Monday, June 9, 1930
Philadelphia (AL) 9 Chicago (AL) (H) 6
For a game that was tied 2-2 after seven innings, this one turned out to be quite a barn burner. The A's finally broke it open with three in the eighth, and then added four more in the ninth. That came in handy when the first six White Sox batters in the bottom of the ninth got hits off reliever Jack Quinn. Lefty Grove was called upon to close this one out with his second save of the season.
Washington 7 Cleveland (H) 2
Another game where it was tied 2-2 after seven innings and then the visiting team blew it wide open. This time the Nationals plated four runs in the eighth to salt away the victory. Ossie Bluege's two-run single was the big hit of the big inning.
Note: Nationals starter Firpo Marberry was pulled from the game in the fourth inning due to injury.
Note: This is the game where Indians catcher Luke Sewell broke his finger and will miss the next month and a half.
Detroit (H) 4 Boston (AL) 3
The fourth-place Tigers can see the fifth-place Red Sox in their rearview mirror (did cars have rearview mirrors in 1930?) and got off to a quick start with three runs in the bottom of the first. Red Sox starter Milt Gaston (6-3) settled down after that and the Red Sox did mount a minor comeback, but Whit Wyatt (4-1) and Charlie Sullivan held off Boston's charge to claim the victory.
Note: The box scores at Baseball-Reference.com show Russ Scarritt starting in left field for the Red Sox, while the ATMgr lineups have Cedric Durst as the starter.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 14 New York (AL) 13 (16)
This was the craziest game of the season so far. The score was 3-2 Yankees after eight innings, and then the Yankees scored twice in the top of the ninth to make the score 5-2. They felt comfortable enough to let Harry Rice replace Babe Ruth in left field and brought in Hank Johnson to close the game out, but Johnson blew the save opportunity as the Browns tied it with three runs and sent the game into extra innings.
The Yankees immediately scored a run in the top of the tenth, but Johnson blew the win opportunity and let the Browns tie it back up. The Yankees blew it open with three in the eleventh, or so they thought because St. Louis scored three times as well. Both teams scored once in the twelfth, and then both teams each scored one time in the thirteenth as well. Finally, nobody scored in the fourteenth, and nobody scored in the fifteenth either. The Yankees went scoreless in the top of the sixteenth, and then Lu Blue singled home Earl McNeely to end this one. George Blaeholder (1-1) got the win, and Ed Wells (1-4) took the loss. As Ruth's replacement, Rice went 2-for-3 with two RBI's, and Lou Gehrig hit three doubles and a homerun with four RBI's, but none during the extra's. 40 total hits, 16 walks, a total of 25 runners left on base, and Yankees relievers had three blown saves.
Tuesday, June 10, 1930
Chicago (AL) (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 3 (10)
Al Simmons hit his second triple of the game and scored on a Jimmie Foxx sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth to knot the score at 3-3. Undaunted, White Sox starter Pat Caraway soldiered on and reaped the benefit when the Johnny Watwood drove home catcher Buck Crouse with the game-winner in the bottom of the tenth.
Boston (AL) 8 Detroit (H) 5
The Tigers had climbed into a virtual tie for third place and were hoping to keep moving up, but the Red Sox had other ideas. Boston scored twice in the first and then two more times in the fourth, and starter Hod Lisenbee (4-4) seemed to be on cruise control. The Tigers began a slow and steady come back, eventually tying the game up on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth. Boston Left fielder Russ Scarritt then hit a grand slam in the top of the ninth and that was enough to get the visitors the win.
New York (AL) 4 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2
In his first start as a Yankee center fielder, Harry Rice drove in two runs with a double in the three-run second and Herb Pennock (2-1) made those runs stand up for the victory. Dick Coffman (2-8) pitched a good game for the Browns but could have used some run support.
Note: With the exception of a few injury days early in the season, Earle Combs has played center field in every game for the Yankees this season, until today. Babe Ruth plays right field in some stadiums, left in others, depending on the sun. The other corner outfield spot has been filled by Cedric Durst (now traded), Dusty Cooke, and Sammy Byrd, but with the acquisition of Harry Rice it looks like Rice will be the new center fielder, and Combs and Ruth will toggle left and right.
