1930 Hollywood Stars season

January 2025 Hollywood Stars 1930 119–81 Pacific Coast League Wrigley Field Hollywood 1st Ossie Vitt Bill "Hardpan" Lane The 1930 Hollywood Stars season, was the fifth season for the original Hollywood Stars baseball team. The team, which began in 1903 as the Sacramento Solons, moved to Hollywood in 1926 and played in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). The 1930 PCL season ran from April 8 to October 19, 1930. The Stars, led by manager Ossie Vitt, finished first in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) with a 119–81 record. The PCL provided for a championship series to be played between the teams with best records in the first and second halves of the season. The Stars qualified for the championship series by compiling the best record in the second half of the season. In the championship series, the Stars and defeated the Los Angeles Angels, four games to one. First baseman Mickey Heath appeared in 174 games, compiled a .324 batting average, led the team with 136 RBIs and 19 stolen bases, and led tied for PCL lead with 37 home runs. Catcher Hank Severeid appeared in 129 games and led the team with a .367 batting average. Jesse Hill led the team with a .592 slugging percentage and led the circuit with 13 triples. Pitcher Ed Baecht compiled a 26-12 record and led the PCL with a 3.24 earned run average (ERA).1930 Pacific Coast League Leaders Stats Crew March 5, 2020 https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/leaders/l-PCL/y-1930 Statistics Batting Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; SLG = Slugging percentage; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR SLG RBI SB C Hank Severeid 129 376 138 .367 13 .540 93 6 C Johnny Bassler 123 348 127 .365 0 .422 71 3 Jesse Hill 115 480 171 .356 18 .592 71 10 RF Bill Rumler 95 346 122 .353 14 .558 82 8 OF Harry Green 123 431 142 .329 14 .501 80 4 CF Cleo Carlyle 172 616 201 .326 12 .464 .97 14 1B Mickey Heath 174 546 177 .324 37 .568 136 19 2B Otis Brannan 191 742 228 .307 18 .450 130 6 3b Mike Gazella 171 650 197 .303 11 .428 94 9 P Frank Shellenback 54 129 36 .279 4 .411 24 1 SS Dud Lee 187 717 197 .275 3 .332 57 271930 Hollywood Stars Sports Reference LLC Baseball-Reference.com March 5, 2020 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=13fd0f9fEarl Sheely Bats .403 To Top Coast Hitters; Schulmerich Is Second Los Angeles Times December 14, 1930 VIa-5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46245376/earl-sheely-bats-403-to-top-coast/ Newspapers.com Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; PCT = Win percentage; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L PCT ERA SO Jim Turner 36 258.0 21 9 .700 3.80 92 Frank Shellenback 36 252.0 19 7 .731 4.64 111 George Hollerson 49 203.0 13 10 .565 6.03 70 Emil Yde 39 179.0 13 10 .565 5.33 118 Buzz Wetzel 44 200.0 13 11 .542 5.58 87 Augie Johns 42 195.0 12 11 .522 4.38 96 Hank Hulvey 38 171.0 11 10 .524 4.89 69 Gordon Rhodes 20 117.0 9 2 .818 5.23 76 Vance Page 41 172.0 8 12 .400 3.87 39Ed Baecht Proves Most Effective Coast Hurler Los Angeles Times December 14, 1930 VIa-5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46245917/ed-baecht-proves-most-effective-coast/ Newspapers.com References Further reading "The Greatest Minor League: A History of the Pacific Coast League, 1903-1957", by Dennis Snelling (McFarland 2011) Category:1930 in sports in California Category:Pacific Coast League seasons Category:1930 in Los Angeles Category:1930 in baseball Category:Hollywood Stars