Monday, June 2, 1930
It's travel day, so a light schedule. The NL western teams are heading east, while the east coast teams in the AL head west. There is a full slate of games tomorrow.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 8 St. Louis (NL) 6
Phillies start Phil Collins (1-1) gave up four runs in the top of the first but settled down after that as his teammates began to chip away at the Cardinals lead. The hitting heroes for the Phillies came in the bottom two spots in the batting order. Catcher Spud Davis went 3-for-4 with four runs scored, four RBI's, and a homerun, and Collins helped his own cause by going 3-for-4 with three RBI's and two doubles.
Tuesday, June 3, 1930
New York (AL) 8 Chicago (AL) (H) 3
The Yankees moved into Chicago to start a series with the White Sox and their offense started immediately with a single run in the first. Lou Gehrig then hit a two-run homerun in the third and followed that with a two-run double in the fifth, and George Pipgras (5-4) had what needed to pick up the win.
Boston (AL) 3 Cleveland (H) 1
Starter Jack Russell (6-3) got the Red Sox road trip off to a good start by shutting down the Indians. The only run Russell allowed was unearned, so Russell lowered his ERA to 7.27. A winning record with that ERA? Russell has definitely had an up-and-down season so far.
Detroit (H) 4 Washington 3 (10)
Detroit starter Earl Whitehill (5-3) gave up an unearned run in the second, but that was all for the Nationals for a while, as the Tigers slowly built a 3-1 lead heading into the ninth. The Nationals pushed across two runs in the ninth and the game went into extra innings, but not for long as Dale Alexander singled home Liz Funk in the bottom of the tenth for the win.
Philadelphia (AL) 3 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1
Browns starter Dick Coffman (2-6) didn’t allow a run until the seventh when opposing pitcher Lefty Grove (9-2) hit his third homerun of the season to break the scoreless tie. The A's scored two insurance runs in the eighth, which came in handy in the ninth when the Browns mounted an attempted rally that fell short.
Chicago (NL) 13 Boston (NL (H) 1
The Cubs started their road trip by pounding Burleigh Grimes (2-6) and the Braves for an easy win. Woody English when 3-for-5 with a triple, a homerun, and four RBI's, and Kiki Cuyler picked up two triples and a double for the day. The Braves only run came on Wally Berger's eleventh homerun of the season, which kept him tied for second place in the NL because Gabby Hartnett had hit eleventh home earlier in the game. Bud Teachout (1-1) went all the way for the victory.
Brooklyn (H) 5 Pittsburgh 4 (10)
The Pirates scored first and took an early lead, but the Robins fought back to tie the game at 3-3 after five, and there the score stayed until both teams plated one run in the eighth. Pittsburgh reliever Percy Jones (1-3) gave up a game-winning single when Eddie Moore scored Del Bissonette in the bottom of the tenth.
Note: Pittsburgh starter Ray Kremer poked a single into short right in the second inning and right fielder Babe Herman and second baseman Jake Flowers collided and had to leave the game. In the top of the tenth pinch-runner, Ben Sankey collided with second baseman Neal Finn on a busted steal attempt and Finn had to leave the game as well.
New York (NL) (H) 8 Cincinnati 3
The Giants were happy to see Freddie Lindstrom and Mel Ott back in the lineup after having missed the last five games. They were also happy to see Carl Hubbell (6-2) on the mound, although Hubbell wasn't especially sharp today, he did keep the Reds from getting the big hit. Hughie Critz led off the game with a homerun for the Giants, and Ott added a three-run homerun in the third to blow it open.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4 St. Louis (NL) 3
The Cardinals started the day with bad news - second baseman Frankie Frisch will likely miss the next two weeks with an injury. Not to be dissuaded, the Cardinals built an early 3-0 lead and Syl Johnson (5-4) held back the Phillies offense. In the bottom of the seventh, the Phillies offense finally broke through and scored three times to tie the game at 3-3. Monk Sherlock's two-run double was the big hit. Second baseman Sparky Adams committed a costly blunder in the bottom of the eighth to allow the Phillies to take the lead, and Harry Smythe shut down the Cardinals in the ninth to earn the save.
Wednesday, June 4, 1930
New York (AL) 5 Chicago (AL) (H) 4
Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth both hit two-run homeruns, but Pat Caraway (3-1) and the White Sox never gave in and kept it close right up to the end. Red Ruffing (4-4) kept the White Sox at bay and picked up the victory.