Boston (NL) (H) 7 St. Louis (NL) 2
The Cardinals scored first, but Wally Berger hit his league-leading fourteenth homerun, a two-run shot in the sixth, and Bob Smith (3-4) was able to cruise home for the victory.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 7 Chicago (NL) 3
A two-run double by third baseman Pinky Whitney in a three-run seventh put the Phillies ahead to stay and Phil Collins (2-2) went all the way for the victory. Lefty O'Doul and Chuck Klein both went 3-for-4 with a walk and both are hitting .394 for the season.
Wednesday, June 11, 1930
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Washington 11 Chicago (AL) (H) 1
The visiting Nationals made their first trip to Chicago and promptly scored four runs in the first and never looked back as Bump Hadley (5-2) got the easy win. Little used infielder Jackie Hayes got the start at first base and responded with a 4-for-5 day with a triple and three RBI's.
Philadelphia (AL) 2 Cleveland (H) 1
Cleveland starter Willis Hudlin (2-10) pitched a great game, but without some run support, it was all for naught. Lefty Grove (11-2) got the win and Bill Shores, when given the opportunity to pitch a few innings after an extended absence, picked up the save.
Note: Wes Ferrell pinch-hit in the seventh and then stayed in the game to relieve Hudlin, but after facing two batters complained his shoulder wasn't quite right and was removed from the game.
Detroit (H) 9 New York (AL) 3
Detroit pulled themselves back into a virtual tie for third place with the Yankees in a game that was 2-2 through the fifth, and then the Tigers offense kicked in against a series of Yankees relievers. Right fielder Roy Johnson went 5-for-5 with three runs scored, but it was Vic Sorrell (4-5) who got the game ball in this one
Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn (H) 0
Reds right fielder Harry Heilmann finally got off the schneid today and hit his first triple of the season and not just one homerun, but his first two homeruns of the season, to lead Ray Kolp (3-1) and Cincinnati to the decisive shut-out victory over the first place Robins. George Kelly, back after a two-week hiatus, went back-to-back on homeruns with Heilmann in the fourth inning
New York (NL) (H) 3 Pittsburgh 1
It was a pitcher's duel between Heinie Meine (1-1) and Carl Hubbell (7-2) in the Polo Grounds today, with Hubbell and crew coming out on top. Bill Terry tied it up with a solo homerun in the sixth, and then third baseman Freddie Lindstrom hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh to give the Giants the lead and Hubbell did the rest.
Chicago (NL) 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3
Cubs starter Charley Root (5-2) gave up thirteen hits, five of them to Lefty O'Doul, but managed to work his way out of several jams and picked up the victory. Hack Wilson went 3-for-5 with a homerun (#14) and had three RBI's, giving him 58 for the season. O'Doul is hitting .415 after today's' game.
Thursday, June 12, 1930
Chicago (AL) (H) 14 Washington 3
Ted Lyons (6-6) had quite a day. Besides getting a complete game win over the first place Nationals, he went 5-for-5 with three runs scored, had four RBI's, and hit his second triple of the season. The top four batters in the Nationals lineups each hit a triple, but Lyons kept Washington from bunching other hits around them. Among those triples, Goose Goslin became the first player to reach double-digits in triples when he hit his tenth.
Philadelphia (AL) 10 Cleveland (H) 6
It wasn't necessarily a pretty win, but George Earnshaw (4-3) went all the way to claim the victory for the A's, and also went 3-for-4 with two RBI's and a double to help his own cause. The A's has eight doubles on the day, and Jimmie Foxx had three of them
New York (AL) 9 Detroit (H) 7
Yankee reliever Lou McEvoy (2-1) was called upon unexpectedly early and came in to throw 3+ innings of scoreless ball and got the credit for the win. Babe Ruth homered (#19) and drove in three runs, and Bill Dickey also homered and drove in three.
Note: New York starter Ed Wells had to leave the game in the fifth due to injury.
Boston (AL) 3 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2
The visiting Red Sox jumped on Browns starter Lefty Stewart (8-3) early with three runs in the first, an Earl Webb two-run homerun being the big hit. Then Boston starter Jack Russell (7-4) took over from there and only allowed two unearned runs in the fourth and picked up the close win.
Cincinnati 6 Brooklyn (H) 4
The Reds continue to bedevil the first place Robins as they took their second in a row. Benny Frey (6-3) gave up four runs in the bottom of the first, a three-run double by Del Bissonette being the big hit, but he allowed no more runs after that. Not to be deterred, the Reds offense kept pushing, and eventually tied the score at 4-4 after six, and then took the lead in the eighth and added an insurance run in the ninth. George Kelly and Harry Heilmann both homered for the second day in a row.
Note: Babe Herman was hit by a pitch in the first inning and had to be removed from the game.
New York (NL) (H) 3 Pittsburgh 1
Giants starter Freddie Fitzsimmons (6-3) shut down the potent Pirates offense and picked up the complete-game victory. Ray Kremer (4-8) pitched well for the Pirates, but the Giants managed to bunch their hits when they needed a run.
Note: Shortstop Dick Bartell was ejected in the seventh for arguing too strongly after a failed pickoff attempt. In the eighth Bill Terry slipped when chasing a pop-up, and was removed from the game just to be careful.
Phillies starter Claude Willoughby (0-5) was sure he would get a win today, but the Cubs tied it with one in the eighth, and then took the lead with one in the ninth. Sheriff Blake (4-7) got the win in relief and Pat Malone picked up a one-inning save. After having gone 5-for-5 in the previous game, Lefty O'Doul had hits in his first two at-bats in this game before making an out in his third AB.
Note: First baseman Charlie Grimm slipped when chasing a pop-up and had to be removed from the game.
Friday, June 13, 1930
Trade: While in Chicago, Washington traded outfielder/pinch-hitter Red Barnes to the White Sox for outfielder/pinch-hitter Dave Harris. The right-handed Harris was three years older than the lefty Barnes, but Washington definitely got the better of this deal. Undoubtedly looking for a platoon player to bolster their outfield in their run for the pennant, Harris end up playing for the Nationals through the 1934 season, each season appearing just around half of the team's games, and having some pretty good seasons as well. On the other hand, after the 1930 season was over Barnes never appeared in another major league game.
Chicago (AL) (H) 6 Washington 5
The White Sox kept taking the lead, but could never pull away and the Nationals kept tying the score, but could never get on top. Finally, Smead Jolley hit a one-out homerun in the bottom of the ninth to give Ed Walsh (1-2) and the White Sox the hard-fought victory.
Cleveland (H) 4 Philadelphia (AL) 3
Max Bishop led off the top of the first with a homerun, and then Ed Morgan led off the bottom of the first with a homerun as well. The Indians slowly built a 4-2 lead from there, and Wes Ferrell (6-7) held off an A's rally to pick up the complete-game victory.
New York (AL) 9 Detroit (H) 4
The Yankees cemented their hold on third place and were able to take advantage of losses by the A's and the Nationals to creep a little closer to the top of the standings. A two-run triple by Harry Rice in the first got New York off to a fast lead and Rice added a third RBI later to help secure the win for the Yankees.
Boston (AL) 5 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3
Boston scored three times in the first, and St. Louis answered with three of their own in the second, and then the Red Sox scored twice in the eighth to take the lead they never gave up. In between, there were four errors, three runners thrown out trying to advance a base, and two caught stealings. All in all, an exciting and perplexing game.
Note: Heinie Manush was thrown out at home trying to score and was ejected for undoubtedly uttering some key phrases that would get you thrown out in any decade.
St. Louis (NL) 5 Boston (NL) (H) 3
After not having played for three days the Cardinals were ready to be back on the field. St. Louis scored once in the top of the first, but the Braves answered with single runs in the second, third, and fourth, to take a 3-1 lead. The Cardinals then plated three runs in the sixth to regain the lead, and starter Bill Sherdel (2-4) shut down the Boston offense for the rest of the game to pick up the win.
