1930 Chicago Cubs season
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The 1930 Chicago Cubs season was the
Regular season
Hack Wilson set a major league record for most RBIs in one season with 191.[1] Wilson's 1930 season was considered one of the best ever by a hitter. In addition to hitting 56 home runs, leading the league with 105 walks, and boasting a batting average of .356, he drove in 191 runs, a mark that remains one of the most untouchable MLB records. (For years, record books gave the total as 190, until research in 1999 showed that an RBI credited by an official scorer to Charlie Grimm actually belonged to Wilson.) He recorded that total without hitting a grand slam.
Season standings
National League | W
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L
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Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | — | 53–24 | 39–38 |
Chicago Cubs | 90 | 64 | 0.584 | 2 | 51–26 | 39–38 |
New York Giants | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 5 | 46–31 | 41–36 |
Brooklyn Robins | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 6 | 49–28 | 37–40 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 12 | 42–35 | 38–39 |
Boston Braves | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 22 | 39–38 | 31–46 |
Cincinnati Reds | 59 | 95 | 0.383 | 33 | 37–40 | 22–55 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 52 | 102 | 0.338 | 40 | 35–42 | 17–60 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 9–13 | 5–17 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 8–14 | |||||
Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 8–14 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 11–11 | |||||
Chicago | 17–5 | 14–8 | — | 11–11 | 10–12 | 16–6–2 | 11–11 | 11–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–13 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 3–19 | |||||
New York | 11–11 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | 14–8 | 10–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 8–14 | 7–15 | 6–16–2 | 10–12 | 6–16 | — | 9–13 | 6–16 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 12–10 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 13–9 | — | 13–9 | |||||
St. Louis | 14–8 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 19–3 | 12–10 | 16–6 | 9–13 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager
Coaches |
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 |
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C | Gabby Hartnett | 141 | 508 | 172 | .339 | 37 | 122 |
1B | Charlie Grimm | 114 | 429 | 124 | .289 | 6 | 66 |
2B | Footsie Blair | 134 | 578 | 158 | .273 | 6 | 59 |
3B | Woody English | 156 | 638 | 214 | .335 | 14 | 59 |
SS | Clyde Beck | 83 | 244 | 52 | .213 | 6 | 34 |
OF | Riggs Stephenson | 109 | 341 | 125 | .367 | 5 | 68 |
OF | Kiki Cuyler | 156 | 642 | 228 | .355 | 13 | 134 |
OF | Hack Wilson | 155 | 585 | 208 | .356 | 56 | 191 |
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 |
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Les Bell | 74 | 248 | 69 | .278 | 5 | 47 |
Danny Taylor | 74 | 219 | 62 | .283 | 2 | 37 |
High Pockets Kelly |
39 | 166 | 55 | .331 | 3 | 19 |
Cliff Heathcote | 70 | 150 | 39 | .260 | 9 | 18 |
Doc Farrell | 46 | 113 | 33 | .292 | 1 | 16 |
Rogers Hornsby | 42 | 104 | 32 | .308 | 2 | 18 |
Zack Taylor | 32 | 95 | 22 | .232 | 1 | 11 |
Chick Tolson | 13 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
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Pat Malone | 45 | 271.2 | 20 | 9 | 3.14 | 142 |
Charlie Root | 37 | 220.1 | 16 | 14 | 4.33 | 124 |
Sheriff Blake | 34 | 186.2 | 10 | 14 | 4.82 | 80 |
Hal Carlson | 8 | 51.2 | 4 | 2 | 5.05 | 14 |
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 |
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Guy Bush | 46 | 225.0 | 15 | 10 | 6.20 | 75 |
Bud Teachout | 40 | 153.0 | 11 | 4 | 4.06 | 59 |
Bob Osborn | 35 | 126.2 | 10 | 6 | 4.97 | 42 |
Hal Carlson | 8 | 51.2 | 4 | 2 | 5.05 | 14 |
Jesse Petty | 9 | 39.1 | 1 | 3 | 2.97 | 18 |
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 |
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Lynn Nelson | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.09 | 29 |
Al Shealy | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 | 14 |
Mal Moss | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.27 | 4 |
Bill McAfee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Lon Warneke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.75 | 0 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- MLB leader in stolen bases (37)
- #2 in NL in runs scored (155)
- #3 in NL in RBI (134)
- #3 in NL in runs scored (152)
- #4 in NL in home runs (37)
- NL leader in wins (20)
- #3 in NL in strikeouts (142)
- #4 in NL in ERA (3.94)
- #4 in NL in strikeouts (124)
- MLB leader in home runs (56)
- MLB leader in RBI (191)
- NL leader in slugging percentage (.723)
- #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.454)
- #4 in NL in runs scored (146)
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Reading Keys
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International League | Harry Hinchman and Bob Jones |
AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Jack Lelivelt |
Notes
- ^ "Hack Wilson's 191 RBI Season by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007