26,060
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 56,000
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,800
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 41,000
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023

Schedule

See also: Major League Baseball schedule

The 1930 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

American League Opening Day took place on April 14 with the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators playing, while National League Opening Day took place the following day. The final day of the regular season was on September 28, which saw all sixteen teams play on the final day for the first time. The World Series took place between October 1 and October 8.

Standings

Postseason

Bracket

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

Managers

League leaders

American League

1 American League Triple Crown pitching winner

National League

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

  • On consecutive days in July 1930, the Philadelphia Phillies managed to score 15 runs in a game but were losers in both games. On July 23, the Phillies lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 16–15, and on July 24, they lost to the Chicago Cubs 19–15. [17] The July 24 game still holds the record for the most runs scored in a game without a home run. [18]

References

  1. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Worst Pitching Staff Ever". goldenrankings.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  18. ^ "34 Runs With Only Two Extra-Base Hits". goldenrankings.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

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