1930 Major League Baseball season

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1930 MLB season
League American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 14 – September 28, 1930 (AL)
  • April 15 – September 28, 1930 (NL)
World Series:
  • October 1 – October 8, 1930
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
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 teams for the 1923–1931 American League seasons
ButtonRed.svg American League
Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League seasons
ButtonBlue.svg 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.

Contents

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.

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.

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Heinie Wagner
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 52,000 Donie Bush
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio League Park 21,414 Roger Peckinpaugh
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000 Bucky Harris
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 62,000 Bob Shawkey
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 33,000 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 24,040 Bill Killefer
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Walter Johnson
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 46,500 Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 28,000 Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 40,000 Joe McCarthy, Rogers Hornsby
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 26,060 Dan Howley
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 56,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,800 Burt Shotton
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 41,000 Jewel Ens
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Gabby Street

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Athletics 10252.662—58‍–‍1844‍–‍34
Washington Senators 9460.610856‍–‍2138‍–‍39
New York Yankees 8668.5581647‍–‍2939‍–‍39
Cleveland Indians 8173.5262144‍–‍3337‍–‍40
Detroit Tigers 7579.4872745‍–‍3330‍–‍46
St. Louis Browns 6490.4163838‍–‍4026‍–‍50
Chicago White Sox 6292.4034034‍–‍4428‍–‍48
Boston Red Sox 52102.3385030‍–‍4622‍–‍56

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 9262.597—53‍–‍2439‍–‍38
Chicago Cubs 9064.584251‍–‍2639‍–‍38
New York Giants 8767.565546‍–‍3141‍–‍36
Brooklyn Robins 8668.558649‍–‍2837‍–‍40
Pittsburgh Pirates 8074.5191242‍–‍3538‍–‍39
Boston Braves 7084.4552239‍–‍3831‍–‍46
Cincinnati Reds 5995.3833337‍–‍4022‍–‍55
Philadelphia Phillies 52102.3384035‍–‍4217‍–‍60

Postseason

Bracket

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

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Boston Braves Emil Fuchs Bill McKechnie
Boston Red Sox Bill Carrigan Heinie Wagner
Chicago White Sox Lena Blackburne Donie Bush
Cincinnati Reds Jack Hendricks Dan Howley
New York Yankees Art Fletcher Bob Shawkey
St. Louis Browns Dan Howley Bill Killefer
St. Louis Cardinals Bill McKechnie Gabby Street

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Chicago Cubs Joe McCarthy Rogers Hornsby

League leaders

American League

1 American League Triple Crown pitching winner

National League

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
Chicago Cubs [1] 90-8.2%1,463,624-1.5%18,527
New York Yankees [2] 86-2.3%1,169,23021.8%15,385
Brooklyn Robins [3] 8622.9%1,097,32949.9%14,251
New York Giants [4] 873.6%868,7140.0%11,282
Philadelphia Athletics [5] 102-1.9%721,663-14.0%9,496
Detroit Tigers [6] 757.1%649,450-25.3%8,326
Washington Senators [7] 9432.4%614,47472.8%7,980
Cleveland Indians [8] 810.0%528,657-1.4%6,866
St. Louis Cardinals [9] 9217.9%508,50127.2%6,604
Boston Braves [10] 7025.0%464,83524.8%6,037
Boston Red Sox [11] 52-10.3%444,04512.5%5,843
Chicago White Sox [12] 625.1%406,123-4.8%5,207
Cincinnati Reds [13] 59-10.6%386,72731.1%5,022
Pittsburgh Pirates [14] 80-9.1%357,795-27.2%4,647
Philadelphia Phillies [15] 52-26.8%299,0076.3%3,883
St. Louis Browns [16] 64-19.0%152,088-45.8%1,950

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