The 1930 Chicago Cubs season was the 59th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 55th in the National League and the 15th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Joe McCarthy and Rogers Hornsby for the final four games of the season. They finished in second place in Major League Baseball's National League with a record of 90–64. In the peak year of the lively ball era, the Cubs scored 998 runs, third most in the majors. Future Hall of Famers Kiki Cuyler, Gabby Hartnett, and Hack Wilson led the offense.
Regular season Hack Wilson set a major league record for most RBIs in one season with 191. Wilson's 1930 season was considered one of the best ever by a hitter. In addition to hitting 56 home runs, leading the league with 105 walks, and boasting a batting average of .356, he drove in 191 runs, a mark that remains one of the most untouchable MLB records. (For years, record books gave the total as 190, until research in 1999 showed that an RBI credited by an official scorer to Charlie Grimm actually belonged to Wilson.) He recorded that total without hitting a grand slam.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1930 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader = Indicates single season record 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 Player C 141 508 172 .339 37 122 1B 114 429 124 .289 6 66 2B 134 578 158 .273 6 59 3B 156 638 214 .335 14 59 SS 83 244 52 .213 6 34 OF 109 341 125 .367 5 68 OF 156 642 228 .355 13 134 OF 155 585 208 .356 56 191
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player 74 248 69 .278 5 47 74 219 62 .283 2 37 39 166 55 .331 3 19 70 150 39 .260 9 18 46 113 33 .292 1 16 42 104 32 .308 2 18 32 95 22 .232 1 11 13 20 6 .300 0 1
Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 45 271.2 20 9 3.14 142 37 220.1 16 14 4.33 124 34 186.2 10 14 4.82 80 8 51.2 4 2 5.05 14
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 46 225.0 15 10 6.20 75 40 153.0 11 4 4.06 59 35 126.2 10 6 4.97 42 8 51.2 4 2 5.05 14 9 39.1 1 3 2.97 18
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 37 3 2 0 5.09 29 24 0 0 0 8.00 14 12 0 0 1 6.27 4 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0 33.75 0
Awards and honors League top five finishers Kiki Cuyler MLB leader in stolen bases (37) #2 in NL in runs scored (155) #3 in NL in RBI (134)
Woody English #3 in NL in runs scored (152)
Gabby Hartnett #4 in NL in home runs (37)
Pat Malone NL leader in wins (20) #3 in NL in strikeouts (142) #4 in NL in ERA (3.94)
Charlie Root #4 in NL in strikeouts (124)
Hack Wilson MLB leader in home runs (56) MLB leader in RBI (191) NL leader in slugging percentage (.723) #3 in NL in on-base percentage (.454) #4 in NL in runs scored (146)
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
Notes
References 1930 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference