On This Day

Sunday, May 1, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 5 .667 --
Athletics 9 6 .600 1.0
White Sox 10 7 .588 1.0
Tigers 7 6 .538 2.0
Senators 8 7 .533 2.0
Browns 6 7 .462 3.0
Indians 7 10 .412 4.0
Red Sox 3 12 .200 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 5 .688 --
Cardinals 10 5 .667 0.5
Pirates 9 6 .600 1.5
Phillies 8 6 .571 2.0
Braves 8 9 .471 3.5
Cubs 7 8 .467 3.5
Reds 5 12 .294 6.5
Robins 5 12 .294 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ike Eichrodt 4
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Wally Schang 4
4 Johnny Butler 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Hod Ford 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Chick Tolson 4
3 Heinie Manush 3
3 Babe Ruth 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Boley 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Taylor Douthit 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.70
2 Ray Kremer 0.43
3 Jack Quinn 0.33
4 Earl Whitehill 0.27
5 Art Nehf 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Hod Lisenbee 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 7
2 Ray Kremer 3
2 Del Lundgren 3
2 Earl Whitehill 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Fothergill .540
2 Rogers Hornsby .441
3 Goose Goslin .426
4 Bob Meusel .415
5 Lou Gehrig .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Lou Gehrig 5
3 Earl Webb 4
3 Cy Williams 4
3 Hack Wilson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 24
2 Bill Terry 22
3 Al Simmons 18
4 Bob Meusel 17
4 Hack Wilson 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
1 Goose Goslin 7
3 Al Simmons 6
4 Bob Fothergill 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Flint Rhem 0.50
2 Jesse Haines 1.00
3 Dutch Ruether 1.59
4 Willis Hudlin 1.69
5 Jesse Petty 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 4
1 Ray Kremer 4
1 Lee Meadows 4
1 Tommy Thomas 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 23
2 Dazzy Vance 20
3 Lefty Grove 18
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 17
4 Waite Hoyt 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 3
2 Pete Donohue 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
2 George Mogridge 2
2 Claude Willoughby 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .377
2 Heinie Manush .375
3 Babe Ruth .366
4 George Burns .353
5 Goose Goslin .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Hack Wilson 23
3 Lou Gehrig 20
3 Al Simmons 20
5 Cy Williams 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 139
2 Al Simmons 126
3 Tony Lazzeri 122
4 Lou Gehrig 120
5 Jim Bottomley 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Johnny Mostil 34
3 Taylor Douthit 29
4 Sparky Adams 28
5 Bill Hunnefield 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.49
2 Lefty Grove 2.51
3 Charlie Root 2.84
4 Jesse Haines 2.89
5 Rube Walberg 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 25
2 Ray Kremer 23
3 Lee Meadows 22
3 Herb Pennock 22
5 Pete Donohue 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 196
2 George Uhle 159
3 Dazzy Vance 156
4 Tommy Thomas 129
5 Charlie Root 128

Saves

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