30 (number) - Sports

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  • In tennis, the number 30 represents the second point gained in a game.
  • Under NCAA rules for women's basketball, the offensive team has 30 seconds to attempt a shot.
  • As of 2012, three of the four traditional major leagues in English-speaking North America (Major League Baseball, the NBA, and the NHL) have 30 teams each.
  • The California Angels (now Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) baseball team retired the number in honor of its most notable wearer, Nolan Ryan, on June 16, 1992. (Ryan is the only major league player to have his number retired by three different teams, though the other two teams retired number 34 for him rather than 30). The San Francisco Giants extended the same honor to Orlando Cepeda. While on the Chicago White Sox, Nick Swisher wore the number 30 and was known as "The Dirty 30".
  • 30 is one of the more common numbers worn by hockey goaltenders (along with 31).
  • The number of New Jersey Devils goalie, Martin Brodeur
  • Lewis Hamilton became the 30th Formula One World Champion on November 2, 2008.

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