On This Day

Wednesday, May 11, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 8 .667 --
White Sox 15 11 .577 2.0
Athletics 13 10 .565 2.5
Tigers 11 11 .500 4.0
Senators 11 12 .478 4.5
Indians 11 13 .458 5.0
Browns 9 11 .450 5.0
Red Sox 6 16 .273 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 8 .652 --
Cardinals 13 8 .619 1.0
Phillies 10 8 .556 2.5
Pirates 10 9 .526 3.0
Cubs 11 10 .524 3.0
Braves 9 11 .450 4.5
Robins 9 15 .375 6.5
Reds 7 15 .318 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rube Bressler 3
1 Andy High 3
1 Frank O'Rourke 3
1 Jay Partridge 3
5 23 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Doc Farrell 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 Doc Farrell 3
2 Aaron Ward 3
4 Rube Bressler 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 Harvey Hendrick 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alex Ferguson 0.43
2 Urban Shocker 0.40
3 Bob Osborn 0.36
4 Jesse Petty 0.29
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Ehrhardt 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Hugh McQuillan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Osborn 5
2 Urban Shocker 4
3 Alex Ferguson 3
3 Red Lucas 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hub Pruett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Fothergill .419
2 Rogers Hornsby .417
3 Harry McCurdy .414
4 Ty Cobb .410
5 Lou Gehrig .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 Earl Webb 6
3 Hack Wilson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 36
2 Bob Meusel 27
2 Bill Terry 27
4 Rogers Hornsby 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hod Lisenbee 1.24
2 Ted Lyons 1.93
3 Herb Pennock 1.93
4 Garland Buckeye 2.08
4 Sarge Connally 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 5
1 Ray Kremer 5
1 Tommy Thomas 5
4 Virgil Barnes 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 37
2 Dazzy Vance 30
3 Charlie Root 28
4 Tommy Thomas 21
5 4 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
3 Sarge Connally 2
3 Pete Donohue 2
3 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Barrett .477
2 George Grantham .433
3 Ty Cobb .429
4 Doc Farrell .425
5 Paul Waner .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Babe Herman 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Hack Wilson 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 17
2 Lou Gehrig 15
2 Hack Wilson 15
4 Babe Ruth 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Stuffy Stewart 4
3 Taylor Douthit 3
3 Babe Herman 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.00
2 Herb Pennock 1.42
3 Jumbo Elliott 1.45
4 Hod Lisenbee 1.50
4 Dazzy Vance 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 3
1 Rip Collins 3
1 Tommy Thomas 3
1 Hal Wiltse 3
5 15 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 Dazzy Vance 17
3 Doug McWeeny 14
4 Tommy Thomas 13
5 Charlie Root 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 Pete Donohue 1
2 Jumbo Elliott 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .378
2 Heinie Manush .376
3 Babe Ruth .359
4 George Burns .356
5 Goose Goslin .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Hack Wilson 24
3 Lou Gehrig 21
4 Cy Williams 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 136
2 Lou Gehrig 127
3 Al Simmons 126
4 Tony Lazzeri 120
5 Jim Bottomley 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 35
2 Johnny Mostil 33
3 Taylor Douthit 30
4 Sparky Adams 26
5 Bill Hunnefield 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.49
2 Lefty Grove 2.55
3 Garland Buckeye 2.66
4 Pete Alexander 2.92
5 Charlie Root 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 24
2 George Uhle 23
3 Lee Meadows 21
3 Herb Pennock 21
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 204
2 Dazzy Vance 157
3 George Uhle 144
4 Tommy Thomas 135
5 Charlie Root 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 19
2 Hooks Dauss 7
2 Lefty Grove 7
2 Joe Pate 7
5 6 tied 5