August 1930 Report
Major News
Walter Johnson Notches Number 500
Saturday, August 23rd, 1930
His goal at twenty was to win twenty games one year, pitch until he was thirty, win the league pennant and to make some money. Well, Walter Johnson did something even better -- the 42-year-old Washington Senators star has now won 500 games in his career. That put him in a very select group of pitchers.
He joined that exclusive club today at Griffith Stadium I by whipping the St. Louis Browns 10-5, holding them to 11 hits in 8.1 innings while chalking up 4 strikeouts and 6 walks.
In the postgame interview, the modest Johnson said, "It's special to win 500 games. You don't do it by yourself. You do it with good stuff and a good bullpen. You are only as good as the guys behind you. Years from now I might look back on it and give myself a little pat on the back."
Since he joined the league, Johnson has collected 500 victories and 355 defeats with a 3.06 ERA.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 82 | 51 | .617 | - |
| Boston Red Sox | 76 | 52 | .594 | 3.5 |
| Washington Senators | 67 | 62 | .519 | 13.0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 64 | 68 | .485 | 17.5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 63 | 68 | .481 | 18.0 |
| New York Yankees | 62 | 67 | .481 | 18.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 61 | 72 | .459 | 21.0 |
| Cleveland Indians | 49 | 84 | .368 | 33.0 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Boston Braves | 76 | 56 | .576 | - |
| Cincinnati Reds | 74 | 55 | .574 | .5 |
| New York Giants | 70 | 59 | .543 | 4.5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 70 | 59 | .543 | 4.5 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 64 | 66 | .492 | 11.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 58 | 70 | .453 | 16.0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 55 | 76 | .420 | 20.5 |
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
| 1 | Lou Gehrig | BSN | .373 | | 1 | Bill Dickey | PHI | .373 | | 3 | Paul Waner | PHA | .368 | | 4 | Lew Fonseca | BRO | .367 | | LEAGUE LEADERS HR
| 2 | Lou Gehrig | BSN | 38 | | 2 | Babe Ruth | BRO | 38 | | 4 | Hack Wilson | BOS | 33 | | 5 | Wally Berger | CHN | 30 | | LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
| 2 | Hack Wilson | BOS | 122 | | 3 | Chuck Klein | CHN | 120 | | 4 | Babe Ruth | BRO | 106 | | 5 | Charlie Gehringer | BRO | 104 | |
LEAGUE LEADERS W
| 2 | Bill Walker | PHA | 20 | | 3 | Ed Morris | BOS | 19 | | 3 | Lefty Stewart | NYA | 19 | | 5 | Lefty Williams | CIN | 18 | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
| 2 | Bump Hadley | WS1 | 3.21 | | 3 | Dizzy Dean | NYA | 3.23 | | 4 | Watty Clark | CHN | 3.30 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | 3.33 | | LEAGUE LEADERS K
| 2 | Dazzy Vance | SLN | 170 | | 3 | Dizzy Dean | NYA | 165 | | 4 | Lefty Grove | CLE | 155 | | 5 | Bill Hallahan | SLA | 144 | |
Highlights:
Joe Hauser hits 7 Hrs.
Travis Jackson hits 7 HRs also.
Bump Hadley 4-2, 3.28.