Monday, July 28, 1930
The NL West teams have left the east coast and the AL East teams have returned home from the Midwest. The pennant races have shifted in both leagues. Washington and Philadelphia have several upcoming games against each other - can the Nationals right the ship, or will the A's run away with the pennant? Brooklyn is happy to be rid of those pesky Midwest teams, but they have been stung. Will their struggles continue? It's hard being on top, isn't it?
Cleveland (H) 4 Detroit 0
Clint Brown (7-9) allowed only two hits and no walks as the Indians look to move up on some of the teams directly ahead of them. Luke Sewell was back behind the plate after having missed most of the last two months because of a broken finger, got a double in the seventh, stole third, and then scored the Indians third run on a sacrifice squeeze by Ed Montague.
New York (AL) 15 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 13
Max Bishop started off the game with a homerun (#17), and then the A's scored six times in the second, and at the end of four led 9-1. Then the Yankees offense got going. Four in the seventh, and then five in the eighth, and the Yankees led 12-11. The A's recaptured the lead in the bottom of the eighth, but then the Yankees added three in the ninth to take the lead and the win and end the A's twelve game winning streak. Babe Ruth went 5-for-6 (all singles) and scored four times (114) and drove in three (118), and Lou Gehrig went 3-for-5 with five RBI's (125) and double (#37) and a triple. Red Ruffing pitched 3.2 innings of relief but still scored three times in his three plate appearances.
Chicago (AL) 9 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0
Chicago starter Ted Lyons (12-11) went all the way and went 3-for-5 with two RBI's in the White Sox victory. Center fielder Red Barnes checked in with a 2-for-4 day with three RBI's in the middle of the lineup.
Brooklyn 5 Boston (NL) (H) 4
The Braves scored two in the first and then two more in the second, but they couldn’t keep the Robins from eventually tying the score back up, 4-4 after the seventh. In the top of the ninth shortstop Rabbit Maranville airmailed a throw over George Sisler's head on what should have been the third out and the Robins had the lead to keep.
Chicago (NL) (H) 2 Cincinnati 1 (GM 1)
The Reds are proving to be a pesky team to those above them in the standings, but in game one Charlie Root (14-5) kept them quiet and took home the win. Hack Wilson had two doubles and drove in a run, and hit into a double play that scored the second and final Cubs run.
Note: In the sixth inning Wilson was seen hobbling around the outfield and was removed as a precaution.
Chicago (NL) (H) 10 Cincinnati 9 (11) (GM 2)
It wasn't pretty, but the Cubs won both ends of the doubleheader. The Cubs scored five times in the bottom of the eighth to take a 9-6 lead, but the Reds scored three times in the ninth to send the game to extra innings. In the bottom of the eleventh KikI Cuyler was thrown out at home trying to score on a Hack Wilson double, but the next batter, Danny Taylor, drove home Wilson for the win. Pat Malone (14-5) got the win in relief.
New York (NL) (H) 9 Philadelphia (NL) 8
It was back-and-forth all game all the way, but the Giants finally took the lead for good in the bottom of the eighth and Bill Walker (12-6) picked up the win in relief. Lefty O'Doul went 4-for-5 and Chuck Klein went 3-for-5 with two doubles.
Tuesday, July 29, 1930
Cleveland (H) 3 Detroit 2
Willis Hudlin (3-17) went all the way today, giving up four hits and three walks, and held off the Tigers. Luke Sewell homered and drove in all three runs for Cleveland.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7 New York (AL) 6 (12)
The lead moved back and forth several times, both teams scored in the tenth, and the Yankees took the lead again with a Bill Dickey homerun in the twelfth. In the bottom of the twelfth Al Simmons drove home the game-tying run and then was immediately singled home by Jimmie Foxx with the game winner. Bill Shores (6-6) got the win in relief.
Chicago (AL) 4 St. Louis (AL) (H) 3
Rollie Stiles (0-2) got the start for the Browns and for eight innings he was outstanding, and the Browns built up a 3-1 lead. In the ninth, he gave up a single and two walks and got pulled for Herm Holshouser, and on Holshouser's first pitch Bill Cissell lined it into the corner for a three-run triple and the White Sox had the lead and shortly thereafter, the game.
