1930 Washington Senators season

1930 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Griffith Stadium (since 1911)
Washington, D.C. (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Clark Griffith and George H. Richardson
Manager(s)	Walter Johnson
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The 1930 Washington Senators won 94 games, lost 60, and finished in second place in the American League. They were managed by Walter Johnson and played home games at Griffith Stadium.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Athletics	102	52	.662	--
Washington Senators	94	60	.610	8
New York Yankees	86	68	.558	16
Cleveland Indians	81	73	.526	21
Detroit Tigers	75	79	.487	27
St. Louis Browns	64	90	.416	38
Chicago White Sox	62	92	.403	40
Boston Red Sox	52	102	.338	50

Record vs. opponents

1930 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	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

1930 Washington Senators roster
Roster
Pitchers Garland Braxton Lloyd Brown Bobby Burke Harry Child Alvin Crowder Carl Fischer Bump Hadley Sam Jones Ad Liska Firpo Marberry Carlos Moore Myles Thomas		Catchers Pinky Hargrave Muddy Ruel Roy Spencer Bennie Tate Infielders Ossie Bluege Harley Boss Joe Cronin Patsy Gharrity Jackie Hayes Joe Judge Joe Kuhel Jim McLeod Buddy Myer Art Shires Ray Treadaway		Outfielders Bill Barrett Goose Goslin Dave Harris George Loepp Heinie Manush Jake Powell Sam Rice Sam West Other batters Red Barnes		Manager Walter Johnson Coaches Nick Altrock Patsy Gharrity Al Schacht

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
SS	Cronin, JoeJoe Cronin	154	587	203	.346	13	126

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
Hayes, JackieJackie Hayes	52	166	47	.283	1	20
Barrett, BillBill Barrett	6	4	0	.000	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

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
Brown, LloydLloyd Brown	38	197	16	12	4.25	59

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
Braxton, GarlandGarland Braxton	15	3	2	5	3.29	7

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
A	Chattanooga Lookouts	Southern Association	Bill Rodgers
D	Hagerstown Hubs	Blue Ridge League	Jake Miller and Joe Cambria

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Notes

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

• 1930 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference
• 1930 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com