1930 World Series

vs. 1930 World Series (4-2) Philadelphia Athletics (102-52, AL) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (92-62, NL) BR 1930 World Series Summary

In the 1930 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals in 6 games, 4-2. Philadelphia's pitching ace Lefty Grove won two and saved one as the "Mackmen" played the Cards right.

The 1930 St Louis Cardinals led the National League in runs scored and averaged six (6) runs per game in the regular season, but could only manage two (2) runs per game during this World Series.

The 1930 Series victory was the Athletics' fifth (including 1910, 1911, 1913, and 1929) and final in Philadelphia until moving to Oakland, where the A's have won four titles. Their 1930 win tied them with the Boston Red Sox for most Series wins as of that point (five). By 1937, both teams would be surpassed by the New York Yankees, who have gone on to amass 26 Series wins as of 2006.

Records: Philadelphia Athletics (W: 102, L: 52, Pct: .662, GA: 8) - St. Louis Cardinals (W: 92, L: 62, Pct: .597, GA: 2)

Managers: Connie Mack (Philadelphia), Gabby Street (St. Louis)

Umpires: George Moriarty (AL), Cy Rigler (NL), Harry Geisel (AL), Beans Reardon (NL)

Summary

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

Matchups

Game 1

October 1, 1930 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St Louis (N)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	0
Philadelphia (A)	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	x	5	5	0
W: Lefty Grove (1-0)  L: Burleigh Grimes (0-1)
HR: PHI – Al Simmons (1), Mickey Cochrane (1)

Game 2

October 2, 1930 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St Louis (N)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2
Philadelphia (A)	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	x	6	7	2
W: George Earnshaw (1-0)  L: Flint Rhem (0-1)
HR: PHI – George Watkins (1), Mickey Cochrane (2)

Game 3

October 4, 1930 at Sportsman's Parkin St Louis, Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
St Louis (N)	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	x	5	10	0
W: Bill Hallahan (1-0)   L: Rube Walberg (0-1)
HR: STL – Taylor Douthit (1)

Game 4

October 5, 1930 at Sportsman's Parkin St Louis, Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia (A)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
St Louis (N)	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	x	3	5	1
W: Jesse Haines (1-0)   L: Lefty Grove (1-1)

Game 5

October 6, 1930 at Sportsman's Parkin St Louis, Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0
St Louis (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
W: Lefty Grove (2-1)   L: Burleigh Grimes (0-2)
HR: PHI – Jimmie Foxx (1)

Game 6

October 8, 1930 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St Louis (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
Philadelphia (A)	2	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	x	7	7	0
W: George Earnshaw (2-0)  L: Bill Hallahan (1-1)
HR: PHI – Al Simmons (2), Jimmy Dykes (1)

Composite Box

1930 World Series (4-2): Philadelphia Athletics (A.L.) over St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia Athletics	5	1	3	5	1	2	1	1	2	21	35	3
St. Louis Cardinals	0	1	3	3	1	0	2	1	1	12	38	5
Total Attendance: 212,619   Average Attendance: 35,437
Winning Player’s Share: – $5,038   Losing Player’s Share – $3,537

Reference(s)

• David S. Neft and Richard M. Cohen: The World Series, 1st ed., St Martins Press, New York, NY, 1990, pp. 132-136.

External links

• 1930 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
• 1930 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
• 1930 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org

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