The following are the baseball events of the year 1930 throughout the world.
Champions[]
- World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over St. Louis Cardinals (4-2)
Awards and honors[]
- None
Statistical Leaders[]
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1Single season record for RBIs
Major League Baseball final standings[]
American League final standings[]
Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
1st | Philadelphia Athletics | 102 | 52 | .662 | -- |
2nd | Washington Senators | 94 | 60 | .610 | 8.0 |
3rd | New York Yankees | 86 | 68 | .558 | 16.0 |
4th | Cleveland Indians | 81 | 73 | .526 | 21.0 |
5th | Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 27.0 |
6th | St. Louis Browns | 64 | 90 | .416 | 38.0 |
7th | Chicago White Sox | 62 | 92 | .403 | 40.0 |
8th | Boston Red Sox | 52 | 102 | .338 | 50.0 |
National League final standings[]
Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
1st | St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 62 | .597 | -- |
2nd | Chicago Cubs | 90 | 64 | .584 | 2.0 |
3rd | New York Giants | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5.0 |
4th | Brooklyn Dodgers | 86 | 68 | .558 | 6.0 |
5th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 74 | .519 | 12.0 |
6th | Boston Braves | 70 | 84 | .455 | 22.0 |
7th | Cincinnati Reds | 59 | 95 | .383 | 33.0 |
8th | Philadelphia Phillies | 52 | 102 | .338 | 40.0 |
Events[]
Births[]
- January 4 - Don McMahon (d. 1987)
- January 30 - Sandy Amoros (d. 1992)
- February 17 - Roger Craig (living)
- February 28 - Frank Malzone (living)
- March 5 - Del Crandall (living)
- March 12 - Vern Law (living)
- March 13 - Doug Harvey (living)
- March 16 - Hobie Landrith (living)
- April 3 - Wally Moon (living)
- April 28 - Tom Sturdivant (d. 2009)
- July 4 - George Steinbrenner (living)
- August 14 - Earl Weaver (living)
- November 4 - Dick Groat (living)
- November 24 - Bob Friend (living)
- December 4 - Harvey Kuenn (d. 1988)
- December 7 - Hal W. Smith (living)
- December 9 - Bob Hazle (d. 1992)
- December 18 - Bill Skowron (living)
- December 27 - Norm Larker (d. 2007)
Deaths[]
- April 14 - John B. Sheridan, 61, sportswriter for St. Louis newspapers whose column "Back of the Home Plate" appeared in The Sporting News for many years
- April 18 - Jack Stivetts, 62, pitcher for St. Louis and Boston who had six 20-win seasons, including 30-win campaigns in 1891-92; in 1892, pitched no-hitter and won twice in championship playoff
- November 20 - William Hanna, 68, sportswriter for various New York newspapers since 1888, known for his florid writing style
- December 9 - Rube Foster, 51, Hall of Fame pioneer and driving force in the Negro Leagues who was owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants from 1911 to 1925; founded the first stable Negro League, the Negro National League, in 1920, and won its first three pennants; was black baseball's premier pitcher in the century's first decade (real name Andrew Foster)