1930 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1930 1920 cub logo.svg National League Wrigley Field Chicago 90 64 y 3rd William Wrigley Jr. Joe McCarthy, Rogers Hornsby WCFL(Johnny O'Hara)WGN(Bob Elson, Quin Ryan)WBBM(Pat Flanagan)WMAQ(Hal Totten) thumb|First game of the season (April 22, 1930): Photograph shows Frankie Frisch of St. Louis at bat, with Charles (Gabby) Leo Hartnett catching for the Cubs and umpire William J.(?) Klem. The 1930 Chicago Cubs season was the 59th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 55th in the National League and the 15th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Joe McCarthy and Rogers Hornsby for the final four games of the season. They finished in second place in Major League Baseball's National League with a record of 90–64. In the peak year of the lively ball era, the Cubs scored 998 runs, third most in the majors. Future Hall of Famers Kiki Cuyler, Gabby Hartnett, and Hack Wilson led the offense. Regular season Hack Wilson set a major league record for most RBIs in one season with 191.http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats21.shtml Hack Wilson's 191 RBI Season by Baseball Almanac Wilson's 1930 season was considered one of the best ever by a hitter. In addition to hitting 56 home runs, leading the league with 105 walks, and boasting a batting average of .356, he drove in 191 runs, a mark that remains one of the most untouchable MLB records. (For years, record books gave the total as 190, until research in 1999 showed that an RBI credited by an official scorer to Charlie Grimm actually belonged to Wilson.) He recorded that total without hitting a grand slam. Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Roster 1930 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Sheriff Blake Guy Bush Hal Carlson Pat Malone Bill McAfee Mal Moss Lynn Nelson Bob Osborn Jesse Petty Charlie Root Al Shealy Bud Teachout Lon Warneke Catchers Gabby Hartnett Zack Taylor Infielders Clyde Beck Les Bell Footsie Blair Woody English Doc Farrell Charlie Grimm Rogers Hornsby George Kelly Chick Tolson Outfielders Kiki Cuyler Cliff Heathcote Riggs Stephenson Danny Taylor Hack Wilson Manager Rogers Hornsby Joe McCarthy Coaches Jimmy Burke Grover Land Ray Schalk Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader = Indicates single season record 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 Position Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in C Gabby Hartnett 141 508 172 .339 37 122 1B Charlie Grimm 114 429 124 .289 6 66 2B Footsie Blair 134 578 158 .273 6 59 3B Woody English 156 638 214 .335 14 59 SS Clyde Beck 83 244 52 .213 6 34 OF Riggs Stephenson 109 341 125 .367 5 68 OF Kiki Cuyler 156 642 228 .355 13 134 OF Hack Wilson 155 585 208 .356 56 191 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G Games played AB At bats H HIts Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Les Bell 74 248 69 .278 5 47 Danny Taylor Danny Taylor (baseball) 74 219 62 .283 2 37 High Pockets Kelly 39 166 55 .331 3 19 Cliff Heathcote 70 150 39 .260 9 18 Doc Farrell 46 113 33 .292 1 16 Rogers Hornsby 42 104 32 .308 2 18 Zack Taylor Zack Taylor (baseball) 32 95 22 .232 1 11 Chick Tolson 13 20 6 .300 0 1 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Pat Malone 45 271.2 20 9 3.14 142 Charlie Root 37 220.1 16 14 4.33 124 Sheriff Blake 34 186.2 10 14 4.82 80 Hal Carlson 8 51.2 4 2 5.05 14 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Guy Bush 46 225.0 15 10 6.20 75 Bud Teachout 40 153.0 11 4 4.06 59 Bob Osborn 35 126.2 10 6 4.97 42 Hal Carlson 8 51.2 4 2 5.05 14 Jesse Petty 9 39.1 1 3 2.97 18 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games W Wins L Losses SV Saves ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Lynn Nelson baseball 37 3 2 0 5.09 29 Al Shealy 24 0 0 0 8.00 14 Mal Moss 12 0 0 1 6.27 4 Bill McAfee 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 Lon Warneke 1 0 0 0 33.75 0 Awards and honors League top five finishers Kiki Cuyler MLB leader in stolen bases (37) #2 in NL in runs scored (155) #3 in NL in RBI (134) Woody English #3 in NL in runs scored (152) Gabby Hartnett #4 in NL in home runs (37) Pat Malone NL leader in wins (20) #3 in NL in strikeouts (142) #4 in NL in ERA (3.94) Charlie Root #4 in NL in strikeouts (124) Hack Wilson MLB leader in home runs (56) MLB leader in RBI (191) NL leader in slugging percentage (.723) #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.454) #4 in NL in runs scored (146) Farm system Minor league baseball AA Reading Keys International League Harry Hinchman and Bob Jones AA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Jack LeliveltJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 References 1930 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs