Monday, September 8, 1930
Brooklyn 10 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 8 (GM 1)
The Phillies second inning started with a Chuck Klein solo homerun, then a Don Hurst homerun, a Tony Rensa strikeout, and then a Pinky Whitney homerun. Klein followed that up with a two-run homerun in the third. Undeterred the Robins regained the lead, at least until Klein hit another two-run homerun in the seventh to tie the score back up at 7-7. The Robins kept pounding the Phillies pitching and eventually won the game. The Phillies could have used Lefty O'Doul in this one (he has missed the last five games).
Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 3 (GM 2)
The Phillies broke a scoreless tie with two in the sixth, but the Robins answered right back with three in the seventh. Both teams scored once in the eighth, put Sloppy Thurston came in and kept the Phillies from tying the game back up and the Robins had the doubleheader sweep an inched a little closer to the top.
Tuesday, September 9, 1930
Chicago (AL) (H) 7 Boston (AL) 5
The White Sox jumped off quick with a five-run third, and then held off a furious Red Sox rally when Boston scored four in the eighth to pick up the win and cut Boston's lead over Chicago to 2.5 games. Catcher Buck Crouse went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI's, and Pat Caraway (11-9) got the win.
New York (AL) 14 Cleveland (H) 8
Babe Ruth homered (#44, 151) in the first to get the Yankees an early lead, but it wasn't until the sixth when as to when the Yankees were able to blow it open with four big runs. Then New York followed that up with a seven-run seventh and the rout was on. Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Ben Chapman all scored three runs as the Yankees slugged four triples into the game. Earl Averill went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and Bibb Falk hit a pinch-hit homerun in the eighth, but hard luck pitcher Willis Hudlin (3-25) took another loss.
Philadelphia (AL) 3 Detroit (H) 2
The A's scored three times in the fourth when Bing Miller doubled home two runs and was then singled home by Jimmy Moore. Lefty Grove (28-2) held off a late Tigers charge and got the win.
Washington 7 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0
Bump Hadley (16-7) walked seven but didn't allow a hit until the seventh inning and the Nationals started off their road trip with a shutout victory. Ossie Bluege and Jackie Hayes both drove in two runs to lead the offense.
Chicago (NL) 11 Brooklyn (H) 9
After their doubleheader sweep yesterday the Robins had drawn to within .5 games of Chicago and Brooklyn now had a chance to make their move. Hack Wilson hit a two-run homerun (#42, 156) in the top of the first though, and then the Cubs added four runs in the second. The Cubs had leads of 6-0, 8-4, and eventually 9-8, but the Robins could never get fully back into the game. Pat Malone (22-7) didn’t pitch all that well but got the win.
St. Louis (NL) 7 New York (NL) (H) 6
The Cardinals scored twice in the top of the first and added three more in the fifth to take a 5-1 lead. The Giants did make it close in the end, but Jim Lindsey and Hi Bell held them off to secure the win for Burleigh Grimes (17-7). Freddie Lindstrom returned to the starting lineup for the Giants and Chick Hafey is expected back for the Cardinals very soon.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 8 Cincinnati 7
The Reds lead early, but the Phillies roared back with a five-run seventh to take the lead and then they held on for dear life as Tony Cuccinello hit a two run homerun in the ninth to get the Red to within one. Lefty O'Doul pinch-hit for the second day in a row and has gotten a hit both times.
Wednesday, September 10, 1930
Boston (AL) 6 Chicago (AL) 3
The Red Sox scored twice in the second and then put up a four-spot in the third and Danny MacFayden (10-17) held the White Sox off to pick up the victory. Earl Webb had three doubles, Bobby Reeves had three RBI's, and Rabbit Warstler had the other four RBI's.
Note: Future Hall-of-Famer Luke Appling made his ML debut in this game.
New York (AL) 9 Cleveland (H) 3
The Yankees got off to a fast start and then never let up in this one. Babe Ruth hit a double and a homerun (#45) and drove in three runs (154), while Lou Gehrig had three doubles (53) and scored four runs to power the offense.
Philadelphia (AL) 14 Detroit 1
The A's showed no mercy to the hometown Tigers as they pounded out eighteen hits against the Detroit pitchers. Mickey Cochrane went 4-for-5 and scored five runs, and shortstop Joe Boley had a nice day as well as he went 4-for-5 and drove in two. Max Bishop hit homerun #21.
Washington 6 St. Louis (AL) (H) 0
General Crowder (12-16) picked up the shutout win in St. Louis, only allowing the Browns four hits. Joe Judge drove in two and Ozzie Bluege went 3-for-4 with three RBI's, both helping the Nationals build an early lead.
