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 their second of three consecutive pennants . In the 1930 World Series , they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in six games. This was the A's final World Series championship in Philadelphia. They would next win the World Series 42 years later, in 1972 , after they had 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 the one game.[ 1]
Regular season [ edit ] The A's had three Hall of Famers in their 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 [ edit ]
1930 Philadelphia Athletics
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Other batters
Manager
Coaches
Player stats [ edit ] Batting [ edit ] Starters by position [ edit ] Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters [ edit ] Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching [ edit ] Starting pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors [ edit ] American League top five finishers [ edit ] 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)[ 2]
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 [ edit ] AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (2)
Game
Score
Date
Location
Attendance
1
Cardinals – 2, Athletics – 5
October 1
Shibe Park 32,295
2
Cardinals – 1, Athletics – 6
October 2
Shibe Park 32,295
3
Athletics – 0, Cardinals – 5
October 4
Sportsman's Park 36,944
4
Athletics – 1, Cardinals – 3
October 5
Sportsman's Park 39,946
5
Athletics – 2, Cardinals – 0October 6
Sportsman's Park 38,844
6
Cardinals – 1, Athletics – 7
October 8
Shibe Park 32,295
References [ edit ]
^ "Team Stolen Base Records" . baseball-almanac.com . Retrieved April 5, 2012 . ^ Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p.51, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
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