Major League Baseball Season RecapĀ 1930 World Series āĀ Philadelphia Aās AL overĀ St. Louis Cardinals NLĀ 4 games toĀ 2 Ā 1930, Changes were made to the baseball in 1930, causing all-time highs for offensive production. Seven players batted .379 or better while only Philadelphiaās Lefty Grove and Brooklynās Dazzy Vance managed ERAās under 3.00 for the season. Hackā¦
Ā Ā On December 18, 1930 1B Bill āMooseā Skowron is born Chicago, Illinois, and was of Polish descent. His father was a city garbage collector. One day his grandfather gave the seven-year-old Skowron a haircut that resembled a known Italian dictatorās, which resulted in his friends jokingly calling him āMussoliniā, and caused his familyā¦
1930Ā āĀ Chief BenderĀ is signed by theĀ New York GiantsĀ as aĀ pitching coach. He coached baseball at theĀ Naval AcademyĀ this year.
1930Ā ā The 15-year career ofĀ George SislerĀ ends as theĀ Boston BravesĀ release him. A lifetime .340 hitter who twice led theĀ American LeagueĀ with averages above .400, Sisler will be among the first to be elected to the BaseballĀ Hall of Fame, enshrined inĀ 1939.
1930Ā ā TheĀ RulesĀ Committee of baseball issues a greatly revised code, reducing the number of rules by combining many. Not only is theĀ sacrificeĀ rule abolished but also the rule awarding aĀ home runsĀ when the ballĀ bouncesĀ into the stands. āBounce homersā will now beĀ doubles. This had already been in effect in theĀ American LeagueĀ but not theĀ National League.
1930Ā ā TheĀ BBWAAĀ votes to continue the custom of selecting anĀ MVPĀ for each league. Beginning inĀ 1931Ā the annual vote of the BBWAA will designate a player for this honor in each league. Previous MVP winners will be able to repeat under the new rules, something that was prohibited by theĀ American LeagueĀ in theĀ 1920s.
On December 9, 1930, Andrew āRubeā Foster, the founder of the Negro National League, dies at the age of 52. The founder of the Negro National League, he excelled as a player, manager, and executive and will win election to the Hall of Fame in 1981ā¦
At its annual meeting, theĀ American LeagueĀ reelectsĀ E.S. BarnardĀ to a five-year term as president. Barnard will pass away next March at the Mayo clinic.
1930Ā āĀ Shano Collins, a native New Englander, is appointedĀ managerĀ of the perennial last-placeĀ Boston Red Sox.
Giants first baseman Bill Terry (.401, 14, 117) is selected by the Sporting News as the NLās MVP, and Senator shortstop Joe Cronin (.346, 13, 126) receives the honor for the American League. The first official BBWAA Most Valuable Player ballots will start next season, but the Associated Press also names Joe Cronin as itās unofficial AL MVP, the Baseball Writers Association awards the Nationalās MVP to Hack Wilson, with the Cubs presenting him with the $1000 bonus for receiving the honor.
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