On This Day

Thursday, May 12, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 8 .680 --
White Sox 16 11 .593 2.0
Athletics 13 11 .542 3.5
Tigers 12 11 .522 4.0
Senators 11 13 .458 5.5
Indians 11 13 .458 5.5
Browns 9 12 .429 6.0
Red Sox 6 16 .273 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 8 .667 --
Cardinals 13 9 .591 2.0
Pirates 11 9 .550 3.0
Cubs 12 10 .545 3.0
Phillies 10 9 .526 3.5
Braves 9 12 .429 5.5
Robins 10 15 .400 6.5
Reds 7 16 .304 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dazzy Vance 4
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Eddie Brown 3
2 Doc Farrell 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Taylor Douthit 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Riggs Stephenson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Burrus 3
1 Joe Judge 3
1 Jack Smith 3
1 Riggs Stephenson 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Lu Blue 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Bibb Falk 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 1.25
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.88
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.73
4 Ted Blankenship 0.57
5 Charlie Root 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Dutch Henry 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sad Sam Jones 8
2 Burleigh Grimes 7
3 Charlie Root 5
3 Dazzy Vance 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Holloway 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Fothergill .427
2 Ty Cobb .407
3 Goose Goslin .406
4 Lou Gehrig .396
5 Doc Farrell .396

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 Al Simmons 27
2 Bill Terry 27
5 Rogers Hornsby 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Goose Goslin 7
2 Al Simmons 7
4 Bob Fothergill 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hod Lisenbee 1.24
2 Ted Lyons 1.93
3 Garland Buckeye 2.08
3 Sarge Connally 2.08
5 Urban Shocker 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 5
1 Ray Kremer 5
1 Charlie Root 5
1 Tommy Thomas 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 37
2 Dazzy Vance 35
3 Charlie Root 33
4 Ted Blankenship 21
4 2 others tied 21

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 .465
2 Hack Wilson .462
3 Doc Farrell .444
4 George Harper .441
5 George Grantham .417

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 Herman 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Stuffy Stewart 4
4 Taylor Douthit 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.00
2 Pete Alexander 1.37
3 Jumbo Elliott 1.45
4 Hod Lisenbee 1.50
5 Dutch Henry 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 4
2 Ted Blankenship 3
2 Herb Pennock 3
2 Charlie Root 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Lefty Grove 20
3 Charlie Root 16
4 Doug McWeeny 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 Pete Donohue 1
2 Jumbo Elliott 1
2 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .378
2 Heinie Manush .377
3 Babe Ruth .360
4 George Burns .356
5 Goose Goslin .351

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 137
2 Lou Gehrig 127
3 Al Simmons 126
4 Tony Lazzeri 122
5 Jim Bottomley 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Johnny Mostil 33
3 Taylor Douthit 30
4 Sparky Adams 26
5 Bill Hunnefield 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.54
2 Lefty Grove 2.60
3 Rip Collins 2.63
4 Garland Buckeye 2.66
5 Charlie Root 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 23
1 George Uhle 23
3 Herb Pennock 22
4 Lee Meadows 21
5 Charlie Root 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 193
2 Dazzy Vance 162
3 George Uhle 144
4 Charlie Root 133
5 Tommy Thomas 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 18
2 Hooks Dauss 7
2 Lefty Grove 7
2 Joe Pate 7
5 6 tied 5