Brooklyn 17 Boston (AL) (H) 3
Johnny Frederick led off the top of the first with a double, Wally Gilbert popped out, and the Babe Herman hit a routine fly to left. Wally Berger and Jimmy Welsh ran into each other chasing the fly ball, the run scored, Herman ended up on third, and Berger and Welsh were taken out of the game. On the next pitch, Del Bissonette hit a two run homerun, and the Braves day went downhill from there. Bissonette added a second homerun later and had five RBI's for the day, and Herman went 4-for-6 with four runs scored, three RBI's, a triple and a homerun.
Chicago (NL) (H) 8 Cincinnati 6
The Reds moved out to an early 4-1 lead when Harry Heilmann hit a three-run homerun (#12) in the third inning. The Cubs responded when starter Sheriff Blake hit a two-run single in the sixth, but before the inning was over Hack Wilson added a grand slam (#28, 104) to put the Cubs ahead to stay. The Reds continued to make it close, but the Cubs finally prevailed.
New York (NL) (H) 4 Philadelphia 1
Carl Hubbell (12-7) gave up a homerun to Chuck Klein (#23) in the second, but that was all the runs he would allow today. The Giants pushed across a run in the fourth to tie it up, and then they put up a three-spot in the seventh. Hubbell hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh and got the RBI that put the Giants in the lead.
St. Louis (NL) 8 Pittsburgh (H) 7 (10)
The Pirates hit five triples in the first five innings of the game and had a 7-6 lead after the fifth. The Cardinals tied it 7-7 in the sixth, and there it stood until Ray Blades punched a pinch-hit homerun in the top of the tenth. Adam Comorosky had two of those Pirates triples, putting him at 19 for the season.
Wednesday, July 30, 1930
New York (AL) 3 Boston (AL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
Lou Gehrig homered (#32, 129) in the seventh to put Herb Pennock (5-5) and the Yankees ahead to stay. Milt Gaston (11-10) pitched well but is going to need more run support to get past the Yankees.
New York (AL) 7 Boston (AL) (H) 1 (GM 2)
Lyn Lary went 4-for-5 and scored twice and Tony Lazzeri, playing third base this week, drove in three runs to lead the offense. George Pipgras (14-6) got the win to sweep the doubleheader.
St. Louis (AL) 6 Chicago (AL) (H) 3 (GM 1)
Lefty Stewart (17-4) knocked a triple and drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh, and held on to win game one. Light-hitting backup catcher Clyde Manion hit his first homerun of the season in the fifth to tie the game at 3-3.
Chicago (AL) (H) 1 St. Louis (AL) 0 (GM 2)
First baseman Bud Clancy drove in Smead Jolley with a single for the game's only run in the fourth inning. Pat Caraway (7-4) dazzled the visitors, allowing only three hits for the game.
Cleveland (H) 6 Detroit 3
The Indians moved off to a quick three-run lead, due in part to a two-run homerun by Earl Averill (#18). Mel Harder (8-7) got the win with the help of two relievers.
Philadelphia 5 Washington (H) 4
Early in the season part of Washington's quick start was their 10-3 record versus Philadelphia. The A's have been hot recently, the Nationals not so much, so all of the eyes in baseball are looking at this two-game series between the two atop the AL. In this game, the A's scored four times in the fourth, but the Nationals quickly answered with one in the fourth and two in the fifth to make it close. The A's scored an insurance run in the eighth, which came in handy when the Nationals scored in the bottom of the ninth, but Lefty Grove (21-2) induced an easy fly to center for the third out to squelch the rally attempt.
New York (NL) (H) 6 Boston (NL) 4
The Braves built leads of 2-0 and 4-2, but the Giants kept coming back and the New Yorkers eventually won out. Bill Terry went 3-for-4 with a homerun (#11) and three RBI's (85) in support of Freddie Fitzsimmons (12-5).
Brooklyn 13 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3 (GM 1)
Brooklyn has gone 12-1 versus Philadelphia so far this season, and while the batters love to face the Phillies pitching, the Robins pitchers know they will be seriously tasked. In this game, the Robins led 4-3 after six, but then the Brooklyn offense kicked it into gear and scored nine times in their final three at-bats. Babe Herman went 4-for-4 with a homerun (#21) and three RBI's (81) to lead the offense.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3 Brooklyn 2 (GM 2)
The Robins took an early 2-0 lead, but couldn’t expand it, and the Phillies eventually tied the game up and sent it to extra innings. In the bottom of the tenth shortstop Glenn Wright bobbled a Denny Sothern grounder, Sothern was bunted over to second by Fresco Thompson, and then Lefty O'Doul rifled a single to give the Phillies the doubleheader split.
