The 1930 Brooklyn Robins were in first place from mid-May through mid-August but faded down the stretch and finished the season in fourth place.
Offseason February 5, 1930: Doug McWeeny was traded by the Robins to the Cincinnati Reds for Dolf Luque.Doug McWeeny page at Baseball Reference
Regular season This team featured one of the best offensive players in the game in Babe Herman and one of the best pitchers in Hall of Famer Dazzy Vance. Herman was arguably the second-best National League hitter in 1930, after Hack Wilson. He finished in the top three in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage.
Vance was even more impressive. He led the NL in ERA by more than a full run, at 2.61. Considering that 1930 was a great year for hitters, statistically, this number is far better than it actually seems. Vance was also second in strikeouts and anchored a pitching staff that allowed the fewest runs in the league.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1930 Brooklyn Robins Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C 128 421 60 130 .309 6 57 3 1B 146 572 102 192 .336 16 113 4 2B 87 273 42 76 .278 3 30 3 3B 150 623 92 183 .294 3 67 7 SS 135 532 83 171 .321 22 126 2 OF 153 614 143 241 .393 35 130 18 OF 142 616 120 206 .334 17 76 1 OF 109 335 53 100 .299 3 52 4
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB 89 253 37 81 .320 2 50 5 76 196 24 55 .281 1 20 1 68 167 29 43 .257 5 28 2 40 101 13 30 .297 3 13 0 35 95 11 28 .295 0 14 0 23 46 4 10 .217 0 3 1 22 37 5 6 .162 1 4 0 25 37 8 8 .216 1 2 0 21 25 4 8 .320 0 0 1
Pitching = Indicates league leader Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS CG IP W L ERA BB SO 35 31 20 258.2 17 15 2.61 55 173 31 24 16 199.0 14 8 4.30 58 62 36 24 11 179.2 14 7 4.11 52 64
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS CG IP W L ERA BB SO 44 24 9 200.0 13 13 4.18 38 81 35 21 6 198.1 10 7 3.95 70 59 36 11 5 118.1 9 6 5.10 55 30 24 11 5 106.0 6 4 3.40 17 26 21 7 2 66.2 2 4 6.35 27 18 2 1 0 0.1 0 0 81.00 1 0
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA BB SO Johnny Morrison 16 34.2 1 2 1 5.45 16 11 Fred Heimach 9 7.1 0 2 2 4.91 3 1 Bobo Newsom 2 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 1 Cy Moore 1 0 0 0 0 ---- 0 0
Awards and honors
League top five finishers Babe Herman #2 in NL in batting average (.393) #2 in NL in on-base percentage (.455) #3 in NL in slugging percentage (.678) #3 in NL in doubles (48) #4 in NL in RBI (130)
Dazzy Vance Led NL in ERA (2.61) #3 in NL in strikeouts (173)
Notes
References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page
External links 1930 Brooklyn Robins uniform Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page Retrosheet