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Boston (AL) 4 Cleveland (H) 3
The Indians and the Red Sox both scored single runs in the third and fourth innings, and the Indians finally took the lead with a single run in the sixth. Cleveland starter Willis Hudlin (2-9) looked like he had all he needed, but Hudlin wilted in the eighth and Boston was able to regain the lead with a two spot. Ed Morris (1-4) held off the Indians after that and picked up the complete-game victory.
Detroit (H) 5 Washington 3
The Nationals scored first, but Tigers starter Chief Hogsett didn’t let them score often and kept the Tigers in the game. Firpo Marberry wore down in the eighth and the Tigers scored three times to take the 5-3 lead, and Charlie Sullivan (3-0) held off Washington in the ninth to pick up the win in relief.
Philadelphia (AL) 6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 5 (11)
The Browns kept taking the lead, but the A's kept tying it back up. Philadelphia tied it again in the top of the ninth, and the game moved into extra innings. Late in the game, during a steal attempt, A's second baseman Dib Williams collided with Fred Schulte and had to be removed from the game. Due to injuries and earlier replacements, the A's had no infielders remaining, so future Hall-of-Famer and coach Eddie Collins found a glove, played three innings at second base, made three plays and drove in the game-winning run in the top of the eleventh.
Note: The 43-year-old Collins actually pinch-hit in three games in 1930, and had a hit in two official at-bats, meaning he never actually took the field. Because of that 1-for-2 (.500) batting average, Collins can therefore rightfully claim he hit over .300 in four different decades.
Boston (NL) (H) 2 Chicago (NL) 1
Two aces were at their best today, but Boston's Socks Seibold (7-4) eventually won it over Chicago's Pat Malone (7-3). First baseman George Sisler drove home the first Boston run in the first and then scored the second in the sixth. Braves center fielder Jimmy Welsh made his first appearance since the middle of May and is expected to settle the Braves outfield.
Pittsburgh 12 Brooklyn (H) 5
Pittsburgh battered a series of Brooklyn pitchers today, picking up 24 hits along the way. Larry French (4-5) was the beneficiary of the offensive support. Pie Traynor might finally be shaking off the rust as he went 4-for-6 with five RBI's and two doubles to spark the Pirates offense.
Cincinnati 10 New York (NL) (H) 3
Cincinnati put on their hitting shoes this morning and pounded several Giants pitchers in support of starter Red Lucas (7-2). Bob Meusel hit his ninth homerun of the season. Right fielder and occasional first baseman (and future Hall-of-Famer) Harry Heilmann has played in 36 out of 44 games this year, has 127 plate appearances, his slash line is .367/.457/.486, has 13 doubles, but has zero triples and zero homeruns (he actually hit six and nineteen).
St. Louis (NL) 15 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0
Cardinals starter Jesse Haines (8-0) threw his second shutout of the year and got two hits of his own as the Cardinals pounded the Phillies. Part-time third baseman Andy High hit a three-run home in the fourth and the hit parade was just getting started. Jim Bottomley went 3-for 6 with two doubles and four RBI's, and Chick Hafey added to his league-leading numbers with two doubles and three RBI's.
Note: In his next at-bat after hitting his homerun, High was ejected for arguing a play at home.
Thursday, June 5, 1930
Boston (AL) 3 Cleveland (H) 1
The hometown Indians finally mounted a rally, but one run in the ninth was too little too late as Red Sox starter Milt Gaston (6-2) pretty much shut down all the Cleveland hitters. Clint Brown (2-6) pitched well for Cleveland but got the loss.
Washington 9 Detroit (H) 5
The Tigers took an early 2-0 lead, but then Washington put up a four-spot in the third to take the lead for themselves. The Tigers didn't give up and slowly but surely crawled back to make it close, but then the Nationals put up another four spot, this one in the ninth to lock up the win. Sad Sam Jones (5-2) got the win and Bobby Burke picked up his second save.
Philadelphia (AL) 6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1
Second baseman Dib Williams hit the first pitch of the game for a homerun, right fielder Bing Miller drove in two more first-inning runs on a two-out single, and Rube Walberg (8-2) did the rest. Miller ended up driving four of the six Philadelphia runs.
Boston (NL) (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 3
The Braves jumped all over Cubs starter Bob Osborn (2-2) with four runs in the first, and Bob Smith (2-4) took from there. The Cubs tried a ninth-inning rally after Kiki Cuyler hit a two-run homerun to make it close, and then the next two batters got on base as well, but Smith bore down and got the last two outs to claim the victory.
