1930 New York Yankees season
| 1930 New York Yankees | |
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| Owner(s) | Jacob Ruppert |
| General manager(s) | Ed Barrow |
| Manager(s) | Bob Shawkey |
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The 1930 New York Yankees season was their 28th season. The team finished with a record of 86–68, finishing 16 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics. New York was managed by Bob Shawkey. The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium.
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| 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
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| 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 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- May 30, 1930: Waite Hoyt and Mark Koenig were traded by the Yankees to the Detroit Tigers for Harry Rice, Ownie Carroll and Yats Wuestling.[1]
Roster
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Outfielders
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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 |
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| 3B | Chapman, BenBen Chapman | 138 | 513 | 162 | .316 | 10 | 81 |
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 |
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| Koenig, MarkMark Koenig | 21 | 74 | 17 | .230 | 0 | 9 |
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 |
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| Hoyt, WaiteWaite Hoyt | 8 | 47.2 | 2 | 2 | 4.53 | 10 |
| Barnes, FrankFrank Barnes | 2 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 8.03 | 2 |
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 |
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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 |
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| Carroll, OwnieOwnie Carroll | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.61 | 8 |
| Henderson, BillBill Henderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Jersey City Skeeters | International League | Nick Allen and Joe Tinker |
| B | Hazleton Mountaineers | New York–Pennsylvania League | Walter Holke |
| D | Chambersburg Young Yanks | Blue Ridge League | Leo Mackey |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Chambersburg[2]
Notes
- ↑ Harry Rice page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007