1930 International League season

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The 1930 International League season marked the third of four straight titles for the Rochester Red Wings. Rochester's Ripper Collins won his second consecutive RBI title, setting a new IL record in the process (180) while Baltimore's Joe Hauser cracked 63 home runs, also an IL record that has never been broken. Hauser shattered Bill Kelly's record of 44. The records were appropriate in that 1930 could be considered the peak of the live ball era with Bill Terry getting a record 254 hits and Hack Wilson a NL-record 56 home runs, both of which stood for decades.

Final standings

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Rochester Red Wings	105	62	.629	--	Billy Southworth	St. Louis Cardinals
Baltimore Orioles	97	70	.581	7	Fritz Maisel
Montreal Royals	96	72	.571	9.5	Ed Holly
Toronto Maple Leafs	87	80	.521	18	Steve O'Neill
Newark Bears	80	88	.476	25.5	Tris Speaker/Al Mamaux
Buffalo Bisons	74	91	.448	30	Bill Clymer/Jimmy Cooney
Reading Keystones	68	98	.410	36.5	Harry Hinchman	Chicago Cubs
Jersey City Skeeters	59	105	.360	44.5	Nick Allen/Joe Tinker

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Ripper Collins, Rochester, .376
• Runs Scored Joe Hauser, Baltimore, 173
• Hits Collins, 234
• Doubles Specs Toporcer, Rochester, 49
• Triples Collins, 19
• Home Runs Hauser, 63
• Runs Batted In Collins, 180
• Stolen Bases Hinkey Haines, Montreal, 45

Pitching

• Wins Paul Derringer, Rochester, 23
• Earned Run Average Jack Berly, Rochester, 2.49
• Complete Games Marty Griffin, Montreal & Hank Thormahlen, Montreal, 18
• Shutouts Four tied with 4
• Strikeouts Derringer, 164

References

• The International League: Year-by-Year Statistics Marshall Wright. McFarland, 1998