1930 Philadelphia Athletics

[willshad]

The 1931 Athletics had arguably the greatest pitching staff of all time.

http://stevegallanter.wordpress.com

How do you figure? The staff looks pretty ordinary if you take out Grove.

[Steven Gallanter]

I would say the 1931 team was the best of em all.

The 1931 Athletics had arguably the greatest pitching staff of all time.

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[chicagowhitesox1173]

I would say the 1931 team was the best of em all.

[HomeRunHomer]

When we hear about great single-season teams, the 1929 A's are brought up frequently. But what about 1930? I thought they were a bit better.

Foxx had 4 more homers and 38 more RBI's

Simmons had 2 more homers and 8 more RBI's

They only won 2 fewer games than the year before

The AL in 1930 was more competitive- Washington, Cleveland, and the Yankees were better teams than in '29

World Series opponent- a lot is made about the worthiness of the 1929 Cubs offensively, but the 1930 Cardinals had a higher batting average and scored more runs (albeit with fewer homers)