1930 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1930 throughout the world.
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[edit] Champions
- World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over St. Louis Cardinals (4-2)
[edit] Awards and honors
- None
[edit] Statistical Leaders
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1Single season record for RBIs
[edit] Major League Baseball final standings
[edit] American League final standings
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 1st | Philadelphia Athletics | 102 | 52 | .662 | -- |
| 2nd | Washington Senators | 94 | 60 | .610 | 8.0 |
| 3rd | New York Yankees | 86 | 68 | .558 | 16.0 |
| 4th | Cleveland Indians | 81 | 73 | .526 | 21.0 |
| 5th | Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 27.0 |
| 6th | St. Louis Browns | 64 | 90 | .416 | 38.0 |
| 7th | Chicago White Sox | 62 | 92 | .403 | 40.0 |
| 8th | Boston Red Sox | 52 | 102 | .338 | 50.0 |
[edit] National League final standings
| Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| 1st | St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 62 | .597 | -- |
| 2nd | Chicago Cubs | 90 | 64 | .584 | 2.0 |
| 3rd | New York Giants | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5.0 |
| 4th | Brooklyn Dodgers | 86 | 68 | .558 | 6.0 |
| 5th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 74 | .519 | 12.0 |
| 6th | Boston Braves | 70 | 84 | .455 | 22.0 |
| 7th | Cincinnati Reds | 59 | 95 | .383 | 33.0 |
| 8th | Philadelphia Phillies | 52 | 102 | .338 | 40.0 |
[edit] Negro League Baseball final standings
[edit] Negro National League final standings
| Negro National League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| St. Louis Stars | 69 | 29 | .742 | |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 54 | 33 | .621 | |
| Detroit Stars | 58 | 37 | .611 | |
| Chicago American Giants | 59 | 52 | .532 | |
| Birmingham Black Barons | 43 | 49 | .467 | |
| Memphis Red Sox | 27 | 31 | .466 | |
| Nashville Elite Giants | 39 | 47 | .453 | |
| Cuban Stars | 23 | 35 | .397 | |
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Louisville White Sox† | 14 | 27 | .341 | |
†Louisville was not in the league but these games counted in the standings.
- St. Louis won the first half, Detroit won the second half.
- St. Louis beat Detroit 4 games to 3 games in a play-off.
[edit] East (independent teams) final standings
A loose confederation of teams were gathered in the East to compete with the West, however East teams did not organize a formal league as the West did.
| East | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| New York Lincoln Giants | 19 | 4 | .826 | |
| Homestead Grays | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| Baltimore Black Sox | 21 | 16 | .568 | |
| Philadelphia Hilldales | 8 | 17 | .320 | |
| Cuban Stars | 5 | 11 | .313 | |
| Brooklyn Royal Giants | 0 | 6 | .00 | |
[edit] Events
[edit] Births
- January 4 - Don McMahon
- February 17 - Roger Craig
- February 28 - Frank Malzone
- March 5 - Del Crandall
- March 13 - Doug Harvey
- March 16 - Hobie Landrith
- April 3 - Wally Moon
- July 4 - George Steinbrenner
- August 9 - Milt Bolling
- August 14 - Earl Weaver
- November 4 - Dick Groat
- November 24 - Bob Friend
- December 4 - Harvey Kuenn
- December 11 - Eddie O'Brien
- December 11 - Johnny O'Brien
- December 18 - Moose Skowron
- December 27 - Norm Larker
[edit] Deaths
- April 14 - John B. Sheridan, 61, sportswriter for St. Louis newspapers whose column "Back of the Home Plate" appeared in The Sporting News for many years
- April 18 - Jack Stivetts, 62, pitcher for St. Louis and Boston who had six 20-win seasons, including 30-win campaigns in 1891-92; in 1892, pitched no-hitter and won twice in championship playoff
- November 20 - William Hanna, 68, sportswriter for various New York newspapers since 1888, known for his florid writing style
- December 9 - Rube Foster, 51, pioneer and driving force in the Negro Leagues who was owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants from 1911 to 1925; founded the first stable Negro League, the Negro National League, in 1920, and won its first three pennants; was black baseball's premier pitcher in the century's first decade