Pittsburgh (H) 14 St. Louis (NL) 13
The Cardinals built an early 6-1 lead, but with the help of a Gus Suhr three-run homerun the Pirates made it close at 6-5. The Cardinals answered with three in the six to take a 9-5 lead, but then the Pirates responded with a seven-run sixth, featuring three-run homeruns from George Grantham and Al Bool and led 12-9. The scoring wasn't over (Grantham added a second homerun) but the Pirates never lost the lead.
Thursday, July 31, 1930
Boston (AL) (H) 4 New York (AL) 1
Danny MacFayden (9-11) shackled the Yankees bats in this one, allowing only four hits. Cedric Durst hit a two-run triple in the sixth to give the Red Sox the lead over his former team.
St. Louis (AL) 6 Chicago (AL) (H) 2 (GM 1)
Right fielder Ted Gullic was the batting hero for the Browns in game one. His three-run homerun (#2) in the fifth gave the Browns the lead, and his second homerun (#3) of the game in the seventh gave St. Louis a little insurance. Sam Gray (5-14) went all the way in a well-pitched game.
Chicago (AL) (H) 4 St. Louis (AL) 0 (GM2) No-Hitter #6!
The sixth (sixth!) no-hitter of the season, and we still aren’t even in August yet. Ted Lyons (13-11) quickly and efficiently mowed down the Browns in this one, giving up three walks and two stolen bases, but no hits.
Detroit 5 Cleveland (H) 4
With a 4-2 lead and reliever Milt Shoffner cruising along the Indians were confident they were going to extend their winning streak to four games. The Tigers had other ideas though and back-to-back pinch-hit doubles helped to tie the game and then Charlie Gehringer drove home his third run of the game for the eventual game-winner.
Note: In the fifth inning Indians starter Wes Ferrell called the manager out, pointed to his wrist, and was removed from the game as a precaution.
Philadelphia (AL) 3 Washington (H) 1 (11)
You could tell both of these teams wanted this one. George Earnshaw and Bump Hadley both pitched masterfully, neither team scoring until Jimmy Dykes hit a homerun in the eighth. Washington tied the score with a two-out single from Heinie Manush in the ninth, so into extra innings we went. In the top of the eleventh Mickey Cochrane hit a two run homerun and the A's didn't fool around after that, bringing in Lefty Grove to pick up the save.
New York (NL) (H) 10 Boston (NL) 9
The Braves scored early, building up a 5-1 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth with four of Boston's runs being unearned, but then the New York offense got started and the Giants moved ahead 10-5. The Braves scored four times in the ninth and had the tying run at second, but that was where the game ended. Lance Richbourg hit a pinch-hit two-run homerun in the Braves ninth.
Note: Braves starting pitcher Tom Zachary quibbled with a call third strike while batting in the third inning and got ejected, so the Giants comeback neatly corresponded with them having gotten into the Braves bullpen.
Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 1
Ray Phelps (8-4) kept the Phillies bats quiet today as he went all the way for the easy win. Rookie Hal Lee got a surprise start in left field and responded with his first major league homerun.
St. Louis (NL) 25 Pittsburgh (H) 3
The Cardinals have had a lot of close games recently and were in need of a laugher, and they got one today. A six-run fourth and an eight-run seventh blew open the game as St. Louis pounded a series of Pittsburgh pitchers. Chick Hafey went 4-for-5 and had five RBI's, including a grand slam. Third Baseman Sparky Adams also had five RBI's on the day and went 4-for-7 with two doubles. As part of an effort to clear the bench late in the game, George Watkins hit a pinch-hit two-run homerun (#22), his third pinch-hit homerun (I think).
Friday, August 1, 1930
Boston (AL) (H) 8 New York (AL) 4
The Yankees scored single runs in each of the first three innings but found themselves losing 4-3 at the end of three. The Red Sox pitching and defense stiffened from there and held back the powerful Yankees offense. Second baseman Bill Regan went 3-for-4, hit his 36th double, and drove in two key runs on the day.
Detroit (H) 7 Chicago (AL) 0
Earl Whitehill (7-9) threw a complete game shutout and completely shut down the White Sox offense. Charlie Gehringer went 2-for-4 with two RBI's and homered for the second consecutive day.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 13 Cleveland 5
Browns starter Rollie Stiles (1-2) got his first complete game victory as he gave up a three-run homerun to Earl Averill in the first but then shut down the Indians from there. Red Kress went 3-for 5 with two doubles (#41 and #42), and Fred Schulte, playing first base today, went 4-for-4 with four RBI's and got his batting average over .200.
