Monday, August 4, 1930
At the beginning of the week, the eastern teams are all still in the east and the midwestern teams are still in the Midwest, but in midweek the NL East teams move to the Midwest while the AL West teams move to the east. The week starts off slow as far as the number of games played, but by the weekend there are plenty of doubleheaders scheduled.
Detroit (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 2
Vic Sorrell (11-9) outdueled Ted Lyons (13-12) in a tight low-hit game. The Tigers scored four times in the bottom of the fourth, Sorrell's two-run double contributing the final two Detroit runs.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4 Boston (AL) 3
A second consecutive game where the winning team scored all four of their runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and it was a pitcher that got the big hit. In this case, it was Lefty Grove (22-2) that not only picked up the win but stroked a three-run double and then scored run #4 to put the A's ahead to stay.
Cleveland 7 St. Louis (AL) (H) 4
Wes Ferrell (15-9) got the win but wasn't especially sharp as he gave up ten hits and four walks, including two homeruns. Right fielder Dick Porter threw out two Browns at home plate trying to score and kept the Indians ahead in the game.
Philadelphia (NL) 16 Boston (NL) (H) 5
The Phillies scored four in the first and pounded several Braves pitchers throughout the game. Fresco Thompson went 4-for-5, as did Chuck Klein. Don Hurst went 3-for-4 with a double and a homerun and four RBI's.
Brooklyn (H) 7 New York (NL) 6
Definitely the game of the day. The Giants scored twice in the first and eventually took at 6-2 lead after five. There the score stayed until the bottom of the ninth when the Robins pushed across a couple of runs, made a couple of outs, and just when it looked the darkest Johnny Frederick hit a walk-off three-run homerun to give Brooklyn the come from behind win.
Tuesday, August 5, 1930
Cleveland 8 Detroit (H) 4
Ed Morgan and Earl Averill are doing their best to lead a late season Cleveland surge. Morgan went 4-for-5 and hit homerun #29, and Averill went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI's to spark the Indians offense. Clint Brown (8-10) went all the way for the victory.
Washington 5 New York (AL) (H) 4 (GM 1)
The Yankees scored twice in the first to take an early 2-0 lead, but the Nationals pushed across single runs until they took a 3-2 lead in the sixth. Washington then scored two insurance runs in the top of the ninth, which came in handy when Babe Ruth hit a two-run homerun (#39) in the bottom of the ninth. Bump Hadley (11-5) went all the way and got the win.
Washington 7 New York (AL) (H) 3 (GM 2)
For the second time in five days, the Nationals swept the Yankees in a doubleheader. This puts the Yankees 18.5 games behind the Nationals with only 46 games left to play, so second place is probably not in their immediate future. Washington led 5-0 after two innings and Lloyd Brown (10-9) and two relievers shut down the Yankees from there.
Note: In the top of the second, Jimmie Reese, Babe Ruth, and Lou Gehrig got their legs twisted when they converged on a pop-up in short right field and all three were removed from the game as a precaution. I have had a play similar to this occur several times already, but this is the first time that three players were hurt.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3 Boston (AL) 0
Mule Haas hit a two-run double in the fifth to put the A's and had and Roy Mahaffey (9-2) and Jack Quinn shutout the Red Sox as the A's won their eighth in a row.
Note: Future Hall-of-Famer Eddie Collins made his final ML appearance today for the A's.
Boston (NL) (H) 10 Philadelphia (NL) 4
Both teams scored three times in the first, but then the Braves put up a six-spot in the second and Fred Frankhouse (3-6) did the rest. Frankhouse also went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI to help his own cause.
Brooklyn (H) 5 New York (NL) 1
The Giants scored first with a run in the fourth, but that was all Dolf Luque (7-4) would allow today. Luque singled home the tying run in the fifth, and then Babe Herman homered in the sixth to get the Robins the lead. In the eighth, with a 2-1 lead and two runners on with no outs, Herman attempted to bunt the runners over, but failed - so instead, he hit a three-run homerun (#24, 93) to put the game out of reach.
Chicago (NL) 9 St. Louis (NL) (H) 0
The Cardinals knew a win would put them in second place over the Cubs, but Pat Malone (16-5) had other ideas and threw a shutout to send St. Louis home still in third place. Gabby Hartnett got the scoring started for Chicago with a homerun (#21) in the third, and then Hack Wilson ended the scoring with a two-run homerun (#29) in the ninth.