Brooklyn (H) 7 Cincinnati 5
After having lost the previous two to the Reds, the Robins wanted to get off to a fast start and they took a 3-0 lead after five innings. The Reds scored twice in the sixth to tighten it up, but in the seventh Reds reliever Archie Campbell walked the first three batters he faced and then surrendered a grand slam homerun to Del Bissonette, giving Bissonette 58 RBI's for the season. The Reds scored three times in the ninth, but it was too little too late as Dolf Luque (3-0) held on for the win
New York (NL) (H) 5 Pittsburgh 3
And the end of seven innings, the score was 5-1 in the Giants favor, and all of the runs were unearned. Both teams committed two errors, allowing the opposition to keep innings alive and for runs to be scored. Fortunately for the Giants, Mel Ott poked a two-run homerun in that mess to put the Giants ahead for good.
Note: In the first inning shortstop Dick Bartell and second baseman George Grantham collided chasing a pop-up, and Bartell had to be replaced by Charlie Engle.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 15 Chicago (NL) 14
As the score might indicate, this was a heck of a game. After four innings the Phillies had a 9-4 lead, but the Cubs scored four in the fifth and eventually the teams found themselves in a 10-10 ball game at the end of seven. Neither team scored in the eighth or ninth, but in the top of the tenth Riggs Stephenson hit a three-run homerun and it looked like the Cubs had it in the bag. Instead, the Phillies plowed through two different pitchers and scored five runs to win the game. Both catchers, Gabby Hartnett and Spud Davis, had two homeruns, and the second Davis homerun came with two outs and two on in the bottom of the eleventh to win the game. Of the 29 runs scored, 13 were unearned.
Saturday, June 14, 1930
Trade: In what would be considered a blockbuster trade in any era, the Washington Nationals sent Goose Goslin to the St. Louis Browns in return for Heinie Manush and General Crowder. Both Goslin and Manush are future hall-of-famers, and Crowder was a pretty good pitcher for a pretty long time, although he wasn't doing much with the Browns so far this season. Manush is slashing .364/.396/.559, with an OPS of .955, while Goslin is .324/.413/.697, with an OPS of 1.110. Goslin has already reached double figures in doubles, triples, and homeruns (16/10/11). I would recommend reading the biographies of both Manush and Goslin. Crowder had a pretty good season for Washington, and the idea of being able to pick up another hurler (Sad Sam Jones is out for another couple of weeks still) was a certainly attractive one for Washington.
Boston (AL) 3 Chicago (AL) (H) 0
Red Sox starter Danny MacFayden (3-6) certainly had the White Sox number today, scattering three hits and five walks and picking up the complete game shut-out. Red Faber (3-6) was the hard-luck loser after giving up only three runs, two of them unearned.
Cleveland (H) 4 New York (AL) 3
Cleveland has Charlie Jamieson, Jonah Goldman, and Bibb Falk back and available to play after an extended absence, so yes, the Indians bench has been rather slim for the past few weeks. More importantly, Cleveland is beginning to see Earl Averill emerge as their offensive leader. Averill had a homerun (#9) and three RBI's for today to spark the offense.
Note: In the real 1930 season, the Indians, which can't get out of last place for me, was actually in first place, just a few percentage points ahead of the A's.
Philadelphia (AL) 14 Detroit (H) 11 (12)
The Tigers scored three times in the bottom of the first, but the A's stormed back to regain the lead, only to see Detroit tie the game with two in the bottom of the eighth to make the score 7-7. Once into extra's, the A's scored three times in the top of the tenth, but once again the Tigers rallied back to score three in the bottom of the tenth to keep the game going. Finally, in the twelfth, the A's scored four times and held off a mini-rally by the Tigers to claim the win. Center fielder Mule Haas went 3-for-6 with five RBI's with a double and a triple.
Note: In the sixth inning backup second baseman Dib Williams had some choice words for the home plate umpire after a strike three call and was politely asked to leave the premises. OK, maybe not so politely.
Washington 5 St. Louis (AL) (H) 2
Both teams wasted no time in adding their new outfielders to the lineup, although neither did much in this game. The Nationals scored three times in the second and two more times in the fifth, and Firpo Marberry (7-1) had what he needed.