Brooklyn (H) 4 Pittsburgh 1
Back-to-back homeruns in the third inning Babe Herman (#10) and Jake Flowers got the Dodgers off to a quick lead, and Jumbo Elliott (7-0) had what he needed to take home the win.
Note: For the second time in three days, Flowers and Herman collided in short right field while chasing a fly ball, and both had to exit the game.
New York (NL) (H) 8 Cincinnati 2
It was neck-and-neck for a while, but then the Giants scored four times in the seventh to blow it open. A two-run double by Freddie Lindstrom was the big hit in this one. Joe Genewich (2-3) got the complete game win for the Giants.
St. Louis (NL) 18 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 5
The Cardinals struck quickly with three in the first, but Phillies started Hap Collard (0-3) held the visitors scoreless for the next four innings, allowing his teammates to climb back into it and eventually take a 4-3 lead after five. Then the Cardinals scored eight times in the sixth, and if that wasn't enough, they scored six more times in the ninth. Every Cardinal player had a hit and scored a run in this one.
Friday, June 6, 1930
Boston (AL) 3 Cleveland (H) 1
Red Sox starter Danny MacFayden (2-6) dominated Mel Harder (2-4) and the Indians in this one. Boston scored single runs in three different innings, but that was enough for MacFayden today.
Philadelphia (AL) 3 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1
A's starter Roy Mahaffey (3-1) didn't allow an earned run and managed to hold several attempts at a late-inning rally by the Browns. Rip Collins (4-1) also pitched well but was just outpitched in this one.
Pittsburgh 3 Boston (NL) (H) 1
The Braves had more hits than the Pirates, but after the Braves scored a run in the first Heinie Meine (1-0) held them scoreless for the remainder of the game and Pittsburgh scored enough to get the win. Part-time catcher Al Bool hit his second homerun of the year to help pad the slim lead.
Chicago (NL) 9 Brooklyn (H) 1
Dazzy Vance (6-3) and the Robins appeared to be cruising to a tight 2-1 victory when all of a sudden the Cubs bats came alive and they battered Vance and two relievers for four in the eighth and then four more in the ninth. The Cubs went through the game with no extra-base hits. Riggs Stephenson picked up three RBI's on his three singles.
St. Louis (NL) 5 New York (NL) (H) 4
Both teams were happy to see their regular shortstop back in the lineup today. Charlie Gelbert has made only a few appearances over the past ten days, while Travis Jackson has out the past two weeks because of a case of the mumps. Today, it was Gelbert who got to be the hero as he knocked a two-run homerun in the seventh to give the Cardinals their first lead of the day.
Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 7
The Phillies scored first, but the Reds soon built up a 3-1 lead after four. The Phillies took back the lead with three in the fifth, and then the Reds did the same with two in the sixth. The Phillies tied it up with one in the seventh, and then the Reds regained the lead again with one in the eighth. The Reds then scored two insurance runs in the ninth, which came in handy when Lefty O'Doul hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the ninth.
Note: Phillies shortstop Tommy Thevenow collided with second baseman Bernie Friberg in the fifth and Thevenow had to be removed from the game.
Saturday, June 7, 1930
Philadelphia (AL) 12 Chicago (AL) (H) 0
A's starter Lefty Grove (10-2) picked up his fifth shutout of the young season while his teammates pounded a series of White Sox pitchers for an easy win. Jimmie Foxx went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI's and was a homerun short of a cycle.
Detroit (H) 5 Boston (AL) 0
Tigers starter George Uhle (8-3) went all the way in this one, shutting out the Red Sox. Red Sox starter Jack Russell (6-4) kept Detroit from having a big inning but still took the loss in the end.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 6 New York (AL) 3
Another well pitched game by an AL ace today. Lefty Stewart (8-2) didn't have his best game of the year, but he was good when he needed to be and he kept the mighty Yankees at bay. Lou Gehrig had two triples, and Sammy Byrd went 2-for-4 with a homerun and three RBI's for the Yankees. Red Kress when 2-for-5 with a homerun and two RBI's for the Browns.
Boston (NL) (H) 5 Pittsburgh 4
A Wally Berger homerun (#12) gave the Braves an early 2-0 lead, but the Pirates responded by taking a 4-2 lead after four. There was no scoring until the Braves scored two in the bottom of the seventh, the tying run coming home on a squeeze bunt by catcher Al Spohrer. In the bottom of the ninth, Buster Chatham led off with a single, was sacrificed to second, and then scored on a Randy Moore single.