Wednesday, August 6, 1930
St. Louis (AL) 9 Chicago (AL) (H) 0 (GM 1)
Dick Coffman (9-13) shutout the White Sox in game one of the doubleheader. Lu Blue went 4-for-5 in the lead-off spot, and Goose Goslin (#23) and Red Kress (#11) both homered in the winning effort.
St. Louis (AL) 11 Chicago (AL) (H) 3 (GM 2)
The Browns led 8-0 after the top of the fourth, with the White Sox scoring their only runs of the day with three in the bottom of the fourth when Bill Cissell knocked a three-run triple. The Browns had six doubles on the day, including Red Kress with #44.
Detroit (H) 7 Cleveland 5
The Tigers led 3-1 after the second and 6-2 after the fifth and George Uhle (14-8) held off a belatedly Indians rally to get the win. Charlie Gehringer had two doubles on the day (#39, #40) and Ed Morgan hit homerun #30 in a losing cause of the Indians.
Boston (AL) 9 New York (AL) (H) 5
Catcher Charlie Berry hit an unexpected three-run homerun in the top of the second and Milt Gaston (13-10) and the Red Sox were off and running. Babe Ruth hit a three-run homerun (#40) in the sixth for the Yankees, but they were already losing 8-0 at the time.
Washington 8 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3
The Nationals scored twice in the first and then added four in the third and Sad Sam Jones (8-5) picked up the complete-game victory. Heinie Manush went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and bumped his average up to .391.
Note: Injuries Mule Haas was seen limping around center field in the fourth and was replaced in the outfield by veteran late-season call-up Homer Summa.
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| Denny Sothern |
Philadelphia (NL) 15 Boston (NL) (H) 5
The Phillies blew open a tight game with a five-run fourth and a four-run fifth, a three run homerun by Bernie Friberg being the big hit. Lefty O'Doul had a 6-for-6 day and bumped his average up to .412.
Brooklyn 9 Pittsburgh (H) 5
Glenn Wright hit a two run homerun in the first and then added a second two-run homerun (#14) in the eighth, and then Babe Herman added a two-run homerun (#25) of his own in the ninth, and the Robins cruised over the Pirates.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 2 Chicago (NL) 1
The Cardinals pushed across single runs in the fifth and seventh and Burleigh Grimes (10-7) and Jim Lindsey held the Cubs to only three hits on the day to get St. Louis the victory.
Thursday, August 7, 1930
New York (AL) (H) 3 Boston (AL) 0
The Yankees ended their eight-game losing streak as Ed Wells (5-9) allowed only three Red Sox hits in a complete game shutout victory.
Washington 11 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 6
A back and forth game that was tied at 6-6 after the fifth, the Nationals exploded for five runs in the seventh to blow the game open. Bobby Burke (4-2) came in for relief and pitched four innings of one-hit ball.
Brooklyn 5 Pittsburgh (H) 2
The Pirates scored twice on the first, but were shutout thereafter by a series of Robins pitchers and Brooklyn came back slowly but surely to win the game. Babe Herman continued his hot streak with a 4-for-4 day, including a homerun (#26), a double (#32), and three runs scored.
Note: Jumbo Elliott was lifted in the fifth inning after he complained of shoulder soreness.
Chicago (NL) 6 St. Louis (NL) (H) 4
Gabby Hartnett had a two-run double in the first and then a solo homerun (#22) in the third and Bob Osborn (5-5) and the Cubs took 2-of-3 from the Cardinals. Kiki Cuyler went 4-for-5 and hit two triples (#14, #15) on the day.
Friday, August 8, 1930
Trade: Pittsburgh traded outfielder Fred Brickell to Philadelphia (NL) for outfielder Denny Sothern. Basically, a trade of center fielders by two teams not going anywhere this season. Sothern, 26, has been pretty much the regular center fielder for the Phillies so far this season, but with Lloyd Waner now healthy the Pirates are just looking for a right-handed batter to fill in where needed. Brickell, 23, will get regular appearances in Philadelphia this year and next.
Detroit 6 Boston (AL) (H) 4
The Tigers started the day with a .5 game lead over the Red Sox, but both teams would like to establish some dominance over the other and to either get or stay in fourth place. Third baseman Bill Akers hit a two run homerun in the second to put the Tigers ahead and Waite Hoyt (7-14) took it from there.
