1930 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1930 Season

1929 / 1931

Top Hitter

Willie
Wells

Top Pitcher

William
Bell

Leaders

Homeruns

#	Player	Team	HR
1	Mule Suttles	BBS/SLS	19
2	Willie Wells	SLS	19
3	Oscar Charleston	HG/CAG	12
4	Turkey Stearnes	NLG/DS	11
5	Josh Gibson	MRS/HG	9
6	L. D. Livingston	KCM	9
7	Branch Russell	SLS	9
8	John Henry Russell	SLS	9
9	Rap Dixon	BBS/CAG	8
10	Charlie Smith	NLG	8

K/BB

#	Player	Team	SO/BB
1	Joe Williams	HG	5.27
2	Harry Salmon	BBB/MRS	5.05
3	Satchel Paige	BBS/BBB	4.79
4	William Bell	KCM	4.50
5	Webster McDonald	HIL/BBS	3.13
6	Andy Cooper	DS	2.74
7	Oscar Owens	HG	2.64
8	William Ross	HG	2.50
9	Willie Foster	CAG	2.42
10	Nelson Dean	DS	2.39

Standings

Negro National League I

		vs NNL						vs Maj. Black Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		W	L	T	W%		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	St. Louis Stars^*¹	69	25	1	.734	-		73	28	1	.723		7.8	5.0	John Reese	Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
2	Kansas City Monarchs	40	23	0	.635	13.5		42	38	0	.525		5.7	5.1	Bullet Rogan, Dink Mothell	Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
3	Detroit Stars²	52	37	0	.584	14.5		54	41	0	.568		5.4	4.7	Bingo DeMoss	Hamtramck Stadium (Hamtramck, MI)
4	Chicago American Giants	53	49	0	.520	20.0		54	54	0	.500		4.8	5.3	Jim Brown, Willie Foster	South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
5	Birmingham Black Barons	46	48	2	.489	23.0		46	48	2	.489		4.8	5.2	Clarence Smith, Bill Gatewood	Rickwood Field (Birmingham, AL)
6	Cuban Stars West	25	41	0	.379	30.0		25	41	0	.379		4.5	4.9	Tinti Molina	No Home Ballpark
7	Memphis Red Sox	30	51	0	.370	32.5		30	55	1	.353		4.5	6.2	Candy Jim Taylor	Lewis Park (Memphis, TN)
8	Louisville Black Caps	16	28	0	.364	28.0		16	28	0	.364		4.5	5.5	Charles Wesley	Parkway Field (Louisville, KY)
9	Nashville Elite Giants	26	55	1	.321	36.5		26	55	1	.321		4.0	6.5	Joe Hewitt	Wilson Park (Nashville, TN)

* = League Champion 1 = First Half Champion 2 = Second Half Champion

NNL I Championship Series

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	St. Louis Stars	4	3	0	.571	-		6.4	5.6	John Reese	Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
2	Detroit Stars	3	4	0	.429	1.0		5.6	6.4	Bingo DeMoss	Hamtramck Stadium (Hamtramck, MI)

Eastern Independent Clubs

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Homestead Grays	45	15	1	.750	-		7.1	4.8	Cum Posey	Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
2	New York Lincoln Giants	41	14	1	.745	1.5		8.0	5.6	John Henry Lloyd	Catholic Protectory Oval (Bronx, NY), Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)
3	Baltimore Black Sox	24	20	2	.545	13.0		5.6	5.6	Frank Warfield	Maryland Park (Baltimore, MD)
4	Stars of Cuba	5	13	0	.278	19.0		4.8	6.9	Pelayo Chacón	Dexter Park (Queens, NY)
5	Hilldale Club	8	30	1	.211	26.0		5.3	7.7	Phil Cockrell	Hilldale Park (Yeadon, PA)
6	Brooklyn Royal Giants	2	11	0	.154	19.5		3.5	7.0	Dick Redding	Dexter Park (Queens, NY)

Negro Leagues vs. Major Leagues

		vs All Teams
#	Team	W	L	T	W%	GB		R/G	RA/G	Managers	Ballpark
1	Chicago American Giants	3	1	0	.750	-		5.5	6.5	Willie Foster	South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
2	American League All Stars	1	3	0	.250	2.0		6.5	5.5	Earle Mack	No Home Ballpark

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