1930 Major League Baseball season

The 1930 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the season (except for ) and would be used until in the American League and in the National League. American League Opening Day took place on April 14 with the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators playing, while National League Opening Day took place the following day. The final day of the regular season was on September 28, which saw all sixteen teams play on the final day for the first time. The World Series took place between October 1 and October 8. ==Rule changes==

The 1930 season saw the following rule changes: • Any player who was transferred to another team must report with their new team within 72 hours, with exceptions to those who had to travel from one coast to another. • League presidents must now appoint the official scorers for each team based on the recommendations of the team presidents and local BBWAA chapters. ==Teams==

An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at ==Standings==

American League National League Tie games 2 tie games (0 in AL, 2 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season. National League The Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies had two tie games each. • August 16 (game 2), Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs, tied at 3 after 11 innings on account of darkness. • August 19 (game 2), Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs, tied at 6 after 16 innings on account of darkness. ==Postseason==

The postseason began on October 1 and ended on October 8 with the Philadelphia Athletics defeating the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1930 World Series in six games. Bracket ==Managerial changes==

Off-season In-season ==League leaders==

American League 1 American League Triple Crown pitching winner National League 2 All-time single-season runs batted in record ==Milestones==

Batters Cycles • Freddie Lindstrom (NYG): • Lindstrom hit for his first cycle and 10th in franchise history, on May 8 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. • Hack Wilson (CHC): • Wilson hit for his first cycle and third in franchise history, on June 23 against the Philadelphia Phillies. • Chick Hafey (STL): • Hafey hit for his first cycle and sixth in franchise history, on August 21 against the Philadelphia Phillies. ==Awards and honors==

Across 76 homes games, the Boston Red Sox played their Saturday, April 19 doubleheader against the New York Yankees, Friday, July 4 doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics, as well as all 16 of their Sunday games at the Boston Braves home field of Braves Field (the remaining 56 home games were played at Fenway Park). This was the 2nd of three consecutive seasons playing all Sunday games at Braves Field and 2nd of four consecutive season playing some games at Braves Field. ==See also==