New York (AL) (H) 5 St. Louis (AL) 0
The Yankees had lost eight in a row coming into this game and were looking for their ace George Pipgras (15-7) to right the ship, but the Browns were countering with their ace, Lefty Stewart (18-5). The Yankees got off to a fast start, scoring two in the second and then two more in the third, and Pipgras scattered five hits and allowed no runs and the Yankees won game one of the series.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 3 Chicago (AL) 2 (GM 1)
The A's just lost two consecutive to the second place Nationals and are looking to get back into their winning ways, but the White Sox are looking to spoil someone's fun. Chicago had a 1-0 lead after the first two batters, but Lefty Grove (23-2) quickly settled down and waited for his A's teammates to do their thing. Garland Braxton (5-8) pitched well, but in the end, he was just overmatched.
Chicago (AL) 2 Philadelphia (AL) (H) 1
The White Sox scored twice in the second, the second run scoring on a squeeze bunt by John Kerr. Joe Boley then doubled home Jimmie Foxx on the bottom of the second, and that was all the scoring in this one as Ted Lyons (14-12) out-dueled Bill Shores (7-7).
Washington (H) 6 Cleveland 2
The Nationals scored two in the first and another in the third and then plated a few more to keep the Indians at bay. Carl Fischer (1-1) made his second start and went all the way for the win.
Note: Earl Averill was ejected in the sixth inning for questioning the home plate umpires balls and strikes calls.
Chicago (NL) (H) 5 Boston (NL) 3
The Cubs took advantage of four Braves errors and Guy Bush (6-6) took advantage of the run support to pick up the victory. Hack Wilson got his RBI count up to 110.
Note: Braves started Socks Seibold experienced shoulder stiffness in the second and was replaced by Tom Zachary.
Philadelphia (NL) 9 Cincinnati (H) 6
It wasn't especially artful, but Hap Collard (2-6) went all the way for the Phillies and got the win. After having gone 6-for-6 in their last game, Lefty O'Doul went 4-for-4 in this one but had a walk to break up the consecutive hits streak. The Reds have now lost nine consecutive.
Pittsburgh (H) 8 New York (NL) 5 (GM 1)
The Giants scored first and led 3-1 after the second, but a two-run homerun by Gus Suhr in the third and another by Dick Bartell in the fifth put the Pirate ahead for good. Heinie Meine (6-7) got the win.
Pittsburgh (H) 5 New York (NL) 4 (GM 2)
The Giants scored three runs late, but it wasn't enough as the Pirates swept the doubleheader against the visitors. Gus Suhr hit his second homerun of the day (#15) and Erv Brame went all the way for the victory.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 7 Brooklyn 1
Right fielder Showboat Fisher went 4-for-4 with three doubles and three runs scored, and right behind him in the lineup backup catcher Gus Mancuso went 2-for-3 with a homerun and three RBI's to spark the Cardinals to an easy win over the Robins. Jesse Haines (13-3) went all the way and got the win.
Saturday, August 9, 1930
Detroit 1 Boston (AL) (H) 0 (11)
This game featured a total of 15 hits, seven walks, and two errors, but nobody scored until Charlie Gehringer hit a solo homerun in the top of the eleventh. Vic Sorrell (12-9) got the win over Hod Lisenbee (11-9).
New York (AL) (H) 2 St. Louis (AL) 1 (10)
Goose Goslin homered (#24) in the top of the first, and that was all the scoring until Bill Dickey drove home the tying run with a pinch-hit single in the bottom of the seventh. In the tenth Earle Combs led off with a walk, was sacrificed to second by Jimmie Reese, and Babe Ruth drove home the game-winner with a single to right.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 4 Chicago (AL) 0 (GM 1)
Eddie Rommel (10-3) allowed only four hits and no walks as the A's shutout the White Sox in game one of these two teams second consecutive doubleheader. Mule Haas went 2-for-4 with two RBI's and Mickey Cochrane hit double #41.
Philadelphia (AL) (H) 8 Chicago (AL) 2 (GM 2)
A's Shortstop Joe Boley drove in four early runs with two doubles and the A's completed their fourth win over the White Sox in two days. George Earnshaw (14-6) went all the way for the win.
Washington (H) 8 Cleveland 4 (GM 1)
Ad Liska (8-2) didn’t allow any Indians runs until the eighth and by then the Nationals had a comfortable 8-0 lead. Center fielder Sam West hit a three run homerun in the second and Washington never looked back.