Pittsburgh 7 Chicago (NL) (H) 1
The Pirates exploded for six runs in the top of the fifth, a three-run homerun by Adam Comorosky (#9) being the big hit. Heinie Meine (5-7) and Glenn Spencer combined on a six-hitter to shut down the Cubs.
St. Louis (NL) 9 Cincinnati (H) 8
Bill Hallahan (9-10) went all the way to pick up the win but continues to make things difficult for the Cardinals. We walked six today and gave up four runs in the ninth to get the Reds close, but he eventually got out of it with no further damage. Chick Hafey hit a grand slam homerun (#14, 88), which really made the difference in the end.
Boston (NL) 15 New York (NL) (H) 6
The Braves scored early and often, leading 15-1 after the fifth inning. Wally Berger went 3-for-6 with a double two homeruns (#21, #22), and seven RBI's to lead the Boston offense.
Brooklyn 15 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 6
The Robins thumped the Phillies, using a ten-run third inning to build an insurmountable lead. Dolf Luque not only went all the way for the win but also went 4-for-6 at the plate. Babe Herman chipped in with a 3-for-4 day with three doubles and four RBI's.
Saturday, August 2, 1930
Chicago (AL) 4 Detroit (H) 1
Tommy Thomas (4-11) had the good stuff today and took the easy win over the Tigers. Smead Jolley doubled twice and was driven home both times by Bob Fothergill.
Washington 18 New York (AL) (H) 4 (GM 1)
The Nationals scored seven times in both the third and fifth innings and coasted to an easy win in game one of the doubleheader. Catcher Roy Spencer went 3-for-5 with five RBI's on the day, and Buddy Myer and Joe Cronin both chipped in with four hits.
Note: Nationals starting pitcher Sam Jones couldn't continue and was pulled in the third inning.
Washington 3 New York (AL) (H) 1 (GM 2)
The National followed up their 18 run outburst in game one with three runs in the second game, but it was enough for Firpo Marberry (18-2) and Bobby Burke to hold off the Yankees in game two. Center fielder Sam West went 3-for-4 and scored two of the Nationals runs.
Note: Marberry complained of arm soreness and was removed in the sixth inning.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 8 Boston (AL) 4 (GM 1)
The Red Sox scored first with two in the second, but the A's were too powerful to hold off in game one. Bill Shores (7-6) got the win and went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI's at the plate.
Note: Left fielder Cedric Durst ran into the wall in the sixth chasing down Shores' double and was removed from the game.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 7 Boston (AL) 1 (GM 2)
Jimmie Foxx hit a three-run homerun (#24, 101) in the bottom of the first and the A's were off and running. Eddie Rommel (9-3) went all the way for the win and contributed a double and a triple to his own cause.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 5 Cleveland 2
The Indians had an opportunity to move up in the standings past the Brown, and things looked good when Cleveland scored twice in the top of the first. The Browns quickly rallied, regained the lead, and George Blaeholder (6-6) shut down the Indians the rest of the way to keep the Browns safely in sixth place.
Boston (NL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 4 (GM 1)
The teams in the NL with the two worst records have a doubleheader today, with both teams trying to avoid the cellar. Chuck Klein hit a two-run homerun (#24, 108) in the first to get the Phillies an early lead, and after seven Philadelphia had a 4-2 lead and seemed to be cruising. In the bottom of the eighth Jimmy Welsh tied the game with a two-run homerun for the Braves, and then Boston scratched out two more runs in the same inning and held on to take game one.
Philadelphia (NL) 10 Boston (NL) (H) 7 (GM 2)
The Braves fell behind early and then pulled out a late-inning rally when they scored four in the seventh, but this time the Phillies rallied back to tie and then won it in the ninth to gain a split in the doubleheader. Ray Benge (6-8) has had a rough year but went all the way in this one. In the ninth Benge led off the inning with a single, stole second, was sacrificed to third, and then scored on a squeeze bunt to give Philadelphia the lead, although Chuck Klein added a two-run homerun (#25, 110) immediately after that to give the Phillies some cushion.
Brooklyn (H) 5 New York (NL) 2
The Giants would love nothing more than to put a little damper on the Robins pennant hopes, and a Shanty Hogan two-run homerun in the fourth gave them an early 2-0 lead. The Robins responded with a four-run seventh, giving them a lead they never relinquished. Glenn Wright hit a two run homerun to put the Robins ahead to stay.
