The 1930 St. Louis Cardinals maintained their place in the top half of the league after taking three of four games from the hapless 1919 Cincinnati Reds. A defensive meltdown in game two prevented the Cardinals from earning a sweep.
Burleigh Grimes stayed perfect and improved to 5-0 after six starts for the Cardinals (14-10) with a game one win, while George Watkins led the way at the plate with a .400 (6-for-15) average with four extra-base hits and five RBI. Cincinnati (5-15) was led by Heinie Groh’s .385 (5-for-13) average.
Game #1: St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 2
The Cardinals’ George Watkins got the scoring started with his (for now) league-best ninth home run of the season in the fourth inning. After Cincinnati tied it at one, St. Louis went back ahead 2-1 in the sixth on Jimmie Wilson’s RBI triple. It was 3-2 going to the bottom of the eighth and the Cardinals broke the game open after two-run doubles from both Taylor Douthit and Frankie Frisch.
1919 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI 1930 ST. LOUIS CARDI AB R H BI
Heinie Groh 4 1 2 0 Taylor Douthit 4 2 2 2
Edd Roush 2 0 0 2 Sparky Adams 3 1 2 0
Jake Daubert 4 0 2 0 Frankie Frisch 5 0 1 2
Greasy Neale 4 0 0 0 Chick Hafey 5 0 0 0
Ivey Wingo 4 0 0 0 George Watkins 4 1 1 1
Larry Kopf 3 0 1 0 Jim Bottomley 2 1 0 0
Morrie Rath 2 0 0 0 Jimmie Wilson 3 0 2 1
Sherry Magee 4 0 0 0 Charlie Gelbert 2 1 0 0
Dutch Ruether AYW 3 1 1 0 Burleigh Grimes BY 3 0 0 0
Louis Duncan 1 0 1 0 George Fisher 1 1 1 0
TOTALS 31 2 7 2 TOTALS 32 7 9 6
1919 CINCINNATI REDS 000 010 010 -- 2
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 000 101 14x -- 7
LOB--1919 CINCINNATI REDS 8, 1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 9.
ERR--Greasy Neale, Sparky Adams. 2B--Heinie Groh, Jake
Daubert, Taylor Douthit, Sparky Adams (2), Frankie Frisch.
3B--Larry Kopf, Jimmie Wilson. HR--George Watkins. SACF--Edd
Roush (2). SACB--Sparky Adams. SB--Heinie Groh.
1919 CINCINNATI REDS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dutch Ruether AYW [L] 7.67 8 6 5 6 4 1
Dolf Luque BYW 0.33 1 1 1 1 0 0
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Burleigh Grimes BY [W] 8.00 6 2 2 3 5 0
Jim Lindsey BXW 1.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
Game #2: Cincinnati 8, St. Louis 7
Three St. Louis errors helped Cincinnati score six runs in the top of the first. Heinie Groh and Edd Roush both drove in two runs during the inning. The Reds would end up blowing a six-run lead, as the Cardinals tied the game after seven innings. Chick Hafey had a three-run homer in the sixth, his eighth of the season (he finished a single away from hitting for the cycle). But, the Reds reclaimed the lead in the top of the eighth. With two outs, Greasy Neale doubled and Ivey Wingo had an RBI single, and that turned out to be the winning run.
1919 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI 1930 ST. LOUIS CARDI AB R H BI
Heinie Groh 5 1 2 2 Taylor Douthit 5 0 1 0
Edd Roush 5 1 1 2 Sparky Adams 5 1 1 0
Jake Daubert 5 1 1 0 Frankie Frisch 5 2 2 0
Greasy Neale 4 1 1 1 Chick Hafey 4 2 3 4
Ivey Wingo 4 1 2 1 George Watkins 4 1 1 1
Larry Kopf 4 1 1 1 Jim Bottomley 5 1 3 0
Morrie Rath 5 1 0 0 Jimmie Wilson 4 0 1 1
Sherry Magee 4 0 2 0 Charlie Gelbert 4 0 3 1
Slim Sallee BRZ 0 1 0 0 George Fisher 1 0 0 0
Louis Duncan 1 0 0 0 Andy High 1 0 0 0
Bill Rariden 1 0 0 0 Ernie Orsatti 1 0 0 0
Gus Mancuso 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 38 8 10 7 TOTALS 40 7 15 7
1919 CINCINNATI REDS 060 001 010 -- 8
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 000 014 200 -- 7
LOB--1919 CINCINNATI REDS 10, 1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 8.