Boston (NL) 10 Pittsburgh (H) 4
First baseman Johnny Neun scored four runs and stole two bases, one of the steals being a steal of home that sparked a four-run Braves third inning. Lance Richbourg drove home three runs, countering the three RBI day of Pittsburgh's Pie Traynor.
Brooklyn 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 1
Dolf Luque (10-8) only allowed one unearned run to the Cubs today and cruised to an easy win. Luque only allowed five hits, but Riggs Stephenson had four of them for the Cubs.
St. Louis (NL) 6 New York (NL) (H) 5
The Cardinals were cruising with a 4-1 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth, Shanty Hogan hit a three run homerun to tie it up, and suddenly both teams were locked into a real struggle. The Cardinals finally took the lead for good when Frankie Frisch tripled home Sparky Adams in the top of the ninth.
Note: Chick Hafey made his first appearance in two weeks when he pinch-ran in the ninth.
Cincinnati 11 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 2
The Reds led 5-1 after the sixth, but then exploded for six runs in the seventh to turn it into a laugher. Eppa Rixey (6-14) has had a rough year but pitched well today and appreciated the run support. Joe Stripp went 5-for-6 and drove in two runs to spark the offense.
Thursday, September 11, 1930
Chicago (AL) (H) 7 Boston (AL) 6 (10)
Earl Webb hit a three run homerun in the top of the first to get the Red Sox off to a quick lead, but Carl Reynolds got the White Sox back to within one with a two run homerun in the bottom of the inning. The Red Sox added a run in the second, but Reynolds added a solo shot in the third to keep it close. The game went back and forth until the White Sox tied it in the seventh and there the score stayed tied and extra innings were needed. Reynolds hit the first pitch in the bottom of the tenth out of the park to give the White Sox a winner on Reynold's three homerun day.
Cleveland (H) 11 New York (AL) 5
The Indians scored three runs in the first, but a two-run homerun by Lou Gehrig (#41, 162) in the top of the fifth put the Yankees ahead 4-3. The Indians scored three in the sixth to regain the lead, and then added three more in the eighth to expand their lead. Clint Brown (14-11) had some shaky moments but fought past them and got the win.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 2 Washington 0
Lefty Stewart (24-6) would be a likely AL Cy Young award winner except for the fact that Lefty Grove is in the same league as him. Stewart allowed two hits, pitched a shutout, and drove in the second run of the game with a single.
Pittsburgh 11 Boston (NL) (H) 6
The score was 0-0 after the second, but then the fireworks started. Adam Comorosky got things going with a three run homerun in the third, and Comorosky eventually ended up going 5-for-5 on the day with two doubles, a homerun, and four RBI's. Backup catcher Al Bool added a 3-for-5 day with three RBI's.
Brooklyn (H) 7 Chicago (NL) 5
Glenn Wright drove in two with a triple in the first and the Robins built a quick lead, leading 7-2 after the fourth. The Cubs tried to crawl back into it, but Dazzy Vance (18-7) was never really tested.
New York (NL) (H) 9 St. Louis (NL) 8 (14)
The Cardinals led 4-0 after the top of the fourth, but by the end of the fifth, the score was 4-4. The score bounced around until extra innings were needed, both teams scored two times in the twelfth, but then Mel Ott finally drove home Freddie Lindstrom in the fourteenth to give the Giants the win. Chick Hafey made his first start in the field in two weeks and went 3-for-6 with three RBIs, two of those RBI's coming on a homerun in the top of the twelfth.
Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 0
Red Lucas (13-12) went all the way, pitching a shutout and only allowing the powerful Phillies four hits on the day. Tony Cuccinello went 3-for-4 and drove in three of Cincinnati's run.
Friday, September 12, 1930
Washington 23 Chicago (AL) (H) 2
Not only did the Nationals score 23 runs, but they also had 32 hits on the day. After having built a 6-0 lead after a five-run third, the Nationals scored nine runs in the fourth before they recorded an out, eventually ending the inning with ten runs scored. After that, Heinie Manush hit a three run homerun in the seventh and Joe Cronin did likewise in the ninth. Five Nationals players ended with four hits on the day and Manush ended up going 5-for-7 and both he and Cronin had six RBI's for the day. Firpo Marberry (19-3) went six and got the win.
