1930 Philadelphia Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Athletics 1930 World Series championsAmerican League champions Philadelphia Athletics Jersey Logo (1928 to 1949).svg American League Shibe Park Philadelphia 102 52 y 1st Connie Mack, Tom Shibe and John Shibe Connie Mack The 1930 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing first in the American League with a record of 102 wins and 52 losses. It was the team's second of three consecutive pennants. During the 1930 World Series, the A's defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in six games. This was the A's final World Series championship in Philadelphia. The team did not win the World Series again until forty-two years later, in 1972, after the club moved to Oakland. When playing the Cleveland Indians on July 25, the Athletics became the only team in Major League history to execute a triple steal twice in one game.Team Stolen Base Records http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_stba2.shtml baseball-almanac.com April 5, 2012 Regular season The A's had three Hall of Famers in the team's starting line-up: Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx, and Al Simmons. Simmons won the AL batting title with a .381 average. Pitching ace Lefty Grove won the pitching triple crown. Season standings Philadelphia Athletics Record vs. opponents PHA Roster 1930 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers George Earnshaw Howard Ehmke Lefty Grove Glenn Liebhardt Roy Mahaffey Al Mahon Charlie Perkins Jack Quinn Eddie Rommel Bill Shores Rube Walberg Catchers Mickey Cochrane Cy Perkins Wally Schang Infielders Max Bishop Joe Boley Jimmy Dykes Jimmie Foxx Pinky Higgins Jim Keesey Eric McNair Dib Williams Outfielders Doc Cramer Mule Haas Spencer Harris Bing Miller Jimmy Moore Al Simmons Homer Summa Other batters Eddie Collins Manager Connie Mack Coaches Kid Gleason Earle Mack Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position 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 Mickey Cochrane 130 487 174 .357 10 87 1B Jimmie Foxx 153 562 188 .335 37 156 2B Max Bishop 130 441 111 .252 10 38 3B Jimmy Dykes 125 435 131 .301 6 73 SS Joe Boley 121 420 116 .276 4 55 LF Al Simmons 138 554 211 .381 36 165 CF Mule Haas 132 532 159 .299 2 68 RF Bing Miller 154 585 177 .303 9 100 Other batters 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 Eric McNair 78 237 63 .266 0 34 Dib Williams 67 191 50 .262 3 22 Wally Schang 45 92 16 .174 1 9 Doc Cramer 30 82 19 .232 0 6 Homer Summa 25 54 15 .278 1 5 Jimmy Moore Jimmy Moore (baseball) 15 50 19 .380 2 12 Spence Harris 22 49 9 .184 0 3 Cy Perkins 20 38 6 .158 0 4 Pinky Higgins 14 24 6 .250 0 0 Jim Keesey 11 12 3 .250 0 2 Eddie Collins 3 2 1 .500 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO George Earnshaw 49 296.0 22 13 4.44 193 Lefty Grove 50 291.0 28 5 2.54 209 Rube Walberg 38 205.1 13 12 4.69 100 Bill Shores 31 159.0 12 4 4.19 48 Note: Lefty Grove was team leader and league leader in saves with 9. Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Roy Mahaffey 33 152.2 9 5 5.01 38 Howard Ehmke 3 10.0 0 1 11.70 4 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Jack Quinn Jack Quinn (baseball) 35 9 7 6 4.42 28 Eddie Rommel 35 9 4 3 4.28 35 Charlie Perkins Charlie Perkins (baseball) 8 0 0 0 6.46 15 Glenn Liebhardt Glenn Liebhardt (1930s pitcher) 5 0 1 0 11.00 2 Al Mahon 3 0 0 0 22.85 0 Awards and honors American League top five finishers Max Bishop #4 on-base percentage (.426) Mickey Cochrane #5 batting average (.357) George Earnshaw #2 strikeouts (193) #3 wins (22) Jimmie Foxx #3 home runs (37) #3 runs batted in (156) #3 on-base percentage (.429) #4 slugging percentage (.637) Lefty Grove #1 wins (28) #1 earned run average (2.54) #1 strikeouts (209)Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.51, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 978-1-55365-507-7 #1 saves (9) Al Simmons #1 batting average (.381) #1 runs scored (152) #2 runs batted in (165) #3 slugging percentage (.708) #5 home runs (36) 1930 World Series 1930 World Series AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (2) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1 Cardinals – 2, Athletics – 5 October 1Shibe Park 32,2952 Cardinals – 1, Athletics – 6 October 2Shibe Park 32,2953 Athletics – 0, Cardinals – 5 October 4Sportsman's Park 36,9444 Athletics – 1, Cardinals – 3 October 5Sportsman's Park 39,9465 Athletics – 2, Cardinals – 0 October 6Sportsman's Park 38,8446 Cardinals – 1, Athletics – 7 October 8Shibe Park 32,295 Source:1930 World Series - Philadelphia Athletics over St. Louis Cardinals (4-2) https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1930_WS.shtml 2025-03-22 Baseball-Reference.com en References External links Baseball Reference: 1930 Philadelphia Athletics Baseball Almanac: 1930 Philadelphia Athletics The Baseball Cube: 1930 Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society: 1930 Philadelphia Athletics Category:Philadelphia Athletics seasons Philadelphia Athletics season Category:American League champion seasons Category:World Series champion seasons Oakland Category:1930 in Philadelphia