Boston (NL) (H) 2 Cincinnati 1
Boston starter Socks Seibold (8-5) was the story today as he scattered two hits and three walks and picked up the win. Red starter Larry Benton (3-7) pitched well, but he needed more help from his teammates than he got today.
Note: Second baseman Pat Crawford exhibited a potty mouth after a third strike call in the second innings and was ejected
Brooklyn (H) 7 St. Louis (NL) 2
Brooklyn is well aware of the three teams behind them in the standings and knows that any and all victories over these opponents is doubly beneficial. The Cardinals miss Frankie Frisch and Chick Hafey as Robins start Jumbo Elliott (8-0) held the Cardinals scoreless until the ninth.
Chicago (NL) 3 New York (NL) (H) 1
The Cubs scored a run in the second to take an early 1-0 lead, but after Pat Malone (8-4) gave up a game-tying homerun to Mel Ott in the fourth Malone hit his second homerun of the season and then shut down the Giants the rest of the way to get the victory. Left fielder Riggs Stephenson missed most of two weeks recently but in the few days he has been back he has been on a tear - he was 3-for-3 today and has pushed his batting average up to .430.
Note: In the second Bill Terry and Bob O'Farrell get their legs tangled when they were both angleing after a foul ball and both had to leave the game.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 11 Pittsburgh 1 (GM 1)
Since the two National League franchises located in Pennsylvania can't play a home game on a Sunday, the logical conclusion is to have a double-header on Saturday. Phillies starter Les Sweetland (3-7) not only pitched his best game of the season (Pittsburgh didn't score until the ninth), but he also went 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Chuck Klein went 2-for-4 with a triple and homerun and picked up five RBI's for the day. After his second hit, Klein temporarily had his batting average up to .400 and ended the day at .399.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 8 Pittsburgh 3
Pittsburgh's dormant offense finally awoke from its slumber with a three-run third, but that was it as Phillies starter Phil Collins (3-2) shut down the Pirates the rest of the way to claim the victory. Lefty O'Doul went 2-for-3 with a homerun and three RBI's and ended the week hitting a robust .430. Chuck Klein ended the week at "only" .398. With losing both ends of the doubleheader Pittsburgh is now just one game ahead of the cellar-dwelling Phillies.
Sunday, June 15, 1930
Cleveland (H) 7 New York (AL) 6 (10)
Twice the Indians took the lead, but each time the Yankees were able to answer and tie the game back up, the game eventually going into extra innings tied at 4-4. The Yankees bullpen has had some unpleasant experiences in extra innings recently, and today was no exception. New York promptly scored twice in the top of the tenth, but the bullpen couldn't hold back the opposition in the bottom half and the Indians scored three times to win the game. Johnny Burnett hit a pinch-hit bases-loaded single to get the game-winner.
Philadelphia (AL) 2 Detroit (H) 1
The Tigers finally broke the scoreless tie with a run in the sixth, but the A's were able to tie it up in the eighth and finally took the lead with another one in the ninth. Both Vic Sorrell (4-6) and Lefty Grove (12-2) pitched very well, but Grove was the one who walked away with the win.
Washington 6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 1
General Crowder (2-7) made his first start for his new team, effectively shutting down his old team by not allowing a run until the ninth inning. Right fielder Sam Rice went 4-for-5 with two runs scored to lead the offense.
Boston (NL) (H) 3 Cincinnati 1
Braves starter Ben Cantwell (4-4) was masterful today as he scattered five hits and two walks to pick up the complete-game victory. Cincinnati starter Ray Kolp (3-2) pitched well also but took the loss.
St. Louis (NL) 3 Brooklyn (H) 2
Both teams scored twice early, but then the game quickly evolved into a pitching duel. Finally, Jim Bottomley hit a solo homerun in the sixth to give the Cardinals the lead, and Hi Bell came in to face the teeth of the Robins lineup in the ninth to get the save for starter Al Grabowski (4-2).
Chicago (NL) 7 New York (NL) (H) 6
Cubs starter Sheriff Blake (5-7) so far this season has been very good or very bad (ERA: 6.47). Today, he was pretty good, although New York did score runs late to make it close. Second baseman Footsie Blair went 3-for-5 and hit a crucial two-run homerun in the seventh to put the game out of reach.
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