On This Day

Tuesday, April 26, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 8 4 .667 --
Senators 7 5 .583 1.0
Browns 5 4 .556 1.5
Athletics 6 5 .545 1.5
Tigers 4 4 .500 2.0
Indians 6 6 .500 2.0
White Sox 6 7 .462 2.5
Red Sox 2 9 .182 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 4 .667 --
Pirates 8 4 .667 0.0
Phillies 7 4 .636 0.5
Cardinals 7 4 .636 0.5
Braves 8 6 .571 1.0
Cubs 4 7 .364 3.5
Reds 4 8 .333 4.0
Robins 2 11 .154 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Hunnefield 4
2 George Burns 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Southworth 1
1 Bill Terry 1
1 Earl Webb 1
1 Glenn Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Gonzalez 4
1 Billy Southworth 4
1 Glenn Wright 4
4 Bibb Falk 3
4 Bill Terry 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Butler 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Al Simmons 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.60
2 Ted Lyons 0.30
3 Willis Hudlin 0.27
4 Milt Gaston 0.14
5 Earl Whitehill 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 6
2 Willis Hudlin 3
2 Ted Lyons 3
2 Bob Osborn 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Gray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .457
2 Joe Judge .447
3 Lou Gehrig .447
4 Heinie Sand .439
5 Goose Goslin .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 Cy Williams 4
3 Babe Ruth 3
3 Earl Webb 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 21
2 Bill Terry 19
3 Bob Meusel 15
4 Tony Lazzeri 13
4 Al Simmons 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Goose Goslin 5
1 Joe Judge 5
1 Ty Tyson 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.33
2 Willis Hudlin 1.53
3 Hi Bell 1.59
4 Urban Shocker 1.65
5 Firpo Marberry 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lee Meadows 4
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Jesse Haines 3
2 Ray Kremer 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 17
1 Charlie Root 17
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 15
4 Hub Pruett 14
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 George Mogridge 2
1 Johnny Morrison 2
4 Garland Braxton 1
4 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .376
2 Heinie Manush .373
3 George Burns .361
4 Babe Ruth .360
5 Goose Goslin .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
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 138
2 Tony Lazzeri 123
3 Al Simmons 121
4 Lou Gehrig 118
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 38
2 Johnny Mostil 34
3 Sparky Adams 27
3 Taylor Douthit 27
5 Bill Hunnefield 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.35
2 Lefty Grove 2.62
3 Rube Walberg 2.65
4 Charlie Root 2.78
5 Jesse Haines 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 26
2 Lee Meadows 24
3 Ray Kremer 22
3 Herb Pennock 22
5 Pete Donohue 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 201
2 George Uhle 159
3 Dazzy Vance 149
4 Charlie Root 132
5 Tommy Thomas 127

Saves

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