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1930 Philadelphia Athletics season

The 1930 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing first in the American League with a record of 102 wins and 52 losses. It was the team's second of three consecutive pennants.

Regular season
The A's had three Hall of Famers in the team's starting line-up: Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx, and Al Simmons. Simmons won the AL batting title with a .381 average. Pitching ace Lefty Grove won the pitching triple crown. Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster ==Player stats==
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 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: Lefty Grove was team leader and league leader in saves with 9. Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts ==Awards and honors==
Awards and honors
American League top five finishers Max Bishop • #4 on-base percentage (.426) Mickey Cochrane • #5 batting average (.357) George Earnshaw • #2 strikeouts (193) • #3 wins (22) Jimmie Foxx • #3 home runs (37) • #3 runs batted in (156) • #3 on-base percentage (.429) • #4 slugging percentage (.637) Lefty Grove • #1 wins (28) • #1 earned run average (2.54) • #1 strikeouts (209) • #1 saves (9) Al Simmons • #1 batting average (.381) • #1 runs scored (152) • #2 runs batted in (165) • #3 slugging percentage (.708) • #5 home runs (36) == 1930 World Series ==
1930 World Series
AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (2) Source: ==References==
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