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SEPTEMBER
1930
IN THE NEWS:
The Cardinals take a pair from the Pirates and go into first place. Brooklyn, New York, and Chicago are all bunched at the top of the standings with St. Louis.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 1, 1930 | | Detroit Tigers
6, Chicago White Sox
5 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, New York Yankees
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | New York Yankees
2, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Yankee Stadium | | | Cleveland Indians
13, St. Louis Browns
8 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Cleveland Indians
9, St. Louis Browns
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Washington Senators
2, Boston Red Sox
1 at Griffith Stadium | | | Washington Senators
6, Boston Red Sox
3 at Griffith Stadium | | | Boston Braves
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, Chicago Cubs
0 at Crosley Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
8, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Baker Bowl | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, New York Giants
3 at Baker Bowl | | | St. Louis Cardinals
11, Pittsburgh Pirates
6 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 2, 1930 | | Cleveland Indians
4, St. Louis Browns
3 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Braves
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
8, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Crosley Field | | | New York Giants
18, Philadelphia Phillies
5 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 3, 1930 | | New York Yankees
10, Washington Senators
7 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
11, Boston Red Sox
4 at Shibe Park | | | New York Giants
5, Boston Braves
3 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
11, New York Giants
7 at Braves Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, Chicago Cubs
6 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Rogers Hornsby returns to the Chicago lineup as the Cubs beat the Pirates. Hornsby had been absent since Memorial Day because of a broken ankle.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 4, 1930 | | Cleveland Indians
3, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
8, St. Louis Browns
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
3, New York Yankees
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
8, Boston Red Sox
7 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Braves
7, New York Giants
1 at Braves Field | | | Chicago Cubs
10, Pittsburgh Pirates
7 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
13, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 5, 1930 | | Cleveland Indians
6, Chicago White Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Washington Senators
14, New York Yankees
5 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
5, Boston Red Sox
1 at Shibe Park | | | Boston Braves
6, New York Giants
4 at Braves Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
8, Chicago Cubs
7 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
In the first game of a doubleheader, Ted Lyons of Chicago beats Wes Ferrell of Cleveland, ending Ferrell's winning streak at 13. Only two bases on balls are issued in the doubleheader.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 6, 1930 | | Chicago White Sox
2, Cleveland Indians
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
4, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
8, St. Louis Browns
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
3, Washington Senators
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, Boston Red Sox
1 at Shibe Park | | | New York Giants
12, Boston Braves
1 at Braves Field | | | New York Giants
7, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
22, Philadelphia Phillies
8 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
19, Pittsburgh Pirates
14 at Forbes Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
9, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 7, 1930 | | Chicago White Sox
5, Cleveland Indians
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | St. Louis Browns
9, Detroit Tigers
6 at Tiger Stadium | | | Boston Red Sox
5, New York Yankees
3 at Yankee Stadium | | | New York Yankees
5, Boston Red Sox
2 at Yankee Stadium | | | Washington Senators
7, Philadelphia Athletics
6 at Griffith Stadium | | | Philadelphia Phillies
1, Boston Braves
0 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
2, Philadelphia Phillies
1 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
5, New York Giants
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
9, Chicago Cubs
7 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
11, Cincinnati Reds
6 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Cincinnati Reds
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 8, 1930 | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Philadelphia Phillies
2 at Baker Bowl | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
11, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 9, 1930 | | Chicago White Sox
10, Boston Red Sox
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | New York Yankees
8, Cleveland Indians
6 at League Park II | | | Philadelphia Athletics
3, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
8, St. Louis Browns
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
3, Chicago Cubs
0 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
2, St. Louis Cardinals
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
8, Cincinnati Reds
6 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 10, 1930 | | Boston Red Sox
6, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | New York Yankees
7, Cleveland Indians
2 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Philadelphia Athletics
0 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Washington Senators
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Braves
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Chicago Cubs
0 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, New York Giants
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
5, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 11, 1930 | | Chicago White Sox
4, Boston Red Sox
3 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
9, New York Yankees
5 at League Park II | | | St. Louis Browns
7, Washington Senators
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
2, Chicago Cubs
1 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, New York Giants
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
15, Cincinnati Reds
7 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Brooklyn C Al Lopez drives one over the head of Cincinnati LF Bob Meusel, and the ball bounces into the bleachers at Ebbets Field. It will be the ML's last recorded bounce HR, as the NL rules after the season that such a hit will henceforth be a double. The AL had made the change after the 1929 season.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 12, 1930 | | Washington Senators
8, Chicago White Sox
7 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
5, New York Yankees
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Boston Red Sox
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Braves
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
4 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
7, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Chicago Cubs
17, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 13, 1930 | | Washington Senators
6, Chicago White Sox
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Philadelphia Athletics
9, Cleveland Indians
2 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
11, New York Yankees
10 at Tiger Stadium | | | Detroit Tigers
9, New York Yankees
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Boston Red Sox
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Browns
5, Boston Red Sox
2 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
8, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Ebbets Field | | | Philadelphia Phillies
7, Chicago Cubs
5 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Brooklyn becomes the third team in three days to lead the NL, beating Cincinnati 8-3 while the Cards split a doubleheader.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 14, 1930 | | Chicago White Sox
2, Washington Senators
1 at Comiskey Park I | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, Cleveland Indians
1 at League Park II | | | New York Yankees
10, Detroit Tigers
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Cardinals
9, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Boston Braves
7, St. Louis Cardinals
4 at Braves Field | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Ebbets Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
8, New York Giants
6 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, New York Giants
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Dodgers win their 11th straight, although Babe Herman once again stops to watch a HR disappear for a record second time in one season. This time, Glenn Wright lopes past the awestruck Herman to reduce a HR to a single.
