Washington (74-69) at Cleveland (51-94)
3 game series
Tuesday 9/16
Cleveland 6 Washington 5:
WP Larry Benton (2-5)
LP Pat Malone (12-12)
HR Al Simmons (19) Dick Cox (5) Footsie Blair (6)
Blair's 9th inning HR lifts Indians.
Wednesday 9/17
Washington 11 Cleveland 3:
WP Pete Donohue (18-12)
LP Speed Martin (10-19)
HR
Jimmie Reese (9) Shanty Hogan (10)
Reese 2-5, GRAND SLAM, 5 RBIs.
Thursday 9/18
Washington 11 Cleveland 5:
WP Bump Hadley (14-8)
LP Hi Bell (6-9)
HR
Joe Hauser (32)
Jack Rothrock and Pat Patterson hit 9th inning pinch hit two run doubles.
Washington (76-70) at Detroit (68-79)
3 game series
Friday 9/19
Detroit 5 Washington 2:
WP George Pipgras (16-19)
LP Walter Johnson 914-16)
HR Smead Jolley (21) Red Kress (20) Ed Morgan (10)
Tony Cuccinello 4-4.
Saturday 9/20
Detroit 6 Washington 1:
WP Wes Ferrell (13-19)
LP Pat Malone (12-13)
Rick Ferrell 2-3, 2 RBIs.
Sunday 9/21
Washington 6 Detroit 5:
WP Pete Donohue (19-12)
LP Erskine Mayer (12-8)
HR
Cleo Carlyle Smead Jolley (22)
Senators win on 9th inning HR.
Washington (77-72) at Boston (87-62)
4 game series
Wednesday 9/24
Washington 12 Boston 8:
WP Jim Weaver (7-2)
LP Ray Roberts (3-5)
HR
Travis Jackson (25)
Jimmie Reese (10) Specs Toporczer (3) Jimmie Foxx (25)
Jackson (3rd) and Reese (9th) hit GRAND SLAMS.
Thursday 9/25
Boston 13 Washington 4:
WP Ed Morris (22-13)
LP Walter Johnson (14-17)
HR
Joe Hauser (33) Jimmie Foxx 2 (27)
Spud Davis 3-6, 4 RBIs.
Friday 9/26
Washington 5 Boston 3:
WP Pat Malone (13-13)
LP Roy Golden (2-1)
HR
Joe Hauser (34) Spud Davis (12)
Hauser 4 RBIs.
Saturday 9/27
Boston 5 Washington 3:
WP Carl Hubbell (21-14)
LP Pete Donohue (19-15)
HR
Pat Patterson (5) Charlie Jamieson
Herm Merritt 3 run double.
Philadelphia (94-59) at Washington (79-74)
single game series
Sunday 9/28
Philadelphia 2 Washington 1 (10):
WP Ed Brandt (1-0)
LP Bump Hadley (14-9)
HR Bill Cissell
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 95 | 59 | .617 | - |
| Boston Red Sox | 90 | 64 | .584 | 5.0 |
| Washington Senators | 79 | 75 | .513 | 16.0 |
| St. Louis Browns | 78 | 76 | .506 | 17.0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 77 | 77 | .500 | 18.0 |
| New York Yankees | 73 | 81 | .474 | 22.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 71 | 83 | .461 | 24.0 |
| Cleveland Indians | 53 | 101 | .344 | 42.0 |
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
| W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|
| Boston Braves | 90 | 64 | .584 | - |
| New York Giants | 84 | 70 | .545 | 6.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 84 | 70 | .545 | 6.0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 83 | 71 | .539 | 7.0 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 80 | 74 | .519 | 10.0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 73 | 81 | .474 | 17.0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 90 | .416 | 26.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 96 | .377 | 32.0 |
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
| 2 | Babe Herman | NY1 | .375 | | 3 | Rogers Hornsby | SLA | .370 | | 4 | Paul Waner | PHA | .368 | | 5 | Lew Fonseca | BRO | .365 | | LEAGUE LEADERS HR
| 2 | Babe Ruth | BRO | 50 | | 3 | Lou Gehrig | BSN | 46 | | 4 | Wally Berger | CHN | 40 | | 5 | Hack Wilson | BOS | 37 | | LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
| 2 | Chuck Klein | CHN | 151 | | 3 | Hack Wilson | BOS | 135 | | 4 | Babe Ruth | BRO | 134 | | 5 | Tony Lazzeri | BSN | 128 | |
LEAGUE LEADERS W
| 2 | Watty Clark | CHN | 22 | | 2 | Ed Morris | BOS | 22 | | 2 | Bill Walker | PHA | 22 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | 21 | | LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
| 2 | Carl Hubbell | BOS | 3.07 | | 3 | Dizzy Dean | NYA | 3.16 | | 4 | Clint Brown | PHA | 3.18 | | 5 | Bump Hadley | WS1 | 3.33 | | LEAGUE LEADERS K
| 2 | Dazzy Vance | SLN | 192 | | 3 | Dizzy Dean | NYA | 183 | | 4 | Lefty Grove | CLE | 176 | | 5 | 2 tied with | | 170 | |
NL Batting Title Goes to Philadelphia's Dickey
Monday, September 29th, 1930
The best batter in the National League in 1930 was Bill Dickey of Philadelphia. He earned the the batting title with 222 hits in 591 at-bats for a .376 average, outpacing all his peers. Playing in 135 games, the 23-year-old catcher also chalked up 49 doubles, 13 triples, 12 home runs, 113 RBIs and scored 103 runs.
Hornsby Is AL Swing King
Monday, September 29th, 1930
It's official: Rogers Hornsby has landed the coveted American League batting title for 1930. The St. Louis second baseman outpaced the competition with a .370 batting average. In all, Hornsby tallied 228 hits, including 40 doubles, 5 triples and 26 home runs. He also scored 118 times and knocked in 108 runs.
NABL News: Playoffs begin
Monday, September 29th, 1930
From spring training to the last out of the regular season, it has been the goal of every GM, team, manager and player to reach the North American BaseBall League playoffs. They all aspire to win baseball's Holy Grail, the North American Series title. Now, for the elite teams, the first steps of that journey begin in earnest with the North American Series starting today. The opening playoff series will pit these teams against one another:
Boston Braves versus Philadelphia Athletics.