New York (AL) 5 Detroit (H) 4
In a game of back and forth's, the Yankees tied the score in the eighth and then won it in the ninth when Harry Rice hit a homerun in his old home park. Hank Johnson (9-6) came into the game in relief and walked away with the win.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 3 Boston (AL) 2
Milt Gaston started for the Red Sox but had to be pulled before he could face a batter due to arm stiffness. Ed Durham came into relieve, and both he and Browns starter George Blaeholder pitched scoreless ball until the Browns scored in the bottom of the seventh. The Red Sox scored two unearned runs in the top of the eighth, but in the bottom of the ninth Rick Ferrell doubled home two runs to give the Browns the exciting victory.
Boston (NL) (H) 6 Pittsburgh 5
George Grantham hit a solo homerun in the sixth to give the Pirates a 3-2 lead, but after Wally Berger answered with a two-run homerun (#33, 109) in the seventh the Braves led 5-3. In response, Grantham hit a two-run homerun (#24, 101) to tie the score back up in the top of the eighth. In the bottom of the eighth Socks Seibold (15-13) drove home the eventual winning run and then pitched a three-up-three-down ninth to get the win.
Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn (H) 1
After just having taken 2-of-3 from the Cubs perhaps the Robins were thinking about their upcoming season with the Cardinals. Cincinnati has gone 8-11 versus Brooklyn this season and always plays the Robins tough, as they did today. Ray Kolp (14-4) went all the way for the Reds and only gave up five hits to the home team.
New York (NL) (H) 8 St. Louis (NL) 7
The Giants took an early 3-0 lead, only to see the Cardinals storm back to go on top 5-3 in the top of the seventh. The Giants then scored three in the bottom of the seventh and then added one in the eighth, and Carl Hubbell (17-11) took a 7-5 lead into the ninth. So of course, the Cardinals tied it back up at 7-7, only to see Mel Ott hit a one-out homerun (#18, 113) in the bottom of the ninth to give the Giants the hard-fought victory. Ott went 3-for-4 on the day with two doubles and four RBI's to go with that walk-off homerun.
Chicago (NL) 20 Philadelphia (NL) (H) 4
The Cubs batted (battered?) around in both the first and second innings, scoring four times in each inning to take a quick 8-0 lead. The Cubs kept hitting, and then added an eight-run eighth to really put the game out of reach. Woody English hit two homeruns and scored five runs and Kiki Cuyler went 3-for-4 with a double and homerun and drove in five runs. Bud Teachout (13-6) cruised all the way for an easy win.
Saturday, September 13, 1930
Pennant Race Note: In the NL St. Louis, Chicago, and Brooklyn all start the day with 88 wins (so does Washington in the AL) with one full game separating third place Brooklyn from first-place St. Louis, with Chicago tucked in between .5 games behind St. Louis.
Washington 5 Chicago (AL) (H) 2
The Nationals scored four times in the fourth and Bump Hadley (17-7) did the rest, with Bobby Burke coming in and picking up a two-inning save.
Note: After the game, the Nationals announced starter Firpo Marberry would be limited to relief appearances for the remainder of the season. Marberry missed most of August due to injury, and with the Nationals clearly out of the pennant race there is no need to rush Marberry back into the starters role.
Philadelphia (AL) 16 Cleveland (H) 4
After two days off, and with starters Mule Haas, back after a two-week hiatus, and Bing Miller, back after a week, both back in the lineup, the A's were ready to make their final run for the pennant. Three in the first, two in the second, four in the third, and eventually, a six-run eighth. Al Simmons had the big bat with a 5-for-7 day with two doubles, a homerun (#27), and seven RBI's (145) for the day. Just for the record, Willis Hudlin (3-26) took the loss.
Note: Before the game, the Indians announced catcher Luke Sewell would make no more regular season appearances this year. Sewell missed two months in mid-season due to a broken finger.
New York (AL) 8 Detroit (H) 3 (GM 1)
It was a pretty close game until Babe Ruth hit a three-run homerun (#47, 160) in the top of the seventh to give the Yankees a 6-2 lead. Ed Wells got the win and Lou McEvoy picked up a three-inning save.
New York (AL) 10 Detroit (H) 2 (GM 2)
For the second appearance in a row Hank Johnson (10-6) came in the game as a reliever, gave up the tying run, and then got then win when the Yankees roared back. In this case, the Yankees scored eight runs in the top of the ninth off two different Tigers relievers.
St. Louis (AL) (H) 5 Boston (AL) 4 (10) (GM 1)
The Browns tied the score with two in the bottom of the ninth, and then Goose Goslin led off the tenth with a solo homerun (#32, 110) to win game one of the doubleheader.
Boston (AL) 5 St. Louis (AL) (H) 4 (GM 2)
Another ninth-inning rally, but this time it was the visiting Red Sox with three in the top of the ninth to take the lead for the first time. Charlie Berry stroked a pinch-hit single and drove home Phil Todt with the eventual game-winner.