Cleveland 9 Washington (H) 3 (GM 2)
Wes Ferrell (16-9) not only got the complete game win and earned the Indians a split in the doubleheader but also went 4-for-5 at the plate with two doubles and three RBI's.
Cincinnati (H) 5 Philadelphia (NL) 4
The Phillies finally took the lead when Don Hurst singled home Lefty O'Doul in the top of the ninth, but in the bottom of the ninth a single and two walks had the bases loaded for the Reds with no outs. Ray Benge came into the game in relief and he promptly induced a double play that left the game tied and a runner on third but now with two outs. Joe Stripp then singled home Johnny Gooch with the game-winner and the Reds were able to end their nine-game losing streak.
New York (NL) 7 Pittsburgh (H) 4
The Giants scored four quick runs in the top of the first and then held off a Pittsburgh rally to claim the win for Freddie Fitzsimmons (13-6). Mel Ott went 3-for-4 with four RBI's (86) to lead the offense.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 Brooklyn 3
The Robins scored first with two in the fourth but Frankie Frisch hit a two-run homerun (#13) to tie it up in the bottom of the inning and the Cardinals slowly but surely pulled ahead from there. In the top of the ninth Johnny Frederick advanced from first to third on a wild pitch, but Wally Gilbert popped up on a squeeze attempt and the double play ended the game in the Cardinals favor.
Sunday, August 10, 1930
Boston (AL) (H) 2 Detroit 0
Ed Durham (1-4) pitched a sparkling game against the Tigers, allowing only three hits and going all the way in the shutout. Third baseman Bobby Reeves had both of the Red Sox RBI's in this one.
New York (AL) (H) 19 St. Louis (AL) 8
There have been a lot of low-scoring games recently but not this one. The Yankees scored five times in the first and six times in the second to blow it open early. Goose Goslin hit two homeruns (#25, #26) for the Browns, but it was too little too late. Earle Combs scored five runs and Lou Gehrig went 2-4 for with a homerun (#35) and four RBI's (142) on the day.
Washington (H) 6 Cleveland 2
Joe Cronin doubled home two runs in the first and Sad Sam Jones (9-5) shutout the Indians until Washington defensive lapses in the eighth and ninth got the Indians on the board. Heinie Manush went 4-for-4 and scored three runs.
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| Charley Gelbert |
Chicago (NL) (H) 2 Boston (NL) 0 (GM 1)
Braves starter Bob Smith (7-10) didn’t allow any runners until the eighth inning, but Cubs starter Charlie Root (16-5) didn't allow any at all. Root also got a double to start the fateful eighth inning and scored the first run of the game on Footsie Blair's triple.
Boston (NL) 14 Chicago (NL) (H) 4 (GM 2)
After having been stifled in game one the Braves offense exploded in game two. Wally Berger hit a two run homerun in the first to get things started, and then the Braves jumped on Pat Malone (16-6) for six runs in the fourth to blow things open. George Sisler scored four times as did Berger, and Buster Chatham went 3-for-5 with four RBI's.
Philadelphia (NL) 9 Cincinnati (H) 6 (GM 1)
Biff Wysong (0-1) made his ML debut (and 1930 finale) as the Reds starting pitcher in this one but had to be pulled after he gave up eight runs (two earned) in the first inning. A series if Reds pitchers shut down the Phillies after that, and then the Reds scored four times in the ninth, but all that did was make it close.
Philadelphia (NL) 12 Cincinnati (H) 0 (GM 2)
The Phillies scored early and just kept pushing across runs, all to the benefit of Phil Collins (10-7) who got the shutout victory in game two. Lefty O'Doul and Chuck Klein both went 3-for-5 and went back-to-back with homeruns in the eighth.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 4 Brooklyn 1 (GM 1)
Burleigh Grimes (11-7) didn’t allow a run until two outs in the ninth as the Cardinals easily took game one of the doubleheader. Frankie Frisch went 3-for-4 and scored twice to lead the Cardinals offense.
Note: In the seventh inning first baseman Del Bissonette and catcher Al Lopez got their legs tangled while reaching for a foul pop-up and both were sat down as a precaution.
St. Louis (NL) (H) 3 Brooklyn 2 (11) (GM 2)
With no outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the eleventh shortstop Charlie Gelbert hit what would have surely been a triple or maybe just a double at almost any other time, but all Gelbert got credit for was a game-winning single. Hi Bell (6-5) picked up the win in relief and the Cardinals completed a four-game home sweep over the first place Robins.
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