1930 Philadelphia Phillies season explained

Philadelphia Phillies
Season:	1930
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Baker Bowl
City:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Owners:	William F. Baker
Managers:	Burt Shotton

The following lists the events of the 1930 Philadelphia Phillies season.

The Phillies tallied 1,783 hits, the most ever recorded by a team during a major league season.^[1] They recorded a .315 team batting average during the season, which was second in the National League and major league baseball. Only the 1930 New York Giants who batted .319 and the 1921 Detroit Tigers at .316 posted higher team averages in the modern era (since 1901).

However, their pitching is why the Phillies finished in last place. The pitching staff allowed 1,199 runs in 156 games (2 games ended in a tie), an average of 7.69 runs per game. 1,024 of those runs were earned runs, their team earned run average of 6.71 is the highest in the modern era.

Regular season

Roster

1930 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

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		106	329	103	.313	14	65
1B		119	391	128	.327	17	78
2B		122	478	135	.282	4	46
SS		156	573	164	.286	0	78
3B		149	606	207	.342	8	117
OF		156	648	250	.386	40	170
OF		140	528	202	.383	22	97
OF		90	347	97	.280	5	36

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
	105	331	113	.341	4	42
	92	299	97	.324	0	38
	53	240	59	.246	0	17
	54	172	49	.285	3	31
	80	148	49	.331	1	25
	52	100	27	.270	4	6
	21	17	8	.471	0	2
	3	2	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
	47	239.0	16	11	4.78	87
	38	225.2	11	15	5.70	70
	34	167.0	7	15	7.71	36

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
	41	153.0	4	17	7.59	38
	30	127.0	6	12	6.80	25
	48	117.1	6	11	7.67	37
	22	84.1	0	7	6.72	25
	16	59.2	1	2	6.79	15
	13	36.2	0	4	8.59	11
	9	28.1	1	2	3.18	7
	9	21.2	0	3	9.14	6

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
	25	0	3	2	7.79	9
	14	0	0	0	8.04	9
	11	0	0	0	13.27	9

References

• 1930 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. Web site: Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1871 to 2021, Standard stats, requiring Hits >= 1700, sorted by greatest Hits.. Stathead Baseball. April 17, 2021.