Newspapers carry the story of the disappearance of Cardinals P Flint Rhem on the eve of a crucial series in Brooklyn.
The Cubs split a pair in Philadelphia when Lefty O'Doul pinch-hits a HR to beat the Cubs 12-11 in the first game. It is the second consecutive game that O'Doul has produced pinch-hit HRs. In the 2nd game of the day's doubleheader, Hack Wilson hits
his 50th HR to pace the Cubs to a 6-4 win.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 15, 1930 | | Washington Senators
14, Chicago White Sox
9 at Comiskey Park I | | | New York Yankees
5, Detroit Tigers
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
3, Boston Red Sox
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Red Sox
2, St. Louis Browns
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
13, Cincinnati Reds
5 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
6, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
12, Chicago Cubs
11 at Baker Bowl | | | Chicago Cubs
6, Philadelphia Phillies
4 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Brooklyn's collapse begins. The Cardinals tie for first place when Bill Hallahan outduels Dazzy Vance 1-0 in 10 innings.
Flint Rhem returns to the Cardinals with an improbable story that he was kidnapped by gamblers and forced to drink bootleg whiskey.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 16, 1930 | | Philadelphia Athletics
6, Chicago White Sox
4 at Comiskey Park I | | | Philadelphia Athletics
10, Chicago White Sox
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Detroit Tigers
7, Boston Red Sox
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
19, St. Louis Browns
10 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
1, Brooklyn Dodgers
0 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
7, Chicago Cubs
0 at Polo Grounds V | | | Philadelphia Phillies
15, Pittsburgh Pirates
14 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Earl Averill, Cleveland OF, hits three HRs in succession and narrowly misses a fourth when the umpire rules a long drive foul. He hits another HR the first time up in the second game of the doubleheader.
The Braves Wally Berger adds three HRs in a doubleheader against the Reds en route to a rookie record.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 17, 1930 | | Chicago White Sox
4, Philadelphia Athletics
2 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
13, Washington Senators
7 at League Park II | | | Washington Senators
6, Cleveland Indians
4 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
9, Boston Red Sox
7 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
9, New York Yankees
8 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Braves
6, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Braves Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
6, Boston Braves
4 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
5, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
5, New York Giants
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
12, Philadelphia Phillies
5 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
The Philadelphia Athletics win the AL championship for the second year in a row, defeating the White Sox 14-10.
The Cards finish a 3-game sweep of Brooklyn at Ebbets Field.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 18, 1930 | | Philadelphia Athletics
14, Chicago White Sox
10 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
3, Washington Senators
2 at League Park II | | | Boston Red Sox
4, Detroit Tigers
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
7, St. Louis Browns
6 at Sportsman's Park III | | | St. Louis Cardinals
4, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
6, Chicago Cubs
2 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, Philadelphia Phillies
5 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 19, 1930 | | New York Yankees
18, Chicago White Sox
9 at Comiskey Park I | | | Cleveland Indians
7, Boston Red Sox
5 at League Park II | | | Washington Senators
8, Detroit Tigers
4 at Tiger Stadium | | | Chicago Cubs
5, Boston Braves
4 at Braves Field | | | New York Giants
7, Cincinnati Reds
0 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
7, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Joe Hauser of the Baltimore Orioles (International League) sets a new minor league record by hitting his 63rd HR.