Note: During an eighth-inning sacrifice attempt Babe Herman leaned a little too far over the plate and took a pitch off the skull and had to be removed from the game.
Chicago (NL) (H) 10 Pittsburgh 2
The Pirates led 2-1 after the sixth but the Cubs rallied for four in the seventh to take the lead, and then in the eighth Woody English hit a grand slam to really blow things open for Chicago. Pat Malone (15-5) got the win. Hack Wilson has now doubled in six consecutive games, giving him 30 doubles for the season.
St. Louis (NL) 9 Cincinnati (H) 2
The Cardinals wasted no time in this one, scoring five runs in the top of the first to take an early lead. Showboat Fisher added a three-run homerun in the fifth to put the game out of reach.
Sunday, August 3, 1930
Chicago (AL) 14 Detroit (H) 5
The Tigers led on two different occasions early in the game, but a seven-run sixth for the White Sox put an end to that. Bob Fothergill went 4-for-5 versus his old team, including a big three-run triple in the sixth. Pat Caraway (8-4) got the win and had a two-run double of his own.
Philadelphia (AL) 3 New York (AL) (H) 2
After yesterday's doubleheader sweep by Washington, the Yankees found themselves sixteen games out of second place and they know if they have any chance of post-season play that a victory over the A's today would be a good start. The A's scored two in the first, but the Yankees tightened up their defense and held Philadelphia scoreless until the Yankees could tie the score at 2-2 after six. There the score remained until Mickey Cochrane doubled (#39) home the eventual game-winner in the top of the ninth.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 8 Cleveland 2
The Browns kept themselves safely ahead of the Indians in the standings with a win today. A four-run seventh gave St. Louis and Lefty Stewart (18-4) a big enough lead that they could cruise home easily. Alex Metzler went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI's to spark the Browns offense.
Boston (AL) 2 Washington (H) 1 (GM 1)
Nationals right field Sam Rice kicked a ball in the top of the ninth to allow Earl Webb to score the go-ahead run and Milt Gaston (12-10) and the Red Sox held on to take game one of the doubleheader in DC.
Washington (H) 6 Boston (AL) 0 (GM 2)
Ad Liska (7-2) went all the way, only allowing three hits and effectively throttling the Red Sox offense.
Philadelphia (NL) 4 Boston (NL) (H) 0 (GM 1)
The Phillies and the Braves played a doubleheader in Philadelphia yesterday, but it's Sunday, so both teams moved to Boston to play another doubleheader today. Phil Collins (9-7) went all the way and picked up the shutout victory and also hit a homerun (#4) to help his own cause.
Boston (NL) (H) 6 Philadelphia (NL) 4 (GM 2)
Back-to-back doubleheaders and both teams won twice. Bob Smith (7-9) gave up two runs in the second but otherwise kept the Phillies bats quiet until after the Braves had built up a 6-2 lead. George Sisler went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and Wally Berger went 3-for-4 with two RBI's and a homerun (#24).
Note Boston shortstop Buster Chatham jammed an ankle sliding into second base on a steal attempt in the third and had to be helped off the field.
New York (NL) 5 Brooklyn (H) 3
In a Sunday battle of two aces, Carl Hubbell (13-7) came out on top over Dazzy Vance (12-7). The score went back and forth several times, but with the score tied at 3-3 in the eighth Mel Ott hit a two-run homerun (#15) and that was the difference.
Chicago (NL) (H) 11 Pittsburgh 4
The Cubs took their second in a row from the Pirates with Charlie Root (15-5) picking up the win and hitting a two run homerun in the second to put the Cubs ahead to stay. Riggs Stephenson was back in the lineup after a week and went 3-for-5 with three RBI's and two doubles.
St. Louis (NL) 15 Cincinnati (H) 3 (GM 1)
The Cardinals pounded out 24 hits, including eight doubles, off three Reds pitchers and won game one of the doubleheader easily. Frankie Frisch went 5-for-6 and scored four runs to key the offense.
St. Louis (NL) 12 Cincinnati (H) 1 (GM 2)
The Cardinals completed their four-game sweep of the Reds, with the team having scored 45 runs in those four games. Jim Lindsey (5-1) got a rare start due to the doubleheader and went all the way, not allowing a run until the eighth inning.
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