| 1930 St. Louis Cardinals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League champions | ||||
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park III | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 92–62 (.597) | |||
| League place | 1st | |||
| Owner | Sam Breadon | |||
| General manager | Branch Rickey | |||
| Manager | Gabby Street | |||
| Radio | KMOX (France Laux) KWK (Thomas Patrick) WIL (Eddie Benson) | |||
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The1930St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 49th season inSt. Louis, Missouri and the 39th season in theNational League. The Cardinals went 92–62 during the season and finished first in the National League. In theWorld Series, they lost to thePhiladelphia Athletics in six games.
In the 1930 season, every Cardinals player with over 300at bats had abatting average over .300, the only time in history this has happened.[1]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 53–24 | 39–38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 90 | 64 | .584 | 2 | 51–26 | 39–38 |
| New York Giants | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5 | 46–31 | 41–36 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 86 | 68 | .558 | 6 | 49–28 | 37–40 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 74 | .519 | 12 | 42–35 | 38–39 |
| Boston Braves | 70 | 84 | .455 | 22 | 39–38 | 31–46 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 59 | 95 | .383 | 33 | 37–40 | 22–55 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 52 | 102 | .338 | 40 | 35–42 | 17–60 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BSN | BRO | 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 | — | |||||
| 1930 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
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 | Jimmie Wilson | 107 | 362 | 115 | .318 | 1 | 58 |
| 1B | Jim Bottomley | 131 | 487 | 148 | .304 | 15 | 97 |
| 2B | Frankie Frisch | 133 | 540 | 187 | .346 | 10 | 114 |
| SS | Charlie Gelbert | 139 | 513 | 156 | .304 | 3 | 72 |
| 3B | Sparky Adams | 137 | 570 | 179 | .314 | 0 | 55 |
| OF | Chick Hafey | 120 | 446 | 150 | .336 | 26 | 107 |
| OF | Taylor Douthit | 154 | 664 | 201 | .303 | 7 | 93 |
| OF | George Watkins | 119 | 391 | 146 | .373 | 17 | 87 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Showboat Fisher | 92 | 254 | 95 | .374 | 8 | 61 |
| Gus Mancuso | 76 | 227 | 83 | .366 | 7 | 59 |
| Andy High | 72 | 215 | 60 | .279 | 2 | 29 |
| Ernie Orsatti | 48 | 131 | 42 | .321 | 1 | 15 |
| Ray Blades | 45 | 101 | 40 | .396 | 4 | 25 |
| Homer Peel | 26 | 73 | 12 | .164 | 0 | 10 |
| Doc Farrell | 23 | 61 | 13 | .213 | 0 | 6 |
| George Puccinelli | 11 | 16 | 9 | .563 | 3 | 8 |
| Earl Smith | 8 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Pepper Martin | 6 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hallahan | 35 | 237.1 | 15 | 9 | 4.66 | 177 |
| Syl Johnson | 32 | 187.2 | 12 | 10 | 4.65 | 92 |
| Jesse Haines | 29 | 182.0 | 13 | 8 | 4.30 | 68 |
| Burleigh Grimes | 22 | 152.1 | 13 | 6 | 3.01 | 58 |
| Flint Rhem | 26 | 139.2 | 12 | 8 | 4.45 | 47 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Frankhouse | 8 | 19.2 | 2 | 3 | 7.32 | 4 |
| Carmen Hill | 4 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.36 | 8 |
| Tony Kaufmann | 2 | 10.1 | 0 | 1 | 7.84 | 2 |
| Dizzy Dean | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 5 |
| Clarence Mitchell | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi Bell | 39 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3.90 | 42 |
| Jim Lindsey | 39 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4.43 | 50 |
| Al Grabowski | 33 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4.79 | 43 |
| Hal Haid | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.09 | 13 |
| Bill Sherdel | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.64 | 29 |
ALPhiladelphia 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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Rochester[2]
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