On This Day

Tuesday, May 3, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 5 .706 --
Athletics 11 6 .647 1.0
White Sox 11 8 .579 2.0
Tigers 8 7 .533 3.0
Senators 8 9 .471 4.0
Browns 7 8 .467 4.0
Indians 8 11 .421 5.0
Red Sox 3 14 .176 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 10 6 .625 --
Cardinals 10 6 .625 0.0
Giants 11 7 .611 0.0
Phillies 8 7 .533 1.5
Cubs 8 8 .500 2.0
Braves 9 9 .500 2.0
Robins 7 12 .368 4.5
Reds 5 13 .278 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Boley 3
1 Earle Combs 3
1 Taylor Douthit 3
1 Gus Felix 3
1 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earl Smith 2
2 Jack Bentley 1
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Hank DeBerry 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank DeBerry 4
2 Charlie Grimm 3
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 Eddie Moore 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Earl McNeely 1
1 Jay Partridge 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rip Collins 0.62
2 Garland Buckeye 0.50
2 Dolf Luque 0.50
4 Firpo Marberry 0.44
5 Bob Smith 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Garland Buckeye 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Firpo Marberry 7
2 Dolf Luque 6
3 Garland Buckeye 5
3 Rip Collins 5
3 Bob Smith 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Fothergill .509
2 Rogers Hornsby .433
3 Bob Meusel .431
4 Lou Gehrig .424
5 Ty Cobb .411

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 27
2 Bill Terry 23
3 Bob Meusel 22
4 Al Simmons 20
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 1.00
2 Rip Collins 1.35
3 Dutch Ruether 1.59
4 Willis Hudlin 1.69
5 Jesse Petty 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 5
2 Jesse Haines 4
2 Lee Meadows 4
2 Tommy Thomas 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 23
1 Charlie Root 23
3 Dazzy Vance 20
4 Waite Hoyt 18
4 Bob Smith 18

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 Heinie Manush .375
2 Harry Heilmann .375
3 Babe Ruth .363
4 George Burns .357
5 Goose Goslin .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Hack Wilson 22
3 Lou Gehrig 20
3 Al Simmons 20
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 140
2 Al Simmons 126
3 Tony Lazzeri 124
4 Lou Gehrig 123
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Johnny Mostil 33
3 Taylor Douthit 29
4 Sparky Adams 28
5 Bill Hunnefield 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lefty Grove 2.50
2 Ray Kremer 2.50
3 Charlie Root 2.84
4 Garland Buckeye 2.87
5 Jesse Haines 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 25
2 Ray Kremer 24
3 Lee Meadows 22
3 Herb Pennock 22
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 201
2 George Uhle 155
3 Dazzy Vance 148
4 Charlie Root 128
4 Tommy Thomas 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 22
2 Hooks Dauss 7
2 Lefty Grove 7
2 Joe Pate 7
5 4 tied 5