sport 1930 chicago cubs season
A ___MASK45___ park , also known as a ballpark or diamond , is a venue where ___MASK45___ is played . A ___MASK45___ park consists of the playing field and the surrounding spectator seating . While the diamond and the areas denoted by white painted lines adhere to strict rules , guidelines for the rest of the field are flexible . Hazen Shirley " Kiki " Cuyler ( August 30 , 1898  February 11 , 1950 ) was a Major League ___MASK45___ right fielder from 1921 until 1938 who later was inducted in the ___MASK45___ Hall of Fame . Cuyler established a reputation as an outstanding hitter with great speed . He regularly batted . 350 or higher and finished with a . 321 lifetime batting average . In 1925 Cuyler hit 18 home runs and 102 RBI . Cuyler ' s Pirates won the World Series that year , the only time in his career that he contributed to a World Series winner . The 1930 Chicago Cubs season was the 58th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise , the 55th in the National League and the 15th at Wrigley Field . The Cubs finished second in the National League with a record of 90 -- 64 . In the peak year of the lively ball era , the Cubs scored 998 runs , third most in the majors . Future Hall of Famers Kiki Cuyler , Gabby Hartnett , and Hack Wilson led the offense . The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional ___MASK45___ franchise based in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . They are the oldest continuous , one - name , one - city franchise in all of professional American sports , dating back to 1883 . The Phillies compete in Major League ___MASK45___ ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) East division . Since 2004 , the team ' s home has been Citizens Bank Park , located in South Philadelphia . In ___MASK45___ , a home run ( abbreviated HR , also " homer ", " dinger ", " dong ", " bomb ", " blast ", " goner " , " shot ", or " four - bagger ") is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process . In modern ___MASK45___ , the feat is typically achieved by hitting the ball over the outfield fence between the foul poles ( or making contact with either foul pole ) without first touching the ground , resulting in an automatic home run . There is also the " inside - the - park " home run , increasingly rare in modern ___MASK45___ , where the batter reaches home safely while the ___MASK45___ is in play on the field . When a home run is scored , the batter is also credited with a hit and a run scored , and an RBI for each runner that scores , including himself . Likewise , the pitcher is recorded as having given up a hit , and a run for each runner that scores including the batter . Charles H . (" Lucky Charlie ") Weeghman ( March 12 , 1874  November 1 , 1938 ) was one of the founders of the short - lived major league ___MASK45___ organization called the Federal League ( 1914  1915 ). He had made a fortune in an early type of fast - food franchises in the Chicago area . The Chicago White Sox is an American professional ___MASK45___ team based in Chicago , Illinois . The White Sox compete in Major League ___MASK45___ ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) Central division . The White Sox play their home games at Guaranteed Rate Field , located on the city ' s South Side . They are one of two major league clubs in Chicago ; the other is the Chicago Cubs , who are a member of the National League ( NL ) Central division . The team is currently owned by Jerry Reinsdorf . At the end of each Major League ___MASK45___ season , the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced . Leading the league in a particular category is referred to as a " title ". Catcher is a position for a ___MASK45___ or softball player . When a batter takes his / her turn to hit , the catcher crouches behind home plate , in front of the ( home ) umpire , and receives the ball from the pitcher . In addition to this primary duty , the catcher is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well . The role of the catcher is similar to that of the wicket - keeper in cricket . Lewis Robert Wilson ( April 26 , 1900  November 23 , 1948 ) was an American Major League ___MASK45___ player who played 12 seasons for the New York Giants , Chicago Cubs , Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies . Despite his diminutive stature , he was one of the most accomplished power hitters in the game during the late 1920s and early 1930s . His 1930 season with the Cubs is widely considered one of the most memorable individual single - season hitting performances in ___MASK45___ history . Highlights included 56 home runs , the National League record for 68 years ; and 191 runs batted in , a mark yet to be surpassed . " For a brief span of a few years ", wrote a sportswriter of the day , " this hammered down little strongman actually rivaled the mighty [ Babe ] Ruth ." Batting average is a statistic in ___MASK17___ , ___MASK45___ , and softball that measures the performance of batsmen in ___MASK17___ and batters in ___MASK45___ . The development of the ___MASK45___ statistic was influenced by the ___MASK17___ statistic . Professional ___MASK45___ is played in leagues throughout the world . In these leagues , and associated farm teams , ___MASK45___ players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system . The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League ___MASK45___ ( MLB ) in North America , contested since 1903 between the American League ( AL ) champion team and the National League ( NL ) champion team . The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best - of - seven playoff , and the winning team is awarded the Commissioner ' s Trophy . As the series is played in October ( and occasionally November ), during the autumn season in North America , it is often referred to as the Fall Classic . The National League of Professional ___MASK45___ Clubs , known simply as the National League ( NL ), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League ___MASK45___ ( MLB ) in the United States and Canada , and the world ' s oldest current professional team sports league . Founded on February 2 , 1876 , to replace the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , it is sometimes called the Senior Circuit , in contrast to MLB ' s other league , the American League , which was founded 25 years later . Both leagues currently have 15 teams . The two league champions of 1903 arranged to compete against each other in the inaugural World Series . After the 1904 champions failed to reach a similar agreement , the two leagues formalized the World Series as an arrangement between the leagues . National League teams have won 48 of the 112 World Series contested from 1903 to 2016 . The 2016 National League champions are the Chicago Cubs . The Chicago Whales were a professional ___MASK45___ team based in Chicago . They played in the Federal League , a short - lived " third Major League ", in 1914 and 1915 . They originally lacked a formal nickname , and were known simply as the " Chicago Federals " ( or " Chi - Feds ") to distinguish them from the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox . ___MASK45___ is a bat - and - ball game played between two teams of nine players each , who take turns batting and fielding . Wrigley Field is a ___MASK45___ park located on the North Side of Chicago , Illinois . It is the home of the Chicago Cubs , one of the city ' s two Major League ___MASK45___ ( MLB ) franchises . It first opened in 1914 as Weeghman Park for Charles Weeghman ' s Chicago Whales of the Federal League , which folded after the 1915 ___MASK45___ season . The Cubs played their first home game at the park in on April 20 , 1916 , defeating the Cincinnati Reds with a score of 7  6 in 11 innings . Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr . of the Wrigley Company acquired complete control of the Cubs in 1921 . It was named Cubs Park from 1920 to 1926 , before being renamed Wrigley Field in 1927 . The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs , known simply as the Federal League , was an American professional ___MASK45___ league that played its first season in 1913 and operated as a " third major league ", in competition with the established National and American Leagues , from 1914 to 1915 . The Chicago Cubs are an American professional ___MASK45___ team based in Chicago , Illinois . The Cubs compete in Major League ___MASK45___ ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) Central division , where they are the defending World Series champions . The team plays its home games at Wrigley Field , located on the city ' s North Side . The Cubs are one of two major league teams in Chicago ; the other , the Chicago White Sox , is a member of the American League ( AL ) Central division . The team , first known as the White Stockings , was a founding member of the NL in 1876 , becoming the Chicago Cubs in 1903 . The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players ( NAPBBP ), or simply the National Association ( NA ), was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season . It succeeded and incorporated several professional clubs from the National Association of Base Ball Players ( NABBP ); in turn several of its clubs created the succeeding National League of Professional ___MASK45___ Clubs . Charles Leo " Gabby " Hartnett ( December 20 , 1900  December 20 , 1972 ) was an American professional ___MASK45___ player and manager . He played almost his entire career in Major League ___MASK45___ as a catcher for the Chicago Cubs from 1922 to 1940 . He spent the final season of his career as a player - coach for the New York Giants in 1941 . After his playing career , he continued his involvement in ___MASK45___ as a coach and as a minor league manager . The American League of Professional ___MASK45___ Clubs , or simply the American League ( AL ), is one of two leagues that make up Major League ___MASK45___ ( MLB ) in the United States and Canada . It developed from the Western League , a minor league based in the Great Lakes states , which eventually aspired to major league status . It is sometimes called the Junior Circuit because it claimed Major League status for the 1901 season , 25 years after the formation of the National League ( the " Senior Circuit ").