1930 Philadelphia Athletics season

1930 Philadelphia Athletics
1930 AL Champions 1930 World Series Champions
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Shibe Park (since 1909)
Philadelphia (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Connie Mack, Tom Shibe and John Shibe
Manager(s)	Connie Mack
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The 1930 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing first in the American League with a record of 102 wins and 52 losses. It was their second of three consecutive pennants. In the 1930 World Series, they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in six games. This was the A's final World Series championship in Philadelphia. They would next win the World Series 42 years later, in 1972, after they had moved to Oakland. When playing the Cleveland Indians on July 25, the Athletics became the only team in Major League history to execute a triple steal twice in the one game.

Regular season

The A's had three Hall of Famers in their starting line-up: Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx, and Al Simmons. Simmons won the AL batting title with a .381 average. Pitching ace Lefty Grove won the pitching triple crown.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	102	52	.662	--
Washington Senators	94	60	.610	8
New York Yankees	86	68	.558	16
Cleveland Indians	81	73	.526	21
Detroit Tigers	75	79	.487	27
St. Louis Browns	64	90	.416	38
Chicago White Sox	62	92	.403	40
Boston Red Sox	52	102	.338	50

Record vs. opponents

1930 American League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	13–9	7–15	8–14	6–16	4–18	9–13	5–17
Chicago	9–13	—	10–12	9–13	8–14	6–16	12–10	8–14
Cleveland	15–7	12–10	—	11–11	10–12	7–15	16–6	10–12
Detroit	14–8	13–9	11–11	—	9–13	7–15	11–11	10–12
New York	16–6	14–8	12–10	13–9	—	10–12	16–6	5–17
Philadelphia	18–4	16–6	15–7	15–7	12–10	—	16–6	10–12
St. Louis	13–9	10–12	6–16	11–11	6–16	6–16	—	12–10
Washington	17–5	14–8	12–10	12–10	17–5	12–10	10–12	—

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Mickey Cochrane	130	487	174	.357	10	87
1B	Jimmie Foxx	153	562	188	.335	37	156
2B	Max Bishop	130	441	111	.252	10	38
3B	Jimmy Dykes	125	435	131	.301	6	73
SS	Joe Boley	121	420	116	.276	4	55
LF	Al Simmons	138	554	211	.381	36	165
CF	Mule Haas	132	532	159	.299	2	68
RF	Bing Miller	154	585	177	.303	9	100

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Jimmy Moore	15	50	19	.380	2	12
Eddie Collins	3	2	1	.500	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Lefty Grove	50	291	28	5	2.54	209
George Earnshaw	49	296	22	13	4.44	193
Rube Walberg	38	205.1	13	12	4.69	100

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Roy Mahaffey	33	152.2	9	5	5.01	38
Howard Ehmke	3	10	0	1	11.70	4

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Glenn Liebhardt	5	0	1	0	11.00	2
Al Mahon	3	0	0	0	22.85	0

Awards and honors

American League top five finishers

Max Bishop

• #4 on-base percentage (.426)

Mickey Cochrane

• #5 batting average (.357)

George Earnshaw

• #2 strikeouts (193)
• #3 wins (22)

Jimmie Foxx

• #3 home runs (37)
• #3 runs batted in (156)
• #3 on-base percentage (.429)
• #4 slugging percentage (.637)

Lefty Grove

• #1 wins (28)
• #1 earned run average (2.54)
• #1 strikeouts (209)

Al Simmons

• #1 batting average (.381)
• #1 runs scored (152)
• #2 runs batted in (165)
• #3 slugging percentage (.708)
• #5 home runs (36)

1930 World Series

Main article: 1930 World Series

AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (2)

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
1	Cardinals – 2, Athletics – 5	October 1	Shibe Park	32,295
2	Cardinals – 1, Athletics – 6	October 2	Shibe Park	32,295
3	Athletics – 0, Cardinals – 5	October 4	Sportsman's Park	36,944
4	Athletics – 1, Cardinals – 3	October 5	Sportsman's Park	39,946
5	Athletics – 2, Cardinals – 0	October 6	Sportsman's Park	38,844
6	Cardinals – 1, Athletics – 7	October 8	Shibe Park	32,295

External links

• Baseball Reference: 1930 Philadelphia Athletics
• Baseball Almanac: 1930 Philadelphia Athletics
• The Baseball Cube: 1930 Philadelphia Athletics
• Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society: 1930 Philadelphia Athletics