1930 Philadelphia Athletics season
| 1930 Philadelphia Athletics | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Regular season
[edit]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.
Season standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 102 | 52 | .662 | — | 58–18 | 44–34 |
| Washington Senators | 94 | 60 | .610 | 8 | 56–21 | 38–39 |
| New York Yankees | 86 | 68 | .558 | 16 | 47–29 | 39–39 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 73 | .526 | 21 | 44–33 | 37–40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 27 | 45–33 | 30–46 |
| St. Louis Browns | 64 | 90 | .416 | 38 | 38–40 | 26–50 |
| Chicago White Sox | 62 | 92 | .403 | 40 | 34–44 | 28–48 |
| Boston Red Sox | 52 | 102 | .338 | 50 | 30–46 | 22–56 |
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |||||
Roster
[edit]| 1930 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
Player stats
[edit]| = Indicates team leader |
Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Other pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Mahaffey | 33 | 152.2 | 9 | 5 | 5.01 | 38 |
| Howard Ehmke | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.70 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Awards and honors
[edit]American League top five finishers
[edit]- #4 on-base percentage (.426)
- #5 batting average (.357)
- #2 strikeouts (193)
- #3 wins (22)
- #3 home runs (37)
- #3 runs batted in (156)
- #3 on-base percentage (.429)
- #4 slugging percentage (.637)
- #1 wins (28)
- #1 earned run average (2.54)
- #1 strikeouts (209)[2]
- #1 saves (9)
- #1 batting average (.381)
- #1 runs scored (152)
- #2 runs batted in (165)
- #3 slugging percentage (.708)
- #5 home runs (36)
1930 World Series
[edit]AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (2)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Stolen Base Records". baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
- ^ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.51, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7