Baseball44 On This Day: Sunday, April 24, 1927

On This Day

Sunday, April 24, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	8	3	.727	--
Browns	5	2	.714	1.0
Tigers	4	2	.667	1.5
Senators	6	5	.545	2.0
Athletics	5	5	.500	2.5
Indians	4	6	.400	3.5
White Sox	4	7	.364	4.0
Red Sox	2	8	.200	5.5

Games

Tigers 4, White Sox 3

Browns 9, Indians 4

Yankees 6, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	7	3	.700	--
Cardinals	6	3	.667	0.5
Giants	7	4	.636	0.5
Braves	8	5	.615	0.5
Phillies	6	4	.600	1.0
Cubs	4	5	.444	2.5
Reds	2	8	.200	5.0
Robins	2	10	.167	6.0

Games

Cubs 5, Reds 3

Giants 12, Braves 8

Cardinals 2, Pirates 1

Phillies 5, Robins 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al DeVormer	4
2	Eddie Brown	3
2	Lew Fonseca	3
2	Bob Fothergill	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Brown	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Pie Traynor	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al DeVormer	5
2	Eddie Brown	4
3	Cedric Durst	3
3	Doc Farrell	3
3	Bing Miller	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	2
2	Bob Fothergill	1
2	Mike Gazella	1
2	Chick Hafey	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	0.64
2	Urban Shocker	0.40
3	Ted Blankenship	0.29
4	Charlie Root	0.27
5	Vic Aldridge	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Dutch Henry	1
1	Ken Holloway	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	7
2	Ted Blankenship	4
2	Urban Shocker	4
4	Dutch Henry	3
4	Charlie Root	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.463
2	Joe Judge	.457
3	Bob Meusel	.449
4	Ty Tyson	.447
5	Goose Goslin	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Cy Williams	4
3	Babe Ruth	3
4	George Harper	2
4	6 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	20
2	Bill Terry	16
3	Bob Meusel	15
4	Tony Lazzeri	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Goose Goslin	5
1	Joe Judge	5
1	Ty Tyson	5
4	Kiki Cuyler	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	0.50
2	Garland Buckeye	0.93
3	Bill Sherdel	1.06
4	Earl Whitehill	1.29
5	Lee Meadows	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	Lee Meadows	3
3	Pete Alexander	2
3	Virgil Barnes	2
3	15 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	17
2	Dazzy Vance	13
3	Lefty Grove	12
3	Waite Hoyt	12
3	George Mogridge	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	George Mogridge	2
1	Johnny Morrison	2
4	Garland Braxton	1
4	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.375
2	Heinie Manush	.375
3	Babe Ruth	.363
4	Goose Goslin	.361
5	George Burns	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Hack Wilson	22
3	Al Simmons	20
3	Cy Williams	20
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	144
2	Tony Lazzeri	125
3	Al Simmons	121
4	Lou Gehrig	118
5	Jim Bottomley	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Johnny Mostil	35
3	Sparky Adams	27
3	Taylor Douthit	27
5	Bill Hunnefield	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	2.52
2	Lefty Grove	2.62
3	Rube Walberg	2.65
4	Charlie Root	2.78
5	Guy Bush	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	George Uhle	26
2	Lee Meadows	23
3	Ray Kremer	22
3	Herb Pennock	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	201
2	George Uhle	159
3	Dazzy Vance	149
4	Charlie Root	132
5	Tommy Thomas	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	23
2	Hooks Dauss	9
3	Joe Pate	7
4	Lefty Grove	6
5	6 tied	5