# 1930 Philadelphia Athletics season

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.

## 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

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 102 | 52 | .662 | — | 58‍–‍18 | 44‍–‍34 |
| Washington Senators | 94 | 60 | .610 | 8 | 56‍–‍21 | 38‍–‍39 |
| New York Yankees | 86 | 68 | .558 | 16 | 47‍–‍29 | 39‍–‍39 |
| Cleveland Indians | 81 | 73 | .526 | 21 | 44‍–‍33 | 37‍–‍40 |
| Detroit Tigers | 75 | 79 | .487 | 27 | 45‍–‍33 | 30‍–‍46 |
| St. Louis Browns | 64 | 90 | .416 | 38 | 38‍–‍40 | 26‍–‍50 |
| Chicago White Sox | 62 | 92 | .403 | 40 | 34‍–‍44 | 28‍–‍48 |
| Boston Red Sox | 52 | 102 | .338 | 50 | 30‍–‍46 | 22‍–‍56 |

### Record vs. opponents

1930 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH |
| Boston | — | 13–9 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 4–18 | 9–13 | 5–17 |
| Chicago | 9–13 | — | 10–12 | 9–13 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 12–10 | 8–14 |
| Cleveland | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 11–11 | 10–12 | 7–15 | 16–6 | 10–12 |
| Detroit | 14–8 | 13–9 | 11–11 | — | 9–13 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 10–12 |
| New York | 16–6 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 10–12 | 16–6 | 5–17 |
| Philadelphia | 18–4 | 16–6 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 12–10 | — | 16–6 | 10–12 |
| St. Louis | 13–9 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 6–16 | — | 12–10 |
| Washington | 17–5 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 12–10 | 17–5 | 12–10 | 10–12 | — |

### Roster
## 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 | 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 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4.42 | 28 |
| Eddie Rommel | 35 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4.28 | 35 |
| Charlie Perkins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.46 | 15 |
| Glenn Liebhardt | 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)
* #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

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 – 0 | October 6 | Sportsman's Park | 38,844 |
| 6 | Cardinals – 1, Athletics – 7 | October 8 | Shibe Park | 32,295 |