The 1930 MLB season was well-known for run-scoring and home run-hitting, largely because of a juiced baseball. The Cubs scored 998 runs that year, which is a post-1900 franchise record. But they weren’t the only team doing that; in fact, the 998 runs was second in the National League to the Cardinals’ 1,004, and two other teams broke the 900 mark. The entire NL batted .303 that year — including pitchers! — and the .300 mark has never been breached since. (For comparison, the NL hit .251 in 2019 and .246 this year.)
This is one of two 1930 games in this series, the only year that produced two such games.