ERR--Morrie Rath, Jim Bottomley, Chick Hafey, Charlie
Gelbert. 2B--Edd Roush, Greasy Neale, Jim Bottomley (2),
Chick Hafey, Frankie Frisch, Charlie Gelbert (2). 3B--Jake
Daubert, Chick Hafey. HR--Chick Hafey. SACB--Slim Sallee BRZ
(2). SB--Ivey Wingo.
1919 CINCINNATI REDS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Slim Sallee BRZ 6.00 10 5 5 1 0 1
Jimmy Ring BY [W] 2.00 5 2 2 0 0 0
Dolf Luque BYW [S] 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Bill Hallahan BKXW 3.00 5 6 1 4 5 0
Hal Haid BYW 2.00 1 0 0 1 1 0
Jim Lindsey BXW 1.00 1 1 1 0 1 0
Herman Bell BYZ [L] 2.00 3 1 1 0 2 0
Flint Rehm BYZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game #3: St. Louis 2, Cincinnati 1
George Watkins had a two-out, two-run double in the top of the first inning, and it turned out that would be all the Cardinals would need. An error gave the Reds their only run in the third inning. In the bottom of the ninth, Cincinnati put runners on second and third with one out, but couldn’t bring either home. Syl Johnson improved to 5-1 on the season for the Cardinals.
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDI AB R H BI 1919 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI
Taylor Douthit 5 0 1 0 Heinie Groh 1 0 0 0
Sparky Adams 4 0 0 0 Edd Roush 4 0 0 0
Frankie Frisch 3 1 0 0 Jake Daubert 4 0 1 0
Chick Hafey 3 1 0 0 Greasy Neale 4 0 0 0
George Watkins 4 0 3 2 Ivey Wingo 4 0 0 0
Jim Bottomley 4 0 2 0 Larry Kopf 4 0 0 0
Jimmie Wilson 4 0 0 0 Morrie Rath 4 1 1 0
Charlie Gelbert 4 0 0 0 Sherry Magee 3 0 1 0
Syl Johnson CXYZ 2 0 0 0 Hod Eller BKZ 2 0 1 0
George Fisher 1 0 1 0 Bill Rariden 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 2 7 2 TOTALS 31 1 4 0
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 200 000 000 -- 2
1919 CINCINNATI REDS 001 000 000 -- 1
LOB--1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 8, 1919 CINCINNATI REDS 6.
ERR--Frankie Frisch, Charlie Gelbert, Sherry Magee, Larry
Kopf. 2B--George Watkins (2), Jake Daubert. HBP--Chick
Hafey. SACB--Syl Johnson CXYZ.
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Syl Johnson CXYZ [W] 8.00 3 1 0 3 8 0
Flint Rehm BYZ [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1919 CINCINNATI REDS
Hod Eller BKZ [L] 8.00 6 2 2 1 9 0
Roy Mitchell CY 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
Game #4: St. Louis 2, Cincinnati 1
The Cardinals won the series with another 2-1 victory. Chick Hafey and George Watkins had back-to-back doubles to score the first run in the second inning. The Reds came right back to tie it in the bottom of the second on Morrie Rath’s RBI double. St. Louis went back in front in the fourth on Charlie Gelbert’s RBI double, which turned out to be the last run of the game. The Reds only got one runner into scoring position in the final seven innings off of Jesse Haines.
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDI AB R H BI 1919 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI
Taylor Douthit 4 0 0 0 Heinie Groh 3 0 1 0
Sparky Adams 3 0 1 0 Edd Roush 4 0 2 0
Frankie Frisch 3 0 0 0 Jake Daubert 2 0 0 0
Chick Hafey 4 1 1 0 Greasy Neale 4 0 0 0
George Watkins 3 0 1 1 Ivey Wingo 4 0 1 0
Jim Bottomley 3 0 0 0 Larry Kopf 4 1 2 0
Jimmie Wilson 4 1 1 0 Morrie Rath 3 0 1 1
Charlie Gelbert 4 0 2 1 Sherry Magee 3 0 0 0
Jesse Haines BY 4 0 0 0 Ray Fisher B 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 2 6 2 TOTALS 30 1 7 1
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 010 100 000 -- 2
1919 CINCINNATI REDS 010 000 000 -- 1
LOB--1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 8, 1919 CINCINNATI REDS 7.
2B--George Watkins, Chick Hafey, Charlie Gelbert, Morrie
Rath. SACB--Sparky Adams. SB--Sparky Adams.
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jesse Haines BY [W] 9.00 7 1 1 5 4 0
1919 CINCINNATI REDS
Ray Fisher B [L] 9.00 6 2 2 4 4 0
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