1930 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1930 throughout the world.

Champions

 * World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over St. Louis Cardinals (4-2)

Births

 * January 4 - Don McMahon
 * February 17 - Roger Craig
 * February 28 - Frank Malzone
 * March 5 - Del Crandall
 * March 13 - Doug Harvey
 * April 3 - Wally Moon
 * July 4 - George Steinbrenner
 * August 14 - Earl Weaver
 * November 4 - Dick Groat
 * November 24 - Bob Friend
 * December 4 - Harvey Kuenn
 * December 18 - Moose Skowron

Deaths

 * April 14 - John B. Sheridan, 61, sportswriter for St. Louis newspapers whose column "Back of the Home Plate" appeared in The Sporting News for many years
 * April 18 - Jack Stivetts, 62, pitcher for St. Louis and Boston who had six 20-win seasons, including 30-win campaigns in 1891-92; in 1892, pitched no-hitter and won twice in championship playoff
 * November 20 - William Hanna, 68, sportswriter for various New York newspapers since 1888, known for his florid writing style
 * December 9 - Rube Foster, 51, pioneer and driving force in the Negro Leagues who was owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants from 1911 to 1925; founded the first stable Negro League, the Negro National League, in 1920, and won its first three pennants; was black baseball's premier pitcher in the century's first decade