St. Louis (NL) 8 Boston (NL) (H) 4
Chick Hafey got the Cardinals started with a three-run double in the first, and Jesse Haines (18-4) went all the way for the win. Hafey ended up with four RBI's (119) on the day, and Jim Bottomley had three (102). The highlight of the game was when Wally Berger, Jimmy Welsh, and Buster Chatham hit consecutive triples in the fourth to get the Braves on the board.
Brooklyn (H) 5 Cincinnati 3
Babe Herman hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the first, but Cincinnati came back and when Joe Stripp hit a two run homerun in the sixth they had a 3-2 lead. The Robins tied it up in the bottom of the seventh and then Del Bissonette came through with a two-run double as part of a three-run eighth and the Robins held on to take the hard-fought game.
Note: After the game today the Robins announced that center fielder Johnny Frederick would make no more regular season appearances because of a broken ankle. Frederick was a major component of the Robins fast start and had contributed two doubles (48) and two runs scored in today's game before he had to be removed.
Philadelphia (NL) (H) 5 Chicago (NL) 2
Chuck Klein singled home a run in the first and then hit a two-run homerun (#35, 145) in the third and Hal Elliott (4-13) went all the way for the win.
Note: After the game, the Cubs announced that Charlie Root would make no more regular season pitching appearances. This leaves the possibility of Root pitching in the postseason of course but hurts their chances of actually making post-season play. Root was a big factor in the Cubs late-season charge and will be missed.
Sunday, September 14, 1930
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Washington 6 Chicago (AL) (H) 0
General Crowder (13-16) scattered four hits and threw a shutout in the final game in Chicago. Third baseman Jackie Hayes went 3-for-5 with two doubles and scored two runs.
Note: Before the game, the Nationals announced third baseman Ossie Bluege would make no more regular-season appearances. Bluege's steady bat and strong defense were critical to the Nationals success this season.
Cleveland (H) 8 Philadelphia (AL) 6
Jimmie Foxx hit a two-run homerun (#32, 128) in the first to help get the A's an early 3-0 lead, but Ed Morgan hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the first to cut into that lead. Then the Indians scored six times in the third, knocking George Earnshaw (18-11) from the game. Max Bishop added a three-run homerun (#22) in the seventh, but Wes Ferrell (22-11) allowed no more and got the win.
New York (AL) 11 Detroit (H) 8
Lou Gehrig drove in two in the first with a double (#54), but the Tigers came right back with three in the bottom of the inning. The Tigers slowly added on to their lead, but then the Yankees offense exploded for five runs in the seventh to take a 7-5 lead. The Tigers came back again and tied the score in the bottom of the inning, but a Lou Gehrig three-run homerun (#42, 167) as part of a four-run seventh was too much for the Tigers to overcome. The Tigers have lost seven in a row and have fallen into fifth place behind the Browns.
Note: Future Hall-of-Famer Hank Greenberg made his ML debut
St. Louis (NL) 7 Boston (NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
The Cardinals led 2-1 after the seventh, but scored an insurance run in the eighth and then exploded for four runs in the ninth to lock it up for Burleigh Grimes (18-7). Chick Hafey went 2-for-5 with three RBI's and a double and a homerun.
St. Louis (NL) 6 Boston (NL) (H) 2 (GM 2)
Syl Johnson (12-10) completed the doubleheader sweep for the Cardinals with a second well-pitched game today. St. Louis scored four runs in the fourth, a two-run homerun by backup catcher Gus Mancuso being the big hit.
Brooklyn (H) 3 Cincinnati 1
Babe Herman hit a two-run homerun (#35, 121) in the first, then Glenn Wright drove home one more in the third, and Sloppy Thurston (8-3) didn’t allow a hit until the seventh to pick up the win and keep the Dodgers in the race.
Pittsburgh 12 New York (NL) (H) 3 (GM 1)
Freddie Lindstrom got the Giants off to a 1-0 lead with a homerun in the third, but then the Pirates scored three times in the fourth and four more times in the fifth and the rout was on. Adam Comorosky went 3-for-5 with three doubles (#45) and three RBI's and Dick Bartell picked up four RBI's with a double and a triple.
New York (NL) (H) 7 Pittsburgh 4 (GM 2)
The Pirates scored twice in the eighth and twice more in the ninth to make it close, but they hadn’t gotten a hit off Bill Walker (17-10) until the seventh. Freddie Lindstrom had two doubles and Travis Jackson had a double and triple to go with his two runs scored.
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