Hack Wilson hits no HRs but gets his 176th RBI, passing Lou Gehrig's 1927 major-league record.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 20, 1930 | | Chicago White Sox
10, New York Yankees
7 at Comiskey Park I | | | Boston Red Sox
10, Cleveland Indians
3 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Washington Senators
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
4, Philadelphia Athletics
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Boston Braves
3, Chicago Cubs
2 at Braves Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
10, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Polo Grounds V | | | New York Giants
5, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
9, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Baker Bowl | | | Philadelphia Phillies
4, St. Louis Cardinals
3 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 21, 1930 | | Chicago White Sox
15, New York Yankees
7 at Comiskey Park I | | | Boston Red Sox
9, Cleveland Indians
4 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
4, Washington Senators
3 at Tiger Stadium | | | St. Louis Browns
8, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Philadelphia Athletics
10, St. Louis Browns
4 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Chicago Cubs
4, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
6 at Ebbets Field | | | New York Giants
6, Cincinnati Reds
4 at Polo Grounds V | | | Cincinnati Reds
7, New York Giants
6 at Polo Grounds V | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 22, 1930 | | Chicago Cubs
6, Boston Braves
2 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
15, Philadelphia Phillies
7 at Baker Bowl | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
There are 42 hits in the Phillies, 19-16 loss to the pennant-bound Cardinals. RF Chuck Klein makes his 44th assist, well above the record of 39 set by Mike Mitchell with the Reds in 1907.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 23, 1930 | | New York Giants
8, Brooklyn Dodgers
2 at Ebbets Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
19, Philadelphia Phillies
16 at Baker Bowl | | | Cincinnati Reds
8, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Forbes Field | | | Cincinnati Reds
5, Pittsburgh Pirates
2 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 24, 1930 | | Boston Red Sox
6, Washington Senators
3 at Fenway Park | | | Philadelphia Phillies
6, Brooklyn Dodgers
3 at Baker Bowl | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
5, Cincinnati Reds
1 at Forbes Field | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Joe McCarthy, not receiving the support of Cubs owner William Wrigley, resigns as manager. Rogers Hornsby is named to finish the season.
Harry Hooper, former Red Sox and White Sox star OF, is named baseball coach at Princeton University.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 25, 1930 | | Washington Senators
3, Boston Red Sox
2 at Fenway Park | | | Philadelphia Athletics
13, New York Yankees
3 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago Cubs
4, Cincinnati Reds
3 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
9, Pittsburgh Pirates
0 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Jesse Haines pitches the St. Louis Cards to a 10-5 pennant-clinching win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 26, 1930 | | Boston Red Sox
7, Washington Senators
1 at Fenway Park | | | Chicago White Sox
3, Detroit Tigers
1 at Tiger Stadium | | | Philadelphia Athletics
7, New York Yankees
6 at Shibe Park | | | Chicago Cubs
7, Cincinnati Reds
5 at Wrigley Field | | | St. Louis Cardinals
10, Pittsburgh Pirates
5 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Hack Wilson clubs two HRs to finish with a still-standing NL record of 56. The Cubs win 13-8 over the Reds at Wrigley as Pat Malone wins his 20th of the year.
Almost overlooked is Wally Berger's 38th HR for the Braves, at Ebbets Field, as Boston tops Brooklyn 7-1. It is a record for rookies and still stands
as an NL record.
Gehrig plays the last of 885 consecutive games at 1B. In the next game, the season's finale, he will take Ruth's LF position.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 27, 1930 | | Washington Senators
8, Boston Red Sox
3 at Fenway Park | | | Cleveland Indians
9, St. Louis Browns
7 at League Park II | | | Detroit Tigers
6, Chicago White Sox
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | Chicago White Sox
10, Detroit Tigers
5 at Tiger Stadium | | | New York Yankees
10, Philadelphia Athletics
8 at Shibe Park | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
8, Boston Braves
2 at Ebbets Field | | | Boston Braves
7, Brooklyn Dodgers
1 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
13, Cincinnati Reds
8 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
5, Philadelphia Phillies
3 at Polo Grounds V | | | Pittsburgh Pirates
11, St. Louis Cardinals
8 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
IN THE NEWS:
Babe Ruth returns to the scene of his youthful fame, the pitcher's mound at Fenway Park, and hurls a 9-3 complete game win over the Red Sox.
The Cubs bring down the season's curtain as Wilson has his 189th and 190th RBI in a 12-11 victory over the Reds. Wilson's major league RBI record will remain untouched.
Bill Terry goes hitless as the Giants edge the Dodgers for third place with a 10-inning win over the Phillies at the Polo Grounds. He finishes at .401, and is the last NL player to hit over .400.
The Giants set a 20th-century single season batting average record of .319 (the Philadelphia Phillies hit .349 in 1894).
Dizzy Dean scatters three hits for a 3-1 victory in his major-league debut. The 19-year-old rookie, fresh from the Texas League, pitches the final game of the season for the pennant-winning Cardinals.
| SCOREBOARD: SEPTEMBER 28, 1930 | | New York Yankees
9, Boston Red Sox
3 at Braves Field | | | St. Louis Browns
11, Cleveland Indians
5 at League Park II | | | Cleveland Indians
15, St. Louis Browns
5 at League Park II | | | Chicago White Sox
10, Detroit Tigers
7 at Tiger Stadium | | | Washington Senators
9, Philadelphia Athletics
4 at Griffith Stadium | | | Brooklyn Dodgers
6, Boston Braves
3 at Ebbets Field | | | Chicago Cubs
13, Cincinnati Reds
11 at Wrigley Field | | | New York Giants
7, Philadelphia Phillies
6 at Polo Grounds V | | | St. Louis Cardinals
3, Pittsburgh Pirates
1 at Sportsman's Park III | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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