1930 Brooklyn Robins season
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Owner(s) | Stephen McKeever |
Manager(s) | Wilbert Robinson |
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The 1930 Brooklyn Robins were in first place from mid-May through mid-August but faded down the stretch and finished the season in fourth place.
Offseason
- February 5, 1930: Doug McWeeny was traded by the Robins to the Cincinnati Reds for Dolf Luque.[1]
Regular season
This team featured one of the best offensive players in the game in Babe Herman and one of the best pitchers in Hall of Famer Dazzy Vance. Herman was arguably the second-best National League hitter in 1930, after Hack Wilson. He finished in the top three in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage.
Vance was even more impressive. He led the NL in ERA by more than a full run, at 2.61. Considering that 1930 was a great year for hitters, statistically, this number is far better than it actually seems. Vance was also second in strikeouts and anchored a pitching staff that allowed the fewest runs in the league.
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | — | 53–24 | 39–38 |
Chicago Cubs | 90 | 64 | 0.584 | 2 | 51–26 | 39–38 |
New York Giants | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 5 | 46–31 | 41–36 |
Brooklyn Robins | 86 | 68 | 0.558 | 6 | 49–28 | 37–40 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 74 | 0.519 | 12 | 42–35 | 38–39 |
Boston Braves | 70 | 84 | 0.455 | 22 | 39–38 | 31–46 |
Cincinnati Reds | 59 | 95 | 0.383 | 33 | 37–40 | 22–55 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 52 | 102 | 0.338 | 40 | 35–42 | 17–60 |
Record vs. opponents
1930 National League Records Sources: | |||||||||||||
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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
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Lopez, AlAl Lopez | 128 | 421 | 60 | 130 | .309 | 6 | 57 | 3 |
1B | Bissonette, DelDel Bissonette | 146 | 572 | 102 | 192 | .336 | 16 | 113 | 4 |
2B | Finn, NealNeal Finn | 87 | 273 | 42 | 76 | .278 | 3 | 30 | 3 |
3B | Gilbert, WallyWally Gilbert | 150 | 623 | 92 | 183 | .294 | 3 | 67 | 7 |
SS | Wright, GlennGlenn Wright | ||||||||
OF | Herman, BabeBabe Herman | 153 | 614 | 143 | 241 | .393 | 35 | 130 | 18 |
OF | Frederick, JohnnyJohnny Frederick | 142 | 616 | 120 | 206 | .334 | 17 | 76 | 1 |
OF | Bressler, RubeRube Bressler | 109 | 335 | 53 | 100 | .299 | 3 | 52 | 4 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Flowers, JakeJake Flowers | ||||||||
Moore, EddieEddie Moore | ||||||||
Hendrick, HarveyHarvey Hendrick | ||||||||
Boone, IkeIke Boone | ||||||||
DeBerry, HankHank DeBerry | ||||||||
Picinich, ValVal Picinich | ||||||||
Lee, HalHal Lee | ||||||||
Slade, GordonGordon Slade | ||||||||
Warner, JackJack Warner | 21 | 25 | 4 | 8 | .320 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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Vance, DazzyDazzy Vance | 35 | 31 | 20 | 258.2 | 17 | 15 | 2.61 | 55 | 173 |
Luque, DolfDolf Luque | 31 | 24 | 16 | 199 | 14 | 8 | 4.30 | 58 | 62 |
Phelps, RayRay Phelps |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | CG | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
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Clark, WattyWatty Clark | 44 | 24 | 9 | 200 | 13 | 13 | 4.18 | 38 | 81 |
Elliott, JumboJumbo Elliott | 35 | 21 | 6 | 198.1 | 10 | 7 | 3.95 | 70 | 59 |
Moss, RayRay Moss | |||||||||
Thurston, SloppySloppy Thurston | |||||||||
Dudley, CliseClise Dudley | 21 | 7 | 2 | 66.2 | 2 | 4 | 6.35 | 27 | 18 |
Faulkner, JimJim Faulkner |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | BB | SO |
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Johnny Morrison | ||||||||
Fred Heimach | ||||||||
Bobo Newsom | ||||||||
Cy Moore |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- #2 in NL in batting average (.393)
- #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.455)
- #3 in NL in slugging percentage (.678)
- #3 in NL in doubles (48)
- #4 in NL in RBI (130)
- Led NL in ERA (2.61)
- #3 in NL in strikeouts (173)