# 1930 Chicago Cubs season

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. 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

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 62 | .597 | — | 53‍–‍24 | 39‍–‍38 |
| Chicago Cubs | 90 | 64 | .584 | 2 | 51‍–‍26 | 39‍–‍38 |
| New York Giants | 87 | 67 | .565 | 5 | 46‍–‍31 | 41‍–‍36 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 86 | 68 | .558 | 6 | 49‍–‍28 | 37‍–‍40 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 74 | .519 | 12 | 42‍–‍35 | 38‍–‍39 |
| Boston Braves | 70 | 84 | .455 | 22 | 39‍–‍38 | 31‍–‍46 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 59 | 95 | .383 | 33 | 37‍–‍40 | 22‍–‍55 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 52 | 102 | .338 | 40 | 35‍–‍42 | 17‍–‍60 |

### Record vs. opponents

1930 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL |
| Boston | — | 9–13 | 5–17 | 13–9 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 8–14 |
| Brooklyn | 13–9 | — | 8–14 | 13–9 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 13–9 | 11–11 |
| Chicago | 17–5 | 14–8 | — | 11–11 | 10–12 | 16–6–2 | 11–11 | 11–11 |
| Cincinnati | 9–13 | 9–13 | 11–11 | — | 7–15 | 12–10 | 8–14 | 3–19 |
| New York | 11–11 | 9–13 | 12–10 | 15–7 | — | 16–6 | 14–8 | 10–12 |
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 7–15 | 6–16–2 | 10–12 | 6–16 | — | 9–13 | 6–16 |
| Pittsburgh | 12–10 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 8–14 | 13–9 | — | 13–9 |
| St. Louis | 14–8 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 19–3 | 12–10 | 16–6 | 9–13 | — |

### Roster
## Player stats
### 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 | 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 | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Les Bell | 74 | 248 | 69 | .278 | 5 | 47 |
| Danny Taylor | 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 | 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 | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 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 | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 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 | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Lynn Nelson | 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

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AA | Reading Keys | International League | Harry Hinchman and Bob Jones |
| AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Jack Lelivelt |