Brooklyn (H) 7 Chicago (NL) 5 (10)
Charlie Grimm hit a three-run homerun in the top of the sixth to give the Cubs a 4-3 lead, and then the Cubs added one more in the top of the eighth, but as Brooklyn always seems to do, they scored twice in the bottom of the eighth to eventually send the game into extra innings. It was over quickly as Babe Herman hit a two-run homerun (#11) to send the home fans home happy.
New York (NL) (H) 18 St. Louis (NL) 2
The Cardinals scored first, and then the Giants never stopped scoring. IN a six-run third Bill Terry hit the first of his two-run homeruns, and Travis Jackson blew the game open with a three-run triple. Clarence Mitchell (2-1) made the start against his old teammates and went 2-for-5 with four RBI's, and a double and a triple. Frankie Frisch will be out another week or so for the Cardinals, but now Chick Hafey is going to miss the next 2-3 weeks.
Sunday, June 8, 1930
Philadelphia (AL) 3 Chicago (AL) (H) 2
The A's had Max Bishop and Al Simmons back in the starting lineup for the first time in a week, but it was the White Sox who scored first when Willie Kamm doubled home two runs in the bottom of the second. Chicago Ace Ted Lyons (5-6) appeared to have things well in hand, but the A's scored twice in the seventh to tie it up, and then in the ninth Simmons hit a solo homerun and allowed George Earnshaw (3-3) to pick up the complete-game victory.
Washington 5 Cleveland (H) 2 (13)
Twice the Indians pushed across a run to take the lead and twice the Nationals answered with a solo homerun (Joe Cronin, Goose Goslin) to tie it back up. Both teams had opportunities to take the lead again, both in the first nine and then again in extra's, but it wasn't until the thirteenth that Washington broke through against Wes Ferrell (5-7) with three runs to make Myles Thomas (2-3) the winner in relief.
Note: In the eleventh Nationals shortstop Joe Cronin was ejected for arguing a pickoff call at second base.
Boston (AL) 9 Detroit (H) 5
Newly acquired Detroit pitcher Waite Hoyt (5-3) made his Tigers debut and promptly gave up four hits to start off the game. All four eventually scored, plus two more in the second, but Boston would need them all as the Tigers eventually closed the score to 6-4 through the sixth. The Red Sox scored three unearned runs in the ninth to secure the win for Ed Morris (2-4).
New York (AL) 4 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3 (13)
The Browns scored their three runs in the first on a Red Kress homerun, but it wasn't until the eighth that the Yankees were able to tie it up when Babe Ruth hit a two-run homerun (#18). In the ninth and tenth the Browns had a runner on third with one out, but couldn’t convert. The Yankees finally broke through when center fielder Earl McNeely kicked one and allowed Ruth to score the eventual winning run.
Pittsburgh 3 Boston (AL) (H) 2 (10)
It was a tight one all the way. Boston left fielder Wally Berger hit a two-out solo homerun (#13) in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra innings. The Pirates reclaimed the lead in the tenth when Pie Traynor singled home Adam Comorosky from third. Larry French (5-5) got the complete game win.
Chicago (NL) 5 Brooklyn (H) 4 (10)
Chicago starter Bud Teachout (2-1) pitched a great game and drove home what was then the lead run in the seventh with a double to give the Cubs a 3-2 lead. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth Johnny Frederick tripled home Wally Gilbert to tie it back up and send the game to extra innings. The Cubs quickly score twice in the tenth, with the extra run being necessary because the Robins rally in the bottom half of the inning fell just short.
Philadelphia (NL) 11 Cincinnati (H) 9 (GM 1)
Each team had the lead in this one two different times as neither team could successfully hold off the other in a real back-and-forth affair. Lefty O'Doul hit a three-run homerun in the top of the ninth to put the Phillies ahead to stay, but not until Cincinnati scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to make it close.
Philadelphia (NL) 13 Cincinnati (H) 5 (GM 2)
The Phillies immediately jumped all over Reds starter Jakie May (1-6) by scoring nine unearned runs in the top of the first. Phillies starter Ray Benge (3-2) joined the hit parade with a three-run triple in that fateful first. Reds pitcher Larry Benton faced an extended relief appearance and made the most of it by hitting a two-run homerun in the fourth.
New York (NL) (H) 2 St. Louis (NL) 0
Neither team scored until Giants shortstop Travis Jackson singled home singled home Mel Ott in the bottom of the seventh. Bill Walker (5-3) got the shutout victory, and Jesse Haines (8-1) pitched well but took the loss for the Cardinals.
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